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Join Grace Heebner in a comprehensive program to enhance your language teaching skills. Explore diverse methods to engage students in communication, interpretation, and presentation across different language levels. Gain insights into fostering interpersonal activities and leveraging multiple intelligences in language education.
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Beijing T.I.P. program 2013 Workshop: Language teaching Grace Heebner
World Language in American Schools http://www.nfastudentmedia.com/student-life/2013/03/26/world-language-week-at-nfa/
Elementary (K-5th): • no World Language • Spanish (30min, once a week) • Middle School (6th – 8th): • Spanish • German or French • High School (9th – 12th): • Spanish, Latin, German, French, Japanese, etc.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/grants/flap http://www.districtadministration.com/article/flap-grant-provides-critical-language-support-programs a 2007 report from the National Academy of Sciences warned, “The pervasive lack of knowledge of foreign cultures and languages threatens the security of the United States as well as its ability to compete in the global marketplace and produce an informed citizenry.”
“We have foam sword fights, each participant paid $15 entry and we donated several hundred dollars to a charity called Wounded Warrior Project which give medical supplies to wounded soldiers!!”~ Max
Block Schedule: • 8:20 – 8: 30 Homeroom • 8:35 – 10:05 Period 1 • 10:10 – 11:40 Period 2 • 11:45 – 12:15 Lunch • 12:20 – 1:50 Period 3 • 1:55 – 3:25 Period 4
High School classes • NC (print out) • Class descriptions
8 MI • Understanding yourself and your students
Communication • Interpretive: interpret, figure out the meaning (e.g. reading and listening) • Presentational: presenting (e.g. speech) • Interpersonal: real life conversation (no script)
