SCOLT
Communication Beyond the Classroom
2010 SCOLT/FLANC/AATSP-NC/NNELL Conference
April 15-17, 2010
Winston-Salem, NC

Events: Workshops, Dual Immersion Site Visit, Language
Leadership Certificate Strand, 90+ Sessions, Exhibits….. 
Conference Information posted at website:
                 www.scolt.org

2010 SCOLT/FLANC Conference
Winston-Salem, NC
April 15-17, 2010


  Theme: Communication Beyond the Classroom



Leadership Session

Each state organization in the SCOLT region is invited to send 2 Board Representatives to the Leadership Session & Meal (gratis) 


Organization:__________________________________________________________________________


Guest 1_______________________________________________________________________________
    First Name            Last Name            Title

Email:________________________________________________________________________________

[ ] Vegetarian            [ ] Non-Vegetarian




Guest 2_______________________________________________________________________________
First Name            Last Name            Title

Email:_______________________________________________________________________________


 Please return to Lynne McClendon, SCOLT Executive Director, no later than December 17, 2009.
165 Lazy Laurel Chase
Roswell, GA 30076
Form may be faxed:  770-992-3464   or may be email attached: lynnemcc@mindspring.com

 
FRENCH, GERMAN AND SPANISH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHERS IN THE SCOLT REGION

Academia Latinoamericana, the Linguistic department of Equatorialis University:  Available to: 6 – 12 (Secondary) Teachers of Spanish.  The scholarship recipient may choose Ecuador, Peru or Bolivia, or combine two countries.  Scholarship includes the following :two weeks of classes / 40 contact hours in Spanish acquisition, curso de perfeccionamiento de Espanol para profesores, indigenous culture, Literature, History or Culture and Civilization course / lodging with host family, accommodation in private room / airport transfer upon arrival to destination / two meals per day (breakfast and dinner)
Not included:  Flight transportation is not included / Airport taxes / tips / lunches or snacks / side trips or weekend excursions

Estudio Sampere: This scholarship is available to teachers of Spanish K-16; it provides three weeks of study in Spain or Ecuador. It includes tuition, room, and board in one of several locations in Spain or in Cuenca, Ecuador. The scholarship does not include transportation to or transfer within Spain or Ecuador.

The Cemanahuac Educational Community: This scholarship, available to teachers of Spanish in levels K-12, provides two weeks at Cemanahuac Educational Community in Cuernavaca, Mexico, including registration, tuition, housing with a Mexican family (double room) for two weeks, all meals, a field-study trip, and a certificate of attendance. The scholarship does not include transportation to Mexico City or transfers to Cuernavaca from Mexico City airport.

The Embassy of Spain: This scholarship, sponsored by the Embassy of Spain for three weeks of study in Spain, is available to secondary teachers of Spanish. It includes registration, tuition, and housing in one of several locations in Spain. The scholarship does not include transportation to Spain or transfers within the country
Centro MundoLingua: This scholarship is available to secondary school teachers of Spanish who teach AP classes or indicate and can validate that they will do so in the near future. It provides tuition for a 2-week course, room, board, and materials.  The course, an AP summer institute endorsed by the College Board (renewal credits offered free and graduate credits available for an additional cost), is in Sevilla. The scholarship does not include transportation to Spain or transfers to Sevilla.
The Goethe Institut and AATG: This scholarship for German teachers pre-K through university includes registration and tuition at a Goethe Institut in Germany, housing, with breakfast and one meal daily on seminar days for three or four weeks, depending on the seminar chosen, and some specific field trips.

The Cultural Services of the French Embassy: These scholarships, available to French teachers in levels K-12, provide three weeks of study during July in France. They include registration, tuition and a certificate of attendance, and an allotment for lodging, meals, and expenses while in France, including transfer from the airport to the study site. They do not include transportation to France.

The University of Quebec - Chicoutimi: This scholarship, available to French teachers in levels K-12, provides three weeks at the Ecole de langue française et de culture, including admission and tuition fees, materials, and meals, daily transportation to the University, cultural activities, and a 2-day excursion to Quebec City.  There may be a small fee for  lodging with a French-speaking family or in a university residence.

 
REQUIREMENTS:
•    Reside in a SCOLT region state (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, US Virgin Islands).                           
•    Teach two or more classes of the specific language.                                                                                            
•    Register for and attend the 2010 SCOLT Conference (Winston-Salem, NC)  to accept the award in person as our guest at the Awards Luncheon.
•    Be able to take advantage of the schooling available in 2010.                                                                             
•    Be a participant in professional organizations such as SCOLT, local state world language association, ACTFL, specific language associations, etc.
•    Present a session relating to the travel study experience at the 2011 SCOLT conference (registration fee waived).
More information and details available in the fall SCOLTalk or on the SCOLT webpage (www.scolt.org) or from SCOLT Scholarship Director Susan Navey-Davis:  navey@ncsu.edu.

