FW: NCELA NEWSLINE BULLETIN - June 4, 2002
McGinnis, Scott
smcginnis at nflc.org
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Scott McGinnis
Executive Director
National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages
Associate, LCTLs
National Foreign Language Center
7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 410
College Park, MD 20740
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NCELA NEWSLINE BULLETIN - June 4, 2002
Items in this issue:
I. What's New at NCELA
- 1999-2000 SEA Report
- AskNCBE 26: What tests are available that measure the yearly academic
progress of English language learners?
- NCELA 101 PowerPoint Presentation
II. News in the Nation
- Funding Opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education
- New Learning Resources at FREE
III. Research, Publications, and Resources
- Book: Language Development: A Reader for Teachers
- Book: Scientific Research in Education
- Book: Will the Courts Go Bi-Bi?
IV. Education Conferences
- Multicultural Education Forum
- Second Annual Institute on the Assessment and Evaluation of Language
Minority Students
- Organization of Chinese Americans 24th Annual National Convention
- 6th Annual CARLA Summer Institutes
- First National Conference for Educators of Newcomer Students
- California School Boards Association (CSBA)
V. Education Opportunities
- The Poetry Alive! Summer Residency Institute for Teachers
- Toshiba America Foundation
- Call for Papers: "Brown Plus Fifty"
- Call for Papers: Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
- Call for Papers: 5th Annual High Desert Linguistics Conference
VI. Job Opportunities
- CA: San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)
- DC: The Oyster Bilingual Elementary School
- MA: Brockton Public Schools
- DC: The George Washington University
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I. WHAT'S NEW AT NCELA
1999-2000 SEA Report
The 1999-2000 "Survey of the States' Limited
English Proficient Students and Available
Educational Programs and Services Summary Report"
is now available at:
PDF:
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ncbepubs/seareports/99-00/sea9900.pdf
AskNCBE 26: What tests are available that measure the yearly
academic progress of English language learners?
AskNCBE #26, What tests are available that measure
the yearly academic progress of English language
learners? has been posted. To download a copy of
this frequently asked question, visit:
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/askncbe/faqs/14shortage.htm
NCELA 101 PowerPoint Presentation
An updated version of our NCELA 101 PowerPoint
slideshow, which gives an overview of Clearinghouse
resources, is now available at:
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/ncela101.ppt
II. NEWS IN THE NATION
Funding Opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education
Advanced Placement Incentive (API) Program [CFDA# 84.330C]
(OESE)
Purpose of Program: The API program, funded under
section 1705 of Title I, Part G of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA), awards
competitive grants designed to increase the
successful participation of low-income students in
pre-advanced placement and advanced placement
courses and tests. Through increased access to and
participation in pre-advanced placement and
advanced placement courses and tests, the program
provides greater opportunities for low-income
students to achieve to high standards in English,
mathematics, science, and other core subjects.
Additional long-term goals of the program are to
demonstrate that larger and more diverse groups of
students can participate and succeed in advanced
placement programs and to increase the numbers of
low-income and other disadvantaged students who
receive baccalaureate and advanced degrees.
Eligible Applicants: (a) State educational agencies
(SEAs); (b) local educational agencies (LEAs); or
(c) national nonprofit educational entities with
expertise in advanced placement services. In the
case of an eligible entity that is an SEA, the SEA
may use API grant funds to award subgrants to LEAs
to enable those LEAs to carry out activities
authorized under this program.
Applications Available: May 23, 2002
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8,
2002
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/052302a.html
Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program [CFDA# 84.330B]
(OESE)
Purpose of Program: The AP Test Fee program
provides grants to States to enable them to pay
advanced placement test fees on behalf of eligible
low-income students who (1) are enrolled in an
advanced placement course; and (2) plan to take an
advanced placement exam. The program is designed to
increase the number of low-income students who take
advanced placement tests and receive scores for
which college academic credit is awarded. Further,
the program seeks to increase the number of
low-income students who achieve a baccalaureate or
advanced degree. Therefore, through participation
in this program, low-income students will have
greater opportunities to achieve to higher
standards in English, mathematics, science, and
other core subjects.
