CLTA Calendar of Events

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2008
May, 2008

May 10, Using Film to Develop the Linguistic and Cultural Proficiency of Spanish Speaking Students, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Four meetings: March 29, April 19,  May 10, May 31, 2008, 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., $695. Application and info: http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LASTARS08cineapp.pdf

May 10 Jornada Formativa offered by the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain. Propuesta de actividades prácticas e interactivas para fomentar el interés y mantener la atención de los estudiantes. 9:30am to 11:00am. Presenta Pedro Navarro. Second session: Vigencia de los postulados P.Freire como teoría educativa transformadora. 11:30am to 1:00pm. Presenta Dr. Octavio Pescador. No cost to attend. Contact José Manuel Rodríguez at josem.rodriguezmec.es. USC Waite Philips Hall, Room B27

May 10, Making the ELD Standards Come Alive, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/eld08app.pdf

May 10, Our Invitational Leadership Development Institute, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LeadershipApplication8.pdf

May 15, 2008. MCLASC No-host Dinner. 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Location TBA. Contact Araceli Espinosa at mclasc2003yahoo.com.

Saturday, May 17 SAILN Professional Development Series, San Diego State University. For more information, contact Norman Léonard at nleonardprojects.sdsu.edu

May 22, 2008. FLA-Orange County-Foreign Language Student and Teacher Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony.  Tustin Community Center.  Nominate students and teachers!  Contact: g_cuevahotmail.com or dino718aol.com.

May 31, Using Film to Develop the Linguistic and Cultural Proficiency of Spanish Speaking Students, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Four meetings: March 29, April 19,  May 10, May 31, 2008, 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., $695. Application and info: http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LASTARS08cineapp.pdf

May 31, Making the ELD Standards Come Alive, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/eld08app.pdf

May 31, Our Invitational Leadership Development Institute, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LeadershipApplication8.pdf

May 31 Jornada Formativa offered by the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain. Session 1 is from 9:30am to 11:00am. Mesa redonda II: Literatura española y latinoamericana hoy. Presenta Dr. Roberta Johnson. Session 2 is from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Los beneficios del aprendizaje de otras lenguas. Presenta Dr. Stephen Krashen. USC Waite Philips Hall, Room B27. Contact José Manuel Rodríguez at josem.rodriguezmec.es. No cost to attend.

June, 2008

June 7-11, Building Leadership in the Arabic Language Teaching Community. Occidental College, Los Angeles. Click on the STARTALK icon on our homepage for an application http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/index.html

June 10-13, SLICC, Invitational Leadership Institute, For more information contact Pat Rice at pricecsub.edu/ 661-398-9036.

June 16 – July 31, 2008. Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA. New Master of Arts in Spanish degree program. $355 per unit; 34 units total, course work over three summers with experiential component. Contact Jeffrey Reeder at jeffrey.reedersonoma.edu.

June 16-20, MBFLP hosts the San Joaquin Global Education Project's National Consortium for Teaching About Asia open to middle and high school language teachers of Chinese and Japanese as well as teachers of literature, geography, world history and art.  For further information contact mbflpcsumb.edu or by phone:  831-582-4256.

June 16-20, BAFLP, Language Teaching in the Digital Age, at Stanford University. For information contact Margaret Dyer/, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyerstanford.edu. Register on-line at http://csmp.ucop.edu/techstrand2008.

June 16-20, Maximizing Student Achievement in Arabic Language Programs. Occidental College, Los Angeles. Click on the STARTALK icon on our homepage for an application http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/index.html

June 17-19, BAFLP, Language, Literacy and Culture for English Learners, at Stanford University. Five meetings: June 17-18, September 27, November 15, December 13. For information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyerstanford.edu. Register online at http://csmp.ucop.edu/Englishleaners08.

June 24 to July 25, GERMAN SUMMER SCHOOL of NEW MEXICO in Taos Ski Valley, (33nd annual session), http://www.unm.edu/~fll/german/summerschool.html. Half-time Teacher Training Seminar from July 9 to 25, 2008. California Residents enroll for credits directly through CSU Long Beach. Contact Professor Jeffrey High (jhighcsulb.edu).

June 23 - 27, CapFLP Summer Institute, Perspectives on WWII in France for teacher of French, Sacramento State University, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, More information. Sign up online or contact Christine Lanphere  at clanphere@comcast.net for more information, or go to flagsteacher.com.

June 23 - 27, CapFLP Summer Institute, Japanese Pop Culture: History, Aesthetics, Influences and Politics for teachers of Japanese, Sacramento State University, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, More information Sign up online or contact Christine Lanphere  at clanphere@comcast.net for more information, or go to flagsteacher.com.

June 23 - 27, CapFLP Summer Institute, Más temas trascendentes: Current Socio-political Trends in Latin America for teachers of Spanish, Sacramento State University, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, More information. Sign up online or contact Christine Lanphere  at clanphere@comcast.net for more information, or go to flagsteacher.com.

June 23-27, 8-3; SDSU, Summer Institute Tiers I and II; Contact Norman Léonard Tel: 619-594-1259 Email: nleonardprojects.sdsu.edu , San Diego

June 23-July 18; CFLP, STARTALK Mandarin Language and Culture Program; For more information go to http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP/.

June 30-July 25, STARTALK Persian Summer Day Camp; SDSU; Contact Norman Léonard Tel: 619-594-1259 Email: nleonardprojects.sdsu.edu

July, 2008

July 9-16; CFLP , STARTALK Mandarin Language and Culture Teacher Institute, For more information go to http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP/.

July 28-August 6; CFLP,Chinese Guest Teacher Program; For more information contact Duarte Silva at duarte.silvastanford.edu/ 650.736-9036.

