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2012 NECTFL WORKSHOPS AND TEACHING LABS
Please note:
The list below is color-coded by day:
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
ACTFL ORAL PROFICIENCY INTERVIEW (OPI) FAMILIARIZATION WORKSHOP ($140 fee)
ACTFL teams up with NECTFL to offer ACTFL’s OPI Familiarization Workshop. This is an introduction to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, the ACTFL Rating Scale, and the ACTFL OPI. You will be able to view demonstration interviews and discuss the implications of the ACTFL Proficiency Scale and the OPI for establishing program goals, and for planning curriculum, instruction, and assessment. ACTFL’s OPI is the most widely used method in the U.S. for measuring speaking proficiency in a language. You will leave with a valuable foundation in second language assessment, curriculum design, and instruction. After attending this workshop, you will be better equipped to determine the speaking abilities of your students and able to use effective questioning strategies that promote oral proficiency. This workshop is of special interest to all world language teachers, especially those wishing to acquire professional development or to pursue further OPI Assessment training or OPI tester certification. All OPI Familiarization Workshop attendees MUST also be registered for the NECTFL conference.
FOR THIS WORKSHOP ONLY, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
2:00 – 5:00 P.M. ($75 fee)
#1 Advocacy Toolbox for the Language Educator ($75)
Joanne O’Toole, SUNY Oswego
This workshop is intended to increase participants' awareness of the many purposes of language advocacy and multiple approaches for enacting it. Participants will engage in a variety of activities to support their development of a language advocacy "toolbox," a set of resources that can be drawn on to proactively and reactively advocate for language education. In English and of interest to teachers of all languages at all levels of instruction.
#2 Using Class Observations as an Effective Professional Development Tool ($75)
Grazyna Dudney, Defense Language Institute FL Center
Class observations are often viewed as a painful requirement associated with high degrees of ambiguity, discomfort, and anxiety on the part of the observer and the observed teacher. Developing class observation skills and related communication strategies can transform class observations into a valuable professional development tool. In this workshop, participants experience a simulation of a class observation & feedback cycle. They analyze class observation etiquette and practice negotiating an observation "focus," using data gathering instruments, giving feedback, and developing post observation action plans leading to long-term professional development. No background knowledge required. In English with examples in English and of particular interest to adult/professional educators.
#3 Social Justice in the WL Classroom ($75)
Maryann Woods-Murphy, Northern Highlands NJ Regional HS
Workshop by 2010 NECTFL and NJ Teacher of the Year. Language learning springs from a rich and deep context, but how do we communicate this to our students? How do we help our students to care about the world and want to know more about it? Let’s help our students dig deeper into the stories of culture that will help them to take on new perspectives. How can we both teach the proficiency building skills that we need to focus on, while remembering why it’s important to understand the worlds language comes from? This workshop is for language teachers who want to open their students’ minds to a more diverse world. As language educators, we teach cultural competencies which will serve our students in life and in the work place. How might we expand the reach of language programs to position language educators as leaders in the area of global awareness and diversity? This workshop will present a variety of examples of how this might be done and will ask participants to reflect on their individual contexts to create a global awareness action plan for their school community. This workshop will be presented in English and should be of interest to teachers of all languages at all levels of instruction.
#5 Embracing the Common Core Curriculum ($75)
Bill Heller, SUNY College at Geneseo
After an orientation to the Common Core Curriculum for English Language Arts (ELA), workshop participants will consider how to use the five "claims" in the ELA Common Core as a lens by which to examine the standards-based World Language curriculum and to refine and enhance the best practices that teachers are already using with their students. Time will be given for brainstorming and sharing ideas and approaches. No previous background is required. The first part of the workshop will give enough of an introduction to the Common Core so that participants who have never even heard of it will be able to follow along well. In English with examples in Spanish and of special interest to secondary school educators.
#10 Game-ifying Your Courses as a Method for Maintaining Motivation ($75)
Stayc Dubravac, University of Kentucky
Teachers may often have difficulty motivating students on the 5th C: Community. Online gaming, however, has been around long enough to have established practices that encourage communities surrounding online games such as World of Warcraft. These research-based gaming principles are increasingly being incorporated in business and military training to improve performance, increase engagement, and maintain motivation; and education can also benefit. This workshop presents the principles driving the formation of the communities and helps participants identify how to incorporate these mechanics into their course design to promote participation in the language community in the classroom and beyond. No significant background knowledge is needed. Participants should come with clearly identified, written objectives, classroom practices, and issues that they want to improve or implement. In English with examples in French, Latin and Spanish, and of interest to all. To be held at Loyola University -- travel to and from the Marriott Waterfront Hotel will be provided.
