Why do we need to learn another language? – To directly communicate with the world, and productively live in the global community. The Connecting with the World Project aims to create groups of teachers who want to join efforts in developing partnerships with colleagues in countries where the target language is spoken. These partnerships will allow our students to experience an authentic connection with the language and culture they are studying through collaborative class projects.

At the first stage of the project, teachers will become familiar with some ways to find a classroom match, and to create or join collaborative projects.

Later, the collaborative process will develop at two levels: 1) between each teacher and his/her partner abroad, and 2) between CCSD teachers who share ideas and experiences in developing and conducting classroom exchange projects.

For more information about this project, please contact our Project Leader, Svetoslava Dimova Ph.D. NBCT at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The International Society for Technology in Education - ISTE® is a worldwide nonprofit organization of educators and education leaders committed to empowering connected learners in a connected world. The family of ISTE Standards works in concert to support students, educators and leaders with clear guidelines for the skills, knowledge and approaches they need to succeed in the digital age. 

Click on the links below to download the standards for each group:

• Students
• Teachers
• Administrators

Content from http://www.iste.org/

The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is an institute of the German Max Planck Society. Our mission is to undertake basic research into the psychological,social and biological foundations of language. The goal is to understand how our minds and brains process language, how language interacts with other aspects of mind, and how we can learn languages of quite different types."

Source: http://www.mpi.nl/ 

The www.podcastfrancaisfacile.com website offers you several courses of study:

DIALOGUE : Listening to situations regarding communication in everyday life.

PHONETICS: [PHONÉTIQUE] Phonetic exercises and working on your pronunciation.

CULTURE: Listening to passages often accompanied by educational material. The passages are read slowly and at normal speed.

PLACES: [LIEUX] Listening to passages about a town or region related to France and the French-speaking world.

GRAMMAR: [GRAMMAIRE] Grammar exercises. It’s often possible to print an activity so you can handwrite it.

TRANSCRIPTION: [DICTÉES] Taking down dictation like in class! Thus, there’s no need to pause.

NUMBERS: [NOMBRES] Learning or brushing up on numbers.

SLANG : [FRANÇAIS FAMILIER] knowing some tricks for expressing oneself using French slang.

STORIES: [CONTES] Listening to stories. Each story has been adapted to simple French, sometimes twice. Thus, it is possible to listen to two versions of certain stories, each of its own respective level.

FRANCOPHONES TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES: [PARLER DE SOI] This category offers two sorts of document. You can find videos of French speakers asked to present themselves. You can also listen to the texts of these presentations read slowly or at normal speed.

VERBS & CONJUGATION : [VERBES] listening, repeating, and memorizing French conjugation.

VIDÉO: Watching and reading the scripts of different types of videos (news, advertisements, performances, songs).

VOCABULARY: [VOCABULAIRE] Reinforcing vocabulary using a specific theme (animals, work, public transportation, etc.).

BEGINNERS: [DÉBUTANT] Listening and repeating basic phrases and vocabulary.

PODCAST: See the latest podcast published, or you can subscribe (free).

The following are the Board approved instructional resources for the Chinese language program:

Resource	Cover	Course(s)
Discovering Chinese I Better Chinese		Chinese I
Discovering Chinese II Better Chinese		Chinese II
Discovering Chinese III Better Chinese		Chinese III
Discovering Chinese IV Better Chinese		Chinese IV
Discovering Chinese Pro I Better Chinese		Chinese V
Discovering Chinese Pro II Better Chinese		Chinese VI
Discovering Chinese Pro III Better Chinese		Chinese VII
Discovering Chinese Pro IV Better Chinese		Chinese VIII
Crossing Paths Cheng & Tsui		AP Chinese Language & Culture
Shifting Tides Cheng & Tsui		AP Chinese Language & Culture

The following are the Board approved instructional resources for the French language program:

Resource	Cover	Course(s)
D'accord 1 2015 Vista		French I & French II
D'accord 2 2015 Vista		French II & French III
D'accord 3 2015 Vista		French IV
Thèmes 2016 Vista		French V French VI French VII French VIII AP Frech Language & Culture
Face-À-Face 2017 Vista		French V French VI French VII French VIII AP French Language & Culture
Preparing for the AP French Exam 2012 Pearson		AP French Language & Culture
Allons au-delà! 2012 Pearson		AP French Language & Culture
Une fois pour toutes 2009 Pearson		AP French Language & Culture

