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Its August and Im rejuvenated aer a won-
derful summer of traveling with students
and family and a lot of doing what I cant
seem to t in during the school year. I am
now ready for whatever the 2013-14 school
year wants to throw at me.
However, if I go into the school year with an
atude that I can do it all by myself, I know
I will quickly burn out and only look longing-
ly ahead to the next break. It takes a village
to raise a child and it takes a network to
support a teachera Personal Learning Network, or a PLN. One of my goals this
school year is to increase the area that the net of my network covers and to
bring in as many people to help me as possible. In this day and age that is easy
to do virtually, as well as face-to
-face. I can get the experse of others from
around the country and even the world without having to spend money to go
anywhere.
am not a tweeter and have never used a hashtag, but I do know how to follow
people who do those things. I use my Twier account to follow other language
and educaon professionals who share their thoughts and ideas via messages
of 140 characters or less. These tweeters share links to great ideas that can
help me become a more eecve language teacher. CCFLT member Kelly Hass
has wrien a great arcle on how and why to be a tweeter. See her arcle onpage 22to start tweeng today!
contd...
IN THIS ISSUE
Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers www.cct.org August 2013 Page 1
The Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers Volume 32 Number 3
Aliated with the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, the Central States Conference and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Presidents Leer Page 1
Board of Directors Page 3
President Elect Leer Page 4
Fall Conference Flyer Page 5
Fall Conference
Workshop
Page 6
Tributes Page 7
TOYs Leer Page 9
Presidents Past, Present,
and Future
Page 1
CCFLT Awards Nomina-
on Form
Page 1
Why Serve? Page 1
JNCL-NCLIS
Page 1
The Naon's New Lan-
guage Czar
Page 1
Essay Contest Form Page 1
Video Contest Form Page 2
Technology Page 2
Mentoring Program Page 2
CSCTFL Conference Flyer Page 2
Fall Grants Page 2
Spring Conference Flyer Page 2
Register Onlinefor the Fall
Conference
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Facebook is another place where I virtually stalk others to glean ideas for my own use...and for yours! When
I see a post on FB that I think is pernent to other language educators, Ill post it to the CCFLT Facebook
page. I also post links to great websites that I discover. I encourage all our members to use our Facebook
page to share ideas and ask for suggesons! To get great ideas from FB, all you have to do is Like the page
of language-oriented people or organizaons and their posts will show up in your News Feed when you
check your FB. For example, Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages posted this ar-
cleon their FB page, it showed up in my News Feed this morning, and then I Shared it with the CCFLT FB
group!
Oh, the hours I have lost to Pinterest! This is one of those sites that just suck you in and before you realize it
hours have passed! Once again, on this site you can follow others who nd great ideas on the web and cre-
ate an online scrapbook-type page in order to share it all with you in just one-click (or many clicks once you
get sucked in). You can nd wonderful ideas for all languages, cultural topics, authenc resources, grammar
and vocabulary acvies, general fun teaching ideas, and so much more! Central States Conference on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages has created a Pinterest boardto help you get started
Of course, it is great to be able to get mini-professional development sessions from your couch or your pre-
ferred locaon to surf the net, but dont forget about the value of face-to-face me at conferences and
workshops. This year CCFLT is not only oering our annual Fall and Spring Conferences (Registraon is now
open for the 2013 Fall Conference), we are oering shorter, more informal workshops throughout the year.
On September 14th
, we will have our rst workshop, which is on SB 191 and how you can be prepared for it
as a WL teacher. For more informaon, see page 13. Mark your calendars today!
I hope all teachers nd a network of colleagues to help them become the best teacher they can be (did you
know CCFLT has a mentor program? See page 24). Take some me to think about who you can throw your
net over and bring in to your networkyou wont regret it!
Sincerely,
Crisn Bleess
CCFLT President
bleesscct@yahoo.com
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Congress of Foreign LanguageTeachers
Published QuarterlyAugust, October, January, Aprilwww.ccflt.org
Julie Doyle, Editorjulieannedoyle@live.com
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Ocers
Crisn Bleess, President Castle View HS bleesscct@yahoo.com
Debbie Cody, Past-President South HS codydebbie@hotmail.com
Diana Noonan, President-Elect Denver Public Schools diana_noonan@dpsk12.org
Elementary and Secondary Representaves
Jenny Beltman East Grand Middle Schooljbeltman@egsd.org
Lisa Bloomer Pine Creek HS lisa.bloomer@asd20.org
Amy Flynn Bear Creek HS aynn@jeco.k12.co.us
Becky Lous Oberon MS rlous@jeco.k12.co.us
Deborah Ormsby The Internaonal School deborah.c.ormsby@adams12.o
Kristy Swartwood Englewood MS kdswartwood@gmail.com
Heather Wien Elizabeth HS hwien@esdk12.org
Post-Secondary Representaves
Fawzia Ahmad USAFA/DCSD fawzia.ahmad@ucdenver.edu
Kathleen Bizzarro Colorado College KBizzarro@coloradocollege.edu
Courtney Fell* CU Boulder courtney.fell@colorado.edu
At-Large Representaves
Teresa McNeil* Colorado Springs District 11 teresa.mcneil@d11.org
Jian Lin Denver Language School jianlin1231@yahoo.com
Non-Vong Appointed Members
Kristen Boehm Execuve Secretary execsec@cct.org
Julie Doyle Newsleer Editor julieannedoyle@live.com
Susan Murray-Carrico Web Master susan.murray@asd20.org
*Replacing Board members who resigned aer one-year of a two-year term.
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The Challenges of Teaching in the 21st Century: there are so many that it is dicult to list them but a few come to my mind
Staying in the target language 90% of the me or more.
Aligning our day-to-day pracce with not only Colorado Academic Standards but also the Common Core.