#11 Digital Storytelling Tools to Encourage Writing & Conversation in World Languages ($75)
Craig Kapp, New York University
Tulia Jimenez-Vergara, The College of New Jersey
Digital storytelling has become an increasingly popular vehicle for student expression, and during this hands-on workshop we will explore new and emerging interfaces and technologies that can be easily integrated into a classroom setting. In particular, we will discuss an exciting new technology called "Augmented Reality," which allows virtual content to be seamlessly blended with a "real world" environment, usually through the use of a mobile device or multimedia enhanced desktop computer. In this workshop, participants will be exposed to a wide range of rich media storytelling tools, including QR codes, immersive video and images, and ZooBurst, a web-based multimedia-collaging tool that lets students easily create their own 3D pop-up books. Participants will experience these tools first-hand, and will learn how these software packages can be used to enhance student participation, improve oral proficiency, and foster a deeper connection with course content. In addition, participants who own an iPhone or iPad are encouraged to bring them to the workshop, as we will be building "mobile storytelling" experiences that connect the "real world" to virtual content using simple drag and drop interfaces. No particular background knowledge is required. In English with examples in Arabic, Chinese and Spanish, and of special interest to postsecondary educators. To be held at Loyola University -- travel to and from the Marriott Waterfront Hotel will be provided.
#12 Yours, Mine & Ours: 21st Century Professional Communities for All ($75)
Barbara Lindsey, University of Connecticut
How can we best use 21st century technologies to support our ongoing professional development as individuals and as members of a larger community of practice? Participants in this workshop will explore and evaluate examples of online collaborative environments and gain practical experience in using web-based technologies to revitalize local professional communities, strengthen existing collegial connections and forge new professional relationships. Participants will have access to all workshop resources and are welcome to continue collaboration with each other in an online community we build together. The ability to use a computer keyboard and mouse and to navigate the internet via web browsers is required. In English and of interest to all world language educators. To be held at Loyola University -- travel to and from the Marriott Waterfront Hotel will be provided.
#13 Visit to Walters Art Museum Roman and Greek Collections and Peabody Library Rare Manuscripts Collection ($75)
Jason Slanga, Baltimore County Public Schools (facilitator)
Earle Havens, The Sheridan Libraries. Johns Hopkins University (curator)
Rebecca Sinel, Walters Art Museum (docent)
This workshop for classical language teachers will include docent-guided visits of the Greek and Roman galleries at the Walters Art Museum and of the nearby Sheridan and George Peabody libraries of the Johns Hopkins University. The library tours will be of the Latin literature collection from antiquity to modernity and of the Rare Book Room at the Peabody. The tours' focus will be on the transition from a predominantly manuscript culture to the print revolution and on the social and political issues that emerged with the advent of the printing press. Latin's continued predominance in manuscripts and printing, well after the classical period, will be highlighted. In English with examples in Latin and of interest to all. Transportation from the Marriott Waterfront to the museum and library and back will be provided.
#14 Arts Integration Onsite at the Walters Art Museum ($75)
Patricia Klos, Anne Arundel County (MD) Public Schools
Amanda Kodek, Walters Art Museum
Join us for an afternoon at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore to discover great works of art from around the world. Learn about ways to integrate the art into your classroom instruction with Artful Thinking routines while on docent-led tours of the museum's collection. Focused tours for Spanish (in Spanish), French (in French), Chinese (in English) and Arabic (in English) art will be offered. An introduction to the on-line teacher resources offered by the museum will also be included. Note: this workshop can be taken in conjunction with the Arts Integration workshop offered on Saturday or can stand alone. In English, French, or Spanish and of special interest to secondary school educators. Transportation from the Marriott Waterfront Hotel to the museum and back provided.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 NOON ($25 - $75 fee, see individual workshop titles for price)
#15 Active Learning Strategies for the Latin Classroom ($25)
Jacqueline Carlon, UMass Boston
In this workshop, participants will work in groups with commonly used textbooks (preferably their own) to create materials for the Latin classroom that use speaking and writing to teach and reinforce students' knowledge of vocabulary and syntax. These techniques include pair and group work and such strategies as composition (as opposed to translation), recasting, written response, and dialogue in addition to a variety of oral activities, all of which follow the latest findings of second language acquisition research. While it is helpful for participants to have had some exposure to oral Latin, it is not required; however, a solid background in Latin is certainly required. In English with examples in Latin and of special interest to secondary school educators.
