1. World Languages Webinar September 2008 Robert Crawford Coordinator, World Languages West Virginia Department of Education rcrawford@access.k12.wv.us

2. Communication WV Connections http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/ Webinars September, December, February, April World Language Distribution List County World Language Teachers http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/WorldLanguageContactsb.doc http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/WorldLanguageContactsb.doc

3. Agenda Program Showcase Policy Updates Program Updates Pilot Opportunities Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities Student Opportunities County Announcements

4. West Virginia Virtual Schools Anne Meadows Assistant Director Office of Instructional Technology ameadows@access.k12.wv.us

5. World Languages and the West Virginia Virtual School

6. Spanish 2008-09 Six full-time teachers Spanish 1A/1B – 671 Spanish 1/2- 83

7. World Language Offerings Mandarin Chinese 1-2 French 1-4, AP Language and Literature German 1-4, AP Japanese 1-2 Latin 1-2, AP Vergil and Literature Spanish 1-4, AP Language and Literature

8. Learning Object Repository Online Spanish modules will be broken into learning objects and stored in an accessible repository on WVLearns

9. For More Information Anne Meadows 304-558-7880 ameadows@access.k12.wv.us ameadows@access.k12.wv.us Sharon Gainer 866-593-8065 sgainer@access.k12.wv.us sgainer@access.k12.wv.us http:virtualschool.k12.wv.us

10. Policy 2510 Update The teaching of foreign languages in grades 5 and 6 is encouraged. A foreign language course, in the same foreign language, must be offered for students in grade 7 and grade 8. Implementation of the foreign language program should model best practice and promote positive proficiency outcomes. FAQ Document http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/21stcentury.html http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/21stcentury.html

11. Policy 2520.7 Update The Foreign Language Content Standards, Objectives (CSOs) are designed to provide guidance for: the development of foreign language curricula the selection of instructional materials the evaluation of students learning and professional development opportunities. While teachers are responsible for developing curriculum maps and for selecting specific content and learning activities, this document is intended to guide local curriculum development. Effective Date. -- July 1, 2008. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/ http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/

12. Program Updates 2008 Summer Institute for ESL and World Language Teachers: Connecting to the World through the 21 st Century Classroom Marshall University/June Harless Model School at Kellogg Elementary July 14-16, 2008 Assessment, Technology, International Collaboration http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/summerprogram.h tml 2009 Steering Committee

13. Program Updates Continued LinguaFolio http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/linguafolio.html http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/linguafolio.html Instructional Materials Adoption Review of materials at state level during the summer Visiting Chinese Guest Teachers School Visits in September & October

14. Upcoming Pilot Projects LinguaPods Language Trekkers World Language e-learning course

15. Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities WVFLTA Fall Conference September 19 & 20, 2008 WVU-Parkersburg http://www.wvflta.org/Websites/page.asp?page= 2008+Conferencehttp://www.wvflta.org/Websites/page.asp?page= 2008+Conference ACTFL Convention November 21-23, 2008 Orlando, FL http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid= 4730

16. Student Opportunities The International Flag of Language Design Contest http://languagemuseum.org/flag/http://languagemuseum.org/flag/ September 2-November 28

17. Announcements & Questions County Announcements Questions Next Webinar: December 9 & 10, 2008