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The Medford School District has an immediate job opening for a full-time French teacher at South Medford High School. Rosemary Tutland retired last year and the new French teacher they hired is apparently quitting now. Apparently, they are looking for someone who can teach through the remainder of this year, when they would conduct a broader search.  The position consists of 6 classes, 4 different preps (one class is a combo ¾). 

 Go to this page to apply: https://www.medford.k12.or.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=472

Zeitgeist Northwest will present the 8th Annual Portland German Film Festival October 6 – 10, 2017 at  Cinema 21.

Our annual festival showcases feature films, documentaries and short films that represent the state-of-the-art in German film making. We are also delighted to include films from Austria and Switzerland to give our audience the chance to experience the diversity, history and progress of German-speaking countries in Europe. All films are shown in German with English subtitles to allow a broad audience access to these German-language movies.

Film is a dynamic medium with the power to educate, inspire, intrigue and bring people together. Now in its 8th year, the Portland German Film Festival continues to offer thought-provoking and entertaining German language cinema to the U.S. Spanning first-releases, dynamic documentaries, up-and-coming new artists to wonderful children’s fare, and classic films. The festival offers something for everyone.

Pacific University is hosting a francophone film festival in October and November.  Films will be screened in the Forest Theater in Forest Grove. Films are accompanied by pre- or post-screening discussion with Pacific faculty.  The films are free and open to the public.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

Wed.  10/4  7pm  My Life as a Zucchini 
Post-screening discussion led by Prof. Jennifer Hardacker

Wed. 10/11  (National Coming Out Day)  Blue is the Warmest Color 
6:30 pm pre-screening discussion led by Prof. JayeCee Whitehead & Prof. Jeanne-Sarah de Larquier; screening at 7pm

Fri.  10/20  7pm **Marsh Hall Taylor Auditorium 216**  Black Girl
Post-screening discussion led by Prof. Rick Jobs

Wed. 10/25 7pm Elle
Pre-screening discussion led by Prof. TBA (likely Prof. Martha Rampton)

Wed. 11/1  (National Muslim Appreciation Month)  Fatima
6:30 pm pre-screening discussion led by Prof. Ramona Ilea; screening at 7pm

Wed. 11/8  Homeland-Irak-Year-Zero. Part1   
6:30 pm pre-screening discussion led by Prof. Jim Moore; screening at 7pm 

Th. 11/9  Homeland-Irak-Year-Zero. Part2 
6:30 pm pre-screening discussion led by Prof. Jim Moore; screening at 7pm

Forest Theater is located at 1911 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116

French Language Specialist

Chinese Language Teachers Association--Oregon (CLTA-OR) received $500 of Professional Development Grant from the CLTA-US headquarters. Half of the grant ($250) will be used to support Chinese language teachers who do presentations at COFLT annual conferences. This scholarship will be able to support a maximum of 5 teachers for the 2017-18 school year, by offering $50 per teacher. Find more details through http://www.clta-or.org/

Job description here!

Ability to teach Spanish as well would sweeten the deal.

Vacancy Notice Spanish Teacher 17.18 (1).pdf

STRRRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

Riverside Jr/Sr High School in Boardman, Oregon, is looking for a Spanish / ELL teacher – the job opening is located on the  district website:  http://morrow.k12.or.us/employment

Dear Language Educator,

Thanks to all of you who participated in last Wednesday's state advocacy call! Watch the recording or download the slides.

If you weren't able to join, we shared several critical actions you can take right now!

• Share the www.LeadwithLanguages.org website on your social media accounts and/or with friends, parents and students
• Download the Lead with Languages Badge and insert it in your email signature
• Sign up for Lead with Language Advocacy Alerts

Are you already a seasoned activist? Try this out!

• Visit the ESSA State Implementation Map and find out WHO is the appropriate State Education Association (SEA) person in your state to contact
• THEN ... Encourage that SEA employee to include increased World Languages funding in the state's Title IV-A grant request

There are also actions you can take once a week:

• Send a message to encourage full funding for ESSA, Title IV grant money to your representatives using ACTFL's pre-written letter tool.
• Share this letter writing tool with friends!

Want to share a state advocacy accomplishment? Have a question? Need help with the Seal of Biliteracy program? Have a legislative update or tip to share? Email Trey Calvin, Program Coordinator.

Thanks for all your continued efforts!

In 2014, a bipartisan group of members of Congress asked the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to undertake a new study of the nation’s language education needs. Four members of the United States Senate—Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), Mark Kirk (R-Illinois), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)—and four members of the House of Representatives—Rush Holt (D-New Jersey), Leonard Lance (R-New Jersey), David Price (D-North Carolina), and Don Young (R-Alaska)—signed two letters requesting that the Academy provide answers to the following questions:

How does language learning influence economic growth, cultural diplomacy, the productivity of future generations, and the fulfillment of all Americans? What actions should the nation take to ensure excellence in all languages as well as international education and research, including how we may more effectively use current resources to advance language attainment?

In response to this request, the Academy created the Commission on Language Learning. The Commission’s final report, America’s Languages: Investing in Language Learning for the 21st Century, offers concrete recommendations to improve access to as many languages as possible, for people of every age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.

Support for the Commission was provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, and resources from the Academy’s New Initiatives Fund.

Additional Resources

• Language and the Fulfillment of the Potential of All Americans
  Terrence Wiley, Ph.D., with Beatriz Arias, Ph.D., Jennifer Renn, Ph.D., and Shereen Bhalla, Ph.D., Center for Applied Linguistics
• America’s Languages: Challenges and Promise
  Richard D. Brecht, American Councils for International Education
• The Contributions of Language to the Economic Interests of the United States
  Prepared by the Joint National Committee for Languages
• Language and Productivity for all Americans
  Judith F. Kroll and Paola E. Dussias, Center for Language Science, The Pennsylvania State University
• Foreign language, Cultural Diplomacy, and Global Security
  Gail H. McGinn