Creang reliable and valid assessments which inform us as to the progress of our students without over tesng
them.
Facing crical evaluaon by administrators who do not speak other languages.
Finding smart ways to integrate technology that actually works and supports teaching for prociency.
Finding TIME to learn about beer ways to teach.
Pleased to be CCFLTs President Elect and given the charge to send a message to the membership, I reected on my rathe
long career (39 years and sll counng) in world language educaon both as a teacher and now as coordinator of World
Languages for the Denver Public Schoolsone word comes to mind: passion. Passion for teaching, passion for working wit
kids, passion for working with and learning from gied colleagues, passion for connuing to learn about beer, new and
improved ways to educate our students using the best pracces for second language acquision. Passion to meet the chal
lenges imposed on all of us in educaon. Passion to pay it forward.
I aended my rst CCFLT Conference in the early 70s when I was in the middle of
student teaching. The ways in which we teach languages 40 years later has changed
dramacally from the methods and strategies I learned then but there is one con-
stant with CCFLT, the membership relies on the board to bring the latest, most inno-
vave and best ways to teach second languages to the world language teachers of
Colorado. Throughout the decades of aending CCFLT, I always felt inspired to con-
nue to work on my cra of teaching. During most of my teaching career of 30
years, textbooks sll drove the curriculum and learning about ways to make gram-
mar fun were popular sessions. This years conference focus was technology and
nding ways to use it eecvely towards our objecve of teaching for prociency.
Performance and prociency are now the key words in most CCFLT sessions.
In the mid-90s my colleagues and I at East High School faced challenges forcing us to
seek out beer ways of reaching our students. Consequently, I learned more about
how acquision of language truly happens and, as a result, became passionate about
new ways to ensure the success of our students. What I learned was really rather simple: we acquire second languages in
the same way we acquired our rst language, that is, through understanding messages. We acquire language when the
message is interesng and even compelling. It is that simple. The next queson then was: how do we, who speak the lan-
guage uently with advanced or beer prociency, make the language comprehensible to our students, thereby ensuring
that they are acquiring?
That was 1996 and now it is 2013. While I no longer teach kids, I now teach teachers and facilitate their learning of thesebest pracces based on research of language acquision and the best ways to teach for acquision. Im more passionate
about my work today than ever before. Im quite surprised actually that aer all of these years, I now have accepted the
new challenge of becoming president of CCFLT but Im super excited to bring my experience to the board and to connue
to learn from all of those dedicated towards our common goals as world language teachers.
Diana Noonan, President Elect
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CCFLT 2013 Fall Conference
Are you on Target? How to Maintain 90% Target Language in the Classroom
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ACTFL set an ambious goal for teachers and students to use the target language in the classroom
90% of the me. This goal is supported by current research on the value of using the target lan-
guage almost exclusively; however, aaining this goal can certainly be challenging for both students and teach-
ers. This full-day, interacve workshop will be lled with engaging and eecve strategies to help all teachers
and students maximize their use of the target language and reach or exceed the 90% mark.
This workshop will address a variety of topics including teacher strate-
gies for staying in the target language, encouraging students to use the
target language, approaches to grammar instrucon in the target lan-
guage, reconsidering curriculum design, using technology to stay in the
target language, dierenaon, and assessment. For each topic, parci-
pants will learn proven strategies that they can use immediately in their
classrooms. By the end of the workshop, over 50 strategies will be pre-
sented!
Parcipants will have ample opportunity to discuss the strategies and ideas as well as address concerns or ques-
ons. A focus of this workshop will be how parcipants can realiscally apply this informaon in their class-
rooms. The goal is that teachers will feel empowered to increase their use of the target language and will leave
with a specic plan for how they can reach this goal.
About the PresenterRebekah Stathakis is a Naonal Board Cered Teacher, author, and award -
winning presenter.
She has taught immersion classes for children as young as 12 months old and cur
rently works with college students; however, Rebekah parcularly enjoys teach-
ing at the middle-school level. She has been honored with many educaonal
awards including a 2006 naonal Disney Teacher award, which recognizes creav
ity and innovaon in teaching. Previous aendees have commented on Rebek-
ahs warm and comprehensive presentaon style and the wide variety of
games, acvies and ideas provided.
Register Onlinefor the Fall Conference
The goal is that teachers will
feel empowered to increase
their use of the target
language and will leave with
a speciic plan for how they
can reach this goal.
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The G enevieve Overman M emorial Service Award
Each year the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers awards the Genevieve Overman Memorial Service Awardto an outstan
ing educator for dedicated and long service to the teaching profession as well as commitment and leadership in serving CCFLT. This awa
embodies the spirit of a passionate professional who for most of her career was a Lan teacher in Denver Public Schools. During the la
two decades of her career she was the Supervisor of Foreign Languages for DPS.
Recipients of the Genevieve Overman Memorial Service Award should feel honored to know that they have followed in the footsteps ogreat foreign language educator. Aer she rered from DPS, Genevieve connued to serve the profession for almost a decade. Many o
the current structures and successes of CCFLT are, in large part, due to Genevieves inuences.
The Kris W ells Creativity AwardThe Kris Wells Memorial Creavity Award is in honor of Chrisne Kris Schmader Wells, who lost her bale to pancreac cancer on
Saturday, September 30th, 2006 at age 56.
Kris was an extraordinary woman who will be celebrated and loved forever. She touched many lives during her 56 years through her in
volvement in many local and naonal organizaons. She rered from Cheyenne Mountain School District in 2004 aer 22 years of teach
junior high Spanish. In 1989, she received the Rose Award in recognion of outstanding service to educaon from the Cheyenne Mount
School District and she was named Colorado State Foreign Language Teacher of the Year in 2004. Her passion and teaching inspired man
Her creavity, energy, and enthusiasm for life were displayed not only in her teaching but also in everything she did!
