| On December 1, 2009, fifteen Blue Creek 6th graders in Mrs. Einstein's
Russian Foreign Language Exploratory class participated in a nation-wide
contest to create public service podcasts about the importance of learning
a second language. This contest was sponsored by the American Council
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). ACTFL will announce the
finalists in February. Our Blue Creek 6th graders competed in the Middle
School Category and will represent North Colonie in this contest. Each podcast had to begin and end with the slogan, "Discover Languages! Discover the World!" and showcase the 5 "C's" of second language learning: Comparisons, Cultures, Communication, Connections and Community. Each Blue Creek Team did generate a script that met these requirements, although 2 podcasts were edited to meet a 60-second time requirement. Our dynamic Blue Creek students volunteered to stay in during 8 lunch and recess periods to write scripts and rehearse for this contest. Each student who participated in this contest was awarded a medal, a Discover Languages t-shirt and a Russian language children's book. Mrs. Einstein and her students will be featured in an upcoming edition of the online ACTFL journal, The Language Educator. |
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