You are cordially invited to a Free Course for Professional Development at Saint Joseph’s University. The day will conclude with a brief organizational meeting to reestablish  a local chapter of theAATI.  I will present the results of the interest survey, distributed via Survey monkey, and the foundational work of the organization can begin.

 

Please see attached Program.

 

The seminar is meant for university instructors interested in professional development, middle school or high school teachers of Italian, especially those interested in teaching AP courses, and college student interested in teaching Italian.  All expenses, including refreshments (breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks) are covered by generous grants from the Italian government and Saint Joseph's University.

 

Attendees will be required to register for the meeting(s) they will attend. Registration link: http://www.sju.edu/int/academics/cas/mcl/languages/italian/contedcredcourse.html

Professional Development Course for Italian Teachers  site 2015: http://www.sju.edu/int/academics/cas/mcl/languages/italian/CEU%20course.html

 

This year’s course aims to foster projects that contribute to the success of AP courses in Italian and/or to the revision of the Italian curriculum in high school and college.

 

The day long intensive workshop will consist of presentations on teaching all levels of Italian, highlighting methods for creating cultural units from the elementary level on up, as well as units on how to incorporate grammar exercises in advanced, content-based courses.

 

It offers:

 

•    Pedagogical tools for the organization and updating of Italian Language syllabi in Middle-High School and College

•    Pedagogical perspectives on the ways to interconnect high school and college language curricula

•     Examples of Curriculum Design and Students’ work

 

Each session will be subdivided into two modules: Lecture, that is, an overview of the chosen topic; and Workshop, that is, a practicum including activities, exercises, study plans etc.

 

The seminar is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia, Saint Joseph’s University, The America Italy Society, and the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Thanks to the support of our sponsors, there is no registration fee.