Indiana University Bloomington

2009 Summer Teacher Workshop

Incorporating Culture in the Language Classroom:

Exploring Cultural Identity Through Music

An Interactive Workshop for Junior High & High School Teachers of French, German, and Spanish

Indiana University - Bloomington

19-21 June 2009

Join us this summer for our third annual teacher workshop. Designed for junior high and high school teachers of French, German, and Spanish, this hands-on interactive workshop will guide you in developing lesson plans that provide students unique insights on European cultural identity by using the target language and exploring the music and cultures of Europe. Teacher-scholars from the IU Ethnomusicology Institute and the Jacobs School of Music will talk about approaches to using music to explore the cultures of your target language. Particular emphasis will be given to youth cultures. Special performance and presentation by Chris Smith, IU alumnus and well known musicologist! Participants will work with fellow language teachers to develop creative and engaging lesson plans.  A non-refundable registration fee of $25 will cover your 2-night stay at the IU-Bloomington campus. Participants are encouraged to think about music they would like to use and to submit CDs or web links to WEST prior to the workshop or bring them in June.

  • Workshop may be taken for one IU graduate credit hour (scholarships available)
  • Certification Renewal Units (CRUs) available
  • Registration limited to 45 participants (15 per language group)
  • $25 non-refundable registration fee will cover lodging, all materials, meals and snacks
  • Travel reimbursement of up to $100 available to all participants

 

Registration Deadline: Registration is now closed.

Please send the non-refundable registration fee payable to Indiana University and the registration form to:

West European Studies

1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Ballantine Hall 542 

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN 47405-7103

For questions please e-mail west@indiana.edu or phone (812) 855-3280 .

Underwritten by

The West European Studies National Resource Center at Indiana University and

Mary-Margaret Barr Koon Fund of the Department of French and Italian

Department of Germanic Studies

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

For more information, please contact:

West European Studies

Ballantine Hall 542

1020 East Kirkwood Avenue

Bloomington, Indiana 47405

(812) 855-3280

west@indiana.edu