• Easy French - YouTube

    EasyFrench YouTube webThis Playlist is part of the Easy Languages channel on You tube that presents language usage in context.

    Click here to see all the videos on the Easy French Playlist.

  • Easy German - YouTube

    EasyGerman YouTube webThis Playlist is part of the Easy Languages channel on You tube that presents language usage in context.

    Click here to see all the videos on the Easy German Playlist.

  • Easy Japanese - YouTube

    EasyJapanese YouTube webThis Playlist is part of the Easy Languages channel on You tube that presents language usage in context.

    Click here to see all the videos on the Easy Japanese Playlist.

  • Easy Portuguese - YouTube

    EasyPortuguese YouTube webThis Playlist is part of the Easy Languages channel on You tube that presents language usage in context.

    Click here to see all the videos on the Easy Portuguese Playlist.

  • Easy Spanish - YouTube

    EasySpanish YouTube webThis Playlist is part of the Easy Languages channel on You tube that presents language usage in context.

    Click here to see all the videos on the Easy Spanish Playlist.

  • FLAG Conference 2017

    FLAGThe Foreign Language Association of Georgia (FLAG)  is the official professional organization for World languages in Georgia. Cobb County's World Languages Department sponsors teachers to attend the conference every year (number of attendees will depend on available funding).

     

     

    When: Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4, 2017.

    WhereRenaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel One Hartsfield Centre Parkway Atlanta, Georgia  30354

    For more information visit the FLAG website.

     

  • Fonética: Los sonidos del español

    Phonetics UIOWA

    Este sitio interactivo de la universidad de Iowa ofrece información de forma visual sobre el modo, lugar, y voz de la producción de los sonidos del español. Cada sonido es presentado con su equivalencia en el alfabeto fonético internacional, animación gráfica de la producción del sonido, y un corto video del uso del sonido en una palabra.

  • Foreign Language Association of Georgia

    FLAGFLAGis an association of instructors, administrators, and others involved in foreign language teaching and the promotion of cultural understanding. It is motivated by the desire to facilitate communication among Georgia's language professionals, to provide educational services to its members, to conduct meetings, and to develop and disseminate information related to the field of foreign language education. The basic goal of FLAG is to improve and foster the teaching of foreign languages and cultures (including literature) through service to the teachers in the state. FLAG is led by an all-volunteer board.

  • Georgia DOE Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES)

    WL TKES TELL ToolThe World Languages Department Classroom Instruction Feedback tool provides teachers and adminstrators with a series of products and processes that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of world language teachers. .

    This tool is based on the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning Project (TELL) and the Georgia DOE Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES).

     

     

     

     

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    Click below to learn more about the Teacher Effectiveness System from the Georgia Department of Education or click one of the links below to access some of the most common documents:

    Teacher Keys Effectiveness System Handbook 2014

    TAPS Reference Sheet with Sample Indicators 2014

    TAPS Standards and Rubrics Reference Sheet 2014

    TKES Crosswalk with CLASS Keys

  • Google Cardboard

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    The Google Cardboard allows you to use your phone as a virtual reality device. Use it in the classroom to have students explore a 360 degree view of places and cultures all over the world!

  • Gramáticas

    Gramáticas

    Gramáticas is a grammar reference website of the Spanish language. Explore it by clicking on one of the following menu options:

    Palabras Sintagmas Funciones Sintácticas Oraciones Morfología Fonética y Fonología Semántica Ortografía
  • Heritage Spanish community website

    COERLL Heritage Spanish

    Heritage Spanish is a space for Spanish instructors who want to collaborate, share, and communicate with others about heritage language teaching and learning. Here you can:

    • start a conversation with other instructors of Spanish as a heritage language
    • share SHL resources (syllabi, activities, lessons, event information, etc.) that you have created or found
    • browse SHL resources from other teachers
    • stay up-to-date on new resources and professional development events
  • ISTE® Standards

    ISTE StandardsThe 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:

    Content from http://www.iste.org/

  • Joint National Committee for Languages

    JNCL NCLIS"JNCL-NCLIS represents over 100 national, regional and state organizations encompassing virtually all areas of the language field: the major and less-commonly taught languages, including English and English as a second language, bilingual education, the classics, linguistics, exchanges, research, technology, and translation."

