June 16, 2021 | Department of Education
The Title I Equity Grants proposal is just one demonstration of President Biden's strong commitment to teachers. Other key investments, split between discretionary and mandatory American Families Plan funding, include $412 million ($132 million in discretionary funding and an additional $280 in mandatory authority for fiscal year 2022) for Teacher Quality Partnerships to address teaching shortages, improve training and supports for teachers, and boost teacher diversity, particularly through investment in teacher residencies and Grow Your Own programs; $340 million ($250 million in discretionary funding and an additional $90 million in mandatory authority for fiscal year 2022) for Special Education Personnel Preparation to ensure that there are adequate numbers of personnel with the skills and knowledge necessary to help children with disabilities succeed educationally; and $60 million ($20 million in discretionary funding and an additional $40 in mandatory authority for fiscal year 2022) to fund for the first time the Hawkins Centers of Excellence program designed to increase the quality and number of new teachers of color.
In addition, the American Families Plan would make a one-time mandatory investment of $1.6 billion to support additional certifications at no cost for more than 100,000 educators in high-demand areas like special education, bilingual education, career and technical education, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We are also requesting, through the American Families Plan, $200 million in mandatory authority for a new Expanding Opportunities for Teacher Leadership and Development program to support opportunities for experienced and effective teachers to lead and have a greater impact on their school community while remaining in the classroom (and be compensated for additional responsibilities) through such activities as high-quality teacher mentorship programs and job-embedded coaching. Lastly, the American Families Plan would double TEACH Grants from $4,000 to $8,000 for future teachers while earning their degrees.
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June 17, 2021 | Language Magazine
Most state policies refer to students with a first language other than English as English learners or English language learners, while 10, including Texas, use some form of limited English proficient students (LEP).* The Texas Education Agency also uses English learners in documents. At first glance, these labels may seem neutral and plainly descriptive; however a closer inspection reveals that these terms are deficit-based, that is, they define students by the knowledge they lack, rather than the strengths and abilities they already bring into the classroom.
Such terms can affect how we understand students and their potential. They can cause us to give English more legitimacy and power than a student’s first language. Additionally, because of the language used to define students, many may see them as a needy, expensive to educate, monolithic group, rather than a diverse group of students who represent a necessary resource and asset.
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June 15, 2021 | Grist
Kouhirostami speaks English very well, but tough-to-translate words still mix her up occasionally. She said she felt unprepared for her encounters with hurricanes and tornadoes — which were not only foreign words, but completely foreign weather phenomena. After the storm hit, she stayed inside her apartment for four days, too terrified to leave, waiting for an email from the university telling her it was safe to come out.
Migrants like Kouhirostami are especially vulnerable to disasters and systematically left behind when they strike, in part because local governments and institutions often fail to translate important notices. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, for example, many Vietnamese and Latino immigrants had a harder time understanding storm warnings and evacuation orders, since the broadcasts were only in English. In 2013, tornadoes in Oklahoma killed nine people from the Guatemalan community, and a National Weather Service report found that the lack of severe weather information in Spanish may have contributed to their deaths.
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Deadline: September 15, 2021
ACTFL sponsors this Stipend Award program to provide financial assistance in the amount of $100 to registrants in the following categories to help offset ACTFL 2021 Virtual Convention registration costs:
- First time attendees who have never attended an ACTFL Annual Convention & World Languages Expo
- Individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC)
- New Teachers who are within the first three years of their teaching career
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Conference Dates: October 5-9, 2021
The 2021 Fall conference will be online. There will be live & recorded sessions, exhibitor & sponsors sessions, language group idea shares, games, and networking time. The call for Sessions Proposals is now open!
Cost:
$25 for WAFLT members - Free clock hours!
Free for presenters!
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Deadline: June 30, 2021
MFLA is excited to announce our Fall Conference which will take place entirely online on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The conference theme, Roadmap to Biliteracy: Celebrating Multiple Pathways, was inspired by the past year of disrupted and reimagined World Languages education. While our learners’ goals and our outcomes as educators remained intact, the paths and tools we have used to chart the course have necessarily evolved. Biliteracy, which as a destination includes the four skills and a cultural context, can be reached via multiple pathways. We seek a variety of presentation topics and types that show a diversity of topics and approaches.
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“Ensuring that Americans have the opportunity to learn English and at least one other language.”
Joint National Committee for Languages
National Council for Languages and International Studies
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