American Councils for International Education will offer a 2024-2025 hybrid professional development program for teachers of Russian: “STARTALK Discover Russian: Teaching, Learning, and Building Russian Language Communities”
Location: Hybrid Program. This course will be offered online and 6 days meeting in person in Washington, DC (June 27- July 3, 2024)
Program Dates:
Spring Orientation, May 2024 (online),
Summer Program, June 27 – July 12, 2024 (06/27 – 07/3/2024 in Washington DC)
Academic Year sessions (Fall 2024, Spring 2025 online)
This standards-based course is designed to provide teachers of Russian a professional development program that focuses on current pedagogical theory in the teaching and learning of Russian. Program participants will be introduced to the STARTALK Principles for Effective Teaching and Learning, the NCSSFL- ACTFL Can-Do Statements, and ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. The ideal applicant is interested in learning up-to-date approaches to world language learning and teaching.
Participants will:
• Learn and explain key concepts in effective language learning;
• Develop assessments that target the three learning modes;
• Technology integration into everyday instruction;
• Have access to shared materials and lessons created within the teacher program.
During the course, participants will apply new learning by:
• Identifying new concepts evident in a variety of instructional settings;
• Analyzing teaching strategies during synchronous and asynchronous lessons;
• Creating a practical thematic unit for teaching in an XXI Century Classroom.
Selected teachers will receive:
• Scholarship for full program tuition sponsored by the STARTALK program;
• ACTFL Workshop Participation;
• A certificate of Participation from ACTFL;
• STARTALK Professional Development Certificate of Program Participation, including PD hours;
• All participants have the option to receive 3 graduate credits at minimal cost
For out-of-town participants, we provide:
Lodging in Washington, DC hotel // Per diem for meals // transportation costs
Participants will not be expected to purchase software or other materials to successfully complete the course.
Applications for 2024 are due by March 30, 2024, and are available at: https://ais.americancouncils.org/startalkteachers
For additional information, please contact Nataliya Ushakova at nushakova@gmail.com or (347) 267-9826.
*STARTALK is a project funded by the National Security Agency. STARTALK’s mission is to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking, and teaching critical-need foreign languages with programs for students (K-16) and teachers.
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