APPLICATION POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 1, 2009: Application information is available on-line and in the fall SCOLTalk.   Completed applications must include three copies of each of the following:
•    The completed application form available in the fall SCOLTalk and on-line http://www.scolt.org/ (click on SCOLT Scholarships)
•    One-page biographical profile (education, memberships/activities including SCOLT, honors)
•    One-page statement in English detailing benefits of the award to the applicant and students
•    One-page statement in the target language describing teaching philosophy
•    Two one-page letters of recommendation (any combination of principal, supervisor, department chair, colleagues, students/former students)

2010 SCOLT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

**Please check scholarship(s) for which you are applying.

French Scholarships:    ___Cultural Services of the French Embassy  -  France
            ___ University of Quebec at Chicoutimi- Canada
German Scholarship:     ___AATG and the Goethe-Institut  - Germany
Spanish Scholarships:     ___ Academia Latinoamericana, the Linguistic department of Equatorialis         
                                                   University – Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
___Cemanahuac Educational Community  -  Mexico
___Centro Mundo Lengua: AP Spanish-Spain
___ Estudio Sampere- Ecuador/Spain
___ Embassy of Spain - Spain

TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY IN BLUE OR BLACK INK:


Last Name                First Name            Middle Initial


Street Address                City                State        Zip


Preferred E-mail Address that you check frequently              Home Telephone Number with AC


School 


Street Address of School            City                State        Zip


School Telephone Number     with AC                School or Home Fax Number with AC

Language Classes/Levels You Teach                                           

Number of Years Employed at Current School          Total Number of Years Teaching This Language   
Have you ever studied in a French, German or Spanish speaking country before?     ___yes    ___ no

           School or Program                 Location                Dates
___________________________        ___________________________        ______________
___________________________        ___________________________        ______________

Have you ever studied in specialized training programs in the U.S.?

    Program                    Location                     Dates
___________________________        ___________________________        ______________
___________________________        ___________________________        ______________

Education:  List College Degrees   

    School            Location                Major            Date
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Professional Associations in which you are a current member:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________

List any offices (past or present) held in these organizations:  
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

Give details of SCOLT Participation or Participation in your State Language Association: ______________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

Self-evaluation of your language proficiency:    Reading          Writing         Listening            Speaking

(Select from excellent, good, fair, poor)        _______         ________     _________     _________

Your signature confirms acceptance of the following conditions:

________I will attend the 2010 SCOLT/FLANC Conference April 15-17, 2010 in Winston-Salem to accept the scholarship at the Friday Awards Luncheon.
________I will attend the 2011 SCOLT/LFLTA Conference (conference registration fee is waived) March 22-24, 2011 in Baton Rouge, LA and will present a session on my scholarship experience.

                ___________________________________        ____________
                Signature of applicant                 Date

Please enclose THREE (3) copies + the originals of the following: 
1)    This application form
2)    One page typed CV or biographical profile
3)    Two letters of recommendation, not to exceed one page each
4)    One page maximum typed in English detailing benefits of award to applicant
5)    One page maximum typed in Spanish, French or German detailing applicant’s teaching philosophy

TO BE COMPLETED BY PRINCIPAL for TEACHER APPLICANT

Please check the following items:

During the academic year 2009-2010 this applicant is scheduled to teach at least 2 classes of:
    ___French         ___German         ___Spanish   

During the academic year 2010-2011, it is projected that the applicant will teach the same languages.

_______________________________________    _______________________________________
Printed or Typed Name of Principal            Name of School
                   
_______________________________________    _______________________________________
Signature of Principal                Date
                       

Send THREE (3) copies of all documents, postmarked on or before November 1, 2008 to:
       
                Susan Navey-Davis
                       SCOLT Scholarships Director
                      North Carolina State University
                     Department of Foreign Languages & Liteatures
                               Raleigh, NC 27695-8106
                                navey@ncsu.edu



 















The Louisiana State Museum Cabildo Teacher Open House

The Museum maintains an online collection of primary artifacts-some 16 thousand items and counting--that document Louisiana's history and culture.  Join them as they explore the Museum's virtual resources.  Learn how you can use technology to bring the virtual primary sources into your classroom.  The open house also features free lesson plans and a presentation on the Educator's Corner.  Registration is not required but recommended.  To register call 504-568-7056 or email gbrady@crt.state.la.us.  The open house will take place October 24 from 10:00 a. m. to 1:00 p.m.





