Latin for 2012: Fresh Ideas for Fresh Kids
Friday, November 30, 2012 / 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
The University of Maryland
College Park, MD

We'll explore fresh ideas in Latin teaching through engaging, standards-connected, and rigorous activities. Topics to be explored include grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and translation. Methods to be explored include learning games, kinesthetic activities, listening and speaking activities, multimedia and technology-based activities, and adaptations of modern language techniques. The presentation style is fast-paced, with plenty of multimedia integration, hands-on interaction for participants, and opportunity for group discussion and analysis. Participants will receive myriad materials that can be used immediately in the classroom.

Register: online. Deadline: 11/19/12. Cost: $45 (includes registration, all materials, coffee).


I Came, I Saw, I Clicked: Technology & Online Resources for Latin Teaching
Friday, November 30, 2012 / 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Plaza Executive Suites
Chesterfield, MO (St. Louis Metro Area)

Want to harness the latest technology and online resources for your classes? Looking for vetted resources that smoothly integrate with your teaching goals and approaches? Tired of technology workshops that have nothing to do with Latin? Wishing you could learn about these things in a calm, clear, low-stress environment? In this workshop, we’ll explore innovative new methods for usingtechnology, software, and online resources for: Latin instruction, Latin practice and review activities, and assessment in the Latin classroom. Teachers will gain ideas that are specific to Latin and can be implemented in the classroom immediately. The presentation style is enthusiastic and supportive, with plenty of opportunity for hands-on interaction by participants, group discussion, and analysis.

Register: online. Deadline: 11/19/12. Cost: $59 (includes registration, all materials, coffee, lunch).


Carmina Discipulosque Cano: Using Music to Enrich and Enliven the Latin Classroom
Friday, November 30, 2012 / 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Glen Urquhart School
Beverly, MA (30 minutes north of Boston)

Music is an important aspect of our students' lives, so we can use music to involve our students more deeply in their study of the Latin language, or in Latin literature texts which may seem strange and distant to them. This workshop features two main components: 1) the multifaceted nature of music and its many applications for education in general and the Latin classroom specifically, and 2) weaving music into the study of Latin literature. More specifically, participants will learn about background music; focus music; music as a project; using music to stimulate discussion, develop critical thinking, and gauge student comprehension of a text; and activities for pre-reading, analysis, projects, and tests. Participants will be able to discuss and try out the activities presented, and will receive myriad materials that can be used immediately in the classroom.

Register: online. Deadline: 11/19/12. Cost: $59 (includes registration, all materials, coffee, lunch).


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Our free gift to Latin teachers everywhere: View a clip of "Carmina Discipulosque Cano" co-presenter Dann Russo performing "Paris"!

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