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SATuRDAY November 17, 2012 DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 B 631 Encouraging Communication for All Learners with Collaborative Tasks Communication is the organizing principle of foreign language instruction The new generation of socially active learners needs more opportunities to work together to improve language proficiency The interactive, hands-on session demonstrates how simple structured collaborative tasks address the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication and consider individual learning styles Presenter(s): Tatiana Sildus, Pittsburg State University sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112 A 632 The Transformation from Language Learner to Language user Focusing on learner autonomy in the process of acquiring language communication skills can remarkably advance a learner’s language proficiency This session will discuss how to apply a teaching method that combines technology and the use of authentic material to advance a learner’s acquisition and expression of the target language Presenter(s): Crystal Chang and Peiju Chang, Defense Language Institute sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112 B 633 The Empowered Learner: harnessing Proficiency Standards as Tools for Self-Diagnosis session cancelled by presenter cltA celebrAtes 50tH AnniversAry The Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) marks its 50th Anniversary in 2012 and is planning several special events at the convention to commemorate this major milestone. ACTFL congratulates CLTA on this important accomplishment! 140 | ACTFL 2012 Program Guide 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 A 634 La Letra con Risa Entra: Building Listening Skills Through humor This session will create an environment that includes laughter in the target language When students realize they “got” a joke, a bridge is made as they connect language in context and build listening skills Hear some appropriate jokes, wordplay, improvisation games and see how “la letra con risa entra ” Presenter(s): William Brown, Institute of Notre Dame sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 language of Presentation: Spanish applicable language(s): Spanish 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 B 635 The Engaged world Language Classroom Participants will learn that every teacher can create a classroom environment in which engagement is the norm and not the exception In this session teachers will experience concrete strategies that will have an immediate, positive impact on student engagement Presenter(s): Bettye Edgington and Bhavani Parpia, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 C 636 want Proficient Students at Reasonable Cost? Consider Dual Language Programs! Presenters share research on Dual Language Programs and how models were created based on needs of various Georgia communities They highlight steps for implementation, including planning, hiring, training, assessment and curriculum development and selection of materials, and showcase how an annual summit for sharing across districts was created Presenter(s): Marcia A. Spielberger; Jon Valentine, Georgia Department of Education sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All ACTFL reSeArCh PrioriTy 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 114 Lecture hall 637 ACTFL Research Priority Area #5: high-Leverage Teaching Practices Attendees will discuss and share preliminary ideas on research possibilities for studies that address questions in this priority area, such as: What recurrent practices do high-performing FL teachers use that might be considered as potential HLTPs for inclusion in teacher preparation programs? How do learner outcomes in a standards-based curriculum compare to outcomes in programs that follow more traditional curricular models? Presenter(s): Richard Donato, University of Pittsburgh; Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro, University of Iowa sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Research applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 A 638 Strategies to Enhance wL Instruction in the 21st Century Classroom This interactive session focuses on assisting teachers in successfully implementing the 21st Century World Language Standards The presenters discuss current trends in 21st century education They also provide teachers with research-based strategies and crossdisciplinary examples that will promote discussion among participants and enhance student learning in the classroom Presenter(s): Viviana Muriel de Bonafede, The Detroit School of Arts sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All
DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 B 639 Blended Learning: Curriculum Design for Today’s Students This presentation draws on experiences delivering a Chinese STARTALK program with three-way blended instruction to illustrate advantages of blended learning and a proposed framework for thoughtful selection of content and activities for each instructional mode that leads to an integrated, expanded, and exciting blended learning experience for 21st century learners Presenter(s): Sheree Willis (Chair), Yao Tu, and Yuan Lu, University of Kansas; AI Shi, CLTA sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 C 640 Engaging Activities for All Learners Need some strategies for teaching your own target language? Come to this session and participate in more than 20 engaging activities that will enhance your students’ learning experiences and provide you with ideas for reaching and teaching all your students A handout with all activities will be given to participants Presenter(s): Janel Lafond-Paquin, Rogers High School sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 116 641 Learners Collaborating: Let’s Change the Learning world! A session for the learning radicals! Opportunities for individualized student learning are exploding all around us, yet the system clings to crippling structures Your students can collaborate with others from almost every country Join other radical thinkers and take initial steps for change Any teacher, any language Let’s do this! Presenter(s): Thomas Welch sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: The Learner applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 117 642 making the most of Teacher Candidate Field Experiences Candidate field experiences during methods courses are critical opportunities to develop teaching skills that can be enhanced through prior training This session targets observation of other teachers as well as subtle aspects of preparation that may be overlooked by professionals who are accustomed to dynamics in the schools Presenter(s): Eduardo Valerio (Chair), Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; Steven Klebacha; Douglas J. Madenford, Central Mountain High School sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Assessment applicable level(s): Higher Education language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 A 643 Lessons Learned: The New AP Language and Culture Exams The Chief Readers of the AP German and Italian Language and Culture programs will share the results of the first redesigned exam administration Participants will learn about student performance in the freeresponse section of the exams and about how to use the scoring guidelines to inform their assessments Presenter(s): Juan Carlos Morales (Chair), The College Board; Johanna Watzinger-Tharp, University of Utah; Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Assessment applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English, German, Italian applicable language(s): German, Italian 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 B 644 Spotlight on Proficiency: world Language Showcase and Gala Event The World Language Showcase and Gala is a network of statewide events designed to certify and demonstrate students’ communicative and intercultural competencies This session explains what happens at the Showcase and outlines the process for creating such an event, from focus groups and vision statement to participant training and implementation Presenter(s): Susann M. Davis (Chair), Western Kentucky University; Tamara Caudill, Kentucky World Language Association sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Professionalism applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 C 645 meaningful Interpersonal Dialogue: how to Get Our kids Talking For Real In this session, you will learn how to make speaking prompts that encourage interpersonal dialogue and how to assess speaking samples with novice-high and intermediate-low interpersonal rubrics You will come away with new ideas to encourage spontaneous meaningful dialogue to move your students through the novice-high level Presenter(s): Dana Pilla; Glennysha Jurado-Moran, Edison Public Schools sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Assessment applicable level(s): Grades 6–12 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): Spanish 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 119 A 646 k–5 Curriculum and Resources: An Adaptable model for Instruction K–5 language teachers are often left to their own devices when planning instruction for their youngest learners This session will equip participants with a thematic Spanish-language curriculum that can be easily adapted to other languages, and sample lesson plans and assessments that will illustrate specific instruction within the proposed curriculum Presenter(s): Lori Crawford-Dixon (Chair), Ann Loughery, Jeannine DiCarlantonio, and Michele Monk, University of Notre Dame; Tara Carey, Christ the King School sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Professionalism applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 8 language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 119 B 647 meeting a National Need: Collaborative, Online k–8 Teacher Preparation The diminished availability of K–8 foreign language methods courses in a Midwest state inspired the move to an online format Invitations to collaborate by providing a presentation in their area of expertise were accepted by 14 leaders in the K–8 profession, making this new course a unique and powerful model Presenter(s): Marcia H. Rosenbusch, National K–12 Foreign Language Resource Center; Julio Rodriguez, Iowa State University; Lori Langer de Ramirez, The Dalton School sponsor(s): ACTFL strand: Professionalism applicable level(s): All language of Presentation: English applicable language(s): All ACTFL 2012 Program Guide | 141 SATuRDAY November 17, 2012
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