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Become a NNELL State
Representative
As a national organization,
NNELL operates through a network of state
representatives. You could help NNELL to continue with
its mission by becoming a representative of your state.
As a State Representative, you will serve as an advocate
for early language learning, heighten public awareness
of foreign languages in elementary and middle school
education, serve as state representative for NNELL to
your state language association and ensure that foreign
languages in grades K-8 are recognized as a priority
matter in your state. If you are interested in being
more involved with NNELL and its advocacy efforts,
please read the description for this position or contact
NNELL's National Networking Coordinator,
Marcela
Summerville (msummerville@nnell.org)
Download PDF to view responsibilities
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As winter
comes to a close, there are a myriad of
opportunities for NNELL members to gather at various
regional conferences. Thank you to all that turned
out at the
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (NECTFL) . Where President
Elect, Nathan Lutz, hosted a NNELL
Networking Session. Also in attendance were Past
President, Rita Oleksak; Executive
Secretary, Dorie Perugini; and
Regional Representative, Kate Krotzer;
along with other members. Please join us as a NNELL
representative will be present at each of the Spring
Regional Conferences. We look forward to seeing you! |
Nathan Lutz leaded the NNELL Networking Session
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Upcoming Events
Have you registered for the upcoming regional and or state
conferences in you area?
February 18-20th:
Southern
Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
President Nadine Jacobsen-McLean will host the
NNELL Early
Language Learning Network session on Friday, February 19th
from 1:50 - 2:40 p.m.
March 3-5th:
Southwest Conference on Language Teaching
(SWCOLT)
Check out Advocacy Chair Janine Erickson's session
on Whole Brain teaching in the Target Language on
Saturday, March 5th.
March 10-12th:
The Central States Conference on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL)
Don’t forget to register for
the NNELL Networking Breakfast on Saturday, March 12th and
join President Nadine Jacobsen-McLean, Bill Rivers
(JNCL-NCLIS) and Rose Egan along with other NNELL Members!
For more information, contact Lori Winne, Ohio ELL/NNELL
rep: lwinne@frontier.com, or
Julie Canady, NNELL Rep for
CSCTFL East: jcanady@gmail.com
October 14th-15th:
Pacific Northwest Council for Languages
(PNCFL)
You will find opportunities to network and attend sessions
presented by NNELL members across the nation! Check out the
NNELL Calendar!
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Summer Institute: Save the Date!
Please join us July 14-17, 2016 in
Louisville, Kentucky, for the 2016 NNELL Summer Institute.
This year's theme is "Whole Child, Whole World"
and will focus on educating the whole child including core
content, global competency, creativity and self-expression.
Save the date! More details will be shared
soon. Come visit Louisville, home of Jefferson County Public
Schools (JCPS) and World Language Specialist Jacque
Bott Van Houten. The diversity of this school
system will amaze you. Bring the family for a tour of the
Louisville Slugger Bat Museum and Factory
and
The
Muhammad Ali Center!
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Learning Languages Journal
The Fall/Winter edition of the Journal is now available!
Click the yellow cover image to access the content!--------->>>>
The Spring/Summer theme will coincide with the Summer
Institute's theme, "Whole Child, Whole World."
Our editorial board looks forward to receiving your
submission.
Click here for Author Guidelines and
please send inquiries to
journal@nnell.org
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ACTFL MOPI Workshop
Registration open for K-12 teachers!
Date: July 18th-19th
Location: Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, CT
Choose from 3 language sections! Spanish, French, &
English/mixed languages!
REGISTER ONLINE By visiting
www.actfl.org
Click on Assessment & PD/Sponsored
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#FOLLOWUS
NNELL launched #earlylang last year and is
continuing the conversation through social media. Follow us,
like us, retweet, and/or hashtag your favorite
#earlylang moments!
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There Are a Lot of Ridiculous Myths Out There about Raising Bilingual Kids
Does raising children bilingually cause
a delay in their development? Do bilingual children lag behind
their peers academically? Will children confuse the two
languages while being raised bilingually? This article
demystifies the myths and provides tips for parents who want to
raise their children bilingually. Clear up your uncertainties by
reading the article at the link below.
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Five Fundamental Strategies for Bilingual Learners
How much native language is too much in
the bilingual classroom? The author looks at classroom
management techniques to make the most of group work and
differentiated learning when dealing with dual language
learners.
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How Learning Another Language Keeps Your Mind Sharp, No Matter Your Age
Northwestern University, researcher Dr.
Viorica Marian reports that even a minimal knowledge of a second
language is advantageous at any age. Learning a second language
constantly exercises the brain and makes it more prepared to
take on other brain-challenging tasks because the brain is
constantly juggling two languages.
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Rockalingua Games
Interactive games that include
songs, worksheets, picture dictionaries and videos, designed
to assist parents and teachers with kids learning Spanish.
These Spanish games for kids act as fun ways to learn about
colors, parts of the body, numbers, days of the week,
feelings, and much more. Games work on computers and
tablets. Most are free though some of them require a
subscription.
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Spanish Listening
Free Spanish language site that
provides over 200 free videos for students to practice their
listening and reading. Students can do different activities
based on each video.
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Little Mouse on the Lampstand
Here is a Chinese children
traditional nursery rhyme. The nursery rhymes mean: Little
mouse on the lampstand. Steals oil, cannot jump down. Meow
meow, the cat comes, Jiligulu rolls down. Other children’s
songs and nursery rhymes available on this website.
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Racontines
This App contains stories (cartoons)
of Monsieur Lapin who likes to do things in his own way. In
French and English. .99 - $3.00 for these bilingual animated
children's books for ages 5 and under.
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Sock Puppets
Free app for iPhone and iPad: Sock
Puppets lets you create your own lip-synched videos and
share them on Facebook and YouTube. Add Puppets, props,
scenery, and backgrounds and start creating. Hit the record
button and the puppets automatically lip-synch to your
voice.
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Puppet Pals
Free app for iPhone and iPad: Create
your own unique shows with animation and audio in real
time..
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Thank you to JNCL,
ACTFL and NNELL members Janine Erickson,
Tammy Dann, Lori Langer de Ramirez,
Kristel Saxton, Andrea Suarez Boyd,
Alice Charkes, Zhihong Li,
Sally Hood, PhD., and Kennedy Schultz,
PhD., for their contributions to this publication.
If you would like to share an interesting article, app, or
teaching tool with the NNELL community in our next eNNELL News
edition, please contact
Dorie Perugini.
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