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CLTA Calendar of Events

Below are the California world language events for March and April. To see the complete calendar go to http://www.clta.net/calendar/. This calendar is provided by the California Language Teachers' Association. This is another example of your dues at work for you. If you have calendar events to add, please send them to clta@clta.net. Be sure to follow the format of the calendar, limit the entries to three lines, and include a contact number or web site.

2011
March, 2011
Guanajuato, Mexico, & Angers, France

March 1 - Southern Oregon University is now accepting applications for the 2011 Summer Language Institutes in Guanajuato, Mexico, & Angers, France. A hands-on program for working Spanish & French Teachers with an option to earn a Master's Degree in Arts & Letters with emphasis in Language Teaching." For more info: http://www.sou.edu/summerlanguageinstitute and Facebook.    E-Mail: sli@sou.edu  Call for details: (541) 552-6743.

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Salamanca, Spain
March 1, Accepting applications, Workshop for teachers "Technology in the Spanish Curriculum," June 28 - July 5. Participants pay only $480 plus airfare, Spanish government provides food, lodging, excursions, insurance, and transportation to/from Barajas Airport. Optional university credit available for a fee. The inscription deadline is for the end of April (BUT FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!) via the following Web site: http://www.tesoros.es/es/verano11.asp .

Valladolid, Spain
March 1, Accepting applications, Summer Spain Program, California State University, San Bernardino. for teachers and university students. June 21 - July 30. First week of classes at CSUSB. Four weeks of classes at University of Valladolid. 4 - 8 units of credit (lower division, upper division, and master's program). For additional information: http://flan.csusb.edu/study-abroad/spain/. Or contact Elva Salgado, 909-537-3204, esalgado@csusb.edu.

Orange County
March 4-6, Friday-Sunday, "3-day Full Immersion German Camp-Big Bear Mountains"-FLA-OC (Foreign Language Association of Orange County).  All upper level students welcome. Information-Elisabeth Strauss lizstra@gmail.com

Sacramento State University
March 5 - Embedding Culture in the World Language Curriculum: Day 4 of a 5-day program focusing on infusing culture in all aspects of a standards-based curriculum. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (Sept. 25, Oct. 30, Feb. 5, 2011, Mar. 5, Apr. 2). Registration fee $150 ($75 - interns, student teachers, year 1 and 2 teachers) includes breakfast, lunch, and all program materials. CE Units available for purchase. For information, contact Christine Lanphere (clanpherecomcast.net).

Sacramento State University
March 5 - Developing Leadership Seminar (Module B): Day 4 of a 5-day program open by invitation only. Meetings held at Sacramento State University (room TBA), 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (September 25, October 30, February 5, 2011, March 5, April 2, May 14).  For information, contact Christine Lanphere (clanpherecomcast.net).

Berkeley Language Center, UC Berkeley
March 5, East Bay Foreign Language Project: Day 4: Foundations I (Using California Standards to design culturally authentic, communicative units and lessons, Foundations II ( advanced unit and lesson design), Leadership Practicum (Invitational Leadership Institute prerequisite).  5 Saturdays:  Oct. 30, Dec. 4, Jan. 22, Mar. 5, Apr. 2.  Time: 8:00 – 3:30.  Location:  Dwinelle Hall.  Cost: $250 Contact Gail Hetler, g-hetlerberkeley.edu, (510) 877-4002 ext.19.   Applications and information available: http://blc.berkeley.edu

San Diego
March 5, CFLP/SAILN: Open the Doors to Communication, Day 4 of 5, Presenters: SAILN Team. Location for Tiers I,II: Mission Bay Professional Development Center, 2475 Grand Avenue, San Diego, 92109, Bungalow 186 (on Lee Street, south of the student parking lot). Location for Tier III: LARC Lab 419, EBA, San Diego State University. Contact: Gail Saucedo, sailn.sdsu@gmail.com.

Stanford University
March 5, Day 5 of 5 World Language Content Standards for California Classrooms: Strand A Lesson Design - Effective Strategies for the California Language Teacher, Bay Area Foreign Language Program (BAFLP) Contact Sally Mearns, Site Director, (650) 736-9618, smearns@stanford.edu.

Stanford University
March 5, Day 5 of 5 World Language Content Standards for California Classrooms: Strand B Strategies to Increase the Linguistic Cultural Proficiency of Students, Bay Area Foreign Language Program (BAFLP) Contact Sally Mearns, Site Director, (650) 736-9618, smearns@stanford.edu.

