Invitation to Russian teachers and Instructors

[Kostina, Irina S]

Announcing the competition for a professional development program “Bridging the Gap Through Standards and Technology: STARTALK Program for Russian Teachers”

The University of Iowa’s Dr. Irina Kostina and her two co-authors, Dr. Anna Kolesnikova and Dr. Marina Kostina, received funding from STARTALK to continue provide a unique professional development experience to the teachers of Russian. The grant is dedicated to the memory of Dr. James Pusack, a former Associate Professor and Chair at University of Iowa, Department of German, an influential language pedagogue and a pioneer in computer-assisted instruction of second language acquisition.
The program will provide unique professional training for teachers of Russian as a foreign language in the United States, concentrate on the unique issues of teaching Russian to heritage learners and provide training in using technology for teaching and teaching in distance learning environments. The program includes a face-to-face intensive workshop which will be held at the University of Iowa (June 24 – 28, 2013), mentoring of participants for six-weeks in the distance learning format when they create computer-based learning objects and a two-hour online conference at the end of the project for all participants.
Lodging expenses during the on-site workshop will be covered by the grant and the participants will receive a travel reimbursement for up to $500.
We encourage the teachers of Russian to apply for this professional development opportunity. The successful candidates must have:

1.       Advanced level of Russian.

2.       A minimum 3 years of experience teaching Russian; experience and interest in teaching heritage speakers of Russian.

3.       Basic computer knowledge and desire to learn about new technologies and distance learning.

4.       Creativity and willingness to develop a variety of learning objects by the end of training.

5.       Ability to participate in all face-to-face and online activities for the whole duration of the program.
To apply for the program send a letter of interest and a filled out application form to the program director, Dr. Irina Kostina, (irina-kostina at uiowa.edu<mailto:irina-kostina at uiowa.edu> ) by March 31,2013. All applicants who fit the eligibility requirements will be invited for a Skype interview before the final candidates are selected.



Irina Kostina
PhD
Lecturer
Russian Language Program
Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
634 PH
University of Iowa



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