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AFS-USA Project Change Contest for 8th-12th Graders

by Dr. Wills

Sep 19, 2015

AFS Project: Change launches the 2nd annual scholarship contest Project: Change Last Fall, we launched an online competition asking 8-12th graders across the country, “ what change would you make in the world?” The challenge was simple: in a short essay or video, address one of five major global issues, choose an AFS country in which you would ...See More

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AFS-USA Program Materials for Educators

by Dr. Wills

Sep 19, 2015

AFS-USA PartnershipScholastic, Inc. Scholastic materials

This coming week, AFS-USA in partnership with Scholastic Inc, - the nation’s largest publisher of supplemental educational materials will launch a special, AFS-focused edition of Scholastic’s award-winning “ Upfront” magazine to approximately 51,000 9th 12th grade classroom...See More AFS-USA PartnershipScholastic, Inc. Scholastic materials

This coming week, AFS-USA in partnership with Scholastic Inc, - the nation’s largest publisher of supplemental educational materials will launch a special, AFS-focused edition of Scholastic’s award-winning “ Upfront” magazine to approximately 51,000 9th 12th grade classrooms across the U.S.

This 8-page publication is designed to help 1.4 million students learn about Global Citizenship and inspire them to be a part of the AFS Effect. Articles range from a first person account of studying abroad, to the history of the American Field Service, to AFS Returnees traveling to space, and to the global impact of hosting an AFS student in their homes.

Accompanying the Upfront magazine is a complete, 4-page teaching guide which provides detailed lesson plans for educators, specifically designed by the education-experts at Scholastic to satisfy both state 'common core' requirements and AFS learning objectives.

To support middle school educators, as well as to promote our Global Prep programming for younger students, a special digital edition of Upfront will also be sent to 75,000 8th grade teachers. This has the potential to reach an additional 2 million students and parents.

All of the classroom materials, along with AFS videos and a link to our newly-launched AFS-USA educator’s portal will be hosted and featured on Scholastic.com. Each month, Scholastic.com receives over 8 million unique visitors. View it here.

You can also download a digital version of the AFS Upfront magazine and the Teacher’s Guide here, or request print copies from your Team Development Specialist within the next few weeks. We encourage you to read the magazine and reference the teacher's guide at the same time, to get the full effect of the experience we are providing to students and educators.

I hope you will use these materials to access schools and influential educators or other AFS-advocates year-round, especially as you plan local activities to support International Education Week November 16-20, 2015.

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"Trésors du temps" History book

by James in Belgium

Aug 26, 2015

Greetings,

I make this posting to remind some and to inform new teachers a about our Yahoo Group for teachers using the textbook, Trésors du temps". See link below.

C'est un site de mutualisation avec beaucoup de documents assiciés aux chapitres du livre.

Cordialment, tresors_du_temps-owner @ yahoogroups.com

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Tips and Procedures for the First 10 Days of School

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Aug 21, 2015

"Over 80 percent of what teachers consider to be discipline problems have nothing to do with discipline." ~Harry K. Wong

Read about procedures and routines you can teach and reinforce that will help establish a smooth-running instructional environment.

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Refresh my methods!...please

by Jen Soley

Aug 12, 2015

Hello... I've been teaching freshman and sophomore(level 2-3) French for a few years and I'm going to add some junior level 4 this year. I'm looking for some fresh methods. I've looked at Gouin and Language ladders and those seem great. We'll use Trésors du temps among other texts. I'd like to be able to have students work constructively in groups...See More

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Jen Soley On 8/12/15, Jen Soley wrote: > Hello... > I've been teaching freshman and sophomore(level 2-3) > French for a few years and I'm going to add some junior > level 4 this year. > I'm looking for some fresh methods. I've looked at Gouin > and Language ladders and those seem great. We'll use > Trésors du temps among other texts. I'...See More

Aug 12, 2015

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Jarod H-M When I went to the ACTFL Conference in Philadelphia, I went to session about using Socratic Circles in language classes. At the higher levels, it is a great tool to get them to develop more extended oral discourse while practicing specific linguistic skills.

On 8/12/15, Jen Soley wrote: > Hello... > I've been teaching freshman and s...See More

Aug 15, 2015

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Appetite for Instruction – Teaching Vocab And So Much More

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Aug 9, 2015

Savor the delectable instructional tidbits blended into this delicious essay by school principal Todd R. Nelson.

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Exploratory help, please

by PM

Aug 4, 2015

I am a Middle Spanish teacher assigned also to teach a couple of sections of Exploratory French. My own French skill are, quite honestly, at the novice level. The textbooks I'm supposed to be using are ECI's Exploring French and Exploring Spanish, but they don't really have much to offer - vocab overload and very limited support materials. I can cr...See More

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James in Belgium I suggest to supplement using videos form YouTube.

Also, why not use the the first unit of a high school text book as a supplemental ?

You can also look at http://www.quia.com/pages/jodonnell/page91

Best of luck,

JMO'

On 8/04/15, PM wrote: > I am a Middle Spanish teacher assigned also to teach a &...See More

Aug 8, 2015

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Discovering French Bleu (old)

by Daniel Lanctot

Aug 7, 2015

I'm looking for Teacher's resource books for Discovering French Bleu (2004). Will pay reasonable price. [email removed]

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The best text book

by RSkoog

Feb 11, 2015

Bonjour à tous,

I am trying to chose a textbook for next year, and at this point I am going back and forth between T'es branché and Bien Dit! Any thoughts on which one might be more suitable? I like the plethora of cultural information in T'es branché, but I think Bien Dit! might have a little more structure and more practice activities...See More

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James in Belgium Greetings,

There is NO perfect textbook. Each and every one will need supplemental activities in both grammar, audio, and proficiency based documents.

It is best to use "une méthode" that you like and then to supplement the heck out of it. The CLE Interantional books are the best for supplementing any American textbook...See More

Feb 13, 2015

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Laurence from DC On 2/11/15, Kim Uyyek wrote: > I think that it depends on what age you’re teaching. I love > D’Accord 1 for my beginning high school students, but it > was too hard for my beginning middle school students. I > reviewed T’es Branché when I was looking for a replacement > for C’est A Toi. I was also impressed with the cultural...See More

Jul 24, 2015

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French Teaching Job

by Jay Louttit

Jul 24, 2015

Oak Mountain Academy a private school in Carrollton, GA has an immediate opening for a middle/high school French teacher. Interested candidates can forward their resume's and cover letter to [email removed]

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