Spotlight on CARLA's Immersion Projects

 

CARLA's 2008 Summer Immersion Institutes!

 

This summer CARLA's Immersion Projects welcomed over 140 dual language and immersion teachers and administrators to participate in one of four week-long professional development opportunities. Mark your calendars now and make plans to attend one of CARLA's 2008 Summer Immersion Institutes!

 

June 23-27, 2008 -- Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Education for Character-based Languages
July 14-18, 2008 -- Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education: Oral Language Proficiency Assessment
July 21-25, 2008 -- Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Education (Session A)
July 28-Aug. 1, 2008 -- Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Education (Session B)

 

The ACIE Newsletter Publishes 10-Year Anniversary Issue With "Top Ten" Lists!

 

The top ten lists covered a wide variety of topics on immersion research and practice, including:

 

Nicole Boudreaux . . . Top Ten Responsibilities of An Effective Immersion Administrator
Mandy Fleming . . . Top Ten Things I Wish I Had Known as an Immersion Teacher
Tara Fortune and Diane Tedick . . . Top Ten Behaviors We Like to Observe in Immersion Programs
Fred Genesee . . . Top Ten Research Findings on Dual Language Education for Majority Language Learners
Liz Howard and Julie Sugarman . . . Top Ten Unanswered Questions on Two-Way Immersion
Kathryn Lindholm-Leary . . . Top Ten Research Findings on Two-Way Immersion Education for Minority Language Learners
Keiki Kawai'ae'a . . . Top Ten Reasons for Becoming an Immersion Teacher of an Indigenous Language
Mimi Met . . . Top Ten Teacher Behaviors That Improve the Proficiency of Dual Language Students
Kimerly Miller . . . Top Ten ACIE Newsletter Picks of the Decade

 

Want to become an ACIE member and receive this newsletter? E-mail Kimerly Miller at mille379@umn.edu.

 

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