Activity Book on Indian Exhibit in Spanish - Translation in Spanish of the English version of the LSU Museum of Natural Science book of activities on the new Indian exhibit. LSU Indian Mounds and Artifacts: Learning About Louisiana Native Americans by Sophie Warny. In collaboration with the LSU Museum of Natural Science.

LSU MNS Activity Book in Spanish. Production and publication of the translation (trans. Ana Morales Boone) in Spanish of the English version of the activities book Discovering the Louisiana Museum of Natural Sciences. by Sophie Warny.

Research on French in Louisiana
The teaching of French in Louisiana developed under quite unique historical, cultural and pedagogical conditions. It is essential to be aware of those in order to understand the challenge they present and what is at stake. The difficulties remain numerous, and several factors would be essential for their success, in Louisiana schools in general, but especially in elementary schools and in immersion programs. Invited paper to be published in US-China Education Review, a professional journal sponsored by the American Sino-US Association of Entrepreneurs, and published in the United States by David Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, USA.

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RECENT PROJECTS
À la Découverte du Muséum des Sciences Naturelles de LSU, Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, 2008. by Sophie Warny (trans. Bernard Dubernet). Virtual Museum: Publication of French version of the LSU Museum of Natural Science book of activities Discovering the Louisiana Museum of Natural Sciences used and translated in French for the Virtual Museum videoconferences, Denise Egéa-Kuehne, Principal Investigator and Project Director, Co-PIs Sophie Warny and Arnaud Sgambato. With support from a Board of Regents Supporting Electronic Learning and Essential Campus Transitions (SELECT) Programs extension, the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE), and the Consulate General of France in New Orleans.

Videoconferences - WWII videoconferences with the Mémorial de Caen in France and the New Orleans WWII Museum for Louisiana teachers of history and French immersion teachers; with the support of the General Consulate of France in New Orleans, the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE), and a Board of Regent Supporting Electronic Learning and Essential Campus Transitions (SELECT) Programs extension grant. http://www.frenchimmersionusa.org/user/cs/listeNews.php?op1=FD&pg=accueil&rnd946&id_news=49

Virtual Museum: Technology Enhanced Professional Development for Louisiana Science Teachers (K-8 and French Immersion). A collaborative project between the Museum of Natural Science and the French Education Project at Louisiana State University has been awarded a SELECT grant from the Board of Regents to offer the Louisiana science teachers a professional development program via video-conferences with the support of material and online resources. With additional support from the Consulate General of France in New Orleans. Access to activities, PowerPoints and videos: http://www.frenchimmersionusa.org/user/cs/listeNews.php?op1=FD&pg=accueil&rnd875&id_news=43 

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FUTURE PROJECTS
Immersion Programs:  Research on parents' motivation to enroll their children in immersion programs (30% of US French immersion programs are in Louisiana), with Ana Morales Boone.

Research in Immersion: Review of research on immersion published in the past 10 years.

Research on Foreign Language Education Trends: Review of Doctoral Dissertations (published and unpublished) in the past 10 years.
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