Announcement: Professional Development Seminar for Teachers

[Camelot Marshall]

Professional Development Seminar for Teachers of Russian in 2007: Preparing for AP Russian Language and Culture Course and Examination


American Council of Teachers of Russian is pleased to announce the 2007 Professional Development Seminar for Teachers of Russian, to be held at Bryn Mawr College July 7-13, 2007.

Currently 40 U. S. schools are offering the Prototype AP Russian Language and Culture course and examination.  The 2007 seminar at Bryn Mawr is of particular interest to schools planning to offer AP Russian (when it becomes available) and who wish to move forward with the Prototype AP Russian Program now available through ACTR by agreement with the College Board.

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 Prototype 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 Prototype AP Russian Language and Culture Exam, which is administered at the end of the 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, and they will become a member of select teachers who offer the Prototype AP Russian Language and Culture Course and Exam at their schools.

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 ACTR and the Bryn Mawr Department of Russian.  

Fellowships (covering room, board, and full tuition) will be available to support up to 10 qualified participants in the 2007 seminar.  Each year, a number of school districts also elect to support their teachers in this important professional development program for teachers of Russian.

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 1, 2007  
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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