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Life Cycle of a Teacher: A STARTALK Perspective
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Page 1: Life Cycle of a Teacher: A STARTALK Perspective. Catherine Ingold, Ph.D. Director Shuhan C. Wang, Ph.D. Deputy Director National Foreign Language Center.

Life Cycle of a Teacher: A STARTALK Perspective

Page 2: Life Cycle of a Teacher: A STARTALK Perspective. Catherine Ingold, Ph.D. Director Shuhan C. Wang, Ph.D. Deputy Director National Foreign Language Center.

Catherine Ingold, Ph.D. Director

Shuhan C. Wang, Ph.D.Deputy Director

National Foreign Language CenterUniversity of Maryland

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Overview

• Life cycle of a world/foreign language teacher

• STARTALK’s vision for teacher supply system

• Lessons learned from STARTALK

• Future initiatives

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Two STARTALK Goals for Teachers

• LCTLs• Different program types

(immersion, online, etc.)Increase quantity

• Teacher effectiveness • Standards- and performance-

based, student-centeredEnhance quality

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• Certification/Licensure

• Professional Development & Life Long Learning

• Teacher Preparation

• Teacher Recruitment

Aspiring individuals Teacher

candidates/Apprentices

Novice teachersPracticing/Master/Teacher trainers

Life Cycle of a WL Teacher

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Improve a Supply System of Highly Effective World Language

Teachers

Individual Needs & local

demands

State Certification

Prep &

support

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STARTALK Impact: Teacher Programs

# of Teacher Programs 2007 2008 2009

Arabic 13 16 18Chinese 17 27 33Hindi 5 5Persian 2 4Urdu 3 4Swahili 2Turkish 2Total 30 53 68

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Teacher Participants

# of Teacher Participants 2007 2008 2009Arabic 156 293 317Chinese 292 702 776Hindi 35 48Persian 2 29Urdu 6 13Swahili 9Turkish 1Total 448 1038 1193

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2009 STARTALK Teacher Profile

• 17% are native speakers of English

• 92% list the target language as their native language

• 6% were born in the United States

• 86% are female

• 38% of the 2007 participants returned in 2008

• 18% live in CA; 8% in VA; 7% IL

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Teacher Programs: Language Backgrounds

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Age Group Distribution

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Educational Background & Credentials

Educational Background:

–93% have at least a bachelor’s degree

–46% have a master’s degree

–5% have a doctorate degree

Certification:

–17.2% are already certified

–56% plan to become certified

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Professional Experiences

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What Did They Need?

• Pedagogical/descriptive linguistics/culture

• Standards-based curriculum design • Communicative teaching methods• Assessment skills• English for professional purposes• Classroom management, US

educational system and culture• Appropriate paths to certification

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Lessons Learned: Participants’ Evaluation of the

Programs

• Supportive institutions (99%)

• Knowledgeable instructors (99%)

• Adequate materials (93.7%)

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Key Administrative Elements

• Opportunities to observe master teachers in actual classrooms and via video clips

• Opportunities to engage in practice teaching and/or micro teaching

• Close collaboration between teacher and student program

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Curriculum

• Balance of theory and practice• Course work relevant to participant needs and

aligned with program goals• A focus on communicative language pedagogy

and assessment, with the National Foreign Language Standards as a foundation

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Instruction and Assessment (1)

• Differentiation of instruction to match participants and their needs

• Opportunities to collaborate to create instructional units, lessons, activities, and/or assessment

• Micro-teaching with peer and instructor feedback• Modeling of best practices or activities in

classroom instruction

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Instruction and Assessment (2)

• Resources that teachers can use

• Adequate time for reflection via journaling, discussions, and idea sharing, and providing timely feedback on the work/journals

• Opportunities to share their own work • Fostering of a community of learners

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Greatest Pre/Post-Program Gains in:

–Writing an effective lesson plan–Grouping students in different ways

(small group, pairs, full-class)–Setting reasonable expectations for

students–Providing students with appropriate

feedback

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Teacher Certification: A National Issue

– Each state has its own requirements

– Count seat time instead of competency

– Inadequate or inappropriate requirements to certify native speakers of the language

– Inflexible program design

– NCLB complicates the problem

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Mentoring, Retention, & Professional Development

• States are increasing efforts to address the issues of LCTL teachers and their needs

• There is not much of a system in place to work with LCTL teachers

• Language specific professional organizations take the responsibility, should work with state and local educational agencies

• Need mentors who understand language-specific issues, needs, and K-16 contexts

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How Can We Address WL Teacher Issues?

• Alternative routes to certification– Address their gaps– Capitalize on their skills and experience

• Opportunities for observation and mentored practice (summer and other)

• Access to workshops or networks (summer, DL/BL)

• Virtual/local communities of practice

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NFLC/STARTALK Certification Summit

• December 9-11, 2009 in Arlington, VA

• Invitation Only: 100 participants– States sending teams (Policy maker, WL

consultant, Certification officer, Higher Ed rep); government observers;

– business leaders; – professional organizations

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NFLC/STARTALK Certification Summit

Expected Outcomes: to create: • a common vision for developing a

linguistically and culturally competent citizenry;

• a shared knowledge base of information and resources from all participating stakeholders; and

• a set of recommendations and action plans on the national and state levels to address the shortage and effectiveness of world language teachers.

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STARTALK Teacher Development Library:

Available in Spring 2010

• Classroom Videos • Online Multimedia Teacher Development Workshops

• 12 institutions

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Useful Resources

• National Foreign Language Center at UMD [email protected]

• National Council of State Supervisors For Languages http://www.NCSSFL.org go to the State Report page for certification requirements; also has the contact information of the state supervisor of the states listed

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Questions or Comments?

Thank you!

Contact Us: Catherine Ingold

[email protected]

Shuhan C. [email protected]


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