     

  • LinguaFolio

    LinguaFolio

    LinguaFolio® is a proficiency-based, learner-centered, formative assessment tool that:
    ● empowers learners to manage their own language learning,
    ● provides a place for learners to collect evidence showing their growth, and
    ● facilitates language learning in and outside classroom.

    LinguaFolio®, developed by members of the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL), is based on the European Language Portfolio (ELP) and the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements. The Can-Do statements are organized according to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency levels and sublevels. LinguaFolio® relates to proficiency scales from other organizations, such as the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) and the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

  • Lino

    linoLinois a free sticky and canvas service that allows users to share ideas, photos, and collaborate in online discussions. You can upload pictures, videos, or notes from your computer or mobile device to your color coded stickies. 

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  • Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    2016 09 1Max Planck Psycholinguistics Institute

    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/ 

  • Merlot II

    Merlot II

    MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching is a community of staff, volunteers, and members who work together in various ways to provide users of OER (Open Educational Resource) teaching and learning materials with a wealth of services and  functions that can enhance their instructional experience.

  • Microsoft Photo Story

    Photo StoryPhoto Story from Microsoft lets you create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an e-mail. Watch them on your TV, a computer, or Mobile device.

  • National Association for Bilingual Education

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    "Since 1975, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) has been a non-profit membership organization that works to ensure that language-minority students have equal opportunities to learn English and succeed academically.

     

    NABE’s priorities include:  Improving instructional practices for linguistically and culturally diverse children; providing bilingual educators with more high-quality professional development opportunities; securing adequate funding for the programs serving limited-English-proficient students; and keeping the rights of language-minority Americans clearly in focus as states and communities move forward with educational reforms."

    For more information, visit: http://www.nabe.org/ 

     

     

  • National Council of State Supervisors for Languages

    NCSSFL

    "NCSSFL is an organization of education agency personnel from all states of the United States who have the responsibility of foreign/world language education at the state level.

    Click here for information about specific duties and responsibilities of a state supervisor for languages.

    The mission of NCSSFL is to provide leadership in facilitating and promoting policies and practices that support language education.

    The purpose of NCSSFL is to affect state and national policy and practice in language education by:

    • identifying and advocating positions on key issues in support of the vision of the organization;
    • collaborating with other organizations to advance and support quality teaching, learning and leadership;
    • communicating best practices across international boundaries; and
    • fostering and promoting the establishment, maintenance, and effectiveness of state-level positions in languages.

    Click here for a report of the 1960 Foggy Bottom Conference, a meeting that resulted in the creation of NCSSFL."

  • National Language Resource Centers (NFLRC)

    The National Language Resource Centers are an excellent source of resources for all areas of the language learning field. Below is a short description of the initiative and links to the main site as well as the various centers.

    "In 1990, the Department of Education established the first Language Resource Centers (LRCs) at U.S. universities in response to the growing national need for expertise and competence in foreign languages. Now, twenty-five years later, Title VI of the Higher Education Act supports sixteen LRCs, creating a national network of resources to promote and improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages. LRCs create language learning and teaching materials, offer professional development opportunities for language instructors, and conduct and disseminate research on foreign language learning. All LRCs engage in efforts that enable U.S. citizens to better work, serve, and lead."

    Source: http://www.nflrc.org/

    Centers  

     CALPER CARLA CASLS   CELCAR
     CLEAR  NALRC  NEALRC  NFLRC
     NHLRC  CERCLL  SEELRC  COERLL
     CULTR  AELRC  CLIC  NRCAL

  • NCSSFL-ACTFL GLOBAL CAN-DO BENCHMARKS

    The 2017 NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, the result of collaboration between the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guide:

    • Language learners to identify and set learning goals and chart their progress towards language and intercultural proficiency;
    • Educators to write communication learning targets for curriculum, unit and lesson plans;
    • Stakeholders to clarify how well learners at different stages can communicate.

    The statements are organized according to the Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Modes of Communication as described in the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages:

    • Interpretive Communication:  Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
    • Interpersonal Communication:  Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
    • Presentational Communication:  Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.

    Source: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Website

     

  • Online Newspapers

    Online Newspapers

    On this Online Newspaper Directory for the World you will find thousands of Newspapers Listed by Country & Region from: 

    North America & The Caribbean, Africa, South & Central America, Asia & The Middle East, Europe, Australasia & Oceania

     

  • Plickers

    Plickers

    Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices.

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