<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Fri 18 Feb 2011<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: CLASSRoad/STARTALK Teacher Program-U of Maryland<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 18 Feb 2011<br>From: Muhammad Eissa <<a href="mailto:eissa@comcast.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">eissa@comcast.net</a>><br>Subject: CLASSRoad/STARTALK Teacher Program-U of Maryland<br><br><div><br></div><div>This might be of interest to some of you. </div><div>Muhammad Eissa; Ph. D.</div><div>President, Eissa & Associates, INC.</div><div><br></div><div>Are you interested in teaching Arabic?</div><div>Are you interested in improving your Arabic teaching skills?</div><div>Are you interested in learning from some of the best experts in Arabic teaching?</div><div>Are you interested in enrolling in a nationally recognized program?</div><div>If your answer is YES!</div><div><br></div><div>Then kick off your shoes and sign up for STARTALK 2011</div><div>Integration of Assessment in Lesson Planning for Arabic Teaching</div><div> </div><div>STARTALK is a nationally recognized program</div><div>of the National Foreign Language Center</div><div>at the University of Maryland</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>ONLINE Part I - (April 25 - May 13, 2011)</div><div>The first part is a three-week online course in which participants take a self paced online module consisting of videos, quizzes, asynchronous forum discussions that introduce various instructional strategies and methodologies about teaching Arabic as a foreign language. This is a prerequisite workshop to the Online Part II.</div><div><br></div><div>ONLINE Part II - (May 16 - June 3, 2011)</div><div><br></div><div>This second part of the workshop will have presentations by experts in the filed of Arabic teaching who will be sharing the best practices in Integration of Assessment in Lesson Planning for Arabic Teaching. The focus of this session will be on developing a lesson plan to be uploaded online which contains assessment strategies integrated into the lesson plan. Participants will engage in online discussions with their peers and our online master teacher to fine tune the lesson plan.</div><div><br></div><div>ONSITE Part III - (August I - August 6, 2011) *</div><div>* Dates may be subject to change</div><div><br></div><div>Twenty participants from the online workshop will be invited to California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) to participate in the third part of the program conducted by Dr. Muhammad Eissa: a one-week long onsite program, co-located with CSUSB's students' summer immersion residential program. The onsite module will focus on hands-on experience, as well as providing an opportunity for in-depth discussion of best practices in teaching Arabic as a foreign language.</div><div><br></div><div>Practice teaching in a real-time class room environment of Arabic language students</div><div>Generous Stipend ($300/person) plus FREE accommodations & food.</div><div>University and Service Learning CREDIT available from CSUSB.</div><div>Gain valuable skills to help promote your career.</div><div> </div><div>Register online today!!! </div><div><br></div><div> Act Fast !!!</div><div><br></div><div>Register/Sign-up</div><div> </div><div>New CLASSRoad teacher trainee?</div><div><br></div><div>You will need to Register/Sign-up then email <a href="mailto:startalk@classroad.com">startalk@classroad.com</a> the following documents (in PDF) in order to complete your online application:</div><div><br></div><div>Resume</div><div>Statement of Purpose (written in Arabic)</div><div>Returning CLASSRoad teacher trainee?</div><div><br></div><div>Just Login and Enroll in the 2011 workshop with the enrollment code provided.</div><div> </div><div>For more information:</div><div><a href="http://CLASSRroad.com/startalk">CLASSRroad.com/startalk</a></div><div>Questions?? Please call or email</div><div>Phone: (310) 845-6149</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:startalk@classroad.com">startalk@classroad.com</a></div><div> </div><div><br></div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 18 Feb 2011</body></html>