We encourage current CCFLT members to connue the path of
these extraordinary women. Nominate a colleague for one of these awards today!
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2013 CCFLT FALL CONFERENCE
AWARDS NOMINATION FORM
NEW TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP (TO ATTEND FALL CONFERENCE)
Two scholarships will be awarded to new World Language teachers (in their first 3 years of teaching) to attend
the CCFLT Fall Conference on October 5, 2013 at UCCS in Colorado Springs
Please submit the following documents to be eligible for this CCFLT award:
If self-nominating, include:
A current CV or Resume
Nominees name, Award category, School, Years of teaching experience, Phone
(H), Phone (W), Address, City, State, ZIP, Email
A brief cover letter
Please write a brief cover letter about yourself and your teaching
If nominating someone else, include a letter with the following information:
About the nominee:
Nominees name, Award category, School, Years of teaching experience, Phone
(H), Phone (W), Address, City, State, ZIP, Email
About the nominator:
Nominators name, Phone (H), Phone (W), Address, City, State, ZIP, EmailAbout the nominees supervisor:
Supervisors name, Title, Phone (W), Email address, School, School address, City,
State, ZIP, School district name
Combine these components into ONE document and send it as an email attachment toCristin Bleess at bleessccflt@yahoo.com
In the message line, write: CCFLT Awards Nomination
Applications must be received by September 3, 2013Recipients will be informed of the Grants and Awards Committees decision by September 15th
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My son doesnt learn languages easily.., My daughter has an A in all of her classes, except in Spanish.., Wh
can I do to help my son improve his grade in French? Do these sound familiar? I hear them all of the time, eve
year, over and over, again and again. A parents concern for their son or daughters la
guage acquisition is understandable; however, it is sad to admit that most of the phobia
around language learning has been created by our society. As the SWCOLT Teacher o
the Year I will compete in November for the ACTFL Teacher of the Year. My messag
will be to promote dual language programs. Their goal is to immerse students in a sec
ond language beginning in Kindergarten and as a tool for learning all school subjects.
Most people have a natural predisposition to learning one school subject over another,
my difficult subject, for example, had always been mathematics. I explain to the par-ents that this did not mean that I was incapable of learning math, it just meant that I
needed to work harder in math than say, in language arts. While there are certainly some biological aspects to som
students language-learning ability, I do not agree that a large percentage of a students language-learning ability
comes from some biological advantage. Under our current typical system, students are not exposed to second lan-
guage learning until they enter middle school, and in some cases, not until high school. Under this old-school clas
room method students begin by learning rules, memorize vocabulary out of context, and students exposure to the
target language is often limited to approximately 1 hour a day or less.
Students enrolled in dual language programs enjoy a very different experience. Dual language programs have hal
of the students already fluent in English and half of the students fluent in another language. As published in an art
cle published in the Daily Herald titled Dual language programs prepare students for a global society, schoolsteaching students to be truly biliterate begin kindergartners with 80 to 90 percent of instruction in the foreign lan-
guage giving English-dominant students the chance for more immersion and doesn't take away from nonEnglish-
speaking students' acquisition of their second language. During the next few years, the foreign language instructio
is reduced until it makes up 50 percent of the school day. It's hardly surprising that little kids in a dual language
program are at such an advantage!
As ACTFL-TOY, I will do whatever I can to promote dual language programs and to have them not only be acces
sible to all students, but that it becomes the standard for language teaching and learning in every district in every
state.
I am so proud to represent Colorado as SWCOLT-
TOY and it will be my honor to represent us for the thirdtimeas ACTFL Teacher of the Year!
Hablando el mundo se entiendeNorma Arroyo SWCOLT-TOY
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OPEN DOORS TO OPPORTUNITIES!
Earn a Masters degree in French, German or Spanish at
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Our Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures oers three opons of M.A. degrees:
1. Literature, Language, and Culture (2-year program);
2. Interdisciplinary course of study, along with language concentraon (2-year program);
3. Joint M.A.s, one in Foreign Language and Literatures and one in English (TESL/TEFL) (three-
year joint program).
Teaching assistantships available
For highest consideraon, please submit applicaons by February 1
Visit our website: hp://www.colostate.edu/Depts/FLL/graduate.html
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Language Technology Program for K-12 Teachers at CU Boulder
The Anderson Language & Technology Center at CU Boulder oe
a one-year program in language technology for K-12 teachers. T
Foreign Language Technology Program will begin in September o
2013 and span across 8 Saturdays over the course of the 2013-2
academic year. Parcipants may aend as few or as many work-
shops as they wish but they must aend all eight events to recei
the cercate of compleon in May 2014.
The rst 6 meengs will cover technical skills as well as how to rize and assess the educaonal potenal of the tools presented.
During each workshop, aendees will develop a full lesson plan
ready to implement in the classroom the following week. On Sat
days 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, guest speakers from the K-12 language teac
ing community (Heather Wien, Peggy Veal, Toni Theisen, etc.)
present on their own uses and experiences with technology in th
classroom.
The last 2 Saturdays will be devoted to the porolio intensive
workshops during which parcipants will be guided in the proces
of building their own mulmedia porolio.
Upon compleon of each workshop, parcipants will receive a c
cate of aendance that they may submit to the CDE to obtain
recercaon credits. They may also receive up to 4 graduate cr
its from the School of Connuing Educaon at CU Boulder.
For more informaon about the curriculum, schedule, cost and
registraon, please visit hp://altec.colorado.edu/tp/K12.shtml
Please help us spread the word! Quesons? Please dont hesitate to
e-mail me at Edwige.Simon@colorado.edu
I loved it! Thank you so much. The
course has made me so much
more condent in usingtechnology in the classroom.
