Meeting 20 • 13 March 2008 • Thursday

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Main Topic(s): technology-supported assessment tools; research & grants to support assessment; assessment of professional development

(30) DIALANG (held over from previous meeting)

(20) About grants: large-scale (federal) for research involving assessment; state-level involving assessment; PSU for innovation and assessment; grants from professional organizations; misc. grants for instructional support

links:

national-level grant-tracking services: COS (Community of Science - but covers all subject areas) • grantsalert.com • Foundation Center Philanthropy News Digest (category: education) •

USDOE: forecast of funding (both ESL and FL) •

some specific grants: example of a USDOE grant (CFDA 84.017 International Research & Studies, $600K) • National Education Association Learning & Leadership Grants ($2-5K) • Braitmayer Foundation (curricular & school reform initiatives, professional development opportunities for teachers, $10K & $35K) • Staples (yes, the chain store) Foundation for Learning • Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool • A. L. Mailman Foundation (early childhood)

PSU: Faculty Development Awards (includes innovation courses, undergrad-faculty scholarly projects)

COFLT ($250) project grants (teaching / research)

ORTESOL Action Research Grants ($500 and publication!)

Examples of grant proposals, successful or otherwise: WBF 2008 for multi-site two-way video to strengthen upper -level high-school German programs - AATG for pedagogy / NWACC for the technology • WBF Humboldt Project - Leonard Allen PSU AIM proposal; the NYC International Humanities Conference presentation; Braitmayer grant proposal (unsuccessful); US DOE CFDA 84.017A Assessment of Second-Year College Language Programs: abstract of proposal - proposal (2007 unsuccessful, being revised for 2008 submission) - readers' evaluations - examples of funded projects

(10) Break: Go get your coffee or your snack, but bring it back. We'll start promptly after 10 minutes, with or without you!

(20) Breakout sessions for AL / FL to wrap up loose ends

(10) Assessing our own professional development; briefly - portfolios; main focus: mapping your own training and experience onto a "Grand Plan" (0056) of proficiencies, indicators, and experiences for the basically-prepared professional language teacher - preparation for next Tuesday's culminating session

some examples of critiques of programs for language teachers: Olsen, Solvieg, "A Plea to Graduate Departments" (FLA 1998); Peyton, Joy Kreeft, "Professional Development of Foreign-Language Teachers" (ERIC, 1997)

"LinguaFolio (Nebraska version)" - an example of a language learner's portfolio kit (and for younger learners!) a younger-learner

(5) check course evaluations

Upcoming class meetings (•• March 2008, Thursday)

breakout sessions: AL (regular room) for classroom assessment; FL for testing reading & listening (FL location TBA)
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