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies
(SEAs) in any State, including the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each
of the outlying areas.
Applications Available: May 23, 2002
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8,
2002
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/052302b.html
School Leadership Program [CFDA# 84.363A] (OESE)
Purpose of Program: The School Leadership Program
is designed to assist high-need local educational
agencies (LEAs) in the development, enhancement, or
expansion of innovative programs to recruit, train
and mentor principals (including assistant
principals) to serve in high-need schools.
Eligible Applicants: High-need LEAs, consortia of
high-need LEAs, or partnerships that consist of at
least one high-need LEA and at least one nonprofit
organization or institution of higher education.
Applications Available: May 23, 2002
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8,
2002
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/052302c.html
Special Education -- Training and Information for Parents of
Children with Disabilities [CFDA# 84.328M] (OSERS)
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is
to ensure that parents of children with
disabilities receive training and information to
help improve results for their children.
Eligible Applicants: Parent organizations, as
defined in section 682(g) of IDEA. A parent
organization is a private nonprofit organization
(other than an institution of higher education)
that: (a) Has a board of directors, the parent and
professional members of which are broadly
representative of the population to be served and
the majority of whom are parents of children with
disabilities, that includes individuals with
disabilities and individuals working in the fields
of special education, related services, and early
intervention; or (b) Has a membership that
represents the interests of individuals with
disabilities and has established a special
governing board meeting the requirements for a
board of directors in paragraph (a) under Eligible
Applicants and has a memorandum of understanding
between this special governing board and the board
of directors of the organization that clearly
outlines the relationship between the board and the
committee and the decisionmaking responsibilities
and authority of each.
Applications Available: May 24, 2002
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8,
2002
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/052402a.html
Mentoring Programs [CFDA# 84.184B] (OESE)
Purpose of Program: This program provides
assistance to promote mentoring programs for
children with greatest need that: (1) Assist these
children in receiving support and guidance from a
mentor; (2) improve the academic performance of the
children; (3) improve interpersonal relationships
between the children and their peers, teachers,
other adults, and family members; (4) reduce the
dropout rate of the children; and (5) reduce the
children's juvenile delinquency and involvement in
gangs.
Eligible Applicants: (1) Local educational agencies
(LEAs); (2) nonprofit, community-based
organizations (CBOs), which may include faith-based
organizations; and (3) a partnership between an LEA
and a CBO.
Applications Available: May 24, 2002
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 2,
2002
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/052402c.html
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education
Program [CFDA# 84.206A] (OESE)
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Javits
program is to carry out a coordinated program of
scientifically based research, demonstration
projects, innovative strategies, and similar
activities designed to build and enhance the
ability of elementary and secondary schools
nationwide to meet the special educational needs of
gifted and talented students.
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies,
local educational agencies, institutions of higher
education, other public agencies, and other private
agencies and organizations (including Indian tribes
and Indian organizations and Native Hawaiian
organizations). Under the first priority in this
competition, all of these entities are eligible to
apply. Under the second priority, only State
educational agencies in collaboration with one or
more local educational agencies are eligible to
apply.
Applications Available: May 24, 2002
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8,
2002
Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/052402d.html
Migrant Education Even Start Program [CFDA# 84.214A] (OESE)
Purpose of Program: The Migrant Education Even
Start (MEES) program is designed to help break the
cycle of poverty and improve the literacy of
participating migratory families by integrating
early childhood education, adult literacy or adult
basic education (including English language
training, as appropriate), and parenting education
into a unified family literacy program.
Eligible Applicants: While any entity is eligible
to apply for a grant under the MEES program, the
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education specifically invites applications from
State educational agencies (SEAs) that administer
migrant education programs; local educational
agencies (LEAs) that have a high percentage of
migratory students; non-profit community-based
organizations that work with migratory families;
and faith-based organizations, provided that they
meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Application Available: May 28, 2002
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 5,
2002
The complete application is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/052002b.pdf
New Learning Resources at FREE
Twelve new resources in the arts, health, language arts,
social studies, and science have been added to the Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) website. Visit
the site at:
http://www.ed.gov/free/
III. RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, AND RESOURCES
Book: Language Development: A Reader for Teachers
By Power, B.M. and Hubbard, R.S., 2002
This reader is designed to draw educators of
culturally and linguistically diverse students into
the disciplines of linguistics and anthropology.
