ACTFL Discover Russian STARTALK Program (additional information)

[Nataliya Ushakova]

ACTFL Discover Russian STARTALK Program (additional information)

What: Russian Professional Development Program for Teachers of Russian
Develop skills in designing standards-based lessons, effective assessments, and technology-based lessons
Where: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA; Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, CT
When: July 15-26 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. 
Classes meet on Weekend July 20-21. July 26, 9:00am-Noon.
 Cost: Teachers accepted into the program receive a scholarship. Housing in local hotel with breakfast is provided for participants who reside outside of commuting distance. Lunch is provided to all participants. A $400.00 travel stipend is provided to all participants upon successful completion of the program.
How: Applications are available from the website of the American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages at www.actfl.org

We offer two unique programs to meet your needs:

July 15 – 26, 2013 – Fairfax, VA
Standards-Based Instruction in Russian Language: From Theory to Practice
This course is designed to provide the theory associated with effective classroom instruction to develop students' communicative competency in Russian. There will be an emphasis on the role of the teacher as an instructional planner in a student-centered classroom that effectively matches curriculum, instruction, and assessment to identified learner outcomes. Course participants will learn the current theories and research to support an integrated skills approach to foreign language instruction and assessment. Participants will apply this knowledge to their Russian language instruction by creating and adapting materials that focus on language acquisition through content and real-life communication, and will use these materials in real-life teaching situations. In addition, participants will develop an e-portfolio that provides evidence of their ability to deliver standards-based instruction.

July 15 – 26, 2013 – Glastonbury, CT
Integrating Technology into the Teaching and Learning of Russian through Standards-Based Instruction
This standards-based course is designed to provide teachers with the necessary skills to integrate technology and current pedagogical theory into the teaching and learning of Russian. Participants will learn how technology can help their students increase language proficiency, and how to develop assessments that target the three learning modes. Other discussion topics will include how to use technology tools to create comprehensible input in classes that leads to comprehensible output, as well as more advanced elements of differentiated instruction.
Participants will create projects that both teach new material and assess learning. They will have an opportunity to put into practice the new techniques they have learned and will be afforded time to critique and improve their lessons. All teachers will have shared access to materials that they have created in their electronic portfolios. Participants will review how to create curriculum with a “backward design” model, keeping in mind that focused assessments are a key component of “Understanding by

Both programs include 2-day OPI familiarization workshop
Courses may be taken for graduate level credit.
Prospective, novice, and experienced teachers of Russian are encouraged to apply!

The deadline to submit the online application is April 19, 2013.

http://www.actfl.org/discover-russian-summer-professional-development-program-teacher-application-form

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