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Workshop: "Diversity and the World Languages Classroom"

Saturday, September 26, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Dansbury Building, Lower Lounge


How is diversity relevant to foreign language educators? Find out
during this one-day workshop at East Stroudsburg University. Dr. Martha Bigelow (University of Minnesota’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction) will apply her own K-16 teaching experiences and current research to lead the day’s activities. Topics to be addressed include: cultural inventories, notions of diversity (ethnic, linguistic, cultural, etc.), effective classroom activities and appropriate teaching materials for recognizing and promoting diversity, and more.

For any questions or to reserve your place, please contact Dr. Paul Creamer at pcreamer@po-box.esu.edu or (570) 422-3318. The $15 fee covers all materials and a professionally catered lunch.  Space is limited, and registration will close on Wednesday, September 15, 2009.

Five Pennsylvania Act 48 hours will be awarded. New Jersey credit hours are accepted by many districts.

This event is generously supported by the Office of the Provost and the Deans of Arts & Sciences and Education.



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TOOL UP!
Web Applications for Novices & Pros

Many thanks to all who made our December 6, 2008 workshop a success. Workshop participants -- half from K-12 schools and half from universities -- explored many free sites and programs that improve the language teaching experience. Text, audio, video and many miscellaneous categories were covered. During the day it became clear that more such collaborative workshops are necessary, and as a result our department will be programming these in the near future. All our workshops bring Act 48 professional development credits to participants, and have very reasonable registration fees.
A product of this workshop was the establishment of an online community at http://tool-up.ning.com for those interested in using free/low-cost web applications and programs to improve language teaching. It is currently by invitation only. If you are interested in joining, please send an email to Jeff Ruth (jruth@esu.edu) with your request.This site may be opened up to the general public in the future.

Click here for info on another successful Fall 2008 workshop, Rethinking Assessment, October 4, 2008.