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1)<br>Date: 22 Mar 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> "Steven Berbeco / ابو الحجاج" <<a href="mailto:berbeco@marhabaproject.org" target="_blank">berbeco@marhabaproject.org</a>></span><br>
Subject:Support for K-12 Arabic teachers<br><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dear colleagues,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">There are several resources currently available to support elementary,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">middle school, and high school (K-12) Arabic teachers, administrators,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">researchers, and others with an interest in this quickly developing</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">field.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">For example:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">-- The Arabic K-12 Bulletin is a biweekly newsletter with information</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">about grants, web sites, resources, jobs, and other news of interest. It</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">is published by the National Capital Language Resource Center, and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">current readership is more than 900 educators. To sign up, send an email</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to </span><a href="mailto:arabick12@gmail.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">arabick12@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> .</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">-- Teachers of Arabic Language K12 (TALK12) is an informal network for</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">teachers to connect, swap resouces, and see what's happening in each</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">other's classrooms. This group has been active since 2008. The link is</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="http://www.talk12.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://www.talk12.org</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> .</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">-- There are regional Teachers Councils in Los Angeles, Chicago, DC, and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">New England that support Arabic classroom teachers. These are funded by</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Qatar Foundation International. I would be happy to put you in touch</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">with the facilitators of each group.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Thanks,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Steven</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">--</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Steven Berbeco, EdD</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Marhaba! Project</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Tel: </span><a href="tel:617.395.2600" value="+16173952600" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">617.395.2600</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Web: </span><a href="http://www.marhabaproject.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">www.marhabaproject.org</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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