Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference

Barbara Blankenship, UCLAThomas Hinnebusch, UCLAFlorence Martin, CSU Long Beach

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Title VI Funding

Today’s discussion

• Noteworthy outcomes from the past• Newest project• Signposts to the future

Has enabled the creation of the LMP’s well-known comprehensive website for teachers of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs).

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Noteworthy Earlier Outcomes

BIBLIOGRAPHY • 7700 citations, materials for 150 LCTLs

AUTHENTIC MATERIALS• 1000 citations

LANGUAGE PORTALS • Language profiles, maps• Web links for each language

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LMP Agility

…provides for quick response as needs change

• Robust, flexible database design• Time-tested research methods

Our latest response to national needs:

K-12 LCTL resources

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K-12 GATEWAY

to the Less Commonly Taught Languages

Online since February 2009

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Some Components of the Gateway

TEACHING FRAMEWORKS

RESOURCES

LESSON PLANS• 20 thematic units • 100 lesson plans, with supp. materials

Sample lesson

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K-12 Pilot Project

• Consultants: 10 teachers

• Languages: 6 languages

• Grade: 4 elementary, 5 secondary, 1 multigrade

• Types of program: 4• Geographical: Anchorage AK to Fairfax VA

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Results of the Pilot Project

• ENTHUSIASM

• SUGGESTIONS for current site

• Ideas for FUTURE ELEMENTS

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Signposts to the Future

Teachers’ ideas for future elements

• USER-GENERATED CONTENT• TEACHERS’ ONLINE COMMUNITY

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Title VI Impact

Title IV

• Has filled a FUNDAMENTAL NEED for organizing LCTL teaching materials, through support of the Language Materials Project.

• Will provide a KEY ADVANTAGE for the future, by supporting the LMP’s development of a platform for user-generated content.

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