The Ministry of Education in Taiwan is accepting applications for the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship HES for summer 2013. Continue reading “HS grads eligible for scholarship to study Mandarin in Taiwan”
Category: Multilingual Learning
Attend upcoming Maine Chinese Conference
Educators, students, business leaders and politicians are invited to attend the 2012 Maine Chinese Conference to learn how to create opportunities for cooperation between the United States and China in education and business.
Youth exchange scholarships available to high school students
The U.S. Department of State offers four different scholarships for American high school students to study abroad in selected countries. Continue reading “Youth exchange scholarships available to high school students”
Interested in creating/expanding a Chinese language program?
2012 Chinese Bridge Delegation: November 7-15, 2012
The College Board and Hanban (Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters) are pleased to announce the 2012 Chinese Bridge Delegation, a one-week education trip hosted by Hanban and designed to help education leaders start and expand Chinese language and culture programs and to facilitate ongoing China-related research and exchanges. Continue reading “Interested in creating/expanding a Chinese language program?”
German teachers invited to Deutsche Woche in Bar Harbor
The Maine Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German is inviting German teachers to spend a week in Bar Harbor this summer developing their skills.
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Updated: Summer professional development opportunities
Having trouble keeping track of all the professional development opportunities available for Maine educators this summer?
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The new Morse Code: Japanese
It was an ambitious decision, to say the least. Two high school freshmen, twin girls, selected Japanese as their language of choice at a school that didn’t offer Japanese.
That was more than two years ago. Katie and Emily Morse are now juniors at Machias Memorial High School, and their learning dilemma has worked out just fine, thank you very much. Or, arigatou gozaimasu, as the twins would tell you.
World language teachers invited to summer institute
Summer institute will kick off initiative focused on standards-based instruction and assessment in world languages classes
World languages teachers are invited to apply to attend the 2012 World Languages in Maine Schools Summer Institute from June 27-30 at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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Schools can apply to host a Chinese teacher
Maine schools have until Feb. 1 to apply to host a Chinese guest teacher during the 2012-13 school year.
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Maine DOE, Taiwan renew international partnership
The Maine Department of Education and the Taiwanese Ministry of Education have renewed a strategic partnership that will allow teachers and students in both places to participate in a variety of educational exchanges.
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