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California Language Teachers' Association
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CLTA Conference Mar. 10 - Mar. 14, 20010 Town and Country Hotel, San Diego 2011 Hyatt Regency Santa Clara 2012 Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Airport		CLTA Mourns the Death of Hal Wingard Hal Wingard used to say that his teaching skills saved his life. CLTA says his teaching skills have enriched ours. Hal died of cancer May 25 at his San Diego home. He was 83. See obituary. Call for Proposals: CLTA Conference, San Diego, California March 10-14, 2010, Town and Country Resort, San Diego Theme: Welcome to the Wild and Wonderful World of Languages Send Proposal Online Today Deadline for submission: August 15, 2009 Questions: e-mail Paula Hirsch, Conference Coordinator phirsch@windwardschool.org The Obama Administration and Languages A summary from our legislative advocate in Washington, JNCL. See article. CLTA Mourns the Loss of President-elect Carol Eberhart CLTA President-elect Carol Eberhart passed away on February 11. See her obituary. Early Launch for Language - Young Children Have Advantage, but Linguists Say Lessons Benefit All. See article. World Language Content Standards for California Public Schools CLTA is proud to announce the creation of content standards for public schools in California. They were adopted by the state board of education on January 7, 2009. CLTA thanks all who contributed to their creation. You can download the content standards and also documents which will help to implement the standards. Brandon Zaslow will present be presenting interest sessions introducing the standards at the CLTA Conference in Sacramento. Time to Renew your CLTA Membership for 2009 Join CTLA now to enjoy the benefits of membership for the whole year. For membership form go to http;//www.clta.net/membership/. Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 on Education
		College Board Report: World Language Study Translates to Higher SAT Scores The importance of Long Sequences of World Language Study: Equitable Access to Advanced Placement Courses, See article at http://www.clta.net/advocacy/. Update: College Board announces the discontinuation of three AP courses AP Computer Science AB, AP French Literature, and AP Latin Literature. See letters from college board at http://www.clta.net/news/apupdate.html. According to statistics released in 2004, 1 out of every 6 jobs created in the world is an international job. (Trimnell, 2004)
The California Language Teachers Association (CLTA) is an association of language professionals which sponsors activities that promote, support, and enhance the teaching of world languages. Activities include an annual state-wide conference, workshops, publications, a Web site, placement information, representation in Sacramento, recognition of special service to FL education, and much more.
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