Previous Accomplishments
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Organized a forum on Multiculturalism in a Networked World with the help of Canadian Heritage to assist heritage language teachers, parents and students to discover the advantages of learning languages, culture and diversity
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Arranged with Chris Irwin, a horse trainer, the project Pathways to
Reconciliation to improve classroom management skills among heritage
language teachers. The message is that horses have a great deal to teach
us about how to communicate with empathy and patience not only with
animals, but with each other
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Upgraded the technological skills of heritage language teachers by hosting four Internet training workshops until May 2001, dealing with word processing, loading and unloading documents, e-mail, Internet searching etc.
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MLAR Board Member representative sat on the Reference Committee of
Saskatchewan Education to provide feedback on the Common Curriculum
Framework for International Languages, which is the foundation for the
development of language-specific curricula for many International Language
program and courses. (To assist Heritage Language Schools with regards to
curriculum problems—Saskatchewan Education, Alberta Education and
Manitoba Education collaborated to develop Common Curriculum Framework for
International Languages for many International Language program and
courses)
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Hosted Celebration of Cultural Diversity for 2000 in December 1999 to foster social cohesion, mutual respect and a shared sense of Canadian identity. Several multicultural groups participated
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Conduced three workshops on curriculum development: orientation to the Common Curriculum Framework for International /Heritage Languages and hands-on experience in developing unit plans written in the heritage language being taught by the particular heritage language school
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Hosted an Open House and forum, December 1, 2001, Shaping the Future Through International Languages. Fourteen Heritage Language Schools participated with cultural programs. Teachers, parents and the general public attended the day
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