Non AWSA Sponsored Events
These events are not put on by AWSA but would be helpful for the professional development of our members.
Professional Development and Recertification Credits for K-12 Educators
World Language Teaching Methods Series
Credits available through University of Wisconsin Colleges, Grad Credit through UW-River Falls
-Active Methods for Language Instruction 12/4-5/09
-Differentiation of Instruction for Language Learners 1/22-23/10
-Developing Thematic Units and Lesson Plans for Second Language Instruction 3/5-6/10
-Developing Classroom Materials for Second Language Instruction 4/16-17/10
Chinese Language and Culture Series
For K-12 Teachers of all Subjects & Administrators
Credits available through Viterbo University
Chinese Language and Cultural Activities for the Classroom 11/20-21/09
What American Educators Can Learn from the Chinese Educational System 12/11-12/12/09
2-Day Classes are offered in a Friday evenings/Saturday format in Madison, Wisconsin
Courses also may be arranged for your site
For schedule and registration information, contact Lisa Li Urbonya at 608-332-6132 or email actionlanguagelearning@gmail.com
For course descriptions: www.actionlanguagelearning.com
WEMTA Wired Wednesdays
Wired Wednesdays is a series of online webinars presented by WEMTA. These webinars are free for all WEMTA members. For non-members, there is a nominal fee of $20 for each webinar. If non-members register for at least three webinars, they automatically qualify for a one-year WEMTA membership with full member rights.
2009 - 2010 Line Up
WEMTA is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Wired Wednesday (WW) line up of online webinars. Throughout this school year you will have the opportunity to tap into eight live webinars to meet your professional development needs. Members are always free to tap into the online series and nonmembers pay $20.00 for each session.
New This Year! If a nonmember chooses to attend three or more online webinars, they will automatically earn a WEMTA membership and then are entitled to attend all the online webinars for the year.
As an added bonus if you choose to attend five of the online webinars, you can also earn one graduate credit through Marian University at the rate of $225.00 per credit with an accompanying reflection paper.
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Focus |
| January 13th |
Personal Learning Networks and Web 2.0 |
| February 10th |
Administrative Leadership & Partnership for 21st Century Skills |
| March 10th |
One-to-one, Netbook Computing and Wireless Deployment |
| April 14th |
Highlights of the 2010 Spring WEMTA Conference, Spotlight Speaker Presentations and WEMTA Affiliations and Partnerships |
| May 12th |
Copyright, Fair Use, Creative Commons and Filtering |
| June 9th |
Open Source Solutions and School Pilot Programs of Google Applications |
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Contact: Heidi Catlin
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