Through evidence based studies of language
classrooms written by teachers, researchers and
philosophers, the text explores how language can be
used for genuine learning and studied to aid in
practice and policy, includes chapters of work by
Vgotsky, Paiget, Chomsky, and Gardner.
To purchase a copy, visit:
Pearson Education, Inc.
http://www.pearsoneducation.com/
Book: Scientific Research in Education
By National Research Council, 2002
With the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001, and encouragement for evidence-based policy
and practice in education, there is interest in
guidance regarding the foundation and principles of
scientific manifest in the study of education.
Scientific Research in Education compares and
contrasts scientific research in education and
other fields. This publication may be useful to
researchers and those using and evaluating research
in education.
To purchase a copy, visit:
http://www.nap.edu/
Book: Will the courts go Bi-Bi?
By Pittman, P. and Huefner, D.S., 2001
According to the authors, the instructional
philosophy in the field of deaf
education-bilingual-bicultural (bi-bi) education
may raise new questions for courts to consider in
interpreting the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act. This new and sometimes controversial
philosophy supports the exposure to an acquisition
of two languages--American Sign Language and
English--in the field of deaf education. This
article reviews past litigation concerning the
education of children who are deaf or hard of
hearing and explores the new language of IDEA '97
as it affects communication issues for these
children. Arguing that IDEA '97 and the 1999
implementing regulations make it more difficult for
schools to ignore the primary language and
preferred mode of communication of children who are
deaf, the authors speculate that courts may be less
likely to view language and communication modes as
educational methods and, therefore, less likely to
defer to the decisions of school authorities than
in past court cases.
To purchase a copy, contact:
The Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.org
IV. EDUCATION CONFERENCES
Multicultural Education Forum
June 22, 2002
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Washington, DC
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington,
DC (RPCVW) and the National Peace Corps Association
(NPCA) is organizing a Multicultural Education
Forum as part of the Peace Corps 40th Anniversary
Conference. The Multicultural Education Forum will
consist of a series of focus-group interviews with
parents, teachers, and students and an interactive
panel discussion related to intercultural
communications within multicultural school
settings.
For more information, contact:
Yasmine El-Droubi
Email: educationgroups at cs.com
Second Annual Institute on the Assessment and Evaluation of
Language Minority Students
June 24-26, 2002
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Paul, MN
Sponsored by: Comprehensive Center - Region VI and
cooperating agencies
For more information, contact:
Mary P. Diaz
Tel: (651) 523-2239
Email: ccvi at gw.hamline.edu
http://www.hamline.edu/graduate/graded/ccvi/ae.html
Organization of Chinese Americans
24th Annual National Convention
"Celebrating Unity Through Diversity"
July 25-28, 2002
Sheraton City Centre Hotel
Salt Lake City, UT
For more information, contact:
Organization of Chinese Americans
1001 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 601
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 223-5500
Fax: (202) 296-0540
Email: oca at ocanatl.org
http://www.ocanatl.org
6th Annual CARLA Summer Institutes
July 29 - August 16, 2002
Minneapolis, MN
Sample Week-long sessions:
* Developing Materials for Less Commonly Taught
Languages
* Proficiency Oriented Language Instruction &
Assessment
* Basics of Second Language Acquisition for
Teachers
* Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education:
Reading
* Developing Assessments for the Second Language
Classroom
* A Practical Course in Styles & Strategies
Based Instruction
* Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion
Teaching
* Culture as the Core in the Second Language
Classrooms
* Using Technology in the Second Language
Classroom
For more information, contact:
Email: carla at tc.umn.edu
Tel: (612) 626-8600
http://carla.acad.umn.edu/summerinst.html
First National Conference for Educators of Newcomer Students
September 26-27, 2002
Radisson Barceló Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by:
* Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA),
U.S. Department of Education
* Center for Research on Education, Diversity
and Excellence (CREDE), Office of Educational
Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S.
