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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!

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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

[email protected]

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Ocers

Crisn Bleess, President Castle View HS [email protected]

Debbie Cody, Past-President South HS [email protected]

Diana Noonan, President-Elect Denver Public Schools [email protected]

Elementary and Secondary Representaves

Jenny Beltman East Grand Middle [email protected]

Lisa Bloomer Pine Creek HS [email protected]

Amy Flynn Bear Creek HS [email protected]

Becky Lous Oberon MS [email protected]

Deborah Ormsby The Internaonal School [email protected]

Kristy Swartwood Englewood MS [email protected]

Heather Wien Elizabeth HS [email protected]

Post-Secondary Representaves

Fawzia Ahmad USAFA/DCSD [email protected]

Kathleen Bizzarro Colorado College [email protected]

Courtney Fell* CU Boulder [email protected]

At-Large Representaves

Teresa McNeil* Colorado Springs District 11 [email protected]

Jian Lin Denver Language School [email protected]

Non-Vong Appointed Members

Kristen Boehm Execuve Secretary [email protected]

Julie Doyle Newsleer Editor [email protected]

Susan Murray-Carrico Web Master [email protected]

*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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Register Onlinefor the Fall Conference

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CCFLT 2013 Fall Conference

Are you on Target? How to Maintain 90% Target Language in the Classroom


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 [email protected]

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


Presidents Past, Present, and Future
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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 [email protected]

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 : ( [email protected])

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 [email protected]. 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?


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

Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers www.cct.org April 2013 Page 22 HOME

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.

CCFLT MENTORING PROGRAM

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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

CCFLT MENTORING PROGRAM CONTD...
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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 [email protected]

In the message line, write: CCFLT Awards Nominaon


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