#16 Developing Engaging Interactive Classroom Activities with Everyday Vocabulary ($25)
Amani Abu Shakra, Boston University
Kheireddine Bekkai, Boston University
Luluah Mustafa, Boston University
The presenters have developed engaging supplementary materials for elementary and intermediate Arabic textbooks and will outline how to adapt and create communicative materials which help students acquire and practice every day vocabulary. Participants will analyze and work on thematic materials, as well as discuss and think of strategies for teaching new vocabulary and developing communicative activities which are both practical and useful and which supplement textbooks. These activities also allow students to acquire the new material in multiple ways. In English with examples in Arabic and of interest to all.
#17 Special Education Strategies & Modifications for the World Language Classroom ($75)
Glennysha Jurado-Moran, Edison NJ Public Schools
Are you looking for strategies to help you meet the needs of learners in your classroom? Learn useful and practical strategies to modify instruction and assessments in all three modes of communication presented by a dual-certified Special Education and World Language teacher. Gain a background on learning disabilities. Make sense of Individualized Educational Plans and learn how to implement modifications in a way that benefits all students. Discover how integrating various learning styles, multiple intelligences and making interdisciplinary connections can not only meet the needs of all learners but also spice up your classroom. Feel free to bring work you want to modify. Interactive workshop with no background knowledge required to benefit. In English with examples in Spanish and of special interest to secondary school educators.
#19 Motivate & Engage Your Students by Integrating the Arts ($75)
Patricia Klos, Anne Arundel County (MD) Public Schools
Learn how to plan exciting Arts integrated lessons with strategies and activities that will engage and motivate your students. This session will provide the how and why the arts should be integrated into your lessons: hands-on experience with arts integration strategies, guided practice in identifying opportunities for integrating dance, music, drama and/or visual arts, and practice and collaboration in planning an arts integrated lesson. Participants will come a way with a variety of active learning strategies to implement immediately into their classrooms as well as ideas/plans for future lessons. In English with examples in French and Spanish and of special interest to secondary school educators.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
2:00 – 5:00 P.M. ($25 - $75 fee, see individual workshop titles for price)
#20 The New AP Latin Course: Objectives, Strategies, and Assessment ($25)
Christopher Francese, Dickinson College
Dawn LaFon, White Station HS, Memphis TN
In this College Board workshop, participants will engage with members of the AP Latin development committee in a professional exchange of ideas surrounding the revised AP Latin course. Participants will examine components of the AP Curriculum Framework including learning objectives, descriptions of expected student performance, the reading list, terminology, and themes and essential questions. They will discuss models of instructional design for the course. Participants will examine sample questions for multiple choice and free response sections of the exam. Handout provided. Some knowledge of the existing AP Latin: Vergil course is assumed, but any Latin teacher at the high school or college/university level would benefit. In English with examples in Latin.
#21 Best Practices in the Teaching of Arabic K-12 ($25)
Steven Berbeco, Marhaba Project
What's the best way to teach Arabic? We will learn about instructional strategies that have been developed from scientific research and tested with diverse learners. Teachers will have hands-on learning opportunities to practice the strategies, including how to use non-traditional teaching materials in the classroom. By the end of the workshop, teachers will have several activities that they can use in class immediately, and also the skills to develop additional activities for themselves and their colleagues. This workshop is geared to high school and college Arabic instructors, including novice and experienced teachers.
#23 Music Lights the Language Fire! ($75)
Sharon Birch, Wicomico County MD Public Schools
Using the music of many artists from a multitude of Spanish speaking countries and musical genres, we will explore ways to assimilate vocabulary and verbs. Additionally, music for specific cultural themes, such as 9/11, Earth Day, 3/11, Valentine’s Day, immigration and soccer will be shared. In English with examples in Spanish, although activities will work in any language, and of special interest to secondary school educators.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22
9:00 A.M. – 12:00 NOON ($25 - $75 fee, see individual workshop titles for price)
#24 The New AP French Language and Culture Program & Exam ($75)
Genevieve Delfosse, Thomas Jefferson HS of Science & Technology
Chair of the College Board French AP development committee, Geneviève Delfosse, will give a brief overview of the new AP French examination and program, and dedicate most of the workshop time to the exploration of resources that support the 6 themes and sharing of best practices that will prepare the students for the new format of the free answers on the AP French Culture and language examination. New AP material will be shared with colleagues. In French with examples in French and of interest to all high school French teachers but especially those with AP programs.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22
2:00 – 5:00 P.M. ($25 - $75 fee, see individual workshop titles for price)
#25 Friends, Teachers, Latinists, Lend Us Your Ears ($25)
Jason Slanga, Baltimore County Public Schools
Dawn Mitchell, Baltimore County Public Schools
In this workshop we will discuss the shape of today's Latin classroom, what Latin can gain by embracing the best practices in modern languages, and issues specific to Latin teachers and students. The session will include videos, demonstrations of teaching techniques, and discussions with input from the participants. Topics include an introduction to spoken Latin, writing new curriculum, working with modern languages, and ACTFL's implementation of the 21st Century Skills map. No experience with spoken Latin is necessary. In English with examples in Latin and of special interest to secondary school educators.
