Latinteach Resource Guide

AMERICAN CLASSICAL LEAGUE Founded in 1919, this is the organization that all Latin, Greek and Classics teachers and professors should join in order to preserve and advance the Classics in the US and Canada. Visit the website to find out more about the annual Institute and Workshops, find a job, and learn about grants and scholarships. The ACL sponsors many activities including the National Junior and Senior Classical Leagues, Excellence Through Classics for Elementary and Middle School Students, the National Latin Exam and is allied with many regional organizations.

AMERICAN PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION The APA “is now the principal learned society in North America for the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures and civilizations.” Visit their website to find out about their many activities, outreach, placement service, publications, award opportunities, calls for papers, and much more.

ANCIENT WORLD MAPPING CENTER Based at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, this website interweaves cartography, historical geography, and geographic information science into the study of the ancient world and Classics. The site is indexed by placename and topic and may be searched by keyword.

ANDREW WILSON’S CLASSICS PAGES Be sure to have plenty of time (seriously!) because there are over 1000 pages here dedicated to the ancient world of Greece and Rome. (Andrew Wilson is, by the way, is the Ancient Greek translator for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone.)

ASSOCIATION FOR LATIN TEACHING ArLT promotes the teaching of Classics in the United Kingdom and provides practical support to teachers through summer schools, refresher courses, job search board as well as its journal, resource center and online blog.

CIRCE Supports European Classics teachers by helping them incorporate good information technology practices in their classrooms.

CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE MIDDLE WEST AND SOUTH CAMWS includes 31 midwestern, western and southern states as well as 3 Canadian provinces. Find out more about their print journal, newsletter and annual meeting.

CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE EMPIRE STATE CAES is the official homepage of the New York State’s classical association. This site includes a forum, newsletter archive, information about scholarships and grants, teacher placement and more.

CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND The official home of CANE. You can download and read their newsletter here, look for a job in the Northeast, and find out more about their annual meeting. CANE publishes the New England Classical Journal, which is definitely worth subscribing. Excellent instructional materials are available for purchase here. The Emporium carries a line of t-shirts, totes, mugs and stationery.

COMMITTEE FOR THE PROMOTION OF LATIN The CPL website is a project of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Here you will find a clearinghouse of websites and print materials, information about scholarships, emergency & preventative kits for Latin programs, CPL Online and more.

DIOTIMA Dedicated the study of women and gender in the AncientWorld.

EXCELLENCE THROUGH CLASSICS A standing committee of the American Classical League and dedicated to the support of elementary level and middle school level Classical Studies. ETC sponsors 2 national exams (mythology, exploratory Latin) . Site includes information about these exams as well as resources, awards and publications.

FLEMISH ASSOCIATION OF CLASSICS TEACHERS (Vereniging van Leerkrachten Ode Talen) is the official website promoting the study ancient languages and culture in Flanders . The site is available in English and Flemish. This link will take you to the English language section of the site.

LATIN LIBRARY AT AD FONTES ACADEMY A large collection of public domain Latin texts including, but not limited to, Caesar, Cicero, Juvenal, Horace, Livy, Nepos, Ovid, Plautus, Tacitus, Terence, Vergil, Christian, Medieval, and Neo-Latin.

LATIN TEACHING MATERIALS AT ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY A treasure trove of Latin grammar and vocabulary helps, elementary Latin readers, accelerated readers (using pedagogical typography), software, audio files and much, much more.

MAINE CLASSICS Latin and Greek high school and college instuctors and others located in Maine, who strive for the promotion of the Classics. This page includes a blog, newsletter, photos, calendar and more.

NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR LATIN AND GREEK The NCLG’s is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the study of Latin and Greek. Here you will find information about National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week, free posters, downloadable brochures and promotional materials, back issues of newsletters, and other extremely useful stuff. Very recommended!

NATIONAL LATIN EXAM Official homepage for the NLE. Included are syllabi, sample tests, information about awards and scholarships. Of particular interest on this site is the Forum Romanum, a series of DVDs which present news from the ancient world “as it happens” in Latin. View online samples in Quicktime format online and get information about supplementary Forum Romanum materials.

NEW LATIN TEACHER Designed specifically for the beginning Latin teacher. It’s a little dated so a few of the external links may not work, but the articles by Ginny Lindzey and Gareth Morgan are must-reads and there are a lot of Ginny’s original downloadable posters and brochures here.

PERSEUS DIGITAL LIBRARY Located at the Department of Classics at Tufts University, this is an absolutely amazing resource! Here you will find Latin and Greek texts, secondary sources, images, museum photography, art and archaeology, linguistic tools. The interlinked tools mean that teachers and students can study in depth.

PYRRHA’S ROMAN PAGES A lovely page written by a Latin teacher and mosaic maker. See her beautiful garden, learn about Roman inscriptions, listen to some spoken Latin, take a few quizzes.

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS OF LATIN A small but very valuable collection of resources organized by Anne Mahoney and free for non-commercial use. Included you will find W.G. Hale’s classic pamphlet The Art of Latin: How to Teach It, 100o Core Latin Words from the Perseus Latin Corpus, 200 Essential Latin Words, summaries of the Aeneid, Iliad and Odyssey in Latin Prose, and Ritchie’s Fabulae Faciles. Anne also gives advice on how to prepare a Latin reading assignment.

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS OF ANCIENT GREEK Another small but extremely useful selection of resources organized by Anne Mahoney and free for non-commercial use. You’ll find Anne’s list of 1000 Core Greek Words, and 100 Essential Words as well as handouts covering such topics as verb stems and principal parts, athematic (mi) verbs, the eta words, plus literary, historical and cultural handouts.

ROSA LATINAE The official website of Rose Williams, Latin teacher and author. Here you will find a complete list of Rose’s books as well as print quality teaching materials, recommendations and links.

TEACHING LATIN IN THE SCHOOLS Important advice for prospective teachers from Professor Richard A. LaFleur. Some information is specific to University of Georgia students, but most of it is applicable to all future Latin teachers.

TEACHING LATIN Rebecca Jessup’s website has information about Latin, basic grammar, links, and a weekly word.

TEXAS CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION You don’t have to be from the Lonestar State to appreciate the TCA website. Special features on this website include articles from the TCA Journal, expert advice for new teachers, ideas for Latin Clubs as well as mini-sites for the Latin ExCET and Advanced Placement Latin exams.

VERGILIAN SOCIETY Founded in 1937, the Vergilian Society “promotes the study of Vergil by means of lecturs, conferences, publications and reports of excavations.” Anyone interested in the study of Vergil is welcome to join.

VROMA A virtual community for teaching and learning Classics. This site also includes a library of teaching resources and gallery.

Last Updated: Sunday, August 12, 2007

Professional Sites for Latin Teachers

The sites below are dedicated to the profession of Latin teaching and include national and state organizations. Please note that the links below will take you to other sites.