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Godys Armengot

A "Languages for Jobs" Initiative - 2 views

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    This article explains why the United States should build a multilingual workforce and why language instruction should be a national priority.
Godys Armengot

Ajit Narayanan: A word game to communicate in any language | Talk Video | TED.com - 0 views

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    This video introduces apps that help people communicate with others and learn language through pictures.
Godys Armengot

How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence Your Business - Forbes - 1 views

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    There are many benefits to language learning and this article shows some of the economic and networking opportunities for multilingual people.
Godys Armengot

New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers Advocacy Efforts - 1 views

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    This site contains a collection of documents for foreign language advocacy with regional and state elected officials in New York.
Elda Buonanno

Daydreaming or Deep in Thought? Using Formative Assessment to Evaluate Student Particip... - 2 views

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    March 24, 2014 By: Carolyn Ives in Effective Teaching Strategies Many instructors will argue that student participation in class is important. But what's the difference between participation and engagement? What does good participation or engagement look like? How can you recognize it? And how can you tell if a student is not engaged?
Barbara Lindsey

Idea #85: Assigning a Grade to a Proficiency Rubric | The Creative Language Class - 3 views

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    A language teacher's example of how she uses a proficiency rubric to assess students' performance-based activities.
Heide DeMorris

Weekly Twitter Chat Times - 1 views

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    A great way to start growing your PLN - several for the language learner
Stephanie Heid

The Creative Language Class - 2 views

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    FL Teachers' blog - ideas for teachers to implement in classroom about a variety of topics.
Larissa Arist

Taste of France - 2 views

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    The 2nd annual "Taste of France" in NYC just occurred at the end of September. It sounds like a fantastic "Communities" connection to keep on the radar for those people in the NYC area for next year.
Barbara Lindsey

54 Different Examples of Formative Assessment - Google Drive - 4 views

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    Shared by Cindy Kendall on Twitter. Lots of examples of formative assessments that you might be able to use/modify for 610 projects.
Sabine Whitney

Web 2 - 4 Languages Teachers - 4 views

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    This is a great website. Web 2.0 tools divided into oral, listening, writing, vocab, language specific, IPad Apps, Android Apps, 21. C teaching and learning and more. What is great about this source that everything is neatly organized. Information includes cost of the tool, target audience, usefulness and ease of use rating.
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    I checked out the author's blog and found lots of interesting topics for discussion. Thanks Sabine!
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    Sabine, this is a great tool. I checked the apps for practicing listening skills and found a very interesting idea.I shared with my colleagues of Italian language.
Sabine Whitney

27 Great Resources on Using Portfolios for Language Learning and Literacy | Literacy, L... - 3 views

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    A plethora of resources for using portfolios, strength-based and asset-based evaluation and assessment for language learning.
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    Portfolios are a great tool to use in the classroom, especially in a more digital environment where everything is already on the computer. I think that this resource could definitely be something that could help teachers who are unsure of how to use portfolios in their classroom.
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    I particularly appreciate the broad overview of this site. By including European example, it gives a wider range of perspective. Thanks for sharing
Godys Armengot

Putting the FL in STEM: the Link Between Foreign Languages and the STEM Fields | Langua... - 2 views

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    This article explains why foreign languages are important for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and industries. Language educators use innovative technologies and we should see our work as part of STEM.
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