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APrIR First-time Speaker Scholarship: 2013 FAAPI Conference
APrIR awards this scholarship to encourage teachers to present in a FAAPI Annual Conference for the first time.
APrIR will grant one scholarship for the 2013 FAAPI Conference, consisting of $ 1200 to apply to the registration fee and contribute to travelling expenses.
See details at http:// www. aprir. org. ar / anuncios / aprirfirsttimespeakerscholarship2013faapiconference
Award-giving at ISPI N º 9123“ San Bartolomé”
On May 31st APrIR awarded a medal and a one- year membership to graduates who achieved the highest total average in their teaching education programme. This year, the awards were received by:
Prof. de Inglés, Nivel Inicial y Primario Julieta Ratto
Prof. de Inglés, Nivel Secundario María Victoria D’ Andrea
Our congratulations go to these two new colleagues.
News from our members
Congratulations go to Prof. Cecilia Acquarone Ph. D. Cecilia has been awarded
Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado by UNED. The ceremony took place about a month ago in Madrid and, as Cecilia could not attend, her Thesis Director received the award in her name. This distinction is awarded by merit to students who obtained their PhD degree Suma Cum Laude in the years 2011 and 2012 and who fulfilled some other academic requirements. Cecilia has said“ Being able to share the joy of this piece of news, compensates the long hours of solitary work during the past years.” We are very proud of you, Cecilia!
Rita Zeinstejer attended the 2013 ELTons award ceremony http:// englishagenda. britishcouncil. org / eltons on 22nd May in London as her project“ TIC en el Aula”( in collaboration with APIBA member Jennifer Verschoor) was nominated in the Local Innovation category. Originally a personal enterprise born as TECHTOOLS4Educators, TIC en el AULA is the FIRST virtual Foreign Language Teachers Community in Argentina, sponsored by SBS Argentina, and the virtual meeting spot of hundreds of EFL Teachers not only from this country but also from Latin America and beyond.