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.The Central States Conference Extension Workshop (EW) Program is the oldest foreign language outreach program in the country. Since its inception in 1982 some 15,000 persons have participated in one of the workshops generated by the program.Each year some twenty-five participants are selected to attend the Conference Workshop (CW) during the annual meeting of Central States, where they receive information and materials about recent trends in foreign language teaching. Participants are then asked to conduct a similar Extension Workshop (EW) in their local area in order to bring the Conference and its new ideas to a greater number of teachers. Annually, hundreds of foreign language educators benefit from these new theories and techniques, presented in workshops throughout the Central States Conference region.
The CW is the training session during which participants learn to conduct their own workshops. Participants receive a set of materials from each of the presenters, giving them the content information that they can copy for their own EWs. They also receive guidelines and ideas for organizing, publicizing, and presenting a workshop. The emphasis in the CW is on the practical application of new ideas for the classroom. At the end of the six-hour CW, participants are ready to conduct one or more EWs for foreign language educators in their own state. They can adjust the format, time frame, and material selection to their needs.
The topics for the CW/EW Program vary from year to year but always reflect currenttrends in foreign language instruction. The speakers are considered specialistsin the topic of the CW. Often they are former participants in the EW Program.The ultimate goal of the CW/EW Program is to improve the quality of foreign languageinstruction by providing up-to-date information to teachers unable to attendthe Central States Conference. Participants in the program cite other benefitsas well. The CW/EW program offers participants the opportunity to learn how toorganize and present a workshop, to meet other foreign language educators throughoutthe CSC region, to strengthen ties with teachers in their local area, and toserve as resource people in their foreign language community.
How to apply
Instructors wishing to apply for the current CW/EW Program must submit (1) one-page proposal form describing their plans to conduct their own EWs; and (2) an updated CV to the Language Studies Committee by the last Friday of January at 5:00 PM. Applications will be reviewed and two participants will be selected to present the Extension Workshop during the 801 Teaching Training Workshop (mid September) and one additional workshop as part of the annual SPPO Professional Development Workshop Series during the Autumn or Winter Quarter. Each participant will receive a $500.00 stipend to cover conference registration and hotel. If you receive this grant, you must register for the Central States Conference no later than the posted date. See the direct link to Central States for further information.
