Benefits of CLTA Membership

CLTA Annual Conference

consisting of two full days of workshops and a day and a half of general and special interest sessions. Each year the conference is held at a different location in California. This year's conference at the DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento, California, Feb. 26 - Mar. 1, 2009.

Special Workshops

which help teachers enhance their instruction conducted in conjunction with the California FL Project.

Publications

such as the CLTA News, a wrap-around newsletter bundled with Language magazine reporting ideas, events, and developments that are of interest to the state's FL teachers, and special documents, such as Guidelines for Articulating FL Programs Within and Between the State's Educational Segments: Elementary, Secondary, and Post-Secondary.

Grants

including CLTA Memorial Scholarships and LANGABROD grants to travel abroad and a CLTA Travel Voucher, grants from the Spanish Ministry of Education and the Goethe Institut, with financial support for FL teachers to study outside the United States the TAAKALAAT Grants, which provide funding for teachers in small groups to meet and chat in the language they teach and stipends from the French and Spanish Goverments, the Goethe Institut, the Japan Foundation, and other agencies to attend the annual Summer Seminar for Language
Teachers.

Financial Support for Affiliates and Other Agencies

to conduct professional development activities and for agencies, organizations, or projects to initiate activities designed to improve articulation between educational segments.

Web Site

where teachers can connect at http://www.clta.net to a wealth of information, including suggested instructional activities, cultural and other resources, and links to the CFLP and other organizations.

CLTA Jobs Bulletin Board

which enables teachers seeking positions to post their availability and schools seeking teachers to post their vacancies. The bulletin board can be reached on CLTA's web site at http://www.clta.net/jobs/.

Representation in Sacramento

providing both counsel to legislators on the nature of legislation to improve FL instruction and information to CLTA members on the status of legislative activity affecting FL education in the state.

Recognition of Special Service to FL Education

through its Outstanding Teacher Awards, President's Award, National Textbook Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and other citations for contributions from teachers, administrators, and members of the community.

Liaison with Other Organizations and Agencies

including all 19 of CLTA's affiliates throughout the State, the California FL Project, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, and the California Department of Education.

All this for only $50

In addition, if you are a member of an affiliate, you may participate in many regional activities, including conferences, newsletters, workshops, grants, with a variety of other resources.

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