®

POSSIBILITIES FOR POSSIBILITIES FOR COLLABORATION:COLLABORATION:

NCSSFL AND THE TITLE VI NCSSFL AND THE TITLE VI CENTERSCENTERSTechnical Assistance WorkshopTechnical Assistance Workshop

September 24, 2013September 24, 2013

Washington, DCWashington, DC

®

Who Are We?Who Are We?

The The NCSSFLNCSSFL is an organization of is an organization of

education agency personnel from education agency personnel from

all states of the United States all states of the United States

who have responsibility for world who have responsibility for world

language education at the state language education at the state

level. level.

®

Our MissionOur Mission

Provide leadership in facilitating and promoting policies and best practices that support K-12 language education.

®

What We DoWhat We Do

identifying and advocating positions on key WL education issues;

collaborating with other organizations to advance and support quality teaching, learning and leadership;

communicating best practices across international boundaries;

Nationally, we affect policy and practice in language education by:

®

What We DoWhat We Do

fostering and promoting the establishment, maintenance, and effectiveness of state-level positions in languages; and

collaborating on the continuing development and dissemination of the LinguaFolio® Student Self-Assessment Portfolio.

Nationally, we affect policy and practice in language education by:

®

Locally, we affect policy and practice in language education by:

advocating for long sequences of K-12 language-learning;

advising state education policy-makers and SEA officials of national trends and new innovations in WL and international education;

overseeing the development and revision of state learning standards and curricular frameworks;

What We DoWhat We Do

®

Locally, we affect policy and practice in language education by:

collaborating with post-secondary institutions to create a seamless articulation of K-16+ language learning;

delivering high-quality PD to K-12 WL educators, administrators & specialists;

providing support for new teacher evaluation models & credit flexibility plans;

participating in efforts to recruit and retain WL teachers;

What We DoWhat We Do

®

Locally, we affect policy and practice in language education by:

initiating and implementing MOUs with foreign ministries of education;

providing a broad range of technical support to schools and districts;

supporting the activities of the State Boards of Education;

directing international education initiatives;

attending and presenting at state, regional, national and international conferences;

What We DoWhat We Do

®

Locally, we affect policy and practice in language education by:

writing & implementing federal/state grants;

coordinating partnership activities on grants awarded to school districts, post- secondary institutions or others;

researching best practices and sharing findings with a wide range of audiences;

providing technical assistance to state legislatures;

What We DoWhat We Do

®

Locally, we affect policy and practice in language education by:

acting in an advisory capacity for teacher licensure and certification;

developing online WL courses and model curricula for statewide dissemination;

serving on state textbook and advisory boards; and

partnering with state, national and international WL organizations.

What We DoWhat We Do

®

Where We AreWhere We Are

®

How can your Center How can your Center support K-12 language support K-12 language

learning?learning?

CollaborationCollaboration

®

ADVOCACY & SUPPORTADVOCACY & SUPPORT …for K-12 language learning across all 5 standards

…for communicative, proficiency-based programs

…for an expansion of immersion programming

…for less commonly taught languages

…for the retention of some commonly taught languages

…for seamless articulation from K-12 to college

…for teacher recruitment & retention

…for cyclical, high-quality PD for teachers

…for state-level K-12 language supervisors

…for K-12 language funding

CollaborationCollaboration

® Technical Assistance & Technical Assistance &

ResourcesResources …for building reserves of authentic texts and

materials

…for cultural learning and area studies

…for immersion and less commonly taught language programs

…for grant-writing and grant implementation

…for connecting world language learning to other disciplines

…for pre-service and in-service teachers

…for connecting teachers and learners to communities within the target language culture(s)

CollaborationCollaboration

®

What are your ideas?What are your ideas?

We’d like to hear from you!We’d like to hear from you!

Please consider joining us as Please consider joining us as associate members.associate members.

CollaborationCollaboration

®

www.ncssfl.orgwww.ncssfl.orgDesa DawsonActing PresidentDesa.Dawson@sde.ok.gov

Ryan WertzPresident-ElectRyan.Wertz@education.ohio.gov

Contact UsContact Us