StartTalk+for+students+and+teachers

This is the first year that STARTALK has funded both student and teacher programs for Russian language. The University of Washington, in collaboration with the OSPI World Languages Program, applied for a STARTALK grant last fall, and we just received notification that the grant will be funded. We want to make sure that word gets out soon. There is initial information about the programs on the UW website: http://depts.washington.edu/startalk. At this point, we are just trying to gather contact information from people who might be interested in participating or sharing information about the programs: If you are interested in getting more information about the programs for summer 2011, please email the following information to [| startalk@uw.edu]: · Contact information (full name, phone number(s), email) · Which program you are interested in (Student or Teacher) · If you are a student under age 18, please provide contact information for your parents · Brief description of your background with Russian language and culture · If you are applying for the Teacher Program, brief description of your teaching experience and whether you currently hold a Washington State Teaching Certificate (and any Endorsements you hold) Please help spread the word, especially among our heritage Russian communities. = Russian Student Program = == Russian in the 21st Century: Language, Drama, and STEM http://depts.washington.edu/startalk/russianstudent.php == July 18-August 12, 2011 at the University of Washington Language Learning Center in Denny Hall
 * STARTALK Russian Teacher and Student Programs - Summer 2011 at UW **

The **STARTALK** Student Program, Russian in the 21st Century: Language, Drama, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), aims to enroll 20-25 high school and college Russian heritage students in a four-week intensive language program meeting five hours a day for a total of 100 instructional hours. Students will be introduced to language self-assessment and goal setting through LinguaFolio Online and language learning through social networking via LiveMocha. They will be able to earn five UW credits by enrolling in RUSS 499 and also have an opportunity to complete the ACTFL OPIc (Oral Proficiency Interview computer-based) and WPT (Writing Proficiency Test). High school students may be able to use these results in order to receive high school credit for proficiency. All students will receive placement results for future study of Russian at the UW.

The differentiated teaching and learning environment using the national standards will increase students' proficiency in all three modes of communication. The main proficiency goal is to increase students' proficiency by approximately one sub-level, e.g., Novice High to Intermediate Low or Intermediate Low to Intermediate Mid, in Interpretive Reading, Presentational Speaking, and Presentational Writing. For the Interpersonal Mode, students will increase their linguistic accuracy and sensitivity to cultural norms, e.g., social register and extended linguistic forms not typically encountered in intimate family speech.

Several powerful components will be woven into this program, including content-based learning in the Arts (Drama) as well as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), through a partnership with the Museum of Flight.

The drama component will break the traditional American reticence to speak publicly. In addition, it will expose students to the rich drama heritage of Russian culture and give them tools to express themselves well beyond memorized phrases. The STEM-based lessons will be taught primarily by teachers in the **STARTALK** Teacher Program and will be designed to prepare students for the culminating trip to the Museum of Flight where they will be able to use Russian as they participate in the three program components of the Aviation Learning Center: The Learning Laboratory, The Hangar, and The Simulation Bay.

Russian-speaking professionals at Microsoft, Boeing, the UW, and a local Russian newspaper printing company will share their disciplines in Russian with the students, with the goal of inspiring some of them to pursue double degrees in Russian and other university majors. Students will have access to interactive web resources for blended learning, learning outside of class and on-going language maintenance after the summer program.

Highlights:
· 20-25 high school and college Russian heritage students · 4-week intensive language program, 5 hours a day (total 100 instructional hours) · 5 UW credits by enrolling in RUSS 499 through the Slavic Department · Content-based learning in the Arts (Drama) · Integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) through a partnership with the Museum of Flight · Self-assessment and goal setting through LinguaFolio Online · Online language learning through social networking via LiveMocha · Scholarship assistance for ACTFL OPIc (Oral Proficiency Interview computer-based) and WPT (Writing Proficiency Test) · High school students may earn high school credit for proficiency · Slavic Department placement results for future study of Russian at the UW   · Proficiency goals: increase students' proficiency by approximately one sub-level, e.g., Novice High to Intermediate Low or Intermediate Low to Intermediate Mid, in Interpretive Reading, Presentational Speaking, and Presentational Writing. For Interpersonal Mode, students will increase their linguistic accuracy and sensitivity to cultural norms, e.g., social register and extended linguistic forms not typically encountered in intimate family speech. ** UW Summer Quarter Registration Fee for the four-week Student Program: $35 ** (submit with application (when it becomes available); refundable until June 1, 2011)