Department of Education
* Center for Applied Linguistics
For more information, contact:
Beverly Boyson
Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: (202) 362-0700, ext. 271
Fax: (202) 362-3740
Email: Newcomer at cal.org
http://www.cal.org/newcomerconference
California School Boards Association (CSBA)
Annual Convention and Trade Show
December 5-7, 2002
Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA
For more information, contact:
CSBA
3100 Beacon Boulevard
P.O. Box 1660
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Tel: (800) 266-3382
Fax: (916) 371-3407
V. EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
The Poetry Alive! Summer Residency Institute for Teachers
The 12th annual "Poetry Alive! Summer Residency
Institute for Teachers" is a weeklong retreat for
all educators. The Institute is held in Asheville,
North Carolina. Sessions focus on poetry
presentation, creative writing, reader response
techniques, and community building strategies. CEU
and graduate credit are available.
Educators can attend one of three weeks:
* June 16-22
* July 7-13
* July 14-20
More information, including fees and online
registration, is available at:
http://www.poetryalive.com/residencies.html
For more information, contact:
Poetry Alive! Summer
20 Battery Park #505
Asheville, NC 28801
Tel: (800) 476-8172
Fax: (828) 232-1045
Toshiba America Foundation
The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to
contribute to the quality of science and
mathematics education in U.S. communities by
investing in projects designed by classroom
teachers to improve science and mathematics
education for students in grades 7 thru 12. The
Foundation encourages programs, projects and
activities, which have the potential to improve
classroom teaching in science and mathematics.
To view the most recent grants or for more
information, visit:
http://www.toshiba.com/taf/apply.html
Call for Papers: "Brown Plus Fifty"
A new call for papers for a special issue of the TC
Record commemorating a half-century of progress and
disappointments in school desegregation policy is
now accepting abstracts.
For more information, visit:
http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=10927
Call for Papers: Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
The Journal of Hispanic Higher Education is a
quarterly international journal devoted to the
advancement of knowledge and understanding of
issues at Hispanic-serving institutions. The
journal maintains a broad focus and publishes the
highest quality scholarly, creative and practical
articles that combine research with application,
fostering the integration of theory and practice.
The journal publishes both quantitative and
qualitative articles that specifically relate to
issues of interest at Hispanic-serving institutions
of higher learning worldwide. The journal is
particularly interested in research whose
significance crosses both cultural and disciplinary
boundaries.
Journal Guidelines:
* Manuscripts must be submitted in English in
quadruplicate-one original and three copies
with authors' names appearing on the cover
page only;
* All copies are to be submitted on 8 ½"×11"
paper with 1½" margins;
* All copy, including captions, footnotes,
tables, and references must be typed
double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman
font;
* Style should conform to the Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association (5th
edition);
* If appropriate, publication guidelines
predominately used in the authors' field or
discipline are permitted;
* An abstract of no more than 75 words must
accompany each submission;
* The abstract should be placed on a separate
page immediately after the title page;
* All figures, tables, charts, and other artwork
should appear at the end of the manuscript and
must be cited in the text with appropriate
descriptive headings;
* All artwork must be submitted in camera-ready
form;
* When possible, electronic copies of artwork
should be provided on a file separate from the
manuscript.
Submissions should be sent to:
Michael William Mulnix, Ph.D.
Editor
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
University of the Incarnate Word
4301 Broadway, CPO 387
San Antonio, TX 78209
Email: JHHE at universe.uiwtx.edu
See a sample issue at:
http://www.sagepub.com/shopping/pub/SagePublications/JHHE1-02.htm
Call for Papers: 5th Annual High Desert Linguistics
Conference
The fifth annual High Desert Linguistics Conference
will be held at the University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM, on November 1-2, 2002.
