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This newsletter is designed to keep World Language educators informed about upcoming events, opportunities, and resources. Sharing of information does not constitute an endorsement by the South Carolina Department of Education. 
If you know any colleagues who would like to receive the World Languages Newsletter, please ask them to email Dr. Rocio Zalba at rzalba@ed.sc.gov and request that their names be added to our distribution list
SC All Things World Languages Webinar Series
2022-23
SCDE World Languages is hosting All Things World Languages webinar series for 2022-2023. The series is designed to share best practices for supporting students and teachers in the classroom. Participants will leave with a toolkit of valuable tips and strategies.

The series will be co-facilitated by SC WL educators and will run from September 15th to April 27th (4:30-5:30pm)

Please use this link to register and sign up for the following sessions:

Coming up...

Feb 9th- Use of Technology in the World Language Classroom
Co-facilitators: Jessica Oberly (Lexington One) & Michael Shenk (Colleton)

March 30th- Facilitating an AP Class
Co-facilitators: Kailey Keels (Charleston) & Yeider Guerra (Rock Hill)

next...

April 27th- Connecting your Language Class to the Community

Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for renewal credit

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WL TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS

Building Bridges with Languages
2023 SCFLTA Conference February 25, 2023
Greenville, SC

The South Carolina Foreign Language Teacher's Association Annual Conference will be held in person in Greenville, SC on Feb 25th, 2023! Come experience a day of professional learning among colleagues and friends!

To become a member of SCFLTA, click here
To register for the conference, click here


SCFLTA Mentorship Videos
What is ONE engaging practice in your classroom?

SCFLTA wants to celebrate the wide range of experiences and backgrounds in our state by showcasing your engaging practices. You are invited to participate in the Mentoring Series by sending a 1 to 7 minute video of one of your most engaging teaching strategies, ideas, projects or advice.

Check out the list of the videos published:
  • Free write task
  • Teacher supporting students in Seal testing
  • ​Why do a proficiency test

If you would like to participate or if you have any questions about the videos, please contact Nadine Okoduwa Stewart at nmsn40@gmail.com


Heritage Language Learning Symposium
February 22 & 23

This symposium is a hybrid event sponsored by the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. The focus is on promoting a broad understanding of literacy practices and training for Spanish Heritage Speakers. Research on meeting the needs of heritage language learners in a Spanish classroom and the effects of instruction will be shared. Afternoon workshops will delve into Task-based language teaching and integrating critical perspectives in the Spanish Heritage Language curriculum. This symposium is for educators K-16. REGISTRATION IS FREE.

Please visit this site for additional details and registration.


CALPER Webinar Series
Advances in World Language Pedagogy

The Center for Advanced Language Proficiency Education and Research is pleased to offer a new webinar series. These webinars will be led by specialists with expertise in a variety of pedagogical approaches that can be used to support and enhance the teaching and learning of world languages, including less commonly taught languages. The line-up for spring 2023 webinars is as follows:

Embracing Sociolinguistic Variation in the L2 Arabic Classroom
Feb 8 , 2023 4:00-5:30PM ET

Dual-language immersion and content-based language courses development
March 29, 2023 4:00-5:30PM ET

Best Practices in L2 Pronunciation Teaching
April 19, 2023, 4:00-5:30PM ET

Please visit this site for additional details and registration.


French Embassy Online Workshop for Teachers
February 11 & 18

The Educational Service of the French Embassy is offering online teacher trainings, including "Développer les compétences orales en classe de FLE" with Pierre-Yves Roux on two Saturdays, February 11 and February 18, from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm ET.
 
This online workshop conducted in French will provide participants with the reflection and tools to enable them to rethink and diversify the periods devoted to oral expression, from the comprehension of audio documents to the production of statements.
 
Please visit this site for additional details and registration.

CARLA Summer Institute for Language Teachers 2023
Registration is Now Open!

CARLA will offer nine online (asynchronous and synchronous) institutes and six in-person institutes (held on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis). CARLA Summer Institute participants come from every state and from countries all over the world. They include foreign/world language, ESL/EFL, heritage language, and immersion educators at all levels of instruction, as well as program administrators, curriculum specialists, and language teacher educators.

