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We are very proud to inform you that the President of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, awarded our IACE president Berardo Paradiso the honor of “Cavaliere nell’ordine del merito della Repubblica Italiana” for his dedication and outstanding achievements in the Italian American community.

College Board suspends AP Italian Exam.

“With great sadness, we announce that the AP Italian exam will be suspended following this current, 2008-2009 academic year, and will not be offered in the 2009-10 academic year. We encourage schools to give the same GPA weight to their capstone Italian course as they do to AP courses, so that students have the same incentive to take Italian as they do to take AP course work in other languages.”

Please click here to access the "letter from the College Board"

Please Click here to access the "letter from the IACE and AATI presidents"

 Italian Interns

The Italian American Committee on Education is looking for interns.

This is a great opportunity for students who have studied or are studying Italian.

For more information, please contact   italian@iacelanguage.org.

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Seminar in Italy: "The Art of Teaching Italian Through Italian Art"

IACE is pleased to pass on the following information on a project called “The Art of Teaching Italian Through Italian Art, in Rome, Italy”, made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC. Inc.:

“The 2009 program in Rome is offered in Italian and it is directed to teachers of Italian in elementary and secondary schools, both public and private. Primarily held in Rome, Italy, over a four-week period: June 21st to July 17, 2009, the program will include also a five-day academic excursion to Florence, Siena, and other sites in Tuscany.”

Please click here to access the "NEH 2009 Summer Seminar General Information"

Please click here to access the "NEH 2009 Summer Seminar & Institutes for School Teachers Application information and instructions"

Please click here to access the "NEH 2009 Summer Seminar Calendar"

Upcoming Conferences for Teachers

LOTE CONFERENCE

This presentation will provide information regarding resources and opportunities available for teachers and students of the Italian language through the use of educational websites such as STAMP (assessment), Progetto Scuole.org (practices), RAI, Italian public television (resources and technology).
Information will also be distributed about IACE grants, financial incentives, and educational programs that focus on the Italian language.
February 2nd, 2009
Brooklyn Technical High School

NECTFL - North East Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language

April 16-18, 2009 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Broadway

For more information click http://alpha.dickinson.edu/prorg/nectfl
 

CT COLT- Connecticut Council of Language Teachers

For more information click http://www.ctcolt.org/calendar.htm

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On December 2nd, 2008 a VIP tour of the Morandi exhibit was given at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Prof. Miracco, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute.
The students acted as ''Piccoli Giornalisti per un giorno'' asking questions about the art and the aesthetics of Morandi’s work.

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This seminar, sponsored by The Consulate General of Italy in New York, ILF, AATI and IACE joined forces to inform Principals and Administrators from the tri-state area on the importance of implementing an Italian program in their school.
IACE would like to thank the following Italian teachers, Josephine Maietta, Lucrezia Lindia and Vito Recchia for their informative presentations regarding Italian language education as well as the Panelists for their dedication to the Italian Language.

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Opera for Kids at DiCapo Opera Theatre

IACE is proud to once again offer ''Tutti all’Opera'' this year! This program in collaboration with the Dicapo Opera Theater offers you the opportunity to bring your students to the Opera, with special behind-the-scenes tours and special discounted prices (only $20)! RSVP italian@iacelanguage.org
 

Schedule for 2009

Please click here to see the complete attachment for the 2008-2009 Opera Schedule at the DiCapo Opera Theater.

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Links from the Conference:
"Conferenza dei giovani italiani nel mondo 2008" a Roma

Please click here to access the "Conference General Information"

Please click here to access the "IACE’s Ilaria Costa abbreviated interview at Rai International, Sportello Italia"

Please click here to access the "IACE’s Ilaria Cosa abbreviated interview with Foreign Italian Minister Franco Frattini"
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