Follow the links below to access more information about:

• Vista Higher Learning D'accord Series
  
• Student enrollment instructions This video provides instructions on how to enroll as a student (see your teacher for more information).
• VHL Teacher and Student Supersite access
• Vista Webinar Supersite Schedule (teachers)
• Vista Supersite Tutorials

The following are the Board approved instructional resources for the Chinese language program:

Resource	Cover	Course(s)
Adventures in Japanese 1 Cheng & Tsui		Japanese I & II
Adventures in Japanese 2 Cheng & Tsui		Japanese III & IV
Adventures in Japanese 3 Cheng & Tsui		Japanese V & VI

The following are the Board approved instructional resources for the Chinese language program:

Resource	Cover	Course(s)
Cambridge Latin Course 5th Edition - Unit I Cambridge University Press		Latin I
Cambridge Latin Course 5th Edition - Unit II Cambridge University Press		Latin I & II
Cambridge Latin Course 5th Edition - Unit III Cambridge University Press		Latin II & III
Cambridge Latin Course 5th Edition - Unit IV Cambridge University Press		Latin III
Fabulae Romanae: Stories of Famous Romans Pearson		Latin III
Love and Transformation: An Ovid Reader Pearson		Latin IV - VIII
Love and Betrayal: A Catullus Reader Pearson		Latin IV - VIII
Carpe Diem: A Horace Reader Pearson		Latin IV - VIII
A Song of War: Readings from Vergil's Aeneid Pearson		AP Latin
A Call to Conquest: Readings from Caesar's Gallic Wars Pearson		AP Latin
Caesar: Selections From His Commentarii De Bello Gallico Bolchazy-Carducci		AP Latin
Vergil's Aeneid: Selected Readings from books 1, 2, 4, and 6 Bolchazy-Carducci		AP Latin
A Cicero Reader: Selections from Five Essays and Four Speeches Bolchazy-Carducci		AP Latin
Petronius: Selections from the Satyricon Bolchazy-Carducci		AP Latin
A Caesar Workbook Bolchazy-Carducci		AP Latin
A Vergil Workbook, 2nd Edition Bolchazy-Carducci		AP Latin

The following are the Board approved instructional resources for the Chinese language program:

Resource	Cover	Course(s)
Ponto de Encontro Pearson		Portuguese I - IV

The following are the Board approved instructional resources for the Spanish language program:

Resource	Cover	Course(s)
Descubre 1 2017 Vista		Spanish I & Spanish II
Descubre 2 2017 Vista		Spanish II & Spanish III
Descubre 3 2017 Vista		Spanish  IV
Temas 2014 Vista		Spanish V Spanish VI Spanish VII Spanish VIII AP Spanish Language & Culture
Abriendo Paso: Temas y Lecturas 2014 Pearson		AP Spanish Language & Culture
Abriendo Paso: Gramática 2014 Pearson		AP Spanish Language & Culture
Preparing for the AP Spanish Exam 2014 Pearson		AP Spanish Language & Culture
Reflexiones de la Literatura Hispánica 2013 Pearson		AP Spanish Literature & Culture
En Español Level 7 2015 Santillana		Spanish for Native Speakers I Spanish for Native Speakers II
En Español Level 8 2015 Santillana		Spanish for Native Speakers I Spanish for Native Speakers II
En Español Level 9 2015 Santillana		Spanish for Native Speakers II
Descubre el Español A Santillana		(ES) Spanish K - 1
Descubre el Español B Santillana		(ES) Spanish 2 - 3
Descubre el Español C Santillana		(ES) Spanish 4 - 5

Follow the links below to access more information about:

• Vista Higher Learning D'accord Series
  
• Student enrollment instructions This video provides instructions on how to enroll as a student (see your teacher for more information).
• VHL Teacher and Student Supersite access
• Vista Webinar Supersite Schedule (teachers)
• Vista Supersite Tutorials
• Santillana Descubre el español series
  
• Santillana Schoology online resources 
• Santillana En Español series
• Santillana Schoology online resources

The Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Project, an initiative of AdvanceLearning, is a collection of products and processes that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of world language teachers. TELL, which emanates from an understanding that student achievement is influenced more by an effective teacher than any other factor, attempts to synthesize work from the general education arena regarding those things that effective teachers do and make that information specific to the work of language teachers. The heart of the TELL Project is the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning Framework, which is supported by a variety of tools and resources.