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=Wisconsin Critical Language Fellows Summer 2008=

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__Updates__

 * Remember to register for classes! August 28, 2008**

August 14, 2008 If you want more info about the study abroad program which Tim Urbonya spoke of today, you can find it [|here].

August 13, 2008 I have some thoughts about the AP presentation we had today that I posted in the discussion. If anyone would like to join in the conversation, feel free.user:GaoLaoshi August 9, 2008 We are getting popular! Welcome Marcus, the first non-CLF to join this space. Marcus is a Chinese teacher in Wichita, Kansas whom I met at a Startalk Institute earlier in the summer.user:GaoLaoshi

Day whatever: August 6, 2008 Hey everyone, we were on the Madison news tonight. Check out the clip [|here] //Day ??:// I made some changes to the Navigation panel because we are now a even bigger group and will have more resources to share with each other!!! Please take note that I split up the Technology and Resources page. First year's resources are still listed on the Technology in the Classroom page..I did this because I don't know how to transfer the material. I will work on that transfer over the next week. For now: =Let's try to put all new teaching lessons, ideas and links on the Teaching Ideas page.= This will help organize our thoughts better. //Day 10:// There's been quite the gap since the last update, but that is because we've all been busy at Senlinhu all week teaching and planning other activities there. The new CLF group have also joined us as well. The page navigation on the left has been changed slightly to accomodate them as well. Andrea ("mindtraining") has been designated the wiki organizer for the new group, so she can answer people's questions after the old group leaves this weekend.user:GaoLaoshi

//Day 6:// Speaking of technology, here is a link to Mambo's wiki for the CLV master class.

I have expanded the "technology" page to include "technology and resources" so now there are some good resource links and file that are not necessarily related to technology. Just posted some TPRS-related links.user:GaoLaoshi

Jess McCulloch, an online acquaintance of mine and Chinese teacher in Australia, has started an online social networking site called "[|Terrific Teachers of Chinese]//."// Think of it as //myspace// but for Chinese teachers. Let's all join, shall we? //Day 5:// I just posted some of my photos from last summer on the Summer 2007 photos page if you'd like to check them out. Post your own too, or put ones from this week on the Photos page.user:GaoLaoshi

Here is an interesting [|article] I just read about the shortage of Chinese teachers in the U.S. Worth looking at.user:GaoLaoshi
 * Here is a [|Chinese version] of the same article which Professor Chen at UW-Milwaukee sent me.user:GaoLaoshi

//Day 4://

Most of you have not experienced wikis before this class started and may still have some questions. Watch this video! It explains it better than I ever could.user:GaoLaoshi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

//Day 3:// ANOTHER good wiki Cherice Montgomery, my instructor at the Startalk Institute, has another wiki called [|Language Links] for foreign language educators with links to just about every resource and topic that a language teacher could imagine. I encourage you to browse this space as well. user:GaoLaoshi

//Day 1:// If you have a chance, please check out the wiki from the Startalk Institute that I attended in June here. There is a lot of great information for Chinese teachers, especially with respect to technology and pedagogy issues.
 * Another good wiki**

" Hello Aaron. I have been thinking about all of you and hope that your program experience is off to a great start! Please give everyone my regards. I look forward to seeing you next Sunday. I hope the week is productive and inspiring. Best wishes. I'm curious to see how the group uses this Wiki. We recently used a WIKI for the development of a DVD series on World Language Assessment. It was an effective tool for communicating ideas.
 * A message from Pam:**

Best wishes, Pam" user:PDelfosse