Travelling Through Morocco…By the Book
Originally published on Concordia Language Village’s WorldView Blog Our well-traveled family of four (two adults and two teenagers) recently spent a number of weeks exploring Morocco. In addition to our guidebook we brought along other books to enhance our travels: a combination of history, memoir, social commentary, cultural portraits and fiction relevant to our itinerary. […]
Read MoreTraveling Through Spain …By the Book
I’ve started a new series “Travel by the Book” to share some of my travel adventures along with the books I read to enhance my experiences. Come with me as I travel through southern Spain.
Read MoreWhat Should Students Do with Their Language Skills?
If I had a dollar for every person who has told me that they wished they had kept up their foreign language either during or after college, I’d be a wealthy woman. But even without the cash, I can spread the wealth: If you have any degree of language skills, use them or lose them.
Read MoreA River, Trail, Mountain or Settlement Runs Through It: Going Global by Starting with Features Close to Home
Educator Kelly Clark shares her ideas on how teachers can make the local global by using a natural feature like a river to teach about geography, economics and history. #KentuckyLeads #raisingglobalchildren @KYDeptofEd
Read MoreMaking Language Immersion Fun, Camp-style
Looking for summer camp options with a twist? Something unlike any other program, yet fun for kids aged 7-18? Tucked away in the northern woods of Minnesota is one of the best-kept secrets in language learning in the U.S.: Concordia Language Villages. #languagematters #langchat #raisingglobalchildren #generationstudyabroad
Read MoreCreating a #NationofAdvocates: From 90% Target Language to 90% Retention
Guest blogger, Grant Boulanger, writes about the race and gender disparity affecting students taking world languages and offers first-hand tips for educators to contribute to the solution: Inspire students with meaningful, relevant, fair, joyful and effective language learning so that students keep learning and coming back for more. #NationofAdvocates
Read MoreLeadership for Gender Equality
Guest blogger, Anna Catalano, a global thinker who is interested in leadership in all aspects of life, shares her perspective on how raising our children is the most important factor in addressing gender equality issues in the workplace. #leadership #globalbusiness #diversity #womeninbusiness
Read MoreSealing the Deal on Biliteracy
The Seal of Biliteracy encourages language learning from an early age and celebrates it—something that has disappeared in today’s school districts across the country as language programs are cut just when we need them most. Get involved. Make a difference. Join the movement: #2bilit2quit
Read MoreWest to Key West
Veteran travel writer, Marshall S. “Mike” Berdan, shares his Top 10 sites to see while traveling the 113 miles on US1 from Key Largo to Key West.
Read MoreStacie Berdan Launches New Go Global Video
Inspiring video created for K-16 students, educators, administrators & parents about the importance of developing a global mindset — and HOW to do it.
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