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Classical Language Culture Standards: From Definition to Integration

Presenter: ÌýDavid Pellegrino

Original webinar date & time:Ìý Tuesday, October 14th, 2025, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom

Webinar description: Ìý“Learners use knowledge of classical languages to ..." are the words that introduce Culture Standards 4 and 5 and define the relationship between language and culture embedded in the revised New York Classical Language State Standards. Teachers of Classical Languages have always centered instruction around a strong cultural context. In this session, participants will look at the teaching of culture through the lens of the two culture standards and analyze the elements of each standard. The presenter will offer strategies for integrating the culture standards with communicative tasks at the three proficiency checkpoints.

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Post-assessmentsÌý (Coming soon !)

To receive a certificate of completion (including a CTLE certificate), NYS educators must view the recording of the webinar (see link above) in its entirety and then answer at least seven out of ten questions correctly on the post assessment.Ìý If the minimum required score (7 out of 10) is achieved, the educator will receive a certificate via emailÌýwithin an hour.Ìý For the convenience of our World Language educators, there are multiple versions of the post assessment available, should the required score not be achieved on the first attempt.Ìý Educators may take each version of the post assessmentÌýonce.

Important notes:

  1. Educators may take each version of the post assessmentÌýonce.ÌýÌýCredit will not be given for taking a single version of the post assessment more than once.Ìý
  2. Credit will not be given forÌýmore than one passing scoreÌýon any of the post assessments for a webinar (listed below)Ìýin a single academic year.ÌýÌý
  3. Educators may receive credit for viewing the webinar recording and passing a post assessment once in each academic year and are encouraged to take a different version of the post assessment on a yearly basis to review and test their knowledge of the webinar's content.Ìý
  4. It is the responsibility of the individual educator to keep track of the information on the professional learning they complete each year, including the number of CTLE hours.
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Webinar Summary

# of attendees: 34
# of CTLE certificates issued: 10
# of certificates of attendance issued: 24
# of organizations represented by attendees:Ìý Ìý26

25 participants from district schools

3 participants from non-public schools

4 participants from colleges and universities

2 participants from government agencies

Webinar Presenter:Ìý David Pellegrino has taught middle and high school level Latin and Spanish for 33 years and recently retired from Pittsford Mendon High School. While teaching full-time, he was the department leader of the World Language Department at Pittsford Mendon High School for over 20 years. Over the course of his career, he has presented many pedagogical workshops and continues to do so both at the local and national levels. He is currently the treasurer of the Classical Association of the Empire State.

Webpage last updated on October 29, 2025