Resource #3: COFLT= Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching
Site Name: COFLT
URL: http://cofltoregon.ning.com/
Owner: membership organization
Type of Resource: information on professional development for German teachers (regional meetings), student scholarships, grants, newsletter.
Description: The Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFLT), Oregon's statewide association of second language professionals for all languages at all levels, immersion and non-immersion, works with educators statewide to improve language learning and teaching.
Uses: COFLT promotes cooperation among colleagues, state agencies, the legislature and the public to make second language a reality for all Oregonians in the 21st century.
Usefulness: this resource can be used by teachers wanting to get more support from other teachers and the member organization.
Quality: the quality of this website is adequate. I don't find it well structured or organized.
Authorship: COFLT. Led by professionals who volunteer their time, COFLT shares an office and staff with the Oregon International Council (OIC)
Point of View or Bias: none.
Referral to Other Sources: links to university language programs and learning centers.
Verifiability:
Currency: 2011.
Accessibility: WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) reports 10 accessibility errors. One or more Javascript elements are present. There are many instances of invisible content.
URL: http://cofltoregon.ning.com/
Owner: membership organization
Type of Resource: information on professional development for German teachers (regional meetings), student scholarships, grants, newsletter.
Description: The Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFLT), Oregon's statewide association of second language professionals for all languages at all levels, immersion and non-immersion, works with educators statewide to improve language learning and teaching.
Uses: COFLT promotes cooperation among colleagues, state agencies, the legislature and the public to make second language a reality for all Oregonians in the 21st century.
Usefulness: this resource can be used by teachers wanting to get more support from other teachers and the member organization.
Quality: the quality of this website is adequate. I don't find it well structured or organized.
Authorship: COFLT. Led by professionals who volunteer their time, COFLT shares an office and staff with the Oregon International Council (OIC)
Point of View or Bias: none.
Referral to Other Sources: links to university language programs and learning centers.
Verifiability:
Currency: 2011.
Accessibility: WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) reports 10 accessibility errors. One or more Javascript elements are present. There are many instances of invisible content.