FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
for the 2011-2012 School Year

at California State University, San Bernardino

These seminars qualify for TItle I/II/III funding.

If your school can't send you, we will give you a scholarship. Download scholarship information here , and include it with your registration form. Mail or FAX scholarship application form with workshop application. For information call Lewis Johnson at 760-953-0659 or write lewiejohnson@gmail.com.

Tier 1A - Standards-based Instructional Practices for Foreign Language and ELL Teachers

Tier 1B - Using Stories to Enhance Standards-based Foreign Language and ELL Instruction

For teachers of all languages this workshop will include highly motivational and engaging storytelling strategies to develop language proficiency. Participants will learn the easy steps to accelerate proficiency through a variety of inputs, reading, and stories in your classroom. It includes emphasis on standards-based approaches that are effective and classroom-tested strategies to reach and teach diverse student populations. Pre-requisite: Tier 1A or equivalent.  College of Education room 106.

Registration form and information Scholarship form

          

Tier 2 - Standards-based Instructional Practices For Teachers of Advanced Spanish

For teachers of Spanish 4, AP Language, and Spanish for Spanish Speakers.  Teachers will be shown how to implement an engaging and motivating thematic unit, Los derechos humanos (Human Rights) designed to ensure student success on the AP Spanish Language Exam.  The presentation will address all areas included in the new examination:  aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition.  Participants will receive all materials presented as well as suggestions for implementation. (Observation Day TBA) College of Education, Room 106

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Dates:   PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED ON FOUR SATURDAYS: October 15, November 5, December 3, 2011, January 28, 2012, and ONE WEDNESDAY, November 15, 2011, observation day at a local school*.

Times:   8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.                                                     

Cost:    $595 per participant (If your school can't send you, we will give you a scholarship.)

Credit: Four quarter units of credit will be available for an additional fee at the class meeting.

Deadline for Enrollment:  October 5, 2011. Space is limited. Please respond promptly.

Location: California State University, San Bernardino

Space is limited. Please respond promptly.                 

Registration form and information Registration is closed.

*Teachers who cannot attend the observation day can complete an alternate assignment.

ENROLLMENT  PROCEDURES                          

• Submit registration form. Registration is closed.
• Submit check or purchase order or complete INTENT TO PAY on registration form.
• Acceptance letter will be sent to individual teachers by I.E. STARS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  contact Lewis Johnson, Site Coordinator, 760-953-0659; FAX (760) 240-3010

Registration forms and program information are available online at http://www.ie-stars.net/ Registration is closed.

I.E. STARS is an affiliate of L.A. STARS (1985-2011),

A REGIONAL SITE OF THE CALIFORNIA FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROJECT,
ONE OF NINE CALIFORNIA SUBJECT MATTER PROJECTS, CHARGED WITH IMPROVING CALIFORNIA'S
FOREIGN, SECOND AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

Downloadable Registration and Information Forms - PDF Format

• Registration form and information
• Scholarships