Linking All Types of Teachers to International, Cross-cultural
Education
From: lattice@msu.edu
Date: August 19th, 2009
To: All LATTICE members and friends
Reply-To: lattice@msu.edu
Website: www.latticeworld.org
Subject: LATTICE Newsletter # 489
TO: ALL LATTICE members and friends,
Newsletter highlights:
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- LATTICE Theme for 2009-2010: Global Citizenship
- LATTICE Book Club
- Opportunities for Educators
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1. LATTICE Theme for 2009-2010: global citizenship
On June 12, a group of LATTICE members met at Connie Detjen's house for the purpose of choosing a LATTICE theme and topics for the 2009-10 school year. The group decided on the theme of "Global Citizenship" for the LATTICE Sessions for the upcoming school year. We live in a diverse society, and learning how to be Global Citizens gives children the tools to counter ignorance and intolerance within it. As Professor Patricia J. Williams, of Columbia University said, when she gave the 1997 Radio 4 Reith Lectures on 'The Paradox of Race' (1997: 14):
"I do think that to a very great extent we dream our worlds into being ... an optimistic course might be charted, if only we could imagine it."
It's up to us, as educators, to imagine it and to transmit the dream to our students. So, we hope you will join us at each LATTICE session this coming year! Save these dates:
· October 1st noon – 4:30
· November 5th noon – 4:30
· December 3rd noon – 4:30 (regular session; not a movie night)
· January 7th noon – 4:30
· February 4th noon – 4:30
· March 25th noon – 4:30
· April 22 (4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. meeting so that districts don't have to pay for substitutes)
2.
LATTICE Videos
The LATTICE videos are now available on the net – thanks to Guven Witteveen! Now you can let your friends and family view what LATTICE is all about! You can access the videos directly from our home page on our website or you can use the following links:
· LATTICE Introduction – What is LATTICE? (8 minute video): http://tinyurl.com/whatislattice
· Creating LATTICE (23 minute video): http://tinyurl.com/makelattice
3.
Previous LATTICE Session
For the LATTICE session on
May Session Report
http://latticeworld.org/files/8/MaySession09.pdf
The LATTICE 08-09 Yearbook and Annual Report is also available!
http://latticeworld.org/files/8/LATTICEReport.pdf
4. Welcome to Elisabeth Osebe Mayienga, born June 9 to Damaris and Jonathan Mayienga. Elisabeth weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces. Congratulations to the family!
5.
LATTICE Book Club, Fall Preview
From: Mary Hennessey
Here are the dates and
titles for the LATTICE Book Club for next year.
I would suggest you try to get the books from your local library, or
through interlibrary loan (MELCAT). I
will give the titles to Schuler's, but they usually don't give a discount until
the month we are reading that book. I
will also pass it along to Everybody Reads.
September 17th
Home of
the Brave by Katherine Applegate
No
English by Jacqueline Jules and Amy Huntington
October 15th
Things
Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Night
Has Ears: African Proverbs by Ashley Bryan
November 12th
After
Tupac and D Foster (Newbery Honor Book) by Jacqueline Woodson
Remember:
The Journey to School Integration (Bccb Blue Ribbon
Nonfiction Book Award (Awards)) by Toni Morrison
6.
4-H international dinner
Please join us at the annual
International Dinner being held at
Date: August 5th 2009; Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm; Cost: Donation; Event: Flyer
Foods from
Money raised for Heifer International for World Hunger;
7.
English Language Center Job Posting
Matinga Raqatz, a member of the LATTICE
Alumni has started a non-profit organization to help the needs of the people in
her family's home country of
8.
MSU English Language Center Weekend Home-stays
Weekend Home-stays are taking place at MSU this summer. They
are being coordinated by the
1. July 24th to 26th for the Royal Thai Scholars - These scholars are graduate students and the Center is looking for families for 15 of the 22 that are coming.
2. July
31st to August 2nd for Korean adult English teachers
from
3. August 7th to 9th for Korean adult English teachers from Korea National University of Education - The Center is looking for 22 of the 36 that are coming.
If you are interested and you need more information, you can contact Carol Wilson-Duffy who is the External Programs Coordinator and Faculty Lecturer at the English Language Center at A727 Wells Hall – Phone: 517-884-1497; Fax: 517-432-1149; Email: wilson77@msu.edu ; You can also access this flyer!
9.