#26 Cross-cultural Approach to Arabic Cultures & Literature ($25)
Mohamed Defaa, Merrimack NH School District
"No people in the world manifest such enthusiastic admiration for literary expression and are so moved by the word, spoken or written, as the Arabs. Modern audiences in Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo can be stirred to the highest degree by the recital of poems, only vaguely comprehended, and by the delivery of orations in the classical tongue, though it be only partially understood. The rhythms, the music, produce on them the effect of what they call 'lawful magic' (sihr halal)." P. Hitti. This workshop will explore a variety of aspects of Arabic cultures and literature. It will provide the audience with a new perspective on how to use products of this old and rich civilization in a cross-cultural teaching approach as well as ideas and suggestions for individual book or film enjoyment. In English with examples in Arabic, French and Spanish, and of special interest to adult/professional and postsecondary educators.
#29 Strategies to Use Target Language for All Levels of Students ($75)
Yu-Lan Lin, Boston Public Schools
The goals for this workshop are for participants to gain a deeper understanding of how comprehensive input is used to provide language instruction from the novice level, and to maximize students' language output. A short theoretical framework will be introduced to explain when, and when not, to use the target language; then, a variety of strategies to use target language to teach vocabulary, and language structures will be discussed. Participants will fill their "toolbox" with a collection of strategies to use target language for instructional input, and ideas that will get more target language output from their learners. In English with examples in Chinese, French and Spanish, and of special interest to preK-12 educators.
#31 Children and Parents of their Time: A Model for AP Units and Literature Classes ($75)
Jim Ryan, Roxbury Latin
Maria Colbert
Ana Colbert, Milton Academy (ret.)
This session presents three works of literature from different periods to study how all artistic productions are in large part defined by the cultural conventions of their context, even in those cases when the artist appears to break radically with them. By exploring the historical context, students engage with texts in a profound way. For our analysis, we have chosen three works from the new Spanish Literature AP Course that are also often taught in college literature courses: Tirso de Molina's El Burlador de Sevilla, Hernán Cortés's “Segunda carta de relación,” and Emilia Pardo Bazán's “Las medias rojas." Our presentations serve as a model for AP units and any literature class. We will include lesson plans, suggestions for discussion, essays, and related activities. Knowledge of Spanish is necessary. Familiarity with the texts is beneficial but not necessary. In English with examples in Spanish and of special interest to high school and postsecondary educators.
MONDAY, APRIL 23
8:30 – 10:30 A.M. (no fee but must register for conference and sign up on reg form for lab)
#33 Sans Inc/Mead Project: Closing the Technology Gap in World Language Teaching
Silvina Orsatti, PSMLA
Come and get immersed in a virtual experience with innovative uses of web 2.0 in the classroom! The presenter will provide an overview of a leadership project about online professional development, explaining its scope, sequence and purpose. Attendees will also benefit from hands-on practice with web 2.0 tools for collaborative and communicative projects! Bring your laptop or mobile device to create an activity! Familiarity with the Internet is essential. Previous participation in webinars is useful. Practical experience with web 2.0 tools and learning networks is ideal. This project won one of only ten 50-seat Blackboard Collaborate Classrooms awarded in the “Collaborate for Good” contest -- and 500 project submissions were received from around the globe! Lab participants will be entered in a raffle for a webcam! Of interest to educators in all languages and at all levels of instruction.
#34 Bloom's Taxonomy Project
Elizabeth Dete, Carlisle (PA) Area School District (ret.)