The conference invites submission of proposals for
20-minute talks with 10-minute discussion sessions
in any area of linguistics from any theoretical
perspective. Papers in the following areas are
especially welcome:
* Evolution of language;
* Language change and variation;
* Grammaticization;
* Applied linguistics;
* Sociolinguistics;
* Researching Metaphor and Metonymy;
* Signed languages;
* Native American languages;
* Computational linguistics.
The call for papers can be found at:
http://www.unm.edu/~hdls/conf/2002/call.htm
In addition, the guidelines for abstracts can be
found at:
http://www.unm.edu/~hdls/conf/2002/abstract.htm
The deadline for submitting abstracts is August 2,
2002 and the acceptance and notification date will
be August 19th, 2002.
For more information, contact:
Christopher Shank
Email: chrc at unm.edu
Gabe Waters
Email: watersg at unm.edu
VI. JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Korean Bilingual Teachers
Korean Two-Way Immersion Program
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)
San Francisco, CA
The Korean Two-Way Immersion Program in the San
Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) seeks
elementary Korean bilingual teachers, preferably
with a BCLAD credential. This program is designed
to help linguistically diverse as well as
mainstream students effectively develop fluency and
literacy in a second language.
If interested, contact:
Melanie Hahn
Email: melhahn at earthlink.net
Tel: (415) 469-4000 ext. 3018
http://sf.bilingual.net/interact/index.html
Teachers
The Oyster Bilingual Elementary School
Washington, DC
The Oyster Bilingual Education School, a dual
language school in
Washington, DC is seeking applicants for the
following positions:
* Spanish Dominant Classroom Teacher
* English Dominant Classroom Teacher
* Bilingual Music Teacher
If interested, submit a resume to:
Arturo Flores, Principal
Fax: (202) 671-3087
For more information, contact:
Arturo Flores, Principal or
Gloria Rodriguez, Asst. Principal
Tel: (202) 671-3111
Teachers
Brockton Public Schools
Brockton, MA
* Bilingual (Spanish) Special Education at
Elementary, grades 1-6
* Cape Verdean Bilingual, Elementary, grades
1-6, (2) positions
* Cape Verdean Bilingual, High School, grades
9-12
* Haitian Bilingual, Junior High School, grades
7 and 8
All positions are full time classroom teaching
positions, available beginning September 3, 2002.
Candidates should be certified in Transitional
Bilingual Education or be eligible for
certification through the Massachusetts Department
of Education.
If interested, fax a letter of intent and resume
to:
Elisa Martineu
Human Resources Office
Brockton Public Schools
Fax: (508) 580-7091
Research Assistant
HEATH Resource Center
National Clearinghouse for Postsecondary Education for
Individuals with Disabilities
The George Washington University (GW)
Graduate School of Education & Human Development
Washington, DC
Applications will be reviewed until position is
filled. Duties and responsibilities include, but
are not limited to the following:
* Manages daily dissemination of information for
GW HEATH, including mailed inquiry responses,
e-mails, and phone inquiries;
* Proactive dissemination of materials for
meetings and conferences as requested by
project staff;
* Codes mail, phone and e-mail inquiries and
routes incoming mail to topical staff
specialists;
* Supports the publication manager and webmaster
in posting up-to-date information on the GW
HEATH web page;
* Transmits publications and maintains file of
publication transmittals to:
o Department of Education Project Offices
o ERIC system
o Collaboration partners
o Internal and external advisory board
members
o Others as indicated by the GW HEATH staff
* Assembles and packages larger orders of GW
HEATH materials for shipment;
* Uses in-house databases to query for
information, track checks for cost recovery
materials and inventory control;
* Handles telephone and walk-in inquiries;
* Assists in coordinating meeting logistics;
* Establishes and maintains GW HEATH resource
files;
* Provides administrative support to the GW
HEATH staff.
If interested, send resume and cover letter to:
Dr. Pamela M. Ekpone, Director
2121 K Street, NW, Suite 220
Washington, DC 20037
Fax: (202) 973-0908
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The National Clearinghouse for English
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The George Washington University
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