The mission of CFB LOTE:
To create competent and confident
communicators in the languages we offer.
Goals for this PD:
· I can compare my classroom learning experiences and planning practices with those of highly effective language teachers.
· I can identify the ACTFL benchmarks which correspond to the proficiency level of my learners.
· I can identify strategies and techniques used to engage students and stay in the target language 90%+
· To share and collaborate with colleagues while preparing lessons guided by ACTFL standards and the intent to use the target language
Framing: Self-reflection (tools from the Tell project)
Where am I as a teacher?
Where are my students?
What are our beliefs as a district? What are the implications? (Stanford survey) : Survey results in PDF
How much of the target language do we use as a district? (for district use only: study is incomplete but interesting)
How do we do it? (pre-workshop assignment)
Video:
The video we watched before coming today: the TELL project addresses comprehensible input: what are your takeaways?
Other videos for sharing together:
Other resources:
The video we watched before coming today: the TELL project addresses comprehensible input: what are your takeaways?
Other videos for sharing together:
- The nature of language… intuitive and subconscious…(simplistic but a résumé of current research about language acquisition and how we learn)
- What about shy kids in my class? They are afraid of making mistakes!
- How can I check for understanding?
- How can I assess my students? (also: TPR used to measure reading comp. in Hardy's level 1 class)
- Movie talk: TPRS staying in the target language (in Spanish much longer, but the techniques are easy to follow)
- Spanish 1 first day with Karen Rowan (In Spanish and long but covers many techniques and worth it)
Other resources:
Sharing and planning by level:
Discussion of new adoption: where are we? What do we need?
Friday afternoon Spanish:
AP prep:
Discussion of the realignment of NS 1 and NS 2. Native speaker realignment: what resources will we need?
Curriculum construction. AP themes. Discussion of Autentico 3 and 4, Abriendo Paso and Diaz. What other resources do we need? Curriculum discussion for NS classes: Themes and structure.
Newsela as an example of differentiation possible in mixed level classes.
Individual time: asked to open Pearson site and evaluate Autentico 3 and 4.
All levels: with colleagues, open a description of what you have done so far this year: compare.
Discuss what you still need to do your job in the classroom.
Compare where you are with the ACTFL benchmarks: if your students were tested independently where would they score?
Spanish
| Searchable and great for current pop culture | http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/ |
| Excellent site for authentic images - divided by topic | http://spanauthenticresources.wikispaces.com |
| UNICEF site for youth | http://lajuventudopina.org |
| News site on variety of topics, lots of images | http://www.muyinteresante.es http://www.muyinteresante.es/tag/jovenes http://www.muyinteresante.es/tag/adolescentes |
| Wiki with several resources organized by theme by Cherice Montgomery | http://cultureconnection.wikispaces.com |
| Site designed for learning Spanish - different topics, searchable | http://www.veintemundos.com/en/ |
| Spanish Proficiency Exercises - good source for audio | http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/index.html |
| Stories from today's immigrants - searchable by topic | http://weareamericastories.org/stories/es/ |
| Good source for audio, stories told by Spanish speakers, all levels | http://authenticspanishlanguageandpedagogy.blogspot.com |
| Music videos and interactive activities | https://sites.google.com/site/musicalspanish/ |
| Source for free books for bilingual students | http://readconmigo.com |
| Short news articles, several topic categories | http://www.20minutos.es |
| Stories and songs connected to grammar points | http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/ | |
| Spanish government educational site - text and activities, articles focus on current events | http://www.educacion.gob.es/reinounido/publicaciones-materiales/publicaciones.html | |
| How to site with text and videos and many topics | http://practicopedia.lainformacion.com | |
| Good source for audio text | http://www.fluencyprof.com/free-spanish-audio.html | |
| Cuaderno Intercultural - Multi cultural materials & stories | http://www.cuadernointercultural.com | |
| En Clave de Niños | http://sinalefa2.wordpress.com | |
| Pinterest Board - Jackie Bronkie - organized by topic | http://www.pinterest.com/WLTeachersPBC/ | |
| Biographies written for children | http://www.educapeques.com/lectura-para-ninos/grandes-personajes-de-la-historia | |
| Spanish educational blog - varied content | http://escuelabloguera.blogspot.com.es/2012/12/fichas-de-lectura-comprensiva.html | |
| Latin American Culture Site | http://www.mundolatino.org/category/citascelebres/ | |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture | https://sites.google.com/site/apspanishlang/ | |
| Español para inmigrantes y refugiados | http://espanolparainmigrantes.wordpress.com | |
| Historias orales - Video blogs - excellent for novice interpretive | http://karenschairer.blogspot.com/ | |
| Spanish Ear - Native speakers on variety of topics from different countries | http://www.spanishlistening.org | |
| Spanish resources - Rachel Casady | http://www.info-mania.org | |
| Young Children's Stories on Powerpoint - Downloadable | http://www.zona33preescolar.com/cuentos-en-powerpoint/ | |
| Learn Spanish Online - Videos by European level | http://www.videoele.com | |
| Novice/Intermediate Videos by topic | http://conjuguemostube.com/index.php | |
| Free resource for learning Spanish, articles accompanied by listening | http://www.veintemundos.com/en/ |
French links:
Current events and more for teens in France | http://1jour1actu.com |
| Current events and more for youth | http://www.lespetitscitoyens.com |
| Current events and more for youth | http://www.griffe-info.com |
| Sylvia Duckworth's YouTube Channel - lots of video | http://www.youtube.com/user/sduckworth100#p/p |
| Radio France Internationale | http://www.rfi.fr |
| France 2 Direct | http://www.france2.fr |
| Site officiel de la France | http://www.france.fr |
| Wikipedia Site for Children in France | http://fr.vikidia.org/wiki/Accueil |
| UNICEF - La Voix des Jeunes | http://lavoixdesjeunes.org |
| Conte-moi - Francophone stories read aloud | http://www.conte-moi.net |
| Children's site - short readings | http://www.momes.net |
| Excellent collection of short stories/poems - text and audio | http://www.iletaitunehistoire.com/ |
