November 7, 2012 archive

Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow helped discover and create the heirarchy of needs model. http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html

Indiana Network for Early Language Learners

IN-NELL is a professional organization for language learners in the state of Indiana.  Membership includes access to workshops and other opportunities of professional development, as well as monthly newsletters.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

ACTFL.org (Taken from the ACTFL website) The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and …

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Real Academia Española

Real Academia Española is the official royal institution that regulates the Spanish language.  This website is essentially an online dictionary that not only gives word definitions in Spanish, but also provides information pertaining to word origination and pronunciation.

Study Spanish

StudySpanish.com Study Spanish is a general website that provides a medley of different lessons that review many aspects of the Spanish langauge, ranging from vocabulary to grammar to pronunciation.  The website does have membership options, but content is available to any site visitor.  

RISE Indiana

RISE Indiana – Evaluation and Development System (Text taken from www.riseindiana.org) Created by Educators RISE was developed over the course of a year by the Indiana Teacher Evaluation Cabinet, a diverse group of educators from around the state, more than half of whom have won awards for excellence in teaching.  Their work was circulated widely …

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