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CCFLT Spring Conference Awards ProgramCCFLT Conference 2014 Awards Nomination Form
We want to make it even easier for you to acknowledge a fellow teacher with a special recognition award. The peson in your department who goes above and beyond! The one who always develops innovative and exciting activties for students! The teacher who has increased enrollment and has led the way to academic excellence!
Express your appreciation, your admiration, and your gratitude by nominating him or her for a CCFLT Speci
Recognition Award that will be presented at the Spring Conference next year. Only teachers who have beeCCFLT members for a full year prior to nomination may qualify for an award; members of the Board of Directoare not eligible.
Please create one Word document in which you include the following:(1) a cover page with the required information given below(2) a letter of nomination of two pages or less(3) a maximum of three letters of support of one page each.
The cover page must include the following information:
About the nominee:Nominees name, Award category, School, Years of teaching experience, Phone (H), Phone (W), Address,City, State, ZIP, Email
About the nominator:Nominators name, Phone (H), Phone (W), Address, City, State, ZIP, Email
About the nominees supervisor:Supervisors name, Title, Phone (W), Email address, School, School address, City, State, ZIP, School dis-trict name
Combine these components into ONE document and send it as an email attachment to The CCFLT Grants andAwards Chair. (Please see the CCFLT website for the 2013-2014 Chair-TBA 8/13). In the message line, write:CCFLT Awards Nomination and attach the electronic copy of your nomination packet.
Winners will be presented a plaque at the 2014 Spring Conference Awards Luncheon.
Applications must be received by December 1, 2013.
The Genevieve Overman Memorial Service AwardPresented to a world language educator for dedicated and long service to theteaching profession, as well as commitment and leadership in serving CCFLT.
The New Educator AwardPresented to a world language educator in the first five years of teaching, whoexhibits a great deal of potential in developing ideas for world language edu-cation.
The Kris Wells Memorial Creativity AwardsPresented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional creativity andinnovation in the field of world languages, whether teaching, administration,or materials development.
The Excellence in Teaching AwardPresented to a world language educator who has excelled in classroom in-struction.
The Friend of Foreign Languages AwardPresented to an individual or group from outside the world language teaching
profession who has made significant contributions to the teaching and learningof world languages.
New Teacher Scholarship2 Scholarships will be awarded to new World Language teachers (in their first3 years of teaching) to attend the CCFLT Spring Conference in February.
Program Leadership AwardPresented to a world language educator who has provided exceptional leader-ship and innovation in programs beyond the classroom level.
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How Does SB191 Affect YOU?Its arrivedJuly 2013 and the new teacher evaluation system is officially in place. As a world languag
teacher, how does Senate Bill 191 specifically affect you? Anna Crocker, Jeffco Public Schools WorLanguage Coordinator and former CCFLT President will discuss how the new evaluation system will impact language teachers.
Who: CCFLT members
When: September 14th
Time: 9:0011:00am
Where: TBA (in Denver Metro area)
Price: $15 pre-register
$20 on-site
For those interested, after the workshop there will be a bring -your-own-brown bag lunch to discuss ideaand concerns.
Registration information will soon be available at www.ccflt.org. Make sure to save the date for this in-formative workshop!
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Are you interested in serving on the CCFLT Board of Directors?
Do you know a colleague who might be? Serving on the Board provides greatopportunities for networking, collegiality, giving back to your profession, and
most of all, FUN. To express your interest in running in the next election, to
nominate a colleague, or to get more information, please contact:
Fawzia Ahmad : ( fawzia.ahmad@ucdenver.edu)
I look forward to hearing from you.
Why Serve on the CCFLT Board?
The Board of Directors posions, which last for two academic years, give members the opportunity to:
Pracce Communicaon skills in at least two languages
Promote Connecons at state, regional, and naons levels
Make Friendships all over the state
Gain Leadership and professional growth opportunies
Share Teaching ps, experiences and concerns
The responsibilies include:
Serve for two academic years (beginning the May aer you are elected)
Aend monthly meengs from August to May
Aend fall retreat in August (2 days, 1 overnight)
Work at the Spring Conference
Serve on a minimum of two commiees; one Standing and one Spring Conference commiee
Chair a commiee in your second year
Reimbursements and benets include:
Up to twelve hours CDE recercaon credit
All phone calls
Mileage at 25 cents per mile
Spring Conference registraon and two luncheon meals
Fall Conference registraon
Cercates for volunteer hours
Easy to nominate yourself
Build statewide networking connecons
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The Joint National Committee for Languages and National Council for Languages and InternationalStudies (JNCL-NCLIS) is a trade council that represents the language profession in the United StatesAs professional organizations and companies in teaching, translation, interpreting, testing, research,and many other fields, we raise public awareness of language as an enterprise vital to national well-being.
The objectives and activities of JNCL-NCLIS include lobbying the Legislative and Executive branches for support and federal-funding for language education and research, as well as visa reform to meet critical language demandin the U.S. We have a busy summer and fall ahead of us, with work on the reauthorization of the Elementary and SecondaryEducation Act, the Higher Education Act, the America COMPETES Act, as well as ongoing work on appropriations for FY14JNCL-NCLIS continues to work with the Office of Science and Technology Policy on how language and international educa-tion fit into STEM policy.