Stanford University
March 5, Day 5 of 5 Technology Strand, Using Technology to Deliver Standards-Aligned Instruction, Bay Area Foreign Language Program (BAFLP) Contact Sally Mearns, Site Director, (650) 736-9618, smearns@stanford.edu.

CSU Bakersfield
March 5, Day 3, "Advanced Spanish Language and Grammar- Strategies for Student Success".  Presenter: Martha Escobedo.  A three-day program offered on Saturdays-November 20, January 29, and March 5, 8:00-3:30, $150 per participant. Deadline for enrollment: Friday, October 29. For information, contact Patricia Rice, (661) 654-6560, price@csub.edu.

National Foreign Language Week
March 7 – 13, 2011 - National Foreign Language Week, The Official Theme for the year 2011 is: "Languages Make The World Go’Round" - For ideas to celebrate languages and cultures for that week, go to http://clta.net/advocacy/ideas.html.

Sacramento
Friday, March 11, 4:30-6:00 PM: FLAGS Board Meeting at Ettore's, Sacramento

Orange County
March 11-13, Friday-Sunday, "3-day Full Immersion French Camp-Big Bear Mountains"-FLA-OC (Foreign Language Association of Orange County).  All upper level students welcome.
Information-Marla Pendley at mllependley@gmail.com

Santa Clara

March 12, Mail in registrations much reach registrar to qualify for $50 late fee. Online registrations will be accepted until March 16 for $50 late fee. For on site registration add $100. Thursday-Sunday March 17-20, CLTA Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara. For more information see http://www.clta.net/conference/. Contact information: Paula Hirsch, CLTA conference coordinator, phirsch@windwardschool.org or Kevin Duffy, local conference chair, kduffy@pausd.org.

Occidental College, Los Angeles
March 12, Day 4, "Standards-based Instructional Practices," Ten different strands to choose from. A five-day program offered on Saturdays, December 4, January 22, February 12, March 12, April 9, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., $695 per participant. If your school can't send you, you can get the scholarship reduced fee of just $300. You can still register. For additional information and registration forms go to http://www.la-stars.net or contact Iman Hashem, (323) 259-2949; ocflpoxy.edu.

Sonoma State University
March 12 and May 14, "Web 2.0 Tools for Standards-Aligned and Lessons." 9:00-4:00, 1 hr lunch, $70 per person for both sessions. This class is created especially for teachers to design meaningful, standards-aligned activities with technology. Concepts presented include wikispace, animoto, voki, voice thread, Prezi, Xtranormal, Storybird and Glogster. For info contact Faye Kenney at fayekenney@comcast.net.

Santa Clara
March 16, Last day to accept late registrations online for $50 late fee. Online registrations starting March 17 add $100 on site registration. Thursday-Sunday March 17-20, CLTA Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara. For more information see http://www.clta.net/conference/. Contact information: Paula Hirsch, CLTA conference coordinator, phirsch@windwardschool.org or Kevin Duffy, local conference chair, kduffy@pausd.org.

Santa Clara
Thursday-Sunday March 17-20, CLTA Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara. For more information see http://www.clta.net/conference/. Contact information: Paula Hirsch, CLTA conference coordinator, phirsch@windwardschool.org or Kevin Duffy, local conference chair, kduffy@pausd.org

CSU at Monterey Bay
March 26, Day 5 of a 5-day program "Strategies for Using Authentic Materials in the World Language Classroom," offered by Monterey Bay Foreign Language Project, Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, Director. Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For additional information contact Carmen Scholis (831)582-4256 or MBFLPcsumb.edu

April, 2011

Sacramento State University
April 2 - Embedding Culture in the World Language Curriculum: Day 5 of a 5-day program focusing on infusing culture in all aspects of a standards-based curriculum. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (Sept. 25, Oct. 30, Feb. 5, 2011, Mar. 5, Apr. 2). Registration fee $150 ($75 - interns, student teachers, year 1 and 2 teachers) includes breakfast, lunch, and all program materials. CE Units available for purchase. For information, contact Christine Lanphere (clanpherecomcast.net).

