IHLA — International and Heritage Languages Association, Northern Alberta
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The working library.

Classroom technique, governance and the wider network — gathered so that no member school has to build any of it alone.

In this library
Classroom management & strategiesGovernance & operationsSister organizations
01  /  Resources

Classroom management & strategies

  • ToolTextivateGenerates classroom exercises from any text you paste in — useful when materials in your language are scarce.Visit
  • ToolEdpuzzleTurns video into interactive lessons with embedded questions.Visit
  • ExternalSTARTALK heritage language teaching resourcesSearchable portal of lesson plans and programme materials from the US National Heritage Language Resource Center.Visit
  • WebinarMobile-assisted language learningDr. Aga Palalas — Integrating mobile apps into heritage language teaching.Watch
  • WebinarOnline gamesMaria Lekkos-Carrozza — Games as a teaching tool rather than a reward, from St. George's Hellenic Language School.Watch
  • WebinarNearpod for teachersLiliya Sukhy — Building interactive lessons with polls, games and video.Watch
  • WebinarLights, camera, action — online videosSofia Eigueta Duplancic and Zuzana Buchanan — Making video presentations that hold a class's attention.Watch
  • WebinarMental health, wellness and diversityDeborah Deacon — Gamified modules on wellbeing, careers, financial literacy and inclusion for grades 6–12.Watch
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Governance & operations

  • WebinarSchool leadership stylesMaria Lekkos-Carrozza, Hoa Nghiem, Dr. Nina Paulovicova, Dr. Olenka Bilash, Dr. Josephine Pallard — A panel of five school leaders on how they run their schools.Watch
  • WebinarOpening a heritage language schoolDr. Nina Paulovicova and Dr. Trudie Aberdeen — Two principals on starting from nothing — the closest thing to a founding manual.Watch
  • WebinarEmpowering non-profits using GoogleSudeep Manandhar — Google's donated tools for non-profit administration, for principals and admin staff.Watch
  • DocumentIHLA Professional StandardsThe standards IHLA holds its member schools and teachers to.Open
  • DocumentIHLA Constitution and BylawsThe association's governing document.Open
  • StandardsInternational Guidelines for Professional Practices in Community-Based SchoolsDeveloped by an international working group that IHLA contributed to.Read
  • TemplateExpense claim formItemised claim for expenses incurred on IHLA business, with categories, totals and a signature block.Download XLSX
  • TemplateParent organization authorization letterFor a school run as a program of a larger organization: confirms the parent body's legal registration and authorises the school to apply for institutional membership in its own name.Download DOCX
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Sister organizations

Canada

Southern Alberta Association of Heritage Languages

Visit Canada

Saskatchewan Organization of Heritage Languages

Visit Canada

International Language Educators' Association, Ontario

Visit Canada

Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers

Visit Canada

Second Language and Intercultural Council, ATA

Visit Canada

Language Access Coalition of Canada

Visit Canada

Edmonton Intercultural Centre

Visit International

Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools, USA

Visit International

Móðurmál, Iceland

Visit International

Mother Tongues, Ireland

Visit International

Heritage Language Education Network, Netherlands

Visit International

Community Languages Australia

Visit International

Linguapax International

Visit
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