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4. IACE Newsletter - October '05
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OCTOBER 2005 |
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IACE newsletter n. 04 October 1st 2005 | |
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To celebrate the
Italian American Heritage Month,
IACE is sponsoring an exciting
competition
open to our young students (age 12-18).
The theme of the contest is "Italian
through my eyes"
What
do you see in your mind's eyes when you think about the Italian Language?
The best pictures/drawings will be published on an Italian
Newspaper and on
the homepage of our website. The prize for the winner will be a full scholarship
for IACE 2006 summer program in Italy and free tickets for selected opera
performances!
The detailed
announcement of the competition will be sent to our teachers (depending on the
children's age/grade)
In this issue you will also find the program of IACE professional development workshops,
activities and events related to the Italian America Heritage Month.
Buon lavoro
e Buon
Mese della Cultura
a tutti! |
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IACE
Annual Professional Development workshops
Save-the-date for
IACE annual workshops!
They will be held at the Istituto Italiano di
Cultura in New York City on October 27-28-29
within the "Settimana della Lingua" events.
Dr. Piero Mondini and Dr. Luca Cortis
from Fondazione IARD will be presenting "Il
curriculum di lingua italiana: criteri essenziali e strategie educative dalla
scuola dell'Infanzia alla Scuola Superiore".
Please register at
database@iacelanguage.org. Registration deadline October 21st
Click
here for more information about the
program.
Teach Europe
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IACE co-sponsors the "Teach
Europe" project.
It is a unique chance for specialists of the European Union and
educators to meet and exchange knowledge and experience about Europe.
The seminars are designed for teachers of EU language,
Social Studies and History.
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
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NEW YORK
Register
before September 28th, 2005
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Friday, October 7th |
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YALE UNIVERSITY |
CONNECTICUT
Register
before September 28th, 2005
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Saturday, October 8th |
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
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NEW JERSEY
Register
before October 21st, 2005
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Friday, November 4th |
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
More information: contact S. Brunner sbrunner@washington.goethe.org
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Saturday, November 5th |
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"Teachers, register now for the Columbia or Yale Seminars and
receive a bottle of French Wine !!!"
(The French Embassy) |
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For further information log on
www.teacheurope.org
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NYC Upcoming Opera Events
IACE will continue to sponsor "Tutti all'Opera" a program that offers you the
opportunity to bring your students to the Opera at a discounted price!
Find below our first upcoming opera performances for 2005-2006:
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Saturday 22- october-2005
11:30 a.m. Backstage tour
1:30 a.m. Performance |
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| "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" |
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NIAF-IACE free Italian Classes in NYC
To celebrate
Italian American Heritage Month, the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
offers a series of FREE Italian language courses
in various cities across the United States.
The events last the entire month of
October and are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. The
cities include: St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston, New York, San Diego
and Providence. In New York City the classes will be consponsored by IACE and
they will be held at the Calandra Institute every Tuesday from 6:00-8:00PM.
For further
information log on
www.niaf.org
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Italian Heritage and Culture Month (October)
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New York's Italian
Heritage and Culture Month Committee has for more than a quarter century
organized special events, concerts, exhibits, lectures, to celebrate Italian
culture in New York, the largest Italian city outside Italy.
Each year it focuses
on specific theme representative of the history and culture of Italy and Italian
Americans. This year's theme is Giuseppe Mazzini, the Italian patriot who is
considered one of the "patron saints" of the Italian Risorgimento
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For further
information about the upcoming events and programs please click on
http://www.italyculturemonth.org |
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| Special for Teachers |
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On-line lesson plan bank
We are creating an
on-line lesson plan bank
and we are
counting on your precious collaboration. Please send us your best lesson plans
at
library@iacelanguage.org
and they will be published on our website with your name! It's a great
opportunity for our teachers to share direct
classroom experience and teaching tips!
Congratulations to the IACE teachers/winners of the Professional Development
Workshops' scholarships:
In New Jersey,
FLENJ
workshops:
S. Aiata,
O. Moltisanti,
P. Gerace, R. Miraglia, C. Metallo, M. E. Pasquale
In New York
State, NYSFALT
workshops:
I.
Costa, K. Tennyson, C. Swayze
In Baltimore,
ACTFEL
Annual
Conference:
A. Dalsant, J. Maietta, O. Moltisanti
SuperCi@o.it Authors in New York
Mirtilli Morgana and Claudia Boselli will be in New York City from
October 26th to November 4th. They will present the new development of Superci@o.it
If you'd like to schedule an appointment with them please contact
database@iacelanguage.org.
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