Seeking assistance from Foreign Language
Teachers
Are you a foreign language teacher? Have you ever been involved in a project, program or activity that has helped you connect with teachers and classrooms in other countries? If you have, an MSU professor, Dr. BetsAnn Smith, would like to know more about your experience either participating in a project that made those connections or coordinating a project that fostered those connections. She is looking for sample activities, programs or models for these kinds of connections. These samples will aid the design of a new upcoming project directed by Dr. Smith that connects American teachers who teach Spanish to Chilean teachers who teach English. If you would like to share information or your experiences, you can contact Dr. Smith (Email: bas@msu.edu ; Phone: 517-353-8646)
10. Language Summer Camps for Kids at MSU
The Center for the Support of Language Teaching at MSU is offering language camps for kids this summer in Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.
Our unique programs introduce children to different languages and cultures by providing a fun learning environment that focuses on games, songs, and other playful interactions. The curricula are theme-based and include topics such as numbers, things in my room, animals, our town, activities and hobbies, my friends, directions, or fruits and vegetables. Different activity types are alternated with games and hands-on as well as visually activated learning. In our lessons, we try to connect the new knowledge with the community by utilizing, for example, the animals in the historical museum on campus, the children's garden at MSU, or the dairy store.
No previous knowledge is required and children of higher levels can be accommodated.
Multiple-program discounts are available for all programs. One week options are available for French, German, and Spanish. All camps will take place on MSU's campus.
French
Monday-Thursday, July 13-23 from
German
Monday-Friday, July 27-31, 1-4 pm, cost $95, open to children ages 7-14 OR
Monday-Friday, July 27 - August 7, 1-4 pm, cost $175 OR
Monday-Friday, August 3-7, 9 am - 4 pm, cost $210 (lunch provided by parents)
OR Entire program (week 1 afternoon,
week 2 all-day), cost $300 (lunch prov. by parents)
Spanish
Monday-Thursday, August 10-20,
Chinese
Monday-Thursday, August 24-27,
The program flyer can be accessed at https://www.msu.edu/user/grmreach/KidsLgCamps.pdf
If you are interested in signing up your child/children, please go to http://webapp.llc.msu.edu/CommunityLanguageSchool/ Feel free to share this information with other interested parents.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Angelika Kraemer who is the Co-Curricular/Outreach Coordinator at MSU’s Center for the Support of Language Teaching at A-605 Wells Hall – Phone: 517-884-1511; Fax: 517-432-2736; E-Mail: kraemera@msu.edu
11.
Teacher Grant Program
Kids In Need Foundation Invites Innovative
Learning Projects for Teacher Grants Program
Grants of up to $500 will be
awarded to K-12 certified teachers working to create unique learning
opportunities for their students at public, private, and parochial schools. To
get more information, please visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=259000018
. The deadline is September 30, 2009
12. Opportunities for educators
Are you a world language teacher? Have you ever been involved in a
project, program or activity that has helped you connect with teachers and
classrooms in other countries? If you have, an MSU professor would like to know more about your experience either
participating in a project that made those connections or coordinating a
project that fostered those connections. She is looking for sample activities,
programs or models for these kinds of connections. These samples will aid the
design of a new upcoming project directed by an MSU faculty member, Dr. BetsAnn
Smith that connects American teachers who teach Spanish to Chilean teachers who
teach English. If you would like to share information or your experiences, you
can contact Dr. Smith (Email: bas@msu.edu;
Phone: 517-353-8646)
U.S.-China Teachers Exchange Program
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Established in 1996 with
funding from the Freeman Foundation, the U.S.-China Teachers Exchange Program
sends American K-12 teachers to
The National Committee
sponsors an orientation program in the
For additional
information, please see our website: http://www.ncuscr.org/programs/tep For an application,
contact Margot Landman at mlandman@ncuscr.org
or 212-645-9677, ext. 23.
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Next Europe is a public forum and
“international experiment in collaborative journalism” where people can discuss
the changes taking place in
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Presenters sought for Wednesday, Nov. 4th,
16th Annual Conference of the
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Nominate an Outstanding
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The Lenawee ISD is pleased to announce a new
Grade 4 SS Regions resource. Maggie Patterson from Nystrom and Stan Masters,
the Social Studies Consultant at LISD, have teamed up to provide a free teacher
resource on the concept of region, focusing on United States regions. All of
the instructional resources needed for classroom use are free and located at
the site. http://www.lisd.us/curriculum/Content/SS/soc.aspx
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Thank You For
End of LATTICE Newsletter # 488
LATTICE is supported by 17 mid-Michigan School districts and
the African Studies Center, Asian Studies Center, Center for Advanced Studies
of International Development (CASID), Center for European and Russian Studies,
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
(CLACS), College of Education, Graduate School , International Studies and
Programs, Women & International Development (WID) at Michigan State
University.
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Connie & Alicia
LATTICE Session Director
detjencc@haslett.k12.mi.us
LATTICE Graduate Assistant
Alicia Trotman
lattice@msu.edu
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