PROGRAM GUIDE - American Council on The Teaching of Foreign ...

DAILY PROGRAm FrIDAy, November 16, 2012
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand
Ballroom Salon A
145 LEAD with NCSSFL: eLinguaFolio:
Can-Do world Language
Learning 24/7
Participants in this session will learn about the history
of LinguaFolio and the development of e-LinguaFolio,
an online version free to districts across the country
Participants will learn how they can set up their own
district’s or state’s e-LinguaFolio using the shared software
and deploying it with teachers and students
Presenter(s): Ann Marie Gunter and Helga K. Fasciano,
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction;
Robert Crawford and Debora L. Nicholson, West
Virginia Department of Education
sponsor(s): NCSSFL
strand: The Learner
applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand
Ballroom Salon B/C
146 Learn with NADSFL—Advocacy
Through Alignment: Linking
the ACTFL and Common Core
Standards
Language instruction supporting this nationwide
initiative will allow for advocacy opportunities in the
core curriculum for all students Explore connections
between ACTFL’s National Standards and the CCSS
Initiative linking states through Common Core for
literacy Participants will use ACTFL’s “crosswalk” to
explore activities in the target language that clearly link
to the English Common Core State Standards
Presenter(s): Lea Graner Kennedy, Stonington High School
sponsor(s): NADSFL
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand
Ballroom Salon D
147 ACTFL Research SIG Business
meeting with Speaker Bill
vanPatten
The Research SIG’s annual business meeting will follow
Dr VanPatten’s presentation, “It All Comes Down to
Input: Is It That Simple?” There will be time for questions
and discussion following the presentation
Presenter(s): Bill VanPatten, Michigan State
University; Victoria Russell, Valdosta State
University; Silvia Peart, U. S. Naval Academy;
Marcela van Olphen, St. Leo University
sponsor(s): ACTFL Research SIG
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand
Ballroom Salon J
148 Best of SwCOLT: Learning Stations:
From Application to Impact
Learn how Gilbert Public Schools created a culture in
professional learning that focuses on developing learning
stations to improve achievement while engaging
students in active learning Learning Stations are utilized
to reinforce language concepts required in course curriculum/state
standards Participants observe examples
of actual stations used in practice for proficiency
Presenter(s): Jennifer Wortzel and Andrew
Szczepaniak, Gilbert Public Schools, AZ
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: The Learner
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia marriott Downtown, Grand
Ballroom Salon L
149 Teaching vocabulary in the
Immersion Classroom: Bringing
words to Life
This session will inform immersion teachers about how
to best introduce and actually teach new vocabulary
in the context of academic instruction New research
on reading aloud and on interactive discussion of
vocabulary will empower all participants to move
away from simply defining words and writing words
in sentences in order to more fully expand students’
linguistic repertoires
Presenter(s): Therese Sullivan Caccavale, Holliston
Public Schools
sponsor(s): ACTFL Immersion SIG
strand: The Learner
applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 8
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 102 A
150 NCATE Standards Revision
This session will outline the proposed changes in the
ACTFL/NCATE standards based on the recommendations
of a task force that worked on the revisions
The revised standards will be approved by the new
association, CAEP, formed from the merger of NCATE
and TEAC The audience will have the opportunity to
react to the ACTFL/NCATE standards revisions and
provide input
Presenter(s): Dave C. McAlpine, University of
Arkansas; Judith L. Shrum, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Assessment
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 102 B
151 Refugees and Education
In the midst of conflict, education is often seen as a
luxury for refugees, also struggling for food and shelter
Education is a basic right, vital in restoring hope and
dignity to people driven from their homes, a tool to help
them get back on their feet and build a better future
This presentation will give an overview of The United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees education
programs, also providing information on the use of educational
materials in Spanish in order to make students
sensitive to the needs of refugees
Presenter(s): Valentin Duenas Jimenez, Embassy of
Spain
sponsor(s): Embassy of Spain
strand: Professionalism
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: Spanish
applicable language(s): Spanish
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 A
152 Service Learning and Location-
Based Gaming in Language
Instruction
The presenters will discuss a particular classroom
structure that combines both community-based servicelearning
projects and student-created location-based
games Presenters will outline how locations were
selected, how the games were created and the immediate
and long-term outcomes of the project
Presenter(s): Kevin M. Gaugler and Jessica Hasapis,
Marist College; Mirla Gonzalez, University of Kansas
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 B
153 Technology to Enhance Language
Learning: Demonstrations from
the Field
Participants will see demonstrations of how technology
can be used to reinforce all communicative modes;
facilitate performance-based assessments in real-life
situations; and enable students to practice and share
what they have learned Panelists will introduce apps
and demonstrate their uses applicable to all languages
Presenter(s): Mary Elizabeth Hart, National Foreign
Language Center; Chia-Chyi Chiu, Saint Andrew’s
School; Ying Jin, Cupertino High School; Yvonne Lau,
Depaul University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
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