Division of Classics Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Cultures 1055 Patterson Office Tower  |  University of Kentucky  |  Lexington, KY 40506-0027 ph: 859 257 3761  |  fax: 859 257 3743  |  e-mail: classics-at-lsv.uky.edu

For Latin teachers, aspiring teachers, and their friends

• About.com: Latin Language

• Advanced Placement Latin
  • Another (unofficial but more useful) site for AP Latin

• American Classical League (ACL)
  • ACL/APA Standards for Latin Teaching (pdf file, requires Acrobat Reader v. 4.0 or better)
  • Scholarships
  • Latin/Greek Teacher Placement Service
  • The National Latin Exam

• American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • Statement of Philosophy
  • Language Specific Standards
    (development of this ACTFL site appears incomplete: among other things their link to the ACL is dead and Latin standards are unavailable online: why?)

• Books
  • Richard A. LaFleur (ed.), Latin for the 21st Century: From Concept to Classroom. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley, 1998. Pp. xvi + 320. ISBN 0-673-57608-6. (here's a review)
  • P. Distler, Teach the Latin, I Pray You. Chicago, Loyola University Press, 1969.

• Audio-Visual Resources for Classics

• College of Education at UK
  • List of certification requirements for all states
  • Master's with Initial Certification in Foreign Languages
  • Department of Curriculum and Instruction (contact: Prof. Christel Broady-Ortmann)
  • Registry of Certified Vacancies in Kentucky (by no means complete!)

• Foreign Language Teacher's Guide to Learning Disabilities

• Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange, Italy Classics Seminar: First phase: six weeks of intensive study arranged by the Classical Summer School of the American Academy in Rome; includes site visits to historical monuments, excavations, and museums in or near Rome, and weekly field trips to key places of interest outside Rome. Second phase: two-week program conducted by the Vergilian Society at Cumae, with visits to antiquities in and around Naples. (Look here for information on applying to this program.)

• Jobs, Jobs, Jobs (We ask that school administrators notify the UK Classics graduate program about any anticipated openings, providing details of the position along with the name, address, and phone number of the appropriate contact; we regularly circulate position notices among potential candidates.)
  • About.com: Latin Language Teaching Jobs
  • CLC Job Web
  • Georgia Placement Service
  • North Carolina NCCA Placement Service
  • UT Austin Latin Placement Service

• Kentucky Department of Education
  • Schools and Districts (contacts, web sites, etc.)
  • Office of Teacher Education and Certification
  • Technology Standards
  • Teaching Foreign Language in the Middle School
  • KAR 2:020. (Guidelines for admission to the state-supported postsecondary education institutions in Kentucky)
    (h) Effective with the fall semester 2004, an applicant shall:
    1. Complete two (2) units in the same foreign language unless the applicant's local school has:
       1. Diagnosed the student as having a learning disability as set forth in KRS 157.200 and 707 KAR 1:280 or 707 KAR 1:310; and
       2. Determined that the learning disability precludes the student from successfully completing a foreign language course; or
    2. Demonstrate linguistic competence and awareness of a foreign language equivalent to two (2) years of high school language; or
    3. Complete two (2) units of English as a second language (ELS).

• Kentucky Educational Television, Distance Learning (KET)

• Latin list archive

• Latinteach: Latin Teachers' Discussion List and Web Guide (the single most useful site: many interesting links)
  • How to subscribe and manage your subscription
  • Archives for the list

• National Teacher Recuitment Clearinghouse (a non-profit resource for prospective teachers seeking jobs -- and for school districts and states seeking qualified teachers)

• Promotional Materials
  • Latin rises from grave in local [Kentucky] schools
  • National Committee for Latin and Greek
  • CAMWS Committee for the Promotion of Latin
           includes "Materials Useful for Promoting Latin" (beware the dead links)
  • Why Your Kids Should Study Latin
  • The Latin Advantage
  • Keys to Language and Cultural Awareness
  • Why Study Latin?
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Classics
  • Why the Classics?
  • Why Study Greek and Latin?
  • Why Major in Classics?

• Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: Units on Greek and Roman Mythology

• More internet resources for Classics professionals ...

Last changed:May 10, 2004

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