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CLTA Calendar of Events

Below are the California world language events for April and May. To see the complete calendar including summer events, 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
Summer opportunities:
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!
April, 2011

Guanajuato, Mexico, & Angers, France
April 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.

Salamanca, Spain
April 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
April 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.

California State University, San Bernardino
April 2, Pre-registration deadline for 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 2. $45 IEFLA members, $60 non-members. For additional information, go to http://www.clta.net/iestars/ or contact Lewie Johnson at lewiejohnson@gmail.com.

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.

CSU at Monterey Bay
April 9 , day 1, April 30, day 2, of a 2-day program "Sustainable 21st Century Success for English Learners,” presented by Francisca Sanchez offered by Monterey Bay Foreign Language Project & California Reading and Literature Project. Two Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. To register contact Carmen Scholis (831)582-4256 or write MBFLP@csumb.edu by April 1, 2011. For more information visit http://wlc.csumb.edu/news.

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
jzelaya@walnutvalle.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 2. $45 IEFLA members, $60 non-members. For additional information, go to http://www.clta.net/iefla/

Sonoma State University
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 Greenback Lane.  Information at http://www.flagsteacher.com/event.

CSU at Monterey Bay
April 30 (day 2), April 9 (day 1) of a 2-day program "Sustainable 21st Century Success for English Learners,” presented by Francisca Sanchez offered by Monterey Bay Foreign Language Project & California Reading and Literature Project. Two Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. To register contact Carmen Scholis (831)582-4256 or write MBFLP@csumb.edu by April 1, 2011. For more information visit http://wlc.csumb.edu/news.

May, 2011
Sanger High School, Sanger
May 7,  9 AM - 3 PM World Language Fair, sponsored by CLTA affiliate Central Valley Foreign Language Association.  A day of  language fun and motivation with games, sports tournaments, contests, food booths, entertainment, with emphasis on Spanish, French and  German and activities in Hmong and Mandarin Chinese added.  Middle School through High School. Some activities appropriate for college level.  For info about this event contact: cvfla.fresno@yahoo.com.  

Sonoma State University
May 14 (and March 12), "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.

San Diego State University
May 26 - July 1, Intensive 6 week classes in Arabic, Persian, and Russian. 8-10 college credit hours. For more information go to http://larc.sdsu.edu/.
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