MIWLA Connect - Connecting world language educators in Michigan and beyond

Connecting world language educators in Michigan and beyond

Welcome to MIWLA Connect!

We welcome anyone interested in world language education to be part of our community! There is no cost to join so sign up and join the discussion!

The Michigan World Language Association (MIWLA) is a non-profit organization for all elementary, secondary, college, and university teachers, supervisors, students, and friends of foreign languages. The MIWLA endorses and seeks to achieve the following goals:
* Promote and strengthen foreign language study at all levels.
* Promote public awareness of the importance and value of foreign language study.
* Assist in providing professional development for teachers of foreign and second languages at all levels.

Getting Started!

MIWLA Connect is a place anyone interested in world language education to connect, stay connected, learn from one another, and gain first hand experience with powerful Web 2.0 tools. Not sure where to start? You could read or reply to a BLOG POST or a FORUM discussion, watch a few VIDEOS. Join and start your own personal blog here on MIWLA Connect, or join a Special Interest Group for a more focused discussion.

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Ning makes it easy to upload photos, tag them, and even create your own albums. Once you've setup a photo album, Ning gives you a little b… Continue

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Ellen Roehm I need qualified candidates for a French speaking Customer Service Rep position. Check www.basf.com/careers for job 0900795 to apply

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Direct Object Pronouns & Flickr

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Watch Out For Pickpockets!

Flash from AOL: Barcelona Named Top City to Beware of Pickpockets Tourists beware: Barcelona, Spain tops the list of cities to watch for pickpockets, according to a list released by Tripadvisor.com. Based on comments from travelers and editors,...

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Susan Formento Buffa commented on Emily Serafa Manschot's blog post 'You Know You're Maltese When...'

Some similarities to Italian, too. You know your family is Italian when you go to a funeral home visitation and it looks like a buffet! Sunday, at my dad's visitation, we were commenting on how our family, 100 % Italian, had so much food on our ta...

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Are your districts proposing cuts in light of the Michigan budget situation?

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2010 Toyota International Teacher Program to Costa Rica - apply online

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NEH Opportunity: Germany

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You Know You're Maltese When...

Some people know that I am half Italian. I speak the language a bit, have been to Italy several times and had a big fat Italian wedding. That's on my mom's side of the family, which is the culture we celebrated since my paternal grandparents died when I was very young.

My father, Charles Serafa, was born in Malta. If you don't know where Malta is, the toe of Italy kicks Sicily. Malta is just south of Sicily. It's a small island surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. I do not speak Maltese, but I… Continue

Posted by Emily Serafa Manschot on November 16, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Chinese Language Association of Michigan (CLAM) Conference

This morning, MIWLA President Margaret Cottrill and I attended the CLAM Conference at Wayne State University. We were invited session presenters. Our topic was "Practically Speaking", which also is the theme of the MIWLA Conference for October, 2010.

Immediately after we had parked the car and left the parking structure, we found little signs with the CLAM logo showing us the way to the conference center. Margaret and I were excited. Looking for the next sign was like a little treasure hunt on… Continue

Posted by Emily Serafa Manschot on November 14, 2009 at 9:31pm

Mini Field Trip--The Historical Museum

My students participated in a mini field trip today, courtesy of my friend Pam Kaatz. Pam is a retired Spanish teacher from Texas, who owns a company called "The Color Connection." This website, www.colorconnection.com, is a must visit for any Spanish teacher. Pam is the creator of the famous Spanish Verb Wall, (www.verbwall.com) which I have premanently affixed to the wall in my classroom. She is also responsible… Continue

Posted by Emily Serafa Manschot on November 13, 2009 at 12:00pm

Classroom Projects: Blessing or Curse?

Last night I was grading papers at the kitchen table, my usual hang-out between 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM almost every night. My husband was in the living room watching a new program called "In The Middle". Suddenly he yelled out "'Milia! Turn on channel 7!" I reached for the remote and turned to the proper channel. Here is this poor little kid, about 10 or 11 years old, discussing his school project with his mother. He just happened to be building an ancient pyramid...out of SUGAR CUBES! I screamed o… Continue

Posted by Emily Serafa Manschot on November 5, 2009 at 9:51pm — 4 Comments

Do Workshops Grow Dendrites?

Yesterday, Northville middle school and high school teachers attended a workshop given by Dr. Marcia Tate, of DeKalb County, Georgia, entitles "Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites." As you know teachers are apprehensive of most workshops. I can count the number of workshops that my district has sponsored that have been beneficial on one hand, and in 37 years, that's not a very good batting average. However, this one was very informative and entertaining. Even though I knew most of the material, it d… Continue

Posted by Emily Serafa Manschot on November 4, 2009 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments