You might not think of lesson planning as teaching innovation, lesson planning actually can help educators to focus their teaching style, technology use, and delivery techniques. Lesson planning is often taught in language teacher preparation programs, but have you thought about why we promote lesson planning (other than a response “you have to”)? While often […]
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Understanding the Background and Socio-cultural Strengths and Needs of Afghan Evacuees to the United States One of our liaisons from California, Farid Saydee from the San Diego region, shared an upcoming event scheduled for October 26, 2021 at 02:00 PM EDT. The event is sponsored by the International Rescue Committee (https://www.rescue.org). This webinar is presented
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Pipil is the only indigenous language spoken in El Salvador and is classified by UNSECO as a critically endangered language.
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Anchorage School District Launches New Social Studies Curriculum Giving Authentic Voice to Alaska Native History By Brandon Locke The Anchorage School District (ASD) in Anchorage, Alaska, is an urban district of roughly 48,000 students. It is also one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse school districts in the United States. The topic for 3rd
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A statement announcing the Regional Humanities Network has been included in the Maryland Humanities Annual Report: The Regional Humanities Network (RHN) serves as a space where organizations from different sectors, such as community organizations, universities, colleges, libraries, museums, and historical societies, can come together to share resources, discuss challenges they are facing in their respective areas,
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This story comes from the University of Hawaii: Hilo linguist challenges conventional beliefs about Hawaiian origins Professor William “Pila” Wilson proposes that Hawai‘i was first settled from the Northern Line Islands. His recently published paper provides evidence that East Polynesia was settled not from Sāmoa as is conventionally believed, but rather from the Central Northern
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The Oklahoma Foreign Language Teachers Association (OFLTA) Fall conference is September 18th at Oklahoma State University. The Osage Nation will begin offering community Osage language classes beginning September 13th. Classes are both in-person and virtual. Registration is free and begins September 1st. See details here. Return to Language Leadership Council page.
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After 19 long months of being stuck in domestic travel, I was finally able to make it abroad last week. While I will not share my mother’s maiden name here, I can assure you the “ski” at the end of her name makes it abundantly clear that on my mother’s side I am nearly entirely
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One of the big debates over the past few weeks is how to make up for “lost learning” from last year. I know few teachers who think their classes, pacing, and curriculum meet their normal high standards during virtual learning. This does not say anything about our abilities as teachers, it is simply a fact
Washington Calligraphers Guild Master’s Lecture Series (free) With Donald Jackson. As a service to the calligraphic community, the Society for Calligraphy is hosting a series of four free lectures with Donald Jackson. The series runs from August 21, 2021 – September 25, 2021 Donald Jackson is a British calligrapher, official scribe and calligrapher to the
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