Arabic-L:K-16:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop

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1) Subject:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop

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Date: 28 Sep 2007
From:reposted from aataweb
Subject:STARTALK ACTFL Teacher Training Workshop

STARTALK ACTFL Pre-Conference Teacher Trainer Workshop

STARTALK will cooperate with the American Association of Teachers of  
Arabic (AATA), the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), and  
the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools  
(CLASS) to offer a one-day workshop on teacher education and  
professional development for Arabic and Chinese language teacher  
trainers. It will take place on November 15, 2008 in San Antonio, TX,  
preceding the ACTFL 2007 Annual Convention. The workshop is an  
opportunity for teacher trainers and others to share information  
about and resources for teacher education, and to exchange ideas  
about expanding teacher-training capacity in the United States. It  
will focus on best practices in teaching Arabic and Chinese at the  
K-12 level and on how to prepare K – 12 teachers to teach effectively.

Funded by the National Security Language Initiative, STARTALK  
provides professional development opportunities for prospective and  
current Arabic and Chinese teachers for levels K-16. It also offers  
summer education experiences for high school students in Arabic and  
Chinese languages..

The STARTALK workshop is open to non-members and members of AATA,  
CLTA, and CLASS who have previous experience training teachers. An  
advanced degree is preferred but not necessary. As an outcome of the  
meeting, workshop participants will draft plans for teacher  
development for their home institutions.

Workshop costs: Upon notification of acceptance, workshop  
participants will submit a $50.00 nonrefundable registration fee.  
Once selected for participation, workshop participants will be  
eligible to receive up to $200.00 toward their hotel costs and per  
diem expenses ($41.00/day for meals). Participants will be required  
to mail hotel receipt copies after workshop attendance to receive  
reimbursement.

For further information and application forms, visit this website:  
http://www.nflc.org/projects/current_projects/startalk/ 
pre_actfl_conf_workshop/.

Deadline for application is 12 October 2007.

Applicants will be notified by 19 October 2007.

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