Connecticut Council Of Language Teachers (CT COLT)

Overview:

Profession(s): Language
Member Type(s): World Language Teachers in the State of Connecticut
Scope: Regional - Connecticut
Formed: 1968
Address: 74 Rumford Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, USA
Email: info@ctcolt.org
Website: www.ctcolt.org

Description:

The Connecticut Council of Language Teachers (CT COLT) is a non-profit membership organization that promotes language proficiency and the knowledge of world cultures.

Mission/Aims:

CT COLT advocates world language learning for all students at all grade levels; supports teacher and student activities that demonstrate language teaching and learning; and recognizes the sucesses of teachers and students in world languages.

Principal Activities:

Annual Fall Conference, bi-annual Technology Conference, Rhyme Celebration for students in grades pre-K through 6, Poetry Recitation Contest for students in grades 7-12, Poster Contest for students in grades 1-12, Student Awards for Excellence in World Languages. CT COLT is a co-sponsor of French Day (Francofete). CT COLT also co-sponsors Immersion Workshops in conjunction with the CT World Language Resource Centers.

Member Benefits:

Current information on World Languages, at state, regional and national levels through our quarterly newsletter (CT COLT World Language News Exchange) and web site.

Professional development conferences and workshops: Fall Conference, Technology Conference, Immersion Workshops.

Student recognition and events: Poetry Recitation and Poster Contests, Rhyme Celebration, French Day and Student Awards for Excellence in World Languages.

Awards: ACTFL National Teacher of the Year, Helen Amaral, Robert Mead, Jane Graveen Awards, NECTFL/Mead Fellowship, Pegasus Pride and Service/Retirement Awards.

Scholarships: Irene Stanislawczyk Scholarship, French, Italian, Spanish Embassies' Scholarships.

CT COLT posts job listing on its web site as requested.

Training/Licensing/Certification:

CT COLT is an official provider of CEUs for the CT State Department of Education for professional development activities that the organization provides for its members.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
Joint National Committee on Legislation and the National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS)
National Network for Elementary Language Learning (NNELL)

Verification Criteria:

World Language teachers in the State of Connecticut must have been granted a professional certificate/license to teach in public schools within the State of Connecticut.