August, 2008

August 5-7, Research-based Literacy Practices for English Language Learners, For further information by email:  mbflpcsumb.edu or by phone: 831-582-4256

August 16, CLTA Officers' Meeting

August 23, Day 1 of An Early Start for Teaches of Foreign and Heritage Languages. - Occidental College, Los Angeles. Other days: Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15. Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LASTARS08JSapp.pdf

September, 2008

Sept. 13, CLTA Board Meeting

Sept. 20, Day 2 of An Early Start for Teaches of Foreign and Heritage Languages. - Occidental College, Los Angeles. Other days: Aug. 23, Oct. 18, Nov. 15. Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LASTARS08JSapp.pdf

September 27, BAFLP, Day 1 - Professional Learning Communities for World Language Teachers, at Stanford University. Five meetings: September 27, October 18, November 15, January 24, March 14. For more information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyer@stanford.edu.  Register online at for Strand A: Lesson Design - http://csmp.ucop.edu/BAFLP_0809_A or Strand B: Unit Design - http://csmp.ucop.edu/BAFLP_0809_B.

September 27, BAFLP, Day 3 of Language, Literacy and Culture for English Learners, at Stanford University. Five meetings: June 17-18, September 27, November 15, December 13. For information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyerstanford.edu or go to http://baflp.wikispaces.com.

October, 2008

Oct. 18, Day 3 of An Early Start for Teaches of Foreign and Heritage Languages. - Occidental College, Los Angeles. Other days: Aug. 23, Sept. 20, Nov. 15. Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LASTARS08JSapp.pdf

October 18, BAFLP, Day 2 - Professional Learning Communities for World Language Teachers, at Stanford University. Five meetings: September 27, October 18, November 15, January 24, March 14. For more information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyer@stanford.edu. Register online at for Strand A: Lesson Design - http://csmp.ucop.edu/BAFLP_0809_A or Strand B: Unit Design - http://csmp.ucop.edu/BAFLP_0809_B.

Oct. 25, CLTA Board Meeting

November, 2008

Nov. 1, World Language Jamboree, Esperanza High School, Anaheim, CA, 60 interest sessions, for information call Paula Hirsch, Jamboree coordinator, at (310) 391-7127 X241 days, (310) 390-3444 evenings, or go to http://www.clta.net/jamboree/.

Nov. 7, FLANC Workshops, University of California, Berkeley, http://www.fla-nc.org.

Nov. 8, FLANC Fall Conference, University of California, Berkeley, http://www.fla-nc.org.

Nov. 15, Day 4 of An Early Start for Teaches of Foreign and Heritage Languages. - Occidental College, Los Angeles. Other days: Aug. 23, Sept. 20, Oct. 18. Applications may be found online at http://departments.oxy.edu/education/programs/ocflp/LASTARS08JSapp.pdf

November 15, BAFLP, Day 4 of Language, Literacy and Culture for English Learners, at Stanford University. Five meetings: June 17-18, September 27, November 15, December 13. For information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyerstanford.edu or go to http://baflp.wikispaces.com.

November 15, BAFLP, Day 3 - Professional Learning Communities for World Language Teachers, at Stanford University. Five meetings: September 27, October 18, November 15, January 24, March 14. For more information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyer@stanford.edu.

December, 2008

December 6, Day 1, LA STARS Professional Development Seminars, Ten strands to choose from, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Four meetings: Dec. 6, Jan. 24,  Feb. 21, Marc. 21, 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., $695. Application and info: http://www.la-stars.net/

December 13, BAFLP, Day 5 of Language, Literacy and Culture for English Learners, at Stanford University. Five meetings: June 17-18, September 27, November 15, December 13. For information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyerstanford.edu or go to http://baflp.wikispaces.com.

January, 2009

Jan. 10, CLTA Board Meeting

January 24, Day 2, LA STARS Professional Development Seminars, Ten strands to choose from, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Four meetings: Dec. 6, Jan. 24,  Feb. 21, Marc. 21, 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., $695. Application and info: http://www.la-stars.net/

January 24, BAFLP, Day 4 - Professional Learning Communities for World Language Teachers, at Stanford University. Five meetings: September 27, October 18, November 15, January 24, March 14. For more information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyer@stanford.edu.

February, 2009

Feb. 12, 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., "Languages Mean Business International Career Fair" being hosted by California State University, San Bernardino, featuring prominent members of the greater Los Angeles international business community. For campus tours, program, and registration information, contact Liz Martin at eamartincsusb.edu.

February 21, Day 3, LA STARS Professional Development Seminars, Ten strands to choose from, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Four meetings: Dec. 6, Jan. 24,  Feb. 21, Marc. 21, 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., $695. Application and info: http://www.la-stars.net/

Feb. 26-Mar. 1, CLTA Annual Conference, DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento, additional information http://www.clta.net/conference/ or call Paula Hirsch, conference coordinator, or (310) 391-7127 X241 days, (310) 390-3444 evenings.

March, 2009

March 14, BAFLP, Day 5 - Professional Learning Communities for World Language Teachers, at Stanford University. Five meetings: September 27, October 18, November 15, January 24, March 14. For more information contact Margaret Dyer, Tel: 650-736-9618 / mcdyer@stanford.edu.

March, 21, Day 3, LA STARS Professional Development Seminars, Ten strands to choose from, Occidental College, Los Angeles.  Four meetings: Dec. 6, Jan. 24,  Feb. 21, Marc. 21, 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., $695. Application and info: http://www.la-stars.net/

April, 2009

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June, 2009

June 7, Officers' Meeting

July, 2009

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November, 2009

Nov. 19 - ACTFL Pre-Convention Workshops, San Diego, CA, http://www.actfl.org/

Nov. 20-22 - Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, San Diego Convention Center and Marriott San Diego Hotel, San Diego, CA , http://www.actfl.org/