Check out the line-up for the 28th annual CARLA Summer Institute program. 



Graduating seniors, who take the National German Exam and score in the 90th percentile or higher, can apply for the NGE Post-Graduate Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to seniors in the form of a cash prize to further their German studies after high school.

Applications are due March 23, 2023. For more information, visit this site.


Mobilize for Language Learning
SCOLT 2023, March 23-25
Mobile, AL

Registration for the SCOLT 2023 conference is now open. There is an excellent lineup of pre-conference workshops that will be hard to choose from. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity for learning and collaboration!

For conference registration, click here
To see the schedule at a glance, click here


Summer Opportunities for SC Educators Communique

Explore the first issue, 2nd edition of the 2023 Summer Opportunities for SC Educators Communique listing the free, reduced pricing, or special offers of:

  • summer workshops
  • summer conferences
  • summer travels, and
  • summer institutes

Available to South Carolina teachers/educators from all curriculum areas for the summer of 2023!

 
SC SEAL OF BILITERACY

If your district plans to submit student applicants for the South Carolina Seal of Biliteracy for the 2022-23 academic year, please select a designated district contact person to complete the form below.

School or District intent to participate form

During the academic year, the Education Associate for World Languages will send all notifications and updates to the designated contacts.


WE THANK THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS FOR THEIR RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT:


Columbia World Affairs Council

Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, USC

World Affairs Council Upstate/ Upstate International

North Greenville University, SC
LANGUAGE RESOURCES
The Boise State Pathway Project

The Pathway Project is a collaborative network of open educational resources (OER) including instructional language teaching materials and professional development created by K-16 language educators and students.

Access lessons, activities and resources by language and level

Multilingual Library

The Bilingualism Matters @ UofSC Library is a space where educators can visit to explore and checkout multilingual books. The collection consists of 2500 titles in multiple languages including English, German, Chinese, Spanish, and French. The books are a mix of picture books and novels for children. Books are available for checkout. To learn more visit this link


UO Center for Applied Second Language Studies

Check out  InterCom a weekly, curated e-digest of materials for world language educators. It is customizable by target language, level, and content area (such as curriculum, professional development, or assessment).

See these videos. They offer language learning activities, support for language learning strategies, and guidance related to how to connect with communities of target language speakers.


ASL Resources

This library of Deaf-created literary and scholarly video resources contains curated community-created stories and storytelling videos, academic research videos, video books, a glossary of signed academic terms and a glossary of linguistic terms related to ASL and signed languages. Designed for learners and teachers of ASL as an L2 as well as academics and researchers of ASL.


Chinese Resources

Asia Society's China Learning Initiatives team is pleased to curate an evolving hub of resources, tools, and perspectives to help educators succeed in their classroom. Visit their Teaching Resources Hub.


French Resources

American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) offers all types of resources in their website for educators in the field. Resources can be filtered by theme, level, type of media, etc. Stop by to explore and perhaps, share!


German Resources

American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) offers all types of resources in their website for educators K-12 and more. Resources include: Virtual Exchange Opportunities, Honor Society Ideas, Images and a plethora of resources for the classroom.


Japanese Resources

JF USA Digital Library Webpage is a free digital library with over 1,800 titles in broad genres such as manga, literature, Japanese language, art, history, culture, society, cooking & food, etc. Please note the digital library is available only for U.S. residents 14 years or older.


Spanish Resources

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) aims to provide a user-friendly and easy to navigate repository of relevant and innovative materials to support teachers. Classroom resources are organized by themes such as heritage languages, inclusivity, and languages & career. Materials include podcasts, webinars, pandemic-friendly resources and more!


Title VI Language Resource Centers (LRCs)

Title VI Language Resource Centers (LRCs) support the nation’s capacity for language teaching and learning. LRCs offer free or low-cost teaching materials, professional development opportunities, assessment and evaluation services. Material and resources are organized by language, skill, level and audience!
If you have information about opportunities for teachers or students that you would like to share with the World Language community in SC, please forward them to Dr. Rocio Zalba at rzalba@ed.sc.gov. They will be reviewed and if accepted included in future newsletters.
All students graduate prepared for success in college, careers, and citizenship. Supporting students and schools to meet the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.

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