Sacramento State University
April 2 - Developing Leadership Seminar (Module B): Day 5 of a 5-day program open by invitation only. Meetings held at Sacramento State University (room TBA), 8:00 am to 4:00 pm (September 25, October 30, February 5, 2011, March 5, April 2, May 14).  For information, contact Christine Lanphere (clanpherecomcast.net).

Berkeley Language Center, UC Berkeley
April 2, East Bay Foreign Language Project: Day 5: Foundations I (Using California Standards to design culturally authentic, communicative units and lessons, Foundations II ( advanced unit and lesson design), Leadership Practicum (Invitational Leadership Institute prerequisite).  5 Saturdays:  Oct. 30, Dec. 4, Jan. 22, Mar. 5, Apr. 2.  Time: 8:00 – 3:30.  Location:  Dwinelle Hall.  Cost: $250 Contact Gail Hetler, g-hetlerberkeley.edu, (510) 877-4002 ext.19.   Applications and information available: http://blc.berkeley.edu

San Diego
April 2, CFLP/SAILN: Open the Doors to Communication, Day 5 of 5, Presenters: SAILN Team. Location for Tiers I,II: Mission Bay Professional Development Center, 2475 Grand Avenue, San Diego, 92109, Bungalow 186 (on Lee Street, south of the student parking lot). Location for Tier III: LARC Lab 419, EBA, San Diego State University. Contact: Gail Saucedo, sailn.sdsu.@gmail.com.

Sacramento
Friday, April 8, 4:30-6:00 PM: FLAGS Board Meeting at Ettore's, Sacramento

Occidental College, Los Angeles
April 9, Day 5, "Standards-based Instructional Practices," Ten different strands to choose from. A five-day program offered on Saturdays, December 4, January 22, February 12, March 12, April 9, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., $695 per participant. If your school can't send you, you can get the scholarship reduced fee of just $300. You can still register. For additional information and registration forms go to http://www.la-stars.net or contact Iman Hashem, (323) 259-2949; ocflpoxy.edu.

Orange County
April 15-17, Friday-Sunday, "3-day Full Immersion Spanish Camp-Big Bear Mountains"-FLA-OC (Foreign Language Association of Orange County).  All upper level students welcome.
Information-Jazmin Zelaya at jzelaya@walnutvalley.k12.ca.us

California State University, San Bernardino
April 16, Reading Mania, A full day workshop on strategies to actively engage and motivate students in reading and literature lessons from level 1 to AP and even native speakers. All languages, all levels. Presenters: Deborah Forster, Connie Johnson, Rosallyn Celle. Pre-registration by April 1 $45 IEFLA members, $60 non-members. For additional information, go to http://www.clta.net/iefla/ or contact Lewie Johnson at lewiejohnson@gmail.com.

Sonoma State University
Saturday, April 23rd, Salazar 2019, 9:00-11:00am, $25 per person. "The 100 point session: Turning Your Classroom into a Language-Learning Workshop." Participants will learn to reduce the teacher's workload while the students gain greater familiarity with material,to turn a large class into an intimate one, to blend vocabulary building and grammatical development in such a way that the learning of each significantly facilitates the learning of the other. For info contact Faye Kenney at faykenney@comcast.net.

Salamanca, Spain
April 30, Application deadline, Workshop for teachers "Technology in the Spanish Curriculum," June 28 - July 5. Participants pay only $480 plus airfare, Spanish government provides food, lodging, excursions, insurance, and transportation to/from Barajas Airport. Optional university credit available for a fee. The inscription deadline is for the end of April (BUT FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!) via the following Web site: http://www.tesoros.es/es/verano11.asp .

Sacramento
Saturday, April 30, 2011 FLAGS Student Awards Breakfast, 9-11 AM location Denny's on Auburn Boulevard.  Information at http://www.flagsteacher.com/event.
This CLTA newsflash is sponsored by
Southern Oregon University is now accepting applications for the 2011 Summer Language Institutes in Guanajuato, Mexico & Angers, France. A hands-on program for working Spanish & French Teachers
*Option to earn a Master's Degree in Arts & Letters with emphasis in Language Teaching"
Check us out at http://sou.edu/summerlanguageinstitute     E-Mail: sli@sou.edu     
Call for details: (541) 552-6743       Also on Facebook!

Contact us:
Lorraine D'Ambruoso, Executive Director
CLTA, 1688 Sandyrock Lane, San Jose, CA 95125
(408) 448-5356 (office/home)
lordamb@comcast.net