Cristin Bleess, the President of the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, attended the annual Delegate Assemblyof JNCL-NCLIS and participated with other delegates in a two-day advocacy effort consisting of a total of over 100 meetingswith congressional staffers and members, and officials from the Executive Branch, with representation from language associa-tions and organizations in 27 states. Delegates were asking for support from their Senators and Representatives for the ForeignLanguage Education Partnership Act (FLEP), which would create a federally-funded grant competition to establish K-12 lan-guage programs. The bill has bipartisan support and we are working with our contacts in Congress to push for its inclusion inthe reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In addition, we are excited to have recently learned of legislation being introduced by a California representative that would furnish grants for states to implement a seal of biliteracy tobe given to high school graduates that demonstrate competence in at least one language in addition to English. The biliteracyseal concept is already being implemented in California, New York and Illinois and could get a significant national boost if thislegislation passes.
Another objective of JNCL-NCLIS is to raise the profile of the language profession in the US and raise awareness about theimportance of language. On this front, weve been working with the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) onpublicizing the lobbying effort. With the help of GALA, weve placed three articles so far in Politico, a widely read on-linenewspaper about the workings of Washington, DC; in the Washington Post, and in VoXXI, an online, national newspaper geared
to the Hispanic market in the US. It has been a pleasure working with Hans Fenstermacher, the CEO of GALA, on raisingawareness in DC and nationally that we have a unified voice for the Language Enterprise.
Just this month, JNCL-NCLIS delegates approved revisions to the founding bylaws of the organization, which combined withthe new dues structure, enable us to recruit from the private sector of the Language Enterprise. In order to help with that ef-fort, Monique Roske has joined JNCL-NCLIS with an appointment Of Counsel. She will work with the staff and ExecutiveDirector to recruit from the private sector and to integrate the policy priorities of the private sector in to the overall agenda ofJNCL-NCLIS.
JNCL-NCLIS exists to serve and represent its members and we are always eager to hear from anythemnot just organizationa
delegates! Particularly with regard to our legislative branch lobbying, the more constituent voices we can amplify, the greaterimpact we have. We regularly send out language news digests and policy alerts notifying members of opportunities to act andvoice their support for language to their members of Congress. If you do not receive our mailings, but would like to, you cansign up on our website www.languagepolicy.org or send a request to rhanson@languagepolicy.org. And if you are ever travelinin the DC area, we are happy to schedule and accompany you to meetings with your Representative and Senators to get theword out about language. Thank you for your enthusiasm and engagement in advancing foreign language in the United States.
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Last month, the Department of Educaons
Oce of Postsecondary Educaon an-nounced the appointment of a new Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Internaonal and
Foreign Language Educaon Clay Pell, the
grandson of former senator Claiborne Pell,
aer whom the Pell Grant program is
named.
Pell comes from the White House, where he
served as director for strategic planning on
the Naonal Security Sta and helped ad-
vance President Obamas key naonal secu-rity priories.
He brings crical experience from a breadth
of departments and agencies including the White House, State Department, and CIA, and he has a personal
commitment to foreign language study as a speaker of Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic. Pell studied law in Argen-
na and China, earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center, and graduated from Harvard College
with high honors in social studies and a citaon in Modern Standard Arabic. He also has military experse as a
reserve ocer in the U.S. Coast Guard, including nearly four years on acve duty and legal experience as appel-
late government counsel for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Before Pell had a chance to get his feet under the desk, LanguageMagazine editor, Daniel Ward, asked him some key quesons:
Clay Pell: Let me just say how thrilled I am to be here, and
thank you for reaching out in my rst couple of days at the
Department of Educaon. I am so excited to join Secretary
Duncan and to connue to serve President Obama in advanc-
ing Americas global compeveness. We are laser-focused on
doing everything we can to make sure our country and next gen-
eraon of students are fully prepared to lead and thrive in the 21st
century, including with crical foreign language and internaonal skills.
LM: What languages do you speak, how did you learn them, and how have they improved your professional
and personal lives?
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The Naons New Language Czar Clay Pell Speaks
with Language Magazine Editor, Daniel Ward
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The Naons New Language Czar Speaks
with Language Magazine Editor, Daniel Ward contd...CP: Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic. I studied Spanish rst in elementary school, then both Spanish and Chinese
as an exchange student in high school. I began studying Arabic in college and have connued each ever since.
Without a doubt, foreign languages opened up the world to me. They exposed me to the people and places be-
yond our borders and gave me the skills to work on internaonal issues with the military, State Department,law rms overseas, and most recently on President Obama s Naonal Security Sta. So you can imagine what an
enormous privilege and thrill it is for me to come full circle and work with Secretary Duncan and President
Obama to equip the next generaon of American students with the foreign language and internaonal skills they
will need to lead and thrive in the global economy.
LM: Why do you believe it is important to speak more than one language?
CP: At a strategic level, the United States represents about 5% of the global populaon and a quarter of the
global economy. Our growth and compeveness demand that we nd new ways to connect with, work with,
and take advantage of opportunies in the rest of the world. Foreign language and internaonal experse are
crical skills to bridge that divide and proacvely reach opportunies and cultures around the globe.Of course,there are many other benets that come from learning anoth-
er language and probably everyone who has built uency in
another language can speak in their own way to how it has
enriched their life. Certainly, learning a second language has
been shown to improve cognive development and learning
outcomes across the board. And some of the ndings Im most
excited about show how study-abroad experience can help
close the achievement gap between minority college students
and their majority peers.
LM: What role do you see for the Department of Educaon in
promong language educaon across the states in the light of
budget cuts? Does technology have a role?
CP: The Department of Educaon has a crical leadership role in promong 21st-century skills in our naons
schools, instuons of higher educaon, and beyond. We are encouraging state and local instuons to weave
global competencies into common academic core subjects, into college-and-career-ready standards, and into ex
pected learning outcomes. Personally, Im really looking forward to meeng and working with everyone in the
days and months ahead students and schools, partners in government and private sector, and the foreign lan
guage and educaon communies as a whole. My message is that foreign language is a crical skill for the 21st
century and there are a lot of innovave ways we can work together to make sure our students develop foreignlanguage skills all the way through from school to career. Certainly, technology is an important part of this, as ar
partnerships across the board. And the federal government will connue to play an important role, including the
Title VI and Fulbright Hays programs that we administer and other internaonal educaon programs at the De-
partments of State and Defense, among others.