 * Program Director:** Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki, World Languages Program Supervisor, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction [| michele.aoki@k12.wa.us]


 * Student Program Lead Instructor:** Dr. Valentina Zaitseva, Russian Lecturer, UW Department of Slavic Languages & Literature

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 * Drama Consultant:** Aleksey Pavlov

The **STARTALK Teacher Program**, Preparing Russian Teachers for the 21st Century, aims to enroll ten or more teachers who are working toward obtaining a P-12 World Language Endorsement in Russian for teaching Russian language in Washington K-12 public schools. The program is designed to teach them the content knowledge needed to pass the Washington Educator Skills Test - Endorsement (WEST-E) for World Languages and the pedagogical experience that would prepare them for the Performance-Based Pedagogical Assessment (PPA) for those teachers for whom it is required for state endorsement, and to provide scholarship assistance to complete the required assessments (WEST-E and ACTFL OPI and WPT). Priority will be given to teachers who already hold a teaching certificate, but want to earn a P-12 Endorsement in Designated World Language Russian. This Teacher Program will prepare native (or near native) speakers of Russian to teach in a standards and content-based program, focused on developing communicative proficiency and accuracy in heritage speakers of Russian. A special focus on integrating Arts (Drama) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) into language instruction will prepare teachers to work effectively with today's students. The program includes an intensive first week for teachers alone followed by one week of practicum experience working with students in the STARTALK Russian Student program, plus the option for an additional three weeks of practicum experience where they will be observing and reflecting on the Student Program each day and presenting lessons related to the Drama and the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) topics included in the Student Program. Total instructional hours will be 50 hours for the one-week Teacher Professional Development Workshop and one-week practicum in the Student Program for which teachers will receive 5 credits for EDC&I 495 from the University of Washington College of Education. There will be an option of an additional 30 to 50 practicum hours during Weeks 2-4 of the Student Program for which Teachers could earn 3-5 credits in RUSS 499 from the University of Washington Slavic Department.

Highlights:
· <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">10 or more teachers who are heritage (or near native) speakers of Russian; priority is teachers who already hold teaching certificate, but want to earn P-12 Endorsement in Russian Language · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">1-week Intensive for teachers alone, 5 hours a day, plus 1-week of practicum experience working with students in STARTALK Russian Student Program (total 50 instructional hours) · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">5 credits for EDC&I 495 from the UW College of Education · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Option for additional 30-50 hours of practicum experience with focus on Drama and STEM during Weeks 2-4 of the Student Program and 3-5 UW credits by enrolling in RUSS 499 · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Standards and content-based program, focused on developing communicative proficiency and accuracy in heritage speakers of Russian · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Emphasis on integrating Arts (Drama) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Content knowledge to pass the Washington Educator Skills Test - Endorsement (WEST-E) WL   · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Pedagogical experience for the Performance-Based Pedagogical Assessment (PPA) · <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;">Scholarship assistance for required assessments (WEST-E and ACTFL OPIc and WPT) ** UW Summer Quarter Registration Fee for the Teacher Program: $35 ** (submit with application (when it becomes available); refundable until June 1, 2011)


 * Program Director:** Dr. Michele Anciaux Aoki, World Languages Program Supervisor, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction [| michele.aoki@k12.wa.us]


 * Teacher Program Lead Instructor:** Dr. Bridget Yaden, Assistant Professor, Department of Languages and Literatures, Pacific Lutheran University

For more information about STARTALK, see: http://depts.washington.edu/startalk/about.php
 * Heritage Language Consultant:** Galina Zakashanskaya