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Students should understand schools can provide a wealth of resources to help in suicide prevention. Schools have teachers, counselors, coaches and administrators who can listen to a child's concerns and direct them to the assistance they need. There are additional resources available to students to self-report or report about a...

Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair, March 28-30, 2025 GNSEF is a regional fair that includes the eastern portion of Nebraska bound on the east by the Missouri River and on the west by Clay County. Anyone in grades 6-12 attending school in this region is eligible to compete. Women...

Contact: suicideprevention@nebraska.gov NDE School Safety Suicide Prevention and Response resources support school districts' efforts to protect the health and well-being of all students and the entire school community. Intentional actions to address suicidal concerns should be incorporated into each tier of the school’s MTSS framework. Visit the sections below for additional...

Center for Applied Linguistic Resources Guide Comprehensive and easy-to-navigate listing of multiple resources for the language program Curriki Aims to provide a place online where educators from anywhere in the world can post curricula and lesson plans for review and use by fellow classroom teachers. Enchanted Learning A multitude of...

There are five strands or “essential components” of world language learning: • Communication: Students communicate effectively in a variety of situations for multiple purposes. • Culture: Students work with the language in a way that shows familiarity with and value for the cultures of the speakers of the language. •...

Schools who implement these three things can change the path of a potential incident in a school to help ensure a safe and secure climate. One is having an anonymous reporting service. Safe2Help Nebraska is a service all schools public and non-public can utilize for free due to 2024 legislation...

Title I-A is a program that provides financial assistance to LEAs and schools with high numbers or high percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates...

DHS Training Course Online: Active Shooter, What You Can Do—The DHS recently released a valuable online training course titled "Active Shooter, What You Can Do (IS-907)," which is accessible through FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI). This 45-minute self-paced course is designed to help individuals recognize and respond to active shooter...

Standards: The Expectations of World Language Learning Each of the five strands contains several components that are long-term goals for learning. These broad, overarching content-based statements that describe the basic cognitive, affective expectations of students are standards. There are ten standards. When a particular standard is not reflective of or...

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students and an opportunity for motivated student leaders to have direct contact with the highest-level elected and appointed officials in the nation. The USSYP mission is to encourage the best and brightest students in...

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all upcoming workshops are only offered online. Please review the following workshop catalog for materials, links, and resources from past, ongoing, and upcoming workshops. Raising the Bar: Nebraska World Language Standards Workshop Series The Revised Nebraska World Language Standards offer a greater emphasis on language...

2020 World Language Distinguished Scholars Recognized The World Language Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes Nebraska high school students for their leadership in language learning, commitment to language study, appreciation for cultural diversity, and communicative competence. Public and private high schools in Nebraska may nominate one student per level, per language. The...

Nebraska schools offer world language options in a variety of languages and programming styles. Enrollment Demographics View languages learned in Nebraska, percentage of students enrolled by language, growth trends Course Descriptions View official course names and codes from the Nebraska Course Codes and Clearing House Endorsement Guide Educator Preparation Programs...

Praxis II Content Test Information Visit the website to download a free study companion, study plan, testing demonstration, and other resources. A practice test is available for purchase. A link on the page allows you to register for the next test date. Praxis II 5174 French (required score: 162) Praxis...

  The World Language Review is released monthly on the World Language website and in a listserv. If you would like to subscribe to the listserv, please email your request to Stephanie Call at stephanie.call@nebraska.gov. Click on each monthly title heading to view the World Language Review as a PDF....

Nebraska World Language Standards Nebraska World Language Standards Approved September 2019 Thirty page document contains introductory materials, explanation of strands, standards, and indicators.  Nebraska World Language Standards Separated by Performance Levels Twelve page document contains presents standards in groupings by novice, intermediate and advanced.  World Language Standards Indicators by Scope...

Stage Four: Deep Implementation and Sustainability During Deep Implementation and Sustainability, educators possess a deep understanding of content area standards and work towards implementation with fidelity. During this stage, the focus is on seamless integration of curriculum, instruction, and assessments. It also includes a focus on cross curricular planning and...

Stage 1 Resources │Exploration After State Board approval, this stage, Exploration, is the opportunity to explore the newly revised content area standards and assess readiness to implement. During this stage, time and activities focus on building understanding of the newly revised content area standards and the instructional shifts reflected within...

Stage Three: Scale Up This stage, Scale-Up, is where staff begin to implement content area standards while recognizing and attending to student learning gaps resulting from the transition from legacy standards to new standards. During this stage, the focus is on blending and integrating revised content area standards into instruction...

Stage Two: Initial Implementation During Initial Implementation, the focus is on analyzing content area standards at a deeper level and developing resources to support implementation. At this stage, schools establish an infrastructure to support the implementation of the content area standards. This includes practices and policies designed to support student...

The Nebraska World Language Standards were passed in September 2019. Learn how to read the document, how to use the proficiency (not grade level) based indicators, and how the standards' concentration on college and career readiness may impact district level world language programming. Materials Paradigm Shifts in Standards (Power Point...

Nebraska Revised Statute 79-760.01 requires the Nebraska State Board of Education to “adopt measurable academic content standards for at least the grade levels required for statewide assessment.” In addition, the Nebraska Department of Education has developed content area standards for fine arts, physical education, and world languages. These content area...

Dear World Language Educators and programs in and outside of Nebraska, you are invited to participate in the 2026 Nebraska World Language Week (February 9– 15, 2026). There are many ways to participate Shine with Languages February 9-15, 2026 Distinguished World Language Scholar Awards – Nebraskan students only Distinguished World...