Our growth and competitiveness
demand that we ind new ways to
connect with, work with, and take
advantage of opportunities in the
rest of the world.
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The Naons New Language Czar Speaks
with Language Magazine Editor, Daniel Ward contd..These programs support foreign language, area, and internaonal studies and infrastructure building at U.S. colleg
es and universies. And they ensure a supply of graduates with experse in less commonly taught languages, wor
areas, global issues, and transnaonal trends all crical for Americas students, businesses, and workforce as a
whole.
LM: Do you have any specic goals in terms of improving language educaon in the U.S.?
CP: Yes! I really want to hear from the community about all the many ways we can work together. But some are
as where I am looking forward to working together include: Building bridges Making sure that we are building
bridges at all levels so that our students and workforce develop, retain, and leverage foreign language skills from
school through employment. Inclusion Connuing to expand the parcipaon of underrepresented groups in fo
eign language and internaonal educaon. Technology Leveraging advances in technology to connect students
with cung-edge language-learning materials, as well as their peers around the world. Strategic regions Conn
ng to support less commonly taught languages, including in strategic regions of the Asia-Pacic and Africa where
the President has elevated focus across the U.S. government.
LM: What are your views on bilingual and dual-language educaon programs?
CP: We support both bilingual educaon and dual -language programs (dual language being the one of the mode
by which students with limited English prociency can learn English and simultaneously maintain their nave lan-
guage). The general support both for bilingual educaon and dual -language programs comes from Secretary Dun-
can and President Obamas emphasis on language as an important skill for the 21st century.
LM: What do you think we can do to improve retenon of heritage languages and preserve this valuable naon
resource?
CP: Heritage languages are a really powerful resource, both for individuals and the country as a whole. One of t
most important things we can do is encourage parents and families to connue to use both their heritage languag
and English with their children. At the federal level, we have funded projects through our Title VI porolio that sup
port heritage language programs, and I look forward to strategizing with the language community about other wa
where we can play a role.
LM: How can we encourage more American students to study in non-English-speaking countries?
CP: Im really excited to help get out the word to students about the relevance of study abroad and to connue to
work to make sure these programs are as accessible as possible. The Departments emphasis on advancing global
competencies for all students is important in this regard, as are opportunies that we support through our overseprograms in Fulbright-Hays and Title VI. I look forward to working hard to make sure more students and instuo
know whats available and are nding new ways to partner together.
This arcle originally appeared in the May 2013 edion of Language Magazine visit www.languagemagazine.com
for the latest language educaon news.
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18th
Annual CCFLT Student Essay Contest
Students are our best voices for world language educaon! CCFLT is seeking student essays in the students target language for the
annual student essay contest. Winning essays will be posted at the CCFLT Spring Conference
and may be shared with representaves and senators to make them aware of the voices of
their young constuents. Each sponsoring teacher must be a current member of CCFLT. Each
teacher may only submit up to three (3) essays.
Elementary and middle school winners will receive $25, while high school and university win-
ners will receive $50; winners also receive a cercate commemorang their accomplishment
The teachers of the winning students will be invited to aend the Spring Conference Awards
Luncheon to accept the award on behalf of their students.
The essay topic reects the theme of the CCFLT 2014 Spring Conference,
The Real World of Real Languages
Reect on a personal experience that exemplies/illustrates the importance of knowing another language in the real world.
Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2013.
Length and presentaon:
One page maximum, typed, double spaced
Times New Roman font, 12-point font size
Wrien in the target language with aenon to the rubric below
Cover sheet to include:
Students name
Students grade level (i.e., French, 3rd
grade)
Students age
Students address, phone number
Sponsoring teachers name
Name of school
School address
Send essays to: The CCFLT Grants and Awards Chair(Please see the CCFLT websitefor the 2013-2014 Chair) (TBA August of 2013)
Essays must arrive by December 1, 2013
By entering the contest, all parcipants acknowledge that CCFLT has their permission to edit and use their entries as deemed appro-
priate to the purpose of the contest.
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Strong Developing Not yet Students
Assessment
deas and Contentdevelopment) Clear and focused,holds readers atten-
tion. Relevant anec-
dotes/details enrich
central theme.
Writer is beginning todefine the topic,
even though devel-
opment is still basic
or general
Paper has no clearsense of purpose. De-
tails are sketchy or
missing, Requires
much inference
S D NY
Organization Organization en-
hances/showcases
central idea/ theme.
Order, structure/
presentation of infor-
mation is compel-
ling/moves reader
through text.
Organizational struc-
ture is strong enough
to move the reader
through the text with-
out much confusion.
Writing lacks clear
sense of direction.
Ideas, details or
events seem strung
together in loose or
random fashion; no
identifiable internal
structure.
S D NY
Voice Writer speaks directly
to reader in individu-
al, compelling and
engaging way.
Crafted with aware-
ness/respect for au-
dience/ purpose
Writer seems sincere
but not fully en-
gaged or involved.
Result is pleasant or
even personable,
but not compelling.
Writer seems indiffer-
ent, uninvolved, or
distanced from topic
and/or audience.
S D NY
Word Choice Conveys intended
message in precise,
interesting and natu-
ral way. Words are
powerful/engaging
Language is func-
tional but lacks ener-
gy. Easy to figure out
the meaning on a
general level.
Writer demonstrates
limited vocabulary. S D NY
Sentence Fluency Easy flow, rhythm
and cadence; strong
varied structure
More pleasant than
musical; more me-
chanical than fluid.