How to Register on CourseWhere
Secure Website

https://www.solutionwhere.com/ldoe/cw/main.asp#vc

1.     Create your account.

* Click on  logon  (on the top left of the screen).
* New to this site. Click on  Create account.
* Fill in the necessary fields.  Create your User ID and your Password. 
* Do not forget your User ID or Password.  Write them down.

2.    Register for a course.

* You will find all courses regarding world languages under World Languages . Click on View by Category.
* Select your course. 
* Click on the date on which the course is offered (ex. 09/19/09)
* Click Register
* Fill in your User ID and Password.
* Verify your profile, and under Comments, type in the type of program in which you teach –immersion or  second language (include grade levels)

3.     You will receive a confirmation e-mail.

WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR
2009-2010

September 2009
•    Sept.8- Dec. 18.:  PRO-FLE Online Learning (French teachers only - opportunity for 30 CLUs)
•    Sept. 18: Professional development for all J-1 visa holders only, Baton Rouge
•    Sept.19: Institute 1 (French language and immersion teachers -  space limited to 150 teachers)
Teach and Learn with TV5 Monde
M. Bidault, CAVILAM
Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge
October 2009
•    Oct. 2:  Institute 2 (French language and immersion teachers -  space limited to 50 teachers)
Mind on Louisiana French and Culture
A. Lafleur, LSU Coordinator of Cajun Studies
Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge



•    Oct. 9:  Institute 3 (French immersion teachers, grades 5-8 -  space limited to 30 teachers)
Mind on Science
F. and C. Cornet, Science Specialists
Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge

•    Oct. 16:  Institute 4 (French immersion teachers, grades 4-8 -  space limited to 30 teachers)
Mind on Social Studies
M. Charest, Social Studies Specialist
Lafayette (TBA)
November 2009
•    Nov. 6 - 7:  Workshop 1 (Spanish teachers - priority given to teachers from Spain)
Revision and Update of Los Isleños Curriculum Supplement
A.    Matarredona, Spanish Ministry of Education
World Trade Center, New Orleans

•    Nov. 19-23:  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention, San Diego, CA

•    Nov. 13:  Institute 5 (French and Spanish teachers -  space limited to 30 teachers)
Mind on learning: Brain Gym for Foreign Language Students
W. Piret, Brain Gym Instructor
Region I Service Center, New Orleans
December 2009
•    Dec. 4:  Institute 6 (French and Spanish teachers -  space limited to 30 teachers)
Mind on New Technology
C. Newman, Technology Integration Specialist
Riverdale High School Computer Lab, Metairie

 WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR (cont.)
2009-2010

January 2010
•    Jan. 21 OR  Jan. 22:  Institute 7 (all immersion teachers and administrators)
Struggling Immersion Learners: 
Research-Based, Practitioner-Informed Responses
Dr. Tara Fortune, Center for Applied Research in Language Acquisition
Louisiana Consortium of Immersion Schools Administrators annual meeting
Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge
February 2010
•    Feb. 5:  Institute 8 (PK-1 Spanish and French teacher - space limited to 30 teachers)
Mind on Early Childhood
S. Marino, A. Lautherbach, & C. Davis, Early Childhood Coordinators
Region I Service Center, New Orleans

•    Feb. 26 - 27:  Louisiana Foreign Language Teachers Association annual meeting, Alexandria 
Guest Speaker:  ACTFL Teacher of the Year, Toni Thiessen
http://tonitheisen.wikispaces.com/

•    Feb. 26-28:  Louisiana High School French Clubs (ALCFES) meeting; scholarships announced

March 2010
•    Mar. 19 - 21:  Louisiana High School Spanish Clubs meeting
•    Mar.  26:  Institute 9 (all upper elementary and middle school immersion teachers – space limited to 30 teachers)
Mind on Literacy and Language
T. Thomas & L. A. Smith, Special Ed and School Improvement Coordinators
Region I Service Center, New Orleans

•    Mar. 26 - 27:  Workshop 2 (Spanish teachers - priority given to teachers from Spain)
Production of Materials for Materiales Magazine
A.    Matarredona, Spanish Ministry of Education
Location: TBA
•    Mar. 30:  28th Annual Foreign Language Festival, University of Southeastern Louisiana, Hammond

April 2010
•    Apr.15 - 17:  Southern Conference On Language Teaching (SCOLT), Winston-Salem, NC