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MARACAS123

  1. Advocate for world class language education! The amazing story of language legislation from J. David Edwards of JNCL flenj.org/Publications/?…
  2. Government has foreign language deficit washingtonpost.com/politics/gover…
  3. Food for thought...Bilinguilism Not Approached As Asset In Educating Immigrants: youtu.be/4Sb2W1DPiWE via @youtube
  4. MARACAS Summer Camp Registration Now Open! Follow this link for information on summer 2012 and join us! maracas123.com/local-classes/
  5. El Día de la Tierra is April 22nd. What will you do to celebrate and recognize this in your language classroom?
  6. Great seeing everyone at the FLENJ conference! Thanks to all who visited the booth.Can't wait to hear how MARACAS is working in your class!
  7. Great workshop on Immersion Gimmicks at FLENJ conference!
  8. MARACAS Spanish Programs featured- ACTFL's The Language Educator (January, p. 48).Great advocacy article-show parents! actfl.org/i4a/pages/inde…
  9. ¡Feliz año nuevo! Check out the new video links to match MARACAS lessons and more on our YouTube channel youtube.com/espanolparanin…
  10. Tune in to News 12 New Jersey's "12 in our schools" where I discuss language ed. Here are the air times: Sat. and Sun. 7am, noon, 4:30 pm
  11. Was interviewed by Bryan Jenkins of News 12 New Jersey today. Great discussion of the need for strong language education. Check it out Sat
  12. It was great working with all NJEA attendees! Visit my website to brainstorm new game ideas and download resources. maracas123.com/topics/brainst…
  13. Planning a Fantastic Start to the School Year #constantcontact conta.cc/uVCxdb
  14. Read about MARACAS! rapidmotivation.com/blog/2011/09/1…
  15. Science and Math are powerful in language classrooms! Begin your year with a content-based bang! www.maracas123.com twitter.com/MARACAS123/sta…
  16. Tell college students about Boren Awards for study abroad. I received one in 1994 to study in Japan and changed my life borenawards.org
  17. So glad to see the growing number of articles on the value of language learning thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/…
  18. A MUST READ from Madeleine Albright and former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) regarding foreign language budget cuts usatoday.com/news/opinion/f…
  19. MARACAS Las Cuatro Estaciones Curriculum and CD are now available! Order today at www.maracas123.com and be ready for a great school year!
  20. AATSP in DC next week! Workshop- Friday, Content Based Instruction. Session-Saturday, Science in the language classroom. See you there!