Choppy, incomplete,
rambling or awkward
Conventions Spelling, grammar,
punctuation have
few errors
Errors are distracting
and impair readabil-
ity
Errors repeatedly dis-
tract reader and
make text difficult to
read
S D NY
Presentation Form/presentation
enhance message
Message is under-
standable in format
Garbled message
relating to presenta-
tionS D NY
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Annual CCFLT Student Essay Contest Rubric
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CCFLT 2014 STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST FORM:
This is a fantastic opportunity for your students to create a 2-minute video of themselves in a conversation withanother student. The conversation should reflect the theme of the 2014 CCFLT Spring Conference The Real
World of World Languages. Pairs of students will create, present, and record an original conversation. They may
determine the topic of their conversation, but they should demonstrate ACTFLs Communication standard: the
use of language for communication in real life situations, "what students can do with language rather than wha
they know about language.
A certificate and a $10 gift card will be awarded in each language at each level of language and school to
students who create the best video according to the rubric. All students will receive a certificate for participat-
ing. Only teachers who are members of CCFLT may submit entries. Each teacher is allowed to send 1 video per
language, per level of school (elementary/middle/high school/university) and per level of language (novice, in-
termediate, advanced, superior, heritage). We are only able to accept presentations in a digital format (e.g.
DVD or a file sent via email). *New this yeara student permission form (available on the CCFLT website) is re-
quired from each student participating to allow the CCFLT to showcase the student videos at our spring confer-ence.
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Please fill out the entry form below and attach it to your DVD or via email. Teachers determine the level that is
appropriate for their students - novice, intermediate, advanced, superior, heritage.
Date________________________
Teacher Name & Contact Information (email and phone) ____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
School & District _______________________________________________________________________
Students Names ____________________________________________________________________
Students Level of School (circle) elementary | middle | high school | university
Language ______________________
Level of Language Study (circle) novice | intermediate | advanced | superior | heritage
Title of Video ________________________________________________________________________
Please submit this form along with your video entry AND student permission form to the CCFLT Grants and Award
Chair(Please see the CCFLT website for the 2013-2014 Chair)
Deadline: December 1st, 2013
In the message line, write: CCFLT Awards Nomination
DVDs can be picked up at the close of the Spring Conference
For further information see the following on the CCFLT website:
Check-off List
Scoring Rubric
Student Release Form
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What the Tweet?! Geng started with Twier for theWorld Language Educator by Kelly Haas
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Twier can be a fantasc way to build your professional learning network and connect with other languageteachers around the world. However, its one of those tools that many seem to nd inmidang at rst. Fear
not! Ive compiled a no-nonsense guide to get your started.
Step 1: Create an account: Go to hps://twier.comand ll in the New to Twier?form on the main page to
create an account. Follow the steps unl you get to your homepage.Step 2: Create a prole: It is important to at least upload a picture of something and put a lile bit of infor-
maon about yourself on your prole. If you leave all of the standard images and no text, it can be a signier to
people on Twier (Tweeps) that you arent who you say you are or that you are a spammer.
Step 3: Follow some Tweeps: Following people on Twier basically means you re subscribing to their Tweets,
which will then show up on your Twier homepage. A good way to start building your network is to nd some-
one you respect on Twier and look through the people they follow. You will probably recognize some and be
inspired by others proles. Dont hesitate to start following a lot of people: youre
starng to build your network!
The Top 2 Ways to Start Building Your PLN through Twier
1. Use a dashboard applicaon to follow World Language Hashtags
As you get going, one of the things youll want to do but cant is follow Hashtags.
Thats because only people can be followed on Twier. To x this, applicaons
have been developed that will constantly search anything you desire, and then or-
ganize all Tweets that menon your query for you. This means that, if you know what to search, you can just sit
back and watch some of the great conversaons that go on in the language community.
One such applicaon is www.tweetdeck.com. Once you create an account on TweetDeck and add your Twieraccount, itll create some columns for you. If you click the + buon on the le, youll be able to add your own
columns by typing in, for example, a Hashtag. TweetDeck will then create a column for that Hashtag, and any
me anyone in the world sends out a Tweet that menons that Hashtag, that Tweet will appear in your col-
umn. Try these great world language topics: #LangChat, #WLTeach, #21stEdChat, #EdChat, #AuthRes, to get
started.
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2. #LangChat
Every Tuesday at 6:00pm MST, world languages teachers around the world gather at their computers to discuss
via Tweets a previously agreed upon topic using the #LangChat Hashtag in their Tweets. Topics this year have in-
cluded Best Authenc Resources, The Role of Textbooks, and The Tyranny of Grades among many greatothers! So, teachers, heres your homework: use TweetDeck to observe (or parcipate in!) next Tuesdays
#LangChat.
Some of my favorite World Language Tweeps-Follow these!
@CarolGaab - Carol Gaab, TPRS guru, author and teacher trainer
@CoLeeSensei - Colleen Lee-Hayes, Japanese teacher, blogger and #langchat moderator
@dr_dmd - Don Doehla, French teacher and project based learning guru
@karacjacobs-
Kara Jacobs, Spanish teacher, blogger and authenc resource bu
@Musicuentos - Sara-E. Corell, Spanish teacher, 21st century consultant and blogger
@placido - Kristy Placido, Spanish teacher and author of TPRS novels
@SenorG - Noah Geisel, Spanish teacher and ACTFL Teacher of the Year
@srtabarragan - Crystal Barragn, Spanish teacher, blogger and CI enthusiast
@tmsaue1 - Thomas Sauer, World Language Specialist for Jeerson County Public Schools, KY
Notes:
#LangChat: If you want to look back at summaries of all of the LangChats that have happened over the years, yo
can nd them by vising to the chats Wiki: www.goo.gl/WP1eR(capital leers maer here).
