World Languages Week 2018

It’s National Foreign Language Week March 4-10, 2018! Download the poster.

Theme: Languages Lead Us on a Path to Understanding Other Cultures

I will be sending out updates to you each day this week with ideas for engaging your students on this topic.

Here are some links to what you guys did last year:

https://sites.google.com/site/seattleworldlanguages/calendar/world-languages-week-2017/Natl-WL-Week-2017_Day1_Why_Learn_a_Language.docx

https://sites.google.com/site/seattleworldlanguages/calendar/world-languages-week-2017/Natl-WL-Week-2017_Day2_Why_Learn_This_Language.docx

https://sites.google.com/site/seattleworldlanguages/calendar/world-languages-week-2017/Natl-WL-Week-2017_Finding_a_Missing_Piece.docx

FOR 2018:

Day 1: March 4, 2018 TOP TEN REASONS TO LEARN LANGUAGES

Can you or your students add to this list? How about making an impromptu poster in class, then send me a picture of it? (Include school, class, and language on it.) We’ll post pictures at our Seattle World Language Fair on March 10, 2018.

Day 2: March 5, 2018 HOW WILL YOU LEAD WITH LANGUAGES?

Share this video with your students, then check out the language corner for your language:

Lead with Spanish http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/spanish/.

Lead with French http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/french/.

Lead with Japanese http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/japanese/.

Lead with Mandarin http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/chinese-mandarin/.

Lead with Latin http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/latin/.

Lead with ASL http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/american-sign-language/.

Lead with Native American Languages http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/lwl-language/native-american-languages/.

And many many more…

All languages are wonderful but what is really special about learning the language you teach in our schools?

(Send me your responses!)

And coming on Saturday...

Seattle World Languages Fair: Languages Lead Us on a Path to Understanding Other Cultures*

Saturday, March 10, 2018 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Seattle World School 1700 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122

Information session for families, students, community members, and educators about World Language offerings in Seattle, World Language Credit Testing, Seal of Biliteracy, Dual Language Immersion, Community-Based Organizations, refreshments, and more.

Download the Flyer in English

Amharic | Chinese | Oromo | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese

*theme of National Foreign Language Week March 4-10, 2018. Download the poster.

World Language Credit Testing Workshop

Seattle Public Schools invites you to a FREE workshop on "Everything you wanted to know about World Language Credit Testing but were afraid to ask."

Saturday, March 10, 2018 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Seattle World School

1700 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122

3 FREE Clock Hours provided by WAFLT (Washington Association for Language Teaching)

Audience: Counselors, Administrators, ELL and World Language teachers, Bilingual Instructional Assistants, Community members -- anyone interested in supporting students to earn credits for languages they know. The workshop is open to anyone, not just Seattle Public Schools employees.

The workshop will be held during a testing day at the Seattle World School, so you'll see first hand how we:

- check in students

- set up and proctor (paper) Writing tests for ACTFL, ALTA, and Custom Writing tests

- set up the technology for STAMP tests, WorldSpeak, and Custom Speaking tests

- proctor phone interviews for ACTFL and ALTA Speaking tests

You'll also learn the specific characteristics of the world language proficiency assessments available for different languages, take a STAMP sample test (if you'd like), find out how we communicate test results to schools (counselors) and families, and how we identify students qualified for the Seal of Biliteracy.

Workshop Agenda | Handout Packet