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"With the help of a three-year grant from the US Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities, an eleven-member task force, representing a variety of languages, levels of instruction, program models, and geographic regions, undertook the task of defining content standards - what students should know and be able to do - in foreign language education. The final document, Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century, first published in 1996, represents an unprecedented consensus among educators, business leaders, government, and the community on the definition and role of foreign language instruction in American education. This visionary document has been used by teachers, administrators, and curriculum developers at both state and local levels to begin to improve foreign language education in our nation's schools. The 3rd Edition Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, revised including Arabic standards, is now available."

Shake things up! Make language learning more engaging! My name is Megan Smith (just got married in July… Yeah!!) and this is my sixth year teaching Spanish in Louisville, Kentucky. I studied International Business and Spanish at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and am now finishing my master's in Education at Northern Kentucky University. I really love my job and what I get to do in the classroom. I'm lucky to have a school who gives me freedom to try new things, a friend and mentor (Kara) who challenges me as a teacher, and other hardworking teachers who are willing to collaborate with me! I am honored to have been the 2011 Kentucky New Teacher of the Year from the Kentucky World Language Association. In November 2013, Kara, Rachel, and I presented at ACTFL's national conference in Orlando. How awesome! And a big hello from me, Kara Parker! I'm the other collaborator on this blog. I'd say that I've been "around the block" when it comes to teaching. I've taught for 12 years total (6 at a private Catholic girls school, 2 at a large public school (with Megan), and now 4 years at an awesome alternative school). I have my National Board Certification in World Languages. I'm excited to share on this site. :) Hopefully you can take something from the ideas posted here to make your classroom better for your students and your workload a little lighter. Here's to sharing! If you'd like to reach us, send us an e-card, or invite us to your school… Here's an email both of us use! :) creativelanguageclass@gmail.com

It is now late October. Have any of your students already missed more than a month of school? Are any on track to? Can you even know? Educators understand the importance of school attendance -- as we often say, "You can't teach an empty desk." And schools have mechanisms in place to track it, including average daily attendance (ADA) and truancy. But neither of those measures addresses chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism is typically defined as missing 10 percent or more of a school year -- approximately 18 days a year, or just two days every month. And across the nation, 5 to 7.5 million students are chronically absent.

A new resource from the National Capital Language Resource Center - a must read for WL teachers who are seeking to implement a true standards-based, proficiency-oriented language program.

A new resource from the National Capital Language Resource Center - a must read for WL teachers who are seeking to implement a true standards-based, proficiency-oriented language program.

un site interactif à explorer - très sympa!

It's a practical guide to building 21st century-student competency in the "4 C's" - critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity/innovation. The book is designed for middle school and high school teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders. It also shows how the 4 C's in a PBL context align with the Common Core State Standards. Sample projects, CCSS-aligned 4 C's rubrics, tips for technology in projects, notes for school leaders on building support for 21st century learning with PBL. Authors: Suzie Boss, author and BIE National Faculty, and John Larmer, Editor-in-Chief, BIE

This project-based learning resource, created as part of a partnership between the Pearson Foundation and the National Academy Foundation, focuses on digital storytelling as a tool and instructional best practice for Academies. The information included in this primer is designed to supplement thr ee exciting, project-based digital arts opportunities available to schools in the NAF network.

"The NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements are self-assessment checklists used by language learners to assess what they "can do" with language in the Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational modes of communication. These modes of communication are defined in the National Standards for 21st Century Language Learning and organized in the checklist into the following categories: Interpersonal (Person-to-Person) Communication Presentational Speaking (Spoken Production) Presentational Writing (Written Production) Interpretive Listening Interpretive Reading Click within each cell to display the benchmark and the associated Can Do Statement PDF. Or, click on a Level/Mode row or column to expand the entire level or mode."

Cette trousse pédagogique virtuelle a pour objectif de sensibiliser les jeunes du secondaire à différentes problématiques africaines ainsi qu'au rôle joué par différentes organisations canadiennes en Afrique. Axée sur la compréhension de situations réelles vécues par les populations d'Afrique ainsi que sur diverses alternatives mises en place là-bas pour améliorer la situation, la trousse Voyage à la découverte du continent africain vise également à souligner l'interdépendance des nations et des peuples ainsi qu'à susciter l'apprentissage chez les jeunes du vivre ensemble

Florian Rousseau a annoncé lundi qu'il allait quitter son poste d'entraîneur du sprint. «Je me suis posé la question avant les JO. Pendant tout l'hiver, je me suis interrogé sur ce que je peux apporter en tant qu'entraîneur national. (...) J'ai l'impression d'avoir atteint ma limite par rapport à notre organisation, au fonctionnement que propose la Fédération française», a-t-il ainsi déclaré. L'entraîneur de Grégory Baugé a ainsi voulu tirer la sonnette d'alarme pour dénoncer l'inertie qui règne selon lui depuis les JO de Londres.

les fêtes des nations francophones

Le programme national nutrition et santé - recettes, idées saines, photos, textes, posters... Un site super!

Les légendes continuent, même à l'heure du micro-ordinateur, de l'Internet et des nouvelles technologies, à alimenter notre imaginaire. Les légendes québécoises ont eu et ont encore souvent un rapport avec la religion et la pratique du culte.  On y retrouve bien sûr des fantômes et des revenants. Le diable, symbole du mal, est souvent présent et bon nombre de fois, se fait rouler par les humains, malgré les nombreux pactes qu'il signe avec eux en échange de leur âme. Le mythe ou l'exaltation des hommes forts a aussi été une constante à travers les siècles.  Le Québec n'a pas échappé à cette règle. Et que dire du rôle des premières nations dans l'histoire québécoise! Dans cette rubrique, je veux vous présenter des légendes recueillies dans différentes régions du Québec.  Je vous les raconte comme on me les a racontées.

The Language Acquisition Resource Center, LARC, is a national Language Resource Center located on the San Diego State University campus. LARC, a San Diego State University-housed program sponsored by the San Diego State University Research Foundation (SDSURF), is one of fifteen Department of Education Title VI funded Language Resource Centers (LRCs). The LRCs were established by Congress in 1989. Their purpose is to improve the teaching and learning of foreign and second languages in the United States. Our mission is to develop and support the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States through research, technology, and publications. Particular attention is paid to less commonly taught languages, cross-cultural issues, language skills assessment, and teacher training.

A list of CCSS related blogs on Edutopia

A great page at Edutopia for help with CCSS

"Welcome to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 online. Here you will find the most current version of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading made interactive through the inclusion of glossed terms and multimedia exemplars. You can explore the Guidelines by skill or by level, listen to and read samples in English that represent abilities at each of the major proficiency levels."

Toni's resources shared at #CLTASB13 Summer Seminar