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SATuRDAY November 17, 2012 DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Room 409 546 ACTFL LLC SIG Paper Presentations II FLES Teachers’ Perspectives on New Jersey’s K–8 Foreign Language Authorization (Raymond); Traveling with Middleschoolers: Is it Worth the Trouble? (Sanders) Presenter(s): Robert B. L. Raymond, New York University–Steinhardt; Jo Sanders, Rilke Schule sponsor(s): ACTFL Language Learning for Children SIG strand: Research applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 8 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 102 A 547 update on ACTFL OPI Testing for Certified OPI Testers/Trainers (For Certified OPI Testers Only) 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 2 E67 Teaching Ideas and Resources for manga Botchan In this session, a group of teachers who implemented Manga Botchan in their classes share teaching ideas and resources Examples include project-based learning activities for 21st century skills This text can be used as a primary or supplemental reading at both the high school and college levels Presenter(s): Kazue Masuyama, California State University; Joan Ericson, Colorado College; Mitsuaki Shimojo, State University of New York, Buffalo sponsor(s): JPT America, Inc./Kinokuniya Books strand: Culture applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English, Japanese applicable language(s): English, Japanese cHeck tWitter For convention uPDAtes ACTFL Convention attendees can check Twitter (www.twitter.com) to stay updated on any changes in the program schedule and other important information. Follow ACTFL @actfl for official information and look for all tweets with the hashtag #actfl12. If you want to share something about the convention with others, be sure to also add #actfl12. 124 | ACTFL 2012 Program Guide 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 3 E68 mandarin Readers in the Classroom and Beyond—A Practical workshop A look at how children explore Chinese through readers, widen their vocabulary, develop grammar and language skills and actively practice everyday Chinese Group discussion and presentation Presented by author of The Magic Story Box, Kristine Li Presenter(s): Kristine Li, The Magic Story Box sponsor(s): Shekinah Publishing strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 5 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): Mandarin, English 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 4 E69 Online Learning for Lexical Acquisition Learn how Duke, MIT, San Diego State, West Point and other leading schools are using Transparent Language’s online learning system to deliver effective foreign language instruction and encourage a more globally minded campus community When integrated with an existing language curriculum, Transparent Language Online lets instructors customize the learning material to improve learning outcomes As a supplement to existing curricula, Transparent Language Online provides hundreds of hours of learning material in a system that reports on student usage Finally, as a self-guided resource, the system enables learning of over 80 languages including many less commonly taught languages such as Arabic, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Persian Farsi and many more We will demonstrate how to monitor usage, manage classes, track student progress, and create custom learning material as well as give attendees a chance to try Transparent Language Online firsthand Presenter(s): Charles McGonagle, Ewa Zeoli, and Kristen Craft, Transparent Language sponsor(s): Transparent Language strand: Technology applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit hall D-E, workshop Room 5 E70 Fun and Educational iPad Apps Bounded with IQChinese Go for Classroom use Explore well-designed IQChinese apps that further expand classroom teaching and activity for Multimedia Go Courseware Find out how to use the Type-to-Learn method and simple apps to make learning Chinese fun and build student’s 21st century skills Come and be the first to see the new IQChinese Apps and even receive a free account Presenter(s): Steven Chen, IQ Chinese Corp. sponsor(s): IQChinese Corp. strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): Chinese 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 101 549 SwCOLT Board meeting 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 B 550 CLASS Roundtable: unveiling the k–16 National Chinese Standards This year’s roundtable will discuss and unveil the new National Chinese Standards, revised from the original K–12 to K–16 Now ready for the high school AP course and beyond, these expanded standards include additional progress indicators at K–14 and K–16 levels with two scenarios for each of the 5 C-standards Presenter(s): Shaoyuen Carol Chen-Lin (Chair), Choate Rosemary Hall; Haiyan Fu sponsor(s): CLASS strand: Professionalism applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12 language of Presentation: English, Chinese applicable language(s): Chinese submit A ProPosAl For ActFl 2013 visit the ACTFL website (www.actfl.org) to submit a proposal for a session at next year’s ACTFL Annual Convention and world Languages Expo in Orlando, FL, November 22–24, 2013. Deadline is January 9, 2013.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to ActFl
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