And if parents or other taxpayers knew about it, they might question why we spend money on having
world language teachers at all.
Not exact matches
Yolanda Navarro (
World Language) mentors the Spanish
language teacher at the Brooklyn Waldorf School, a position she has held since 2015.
The course on Techniques of Listening and Pronunciation saw a lot of English
language teachers all over the
world, unite and share their innovative takes
at English
language teaching.
The Programme has generated many different projects and activities such as Youth Forums, skills development training courses, educative workshops and seminars, the
World Heritage Volunteer Programme and its main tool,
World Heritage in Young Hands (WHYH), an educational resource kit for school
teachers, existing in 37 national
language versions, and which has reached
at least 1 million young students.
The Internet is full of foreign
language content, but locating reading material that's interesting to the individual,
at their level and buried within the English, Spanish or German speaking
world - wide - web can be an overwhelming and off - putting challenge for students and
teachers alike.
First, we know that in the instruction of
world languages, there are not enough
teachers, so using technology to give students access to
teachers proficient in other areas and other disciplines will be one way we get
at the question, particularly in rural communities, on how we teach these subjects to all children.
Technology is essential — particularly, as I said, when we look
at the lack of
teachers who are able to teach
world languages.
National Council of
Teachers of English: The NCTE, the
world's largest subject - matter educational association, is devoted to improving the teaching of English and the
language arts
at all levels of education.
K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success
at the school and individual student levels resulting from
teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week)
teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the
world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include
world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.
Attendees were an interesting mix of educators in dual
language programs,
world language teachers, ESOL
teachers, principals planning next year's implementation of their dual
language program and school officials looking
at how their counties could start offering dual
language programs.