2011 National Call for Teacher Papers

In conjunction with the National COPILAS Gala in Honor of his Excellency, Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, Ambassador of Italy to the United States held on April 2, 2011 in Washington, DC and in an effort to illuminate the Italian Language within American schools, the National COPILAS announces the winning Papers for its first Call for Teacher Papers.

Over 300 schools across the United States were sent applications for teachers to submit short essays on “How Do You Teach Italian/Italian Studies/Literature/Music in the 2lst Century? What is the impact it has on your students? How do you as a teacher promote the beauty of our language and culture to a student incorporating both the traditional forms of teaching and the technological advances in our classrooms?”

The National COPILAS is proud to present and congratulate the top two Teacher Paper submissions:

First Prize
Professor Judy Raggi-Moore &
Professor Christine Ristaino
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
For their collaborative Paper Entitled
“L.V.C.: Investigate, Visualize, Codify – The Italian Virtual Class Method”

Second Prize
Ms. Emily Dore
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
For her Paper Entitled
“Nel Mezzo Del Cammin Tecnologico: Technology Integration within the Italian Classroom”

You can read these papers by clicking on the links below.

First Prize: "L.V.C.: Investigate, Visualize, Codify--The Italian Virtual Class Method

Second Prize: "Nel Mezzo Del Cammin Technologico: Technology Integration within the Italian Classroom"

The National COPILAS thanks and congratulates all the Teacher participants across the United States for participating in this year’s Call for Teacher Papers.