[MGSA-L] Fw: ACTFL Connection - July 21, 2011

[Artemis S Leontis 1]

Please be aware of the following development.

There is now a Modern Greek Special Interest Group offered through the  
American Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).  See the  
forwarded message and attachments from Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis.



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     Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:17:13 -0700 (PDT)
     From: "Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis, Ph.D." <heanjvasiliki at verizon.net>
Reply-To: "Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis, Ph.D." <heanjvasiliki at verizon.net>
  Subject: Fw: ACTFL Connection - July 21, 2011

Dear Fellow Hellenic American Educators,

Greetings.  Below please check out the 4th article in the ACTFL  
(American Council for Teachers of Foreign Languages) monthly  
newsletter, entitled:  ACTFL Now Offering Modern Greek Special  
Interest Group. This will be the first ACTFL Convention with a SIG  
(Special Interest Group) for Modern Greek Language.  Please share the  
information with other Hellenic American AND Language Educators in  
America and encourage as much participation in this professional  
endeaver as possible.

Educationally yours,
Vasiliki

Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis, Ph.D.
Behind every great leader, there is a great teacher.
Alexander the Great’s teacher was Aristotle.  Aristotle’s teacher was  
Plato.  Plato’s teacher was Socrates.
May your learning never end, and may your love for others weave community!


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  ACTFL 2011 Online Convention Program Now Available
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  Albright and Hagel Voice Support for Language Funding
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  REMINDER: ACTFL Now Offering Modern Greek Special Interest Group
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The Modern Greek SIG will provide a forum for the Modern Greek  
language and culture teaching community. SIG members will share their  
expertise and will promote the best teaching practices and the use of  
most recent research in the field of Modern Greek across all levels, K  
through 16. The SIG will provide opportunities to its members to  
develop strategies for articulation across levels, and will play a  
leading role in connecting educators who will share expertise in  
teaching methods, assessment, teacher development and uses of new  
technologies in teaching and learning Modern Greek.
The mission of the Modern Greek SIG is:
	* To promote the teaching and learning of Modern Greek language and  
culture in the US.
	* To provide a forum for sharing the best teaching practices and most  
recent research in the field of Modern Greek language teaching.
	* To share the development of strategies for articulation policies  
across all levels, K through 16.
	* To provide a venue for collaboration among educators, researchers  
and administrators, in the field of Modern Greek, and encourage them  
to identify issues the field is confronted with.
Interested in adding this SIG to your existing ACTFL membership?  
Contact us at membership at actfl.org. The cost to add this or any SIG to  
your ACTFL membership is $5/year for each SIG. We look forward to your  
participation! Learn more about the Modern Greek SIG.




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