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Russian Summit 2016

Russian Immersion Teachers at Professional Development Workshop June 2016

Russian Summit 2019

Russian Immersion Teachers from Oregon, Alaska and Utah

2019 National Workshop

For Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language

The Russian Flagship Program has been actively involved in the Pacific Northwest Pathways Collective, which has been a hub for activities promoting the connections between Oregon's two language flagship programs (Chinese at University of Oregon and Russian at Portland State) and community college language programs, and dual language immersion programs in public schools. The collective includes University of Oregon Chinese Flagship Program, the Portland State University Russian Flagship Program, Portland Community College, Chemeketa Community College, Portland Public Schools (OR), Woodburn School District (OR), Anchorage School District (AK), and Tooele School District (UT).

The work of the collective has been sustained through several grants from The Language Flagship and the National Security Education Program (NSEP), first in 2013-5, then in 2015-17, and in 2018-2020.

All of the initiatives in the K-12 Linkages program come down to a single ultimate goal: to create clear pathways for students to continue their language learning from kindergarten through their undergraduate degree programs, so that they can become global professionals.

This infographic is an excellent guide for students and parents about the how different educational programs (K-12, community colleges, and university flagship programs) work together so that a student can reach professional level proficiency in Russian or Chinese by the time they complete higher education.

Cover design of language curriculum framework

The first resource is the Russian Immersion Language Curriculum Framework (in PDF), a major collection of documents for teachers and administrators to think about the development of language proficiency in a K-12 content driven curriculum.

The second major resource is the Russian Dual Immersion Language Instruction Repository, hosted at the University of Oregon's Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS). This resource is free, although teachers must sign-up to use it and to put materials in it. The lesson plans and other materials in the Repository are in Russian. They span grade levels (primarily K-8), proficiency levels and subject areas. Search the available tags in order to and include classroom activities, assessments, and student materials related to your specific needs. You can also share your own resources and make comments to help your peers.

Teachers in Russian Dual Language Immersion Programs should check out the links to other online resources that Dr. Sergei Sychov gathered with suggestions from our school partners.

Other resources include the agendas from our series of Russian Summits for teachers in Russian Dual Language Immersion Programs. Many people have played a role in the success of these Russian Summits, but among the most dedicated leaders in organizing the events were Lilia Doni (PPS), Ulita Seleznev (Woodburn PS), Cinnamon Bancroft (PPS), and Natalia Gunther (PPS). The Russian Summits in 2015 and 2016 received partially supported from the University of Washington's Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies.

February 2015: Focus on the Russian Immersion Language Curriculum Framework (Agenda)
June 2016: Focus on Oral Assessments, Benchmarking Levels and Developing/Sharing Materials (Agenda)
June 2019: Multiple Workshops and Presentations on all Aspects of Programs (Agenda, Day 1 Slides)

In July 2019 the PSU Russian Flagship Program reached out to Teachers of Russian as a World Language in high school and junior colleges across the US. The three-day workshop brought people from a range of programs to learn about proficiency levels and to think about program articulation from the ACTFL Novice Low proficiency level onwards. The meeting for Teachers of Russian as a World Language was partially supported by funding from Indiana University's Title VI Russian and East European Institute. The organizers and presenters included Ms. Lee Roby from the Friends School (Baltimore) and Ms. Lynne deBenedette, Brown University. (Agenda)

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On February 25, 2021, Brandon Locke (Anchorage School District), Lilia Doni (Portland Public Schools), Brandee Mau (Tooele School District), and Katya Huelsman (Woodburn Public Schools), and William Comer (Portland State University) made a presentation about the Russian Dual Language Immersion Programs at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL). The presentation (PDF) gives an overview of each program, its student profile, teaching materials, and target proficiency outcomes. It concludes with several slides talking about collaborative projects between the K-12 districts and the Russian Flagship Program at PSU.

Woodburn School District:

Heritage Elementary
Providing K-5 programs in Russian/English dual immersion.
Brochure in English and in Russian

Portland Public Schools:

Kelly Elementary
Providing Russian/English K-5 dual immersion curriculum.

Lane Middle School
Providing Russian/English 6-8 dual immersion curriculum.

Franklin High School
Teaching Russian as a second language non-immersion. Russian 1-2 & Russian 3-4.

Anchorage School District:

Turnagain Elementary
Teaching K-12 Russian/English dual immersion curriculum.

Utah School District:

Tooele School District

College:

Portland Community College:
Teaching First-year and Second-year Russian.
Chemeketa Community College
University of Oregon Chinese Flagship Program,

Funded by The Language Flagship, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, PSU’s Russian Flagship Program (RFP) is committed to preparing students for exciting careers that use critical language and culture skills in a globalized world.

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