This teaching lab will introduce you to the Bloom's Ball Project. Looking for a new final project for a literature assignment? Hoping to include more of the domains of Bloom's Taxonomy into your assignments? The Bloom's Ball project will allow you to compose twelve writing assignments for a piece of literature and to display them creatively on a large sphere. The twelve writing assignments will climb the ladder of the Bloom's Taxonomy from knowledge to synthesis. The sphere will be made up of twelve pentagons which when stapled together form a sphere. This is an excellent hands-on assignment incorporating creativity, writing and imagination. The spheres can then be hung from the ceiling of your classroom for display. Attendees should bring a favorite poem, short story, novel or excerpt from a piece of literature for a unit which would lend itself to twelve writing assignments. In English with examples in German and Spanish, and of special interest to high school and postsecondary educators.
#37 Exploring Adolescent Global Identity through "Telenovelas"
Maria Melendez, Albright College
Kathleen Ozment, Albright College
This teaching lab explores the notion of adolescent global identity through the use of "telenovelas" for teenagers, such as "Clase 406". In addition to their linguistic value, these "telenovelas" provide insight into ways of life that are both familiar and unfamiliar to students. We will present linguistic and cultural activities based on segments of these "telenovelas" that highlight adolescent language and social issues. A list of "telenovelas" available on DVD with be provided, along with handouts, and participants will develop their own activities. In Spanish with examples in Spanish and of special interest to high school and postsecondary educators.
#38 Keeping Kids Engaged and Coming Back for More with TPRS
Michelle Kindt, Hershey PA Middle School
TPRS is a methodology that focuses on teaching language holistically. In this session, attendees will learn the three steps of TPRS and the second language acquisition theory that supports it. They will get a chance to practice the questioning technique and the innovative grammar strategies that are used with TPRS. Michelle Kindt is a National Board certified teacher with six years of TPRS experience who has coached for Blain Ray at three National TPRS conferences. In English with examples in French and of special interest to secondary school educators.
#39 Educating for Sustainability: Integrating Critical Conversations into the FL Curriculum
Liz Ransom, Princeton Day School
FL educators are uniquely positioned to facilitate critical, inquiry-based conversations with students around essential environmental issues. In this teaching lab, we will first consider definitions and goals of educating for sustainability. Next, we will fit these goals into a content-based, communicative framework. Finally we will look at practical ways to align FL curriculum with sustainability principles such as systems thinking, understanding multiple perspectives and responsible local and global citizenship. Sample lessons will be presented. Participants are invited to bring their own activities, lessons and units to work on and share. Resources available electronically. A web-based format may be created to continue sharing ideas. In English with most examples in Spanish (some in French) and of special interest to high school educators.
#40 Rhythm, Beats & Rhymes: Using Rap Music to Teach Spanish
Jessica Kreichauf, Baltimore County Public Schools
Tired of employing the same instructional strategies? Want to try something new and exciting to motivate your students but don't know where to start? In "Rhythm, Beats & Rhymes" you will discover creative, mnemonic devices that will engage students in the target language like never before. Learn how to use relevant tunes and beats to teach and reinforce vocabulary and marvel at the results. Participants will also have the opportunity to collaborate and create their own mnemonic devices to take back to their classrooms. In English and Spanish with examples in Spanish and of interest to all practicing and pre-service preK-12 Spanish teachers.
#41 Classroom/Teacher Identity: Exclusive Use of the Target Language
Therese Caccavale, Holliston MA Public Schools
This teaching lab will target the notion of Classroom/Teacher Identity in foreign language instruction through the examination of one of the singlemost important best practices, exclusive use of the target language in the classroom. Active participation of those in attendance will include discussion of the oft-perceived barriers to exclusive use of the target language (for all instruction, from day one, with beginners through Advanced Placement students), and effective means of overcoming those barriers with our students. Of particular interest to participants will be the teaching of grammar in the target language. This interactive presentation will allow for discussion of best practices related to exclusive target language use. In English with examples in French and Spanish, and of particular interest to secondary school educators.
#42 Discover the Power of Music & Technology to Teach Spanish
Julie Wilhelm, Iowa State University
Learn how to find and download music videos and commercials, how to make captions, where to find lyrics, music games and online karaoke. Ideas on using music and videos to teach students about contemporary culture, vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar will be shared. See how music can be a powerful motivator to students. Participants will leave this teaching lab with activities that can be used in the classroom right away as well as the knowledge of how to create their own activities with songs of their choosing. In English with examples in Spanish and of special interest to high school and postsecondary educators.