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DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 A
386 Science and Technology: A
Thematic Approach for Advanced
Spanish Classes
This session showcases a classroom-tested thematic
unit on natural disasters that will motivate your
students and bring to life the Connections standard
Participants will take away concrete ideas for how to
integrate science content in Spanish through presentational,
interpersonal, and interpretive modes
Presenter(s): Robert L. Davis, University of Oregon;
Laura Zinke, McClintock High School; Juan Carlos
Morales, The College Board
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Spanish
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 B
387 Designing Thematic Instruction
with Authentic Resources:
Alienation and Assimilation
The AP French Language and Culture course is a
Standards-based curriculum structured around six
themes Participants will learn how to use one of the
contexts for the “Personal and Public Identities” theme
in the AP French Language and Culture Curriculum
Framework to design classroom investigations, learning
activities, and performance assessments
Presenter(s): Brian G. Kennelly, Cal Poly, San Luis
Obispo; Davara Potel, Solon High School
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): French
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109 A
388 Oral Examination without
Questions: Guiding Students to
Intermediate Proficiency
In lower-level Japanese classes, instructors sometimes
overlook the means to attain Intermediate skills proficiency
(ACTFL Guidelines), “to initiate, maintain and
end a conversation ” In order to establish such skills,
the presenters created more student-centered oral practices
and examinations We intend to share the results
and provide examples of effective instruction
Presenter(s): Kenichi Miura and Mayumi Ikeda,
Franklin & Marshall College; Miki Murakami
sponsor(s): AATJ
strand: Assessment
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: Japanese
applicable language(s): Japanese
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109 B
389 Development of writing Skills
Through Cross-Cultural Learning
in the Language Classroom
This presentation explains how to develop writing skills
through the use of cultural activities at the intermediate
level It demonstrates that cultural information provides
learners valuable input that can improve writing ability
in a second language, and at the same time it prepares
them for future classes in cultural studies
Presenter(s): Fanny R. Roncal-Ramirez, University of
Iowa; Alicia Lorenzo, Vanderbilt University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Spanish
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 110 A
390 Thematic units and Performance
Assessments in high School
Japanese Curriculum
The session will present a collaboratively created
four-year Japanese curriculum designed to prepare students
of all levels for the AP Japanese Language and
Culture Exam Examples of thematic units, interpretive
activities, and formative and integrated performance
assessments will be shared The session will introduce
a website designed for idea sharing
Presenter(s): Dan Carolin, Kennedy High School; Julie
Cain, NCJIT; Rachel Henkelmann, Jefferson High
School
sponsor(s): AATJ
strand: The Learner
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Japanese
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 110 B
391 web Tools and the Classroom:
Teaching methods for Tomorrow
During this discussion, various collaborative, research,
presentation, organizing and quizzing tools will be
presented for the classroom The goal is to provide
skill sets that not only help in the classroom but also in
everyday life
Presenter(s): Masahiro Tanaka, United Nations
International School
sponsor(s): AATJ
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English, Japanese
applicable language(s): All
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A
392 Development of National
Standards in Persian:
Benchmarks, Goals, and
Curriculum
This presentation will describe a STARTALK program in
which over 20 Persian language professionals consisting
of professors, scholars, and community instructors
collectively designed a national curriculum guide,
including benchmarks and standards, for novice and
intermediate Persian The program’s curriculum, developed
goals, themes, and model units will be presented
Presenter(s): Nicole Mills, Harvard University; Pardis
Minuchehr, University of Pennsylvania
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): Other
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 B
393 Cultivating Professionalism:
Early-Start ePortfolios for Teacher
Candidates
This session presents an early-start ePortfolio that
fosters teacher candidates’ awareness of professional
development beginning with their first university FL
course, launching a process in which candidates track
and assess their own progress toward becoming outstanding
teachers and learn to chart their professional
course, with guidance and feedback from faculty
Presenter(s): Bonnie Robb, Jorge H. Cubillos, and Ali
J. Alalou, University of Delaware
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112 A
394 Los geht’s! Planning and Teaching
the Revised AP German Course
This session explains how to implement the new AP
German course and best prepare students for the exam
Presenters will describe the development of course
content based on course themes and offer concrete
teaching strategies Examples of authentic, standardsbased
texts and tasks in all modes of communication
will be provided
Presenter(s): Cynthia Chalupa and Heiko ter Haseborg,
West Virginia University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Assessment
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): German
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