Introduction to STARTALK Language Teacher E-Library

Catherine Ingold, PhDShuhan Wang, PhD

2010 ACTFL ConferenceNovember 19, 2010

Purposes of this Session

• Introduce STARTALK as a resource for all language teachers

• Showcase the STARTALK materials collection• Q & A

STARTALK

• Part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI)

• Summer programs for students and teachers in critical languages Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Hindi, Persian, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu

• Will continue through 2013

2010: 134 Programs

Student Teacher Combined TOTALArabic 19 13 1 33Chinese 47 37 7 91Dari 0 4 0 4Hindi 12 8 0 20Persian 3 6 0 9Russian 0 6 0 6Swahili 3 3 0 6Turkish 2 3 0 5Urdu 3 5 0 8

2010 Enrollments

Language Students Teachers TotalArabic 603 263 866Chinese 3026 1401 4427Dari 0 2 2Hindi 386 80 466Persian 132 50 182Russian 0 44 44Swahili 27 11 38Turkish 31 15 46Urdu 39 15 54Total 4244 1881 6125

2011 STARTALK

2011 Competition: October 4 – 31

Arabic Portuguese: teacher/combinationChinese Russian + studentDari + student SwahiliHindi TurkishPersian Urdu

STARTALK-endorsed Principles for Effective Teaching

• Implementing standards-based and thematically organized curriculum

• Facilitating a student-centered classroom • Using target language for instruction • Integrating culture into language instruction • Adopting and using authentic materials• Conducting performance-based assessment

Teacher Training Videos

Classroom examples

STARTALK-endorsed effective practices in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu

Videos can be used alone or incorporated into more extensive teacher education programs.

Multimedia Teacher Workshops

• Twelve online teacher development workshops

• Onsite professional development & multimedia or online teacher training materials

Project Objectives

To Develop Teacher Training Materials to Support STARTALK-endorsed Effective Practices

1. Create materials to support STARTALK teachers2. Script, stage, and film video

clips of 2009 summer programs3. Develop 10 stand-alone workshops

and complementary materials

STARTALK Multimedia Workshop – Assessment for Language Instructors: The Basics

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

STARTALK Multimedia Workshop – Student-Centered Language Classroom through

Cooperative Learning Consortium of Texas Chinese Language Institutes

STARTALK Multimedia Workshop – Staying In The Target Language

Concordia Language Villages

STARTALK Multimedia Workshop – NOVASTARTALK Online

Northern Virginia Community College

STARTALK Multimedia Workshop – Chinese Immersion: Lesson-planning in the

Content-based Classroom Global Village Academy

The Haya! Project National Capital Language Resource Center

STARTALK Multimedia Workshop – The Journey to Become a Standards-Based World

Language Teacher Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

STARTALK Multimedia Workshop – Planning for Performance with Backward Design

Seattle Public Schools

Leadership Development Program for World Language Educators

Stanford University School of Education California Foreign Language Project (CFLP)

Immersion Strategies and the Use of the Target Language in the Chinese Classrooms

University of California, Berkeley

Teaching Heritage Languages University of California, Los Angeles

Integrating Language, Culture and Content Occidental College

STARTALK Resource Lists of Language Specific Materials

• Language specific and pedagogical articles • Text and reference books • Cultural and language-learning websites • Authentic materials and media • Professional organizations • Community and heritage organizations • These resource lists are available as PDFs for viewing

and downloading:• Student Programs Resource List • Teacher Programs Resource List

Example (1)

• Sample Curricula

Example (2)

• Resource List

Templates & Guides

• Student program curriculum, unit, and lesson planning templates

• Teacher program curriculum template

• Field-trip paper and guide

Online Curriculum Guide

This guide is useful to methods faculty and teacher trainers in professional development

To develop standards-based, thematically designed curriculum, assessment, and performance based instruction.

Thematic PlanningAssessmentInstructional Strategies

A serious domestic and international World Language Education Gap in the United States

Comments/Questions

35

Thank you

Catherine Ingold cwingold@nflc.orgShuhan C. Wang swang@nflc.org

http://www.startalk.umd.edu