Other Educaon Chats: If you love LangChat, there are a ton of other educaon chats going on via Twier! You
can see a list of other chats Hashtags and their schedules by vising Cybrary Mans compilaon: www.goo.gl/
dlYUA (capital leers maer here).
TweetDeck: One drawback to TweetDeck is that it is no longer available on mobile devices. Google TweetDeck
alternaves to nd some other opons if this is an issue for you.
Kelly Hass, @SraHass , Spanish Teacher and Learning & Leadership Technology Representave at Castle View Hig
School in Castle Rock, Colorado.
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This year CCFLT is pilong a Mentoring Program for World Language teachers throughout the state.
Designed and proposed by David Burrous, former CCFLT President, this Program provides an infra-
structure for Colorado world language teachers to advance their professional growth and develop-
ment, especially in the area of aligning their pracce with the Colorado World Language Standardsadopted in 2009.
CCFLT's Board agreed to sponsor the program for a
rst pilot year, publicizing the program during the
recruitment phase last spring through e-mail
blasts, buying books for mentors and mentees and
supplying recercaon credit for parcipants.
Outgoing CCFLT Board Member Anne Becher joined
the eort and the two worked together on a volun-
teer basis during the summer to develop a program hand-
book and a website (cctmentoringprogram.blogspot.com) to guide mentors and mentees through
the year's acvies.
The main components of the program are weekly meengs (via phone or e-mail) between mentors
and mentees, monthly readings in the program's two books, Keys to the Classroom and Keys to As-
sessment(both excellent resources published by ACTFL), and once-a-semester observaons by the
mentor (usually done via skype or faceme) with pre- and post-observaon conversaons. Some
pairs have decided to have mentees observe mentor's classrooms as well. Mentors provide support
and advice as more-experienced peers, not as supervisors or evaluators, and our hope is that this ar-
It is nice to have the
camaraderie with my mentor,
to learn from her and to have
her hold me accountable for
the goals I outlined for myself.
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Perhaps because this irst assignment required a fair amount of time and came at an already busy pe-
riod of the school year, a few mentees dropped out. Our numbers dwindled to 12 pairs, with one more
mentee dropping out in the past month. This program does require a serious commitment of time and
energy, and we think that this might not have been clear in our initial recruitment e-mails. In a recent
participant survey, several respondents indicated that they had perhaps been overambitious in think-
ing they would have as much time as was required for the monthly readings and weekly meetings.
On the other hand, our survey also indicated that many participants
are satisied so far. Mentee Lorie Shetter told us that "My experi-
ence with the mentoring program so far has been great. It is nice to
have the camaraderie with my mentor, to learn from her and to
have her hold me accountable for the goals I outlined for myself.
The best part is that she not only is holding me accountable for my
goals, she is also lending her support and encouragement which will
ensure my success." And Kati Helzer said "My experience has been
great! My mentor is so helpful and the resources to which we've
been given access are really helping me to generate new ideas."
We've also received some constructive feedback from our participants that we will try to implement,
should the CCFLT Board decide to continue its sponsorship of the Program for another year, such as
putting mentors and mentees in touch with each other before August so they have the summer to de-
velop goals and get to know each other a little bit, arranging for a face-to-face orientation and/or men-
tor/mentee meetings, and requiring time logs to be submitted more often than just at the end of the
year.
We're excited about the successes our participants have experienced so far, and about the potential as
we continue to reine the program. If you'd like to learn more about it, consider attending the Mentor-
ing Program presentation at the CCFLT Spring conference.
--Anne Becher & David Burrous
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Teacher Innovaon Grants Program
Applicaon for Fall 2013 GrantsApplicaon deadline... September 3, 2013
Each spring, the CCFLT presents three monetary grants to teachers. Innovaon grants will be formally presented to recipients at the CCFLT Fall Conf
ence on October 5, 2013 at UCCS in Colorado Springs If you have an idea for a project for your classroom, please consider applying for one of the
following grants:
25th Annual Fall Innovaon Grant ...$500
25th Annual Fall Innovaon Grant ...$250 (2)
The CCFLT Grants Commiee is looking for project proposals that are: Innovave, Creave, Interesng, Praccable, Student-oriented, Feasible and C
be shared with colleagues
To apply for one of two monetary grants, please submit the following in ONE document:
1. Cover leer
Include your name, home address/city/state/ZIP, home phone, email address, school name, school address/city/state/ZIP, school phone, and t
date of your applicaon.
2. Project goal and raonale
What is the goal and raonale of your project?
How is your project dierent from projects already in existence?
What does recent research say about the potenal success of your project?
3. Steps toward project compleon
____ Describe the individual steps you are planning to take to reach your goal.
____ What is the proposed date of compleon?
4. Benets to students and program
____ How will your project directly aect student learning?
____ How will your project enhance your foreign language program?
____ Will you submit an arcle to be published in the CCFLT Newsleer?
5. Budget detail
____ What is the amount of your request? $250 or $500?
____ Specify your expected expenses.
6. Two leers of support
____ Include a leer of support for your project from one colleague and one administrator,
no longer than one page each.
Notes: Grant recipients will be informed of the Grants and Awards Commiees decision by September 15th and will be responsible for their own
registraon and payment to aend the conference. To be eligible for the grant, the applicant must be a current CCFLT member and have been a me
ber for at least one year.Also, note that the CCFLT does not fund requests for release me, textbooks, or materials to be marketed for prot.
Proposals for Innovaons Grants must be postmarked by September 3, 2013.
Please send your completed applicaon to Crisn Bleess at bleesscct@yahoo.com
In the message line, write: CCFLT Awards Nominaon
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