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.80 FTE Long term substitute for 7th and 8th grade Spanish.  8/21/2018-10/12/2018.  The link to the detailed job description is right here!

.667 Regular Spanish teaching position available at Summit High School in Bend, OR. 

Thank you for the grant to take some teachers to lunch!  I got to meet a new middle school teacher in our town. We shared so many ideas and had a great time.  

Thank you again for your support.

Sally

This spring, four German high school teachers from the Eugene area got together to collaborate and exchange ideas for teaching German. We had a lot of fun sharing the newest Apps related to German language learning and the culture of the German speaking countries. Germany has welcomed many immigrants in the recent past, which sparked a wave of new materials for German as a second language. Many of these materials can be adapted to our classroom teaching, and they provide a great addition to our textbooks. The textbooks and the curricula we use were another topic we discussed. Many of us are working with old textbooks while eagerly waiting for ODE to approve new, 21 st century materials that will match today’s technology. We shared our experiences of using IPads and Chromebooks, along with Google Classroom. We want to thank the Center for Languages and International Collaboration at Pacific University for sponsoring this event. In the World Language departments at our schools we sometimes get lonely, as the only ones teaching German. Sharing materials that are specific to our language was very helpful and enriching.

Ideas Exchange for Teachers of German in Eugene

1. Media Apps for following German current news

2. Ideas for teaching the topic of immigration: have students share their family stories before they discuss the topic Incorporating grammar structure of the Genitiv: die Familie meiner Mutter.

3. Textbooks being used: Team Deutsch: Textbook; Deutsch Aktuell;

4. App: Gothe Institut und ARD: Ankommen,

5. Green Screen App to produce videos.

Ohara Catholic School in Eugene, Oregon is looking for a Full time Middle school Spanish teacher.

Traverse Portland

"On Thursday March 22nd, Jozef Rodríguez Bohórquez (Fulbright Foreign Language Assistant of Spanish at Pacific University), and I, Carolina García Díaz (Fulbright Foreign Language Assistant of Spanish at Lewis & Clark College) took advantage of the fact that both of us were in L.A and decided to meet up to have great Japanese food and talk. We met at the restaurant Daikokuya and we ate some really delicious food while talking about our Language Assistant experience in our respective colleges. We both exchanged tips and ideas to make the learning process in our classrooms fun and didactic. It was a fantastic dinner! "

Thank you so much for the $25 scholarship. It was the perfect opportunity for my colleague, Erica Hergert, and I to get together at Broadway Commons in Salem, Oregon. We are both the only language teacher in our buildings, and don't have enough opportunities to catch up and compare what we're doing in our Spanish classes. Thanks in part to a little late afternoon caffeine and a great atmosphere, we made progress toward aligning our programs according to proficiency standards, and made an assessment for our 8th-graders. Although you can work together in a school, we highly recommend applying for the $50 scholarship from COFLT and doing your work somewhere more fun!

ANDEO is looking for a full-time Cultural Exchange Associate who is enthusiastic about cultural exchange, enjoys challenges, loves communicating, gets excited about data and details, and would love to work with people from around the world.  Click here for more information.

Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights Minnesota seeks a Full-time High School Spanish Teacher, grades 9-12, for the 2018-19 school year. The qualified candidate will be willing to embrace the mission of Saint Thomas Academy and the philosophy of the World Language Department.

Job Qualifications

•  Appropriate degree and experience working with middle and/or high school students required.

•  Advanced degree and appropriate licensure preferred.

Institution Description

Saint Thomas Academy is a Catholic private school located in Mendota Heights, MN that offers college-preparatory, military/leadership for male students in grades 6-12. For more than 130 years, the Saint Thomas Academy community of students, parents, faculty, and alumni has prepared young men in an environment influenced by the message of Jesus Christ to succeed in college and life. STA's tradition, discipline, and spirit influence the life of a young man long after graduation.

Further Instructions:
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter, resume and references to:
Deborah Berglund, HR Payroll and Benefits Specialist, Saint Thomas Academy, via email dberglund@cadets.com or mail to 949 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN 55120