AP Russian Professional Development Seminar

[John Schillinger]

Camelot-
	I just sent this announcement on to 99 pre-college Russian teachers  
whose e-mail addresses are functioning--identified by our CCPCR census  
for 2005.

John
On Mar 28, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Camelot Marshall wrote:

> The College Board and ACTR announce a Professional Development Seminar  
> for Teachers of Russian in 2006
>
> The College Board and the American Council of Teachers of Russian are  
> pleased to announce the 2006 Professional Development Seminar for  
> Teachers of Russian, to be held at Bryn Mawr College the week of July  
> 17, 2006.
>
> 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 Exam, 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 and one graduate unit (4  
> hours) of academic credit from Bryn Mawr College.
>
> 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 2006 Summer Seminar in Russian is supported by the College Board  
> and ACTR. Full or partial fellowships are available to qualified U.S.  
> teachers to attend the 2006 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.
>
> The Professional Development Seminar is open to high school teachers  
> interested in starting an Advanced Placement Russian Program.
>
> For more information and application form contact:
> Camelot Marshall (marshall at americancouncils.org)
> Application Deadline: June 3, 2006
> Space is limited.
>
>
>
> 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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John Schillinger, American University
Chair, CCPCR-Committee on College and Pre-College Russian
192 High St
Strasburg, VA 22657
Fax: (540)-465-2965
ccpcr at american.edu
CCPCR website: www.american.edu/research/CCPCR

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