AP Russian Seminar-- Application deadline extended

[Camelot Marshall]

Dear Colleagues,

In light of the brief period available between the announcement of the  AP Russian Professional Development seminar and the application deadline, the deadline has been extended to May 13, 2005.  Please see the announcement below for more details.

Sincerely,
Camelot Marshall

The College Board and ACTR announce a Professional Development Seminar for Teachers of Russian in 2005:

The College Board and the American Council of Teachers of Russian are pleased to announce the 2005 Professional Development Seminar for Teachers of Russian, to be held at Bryn Mawr College, July 9 - July 15, 2005.

The seminar is of particular importance for American teachers of Russian who are planning to introduce the AP® Russian Language and Culture course in their schools as soon as it becomes available.* 
	
Participants will learn about the goals and practices of the Advanced Placement Program® with special emphasis on the new Russian Web-based curriculum and teacher authoring tools especially designed for the AP Russian Language and Culture course.  Teachers will also be become familiar with the design and approach to language assessment represented by the forthcoming standards-based AP Russian Language and Culture Examination, which is administered at the end of the AP course.  Upon successful completion of the seminar, participants will receive a certificate in recognition of their training.

The seminar is led by a group of peer-mentors, current teachers of Russian who have piloted the advanced Russian course in their classrooms, as well as specialists from the College Board, ACTR, and the Bryn Mawr Department of Russian.  

The 2005 Summer Seminar in Russian is supported by the College Board and ACTR.  Up to 15 full or partial fellowships are expected to be available to qualified U.S. teachers to attend the 2005 seminar.  Participants may also request support from their school districts or principals for assistance in covering the costs of the seminar.      

The workshop coincides with the annual Bryn Mawr Russian Language Institute, an annual summer immersion language program that provides additional opportunities for using Russian outside of the seminar sessions. 


Interested high school teachers should contact:
Camelot Marshall (marshall at americancouncils.org)
Application Deadline: May 13, 2005  
Space is limited. 

*The Russian AP will be available on an invitational basis in 2005-6 and is expected to be fully open the following year.  Schools interested in participating in 2005-6 should contact ACTR as soon as possible.



Camelot Marshall, Ph. D.
Research Specialist, Second Language Acquisition
Curriculum Development and Multimedia
American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

(202) 833-7522
(202) 833-7523 (fax)

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