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

SATuRDAY November 17, 2012
DAILY PROGRAm SAturDAy, November 17, 2012
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 104 A
325 Cell and Smartphones for Smarter
Language Learners
Learn how students can improve in their speaking and
culture through the use of cell phones or smartphones
or Mobile Learning Devices (MLD) Learn the advantages
See many diverse examples of spontaneous
speaking activities and culture activities through MLD
and QR codes Participate in mobile learning
Presenter(s): Harry G. Tuttle, Onondaga Community
College
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Technology
applicable level(s): Grades 6–12
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 104 B
326 Theory into Practice: Teaching
Foreign Language methodology
via Service Learning
To understand the theories presented in the foreign
language methods course, pre-service teachers must be
able to apply those theories by working with actual students
Service learning is an opportunity for pre-service
teachers to practice teaching the foreign language
methods to a diverse group of students
Presenter(s): Debra J. Vinci-Minogue, Dominican
University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Research
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 A
327 AATI Swap Shop Breakfast
During this breakfast you can share a 2-3 minute activity
that excites, motivates, and engages all students in
your Italian classroom Please bring 25 copies of your
activity
Presenter(s): Lucrezia Lindia (Chair), Eastchester High
School; Bruna Boyle, University of Rhode Island; Ida
Wilder, Greece Athena High School
sponsor(s): AATI
strand: Assessment
applicable level(s): Pre-K–Grade 12
language of Presentation: Italian
applicable language(s): Italian
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8:00 am – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105 B
328 Excellence in world Language
Teacher Preparation: many Paths,
One Goal
The presenters discuss the importance of empowering
future world language teachers to become intrinsically
and extrinsically motivated as they enter the profession
Based on an ongoing current research investigation,
participants will learn about Self-Determination Theory
and the importance of its application to WL teacher
preparation
Presenter(s): Patricia Davis-Wiley, University of
Tennessee; Mark K. Warford, Buffalo State College
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Research
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107 B
329 Bringing Tv Commercials into the
French Classroom
This session will provide an overview of how to
integrate French TV commercials in the classroom
Presenters will show well-known French commercials
and demonstrate how culture and language can be
presented in a fun and interactive way Popular slogans,
now part of French people’s everyday lives, will also be
presented
Presenter(s): Solene Inceoglu (Chair) and Sarah N.
Mecheneau, Michigan State University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English, French
applicable language(s): French
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 A
330 Adding to Your Cultural Toolkit
Participate in activities from short “games” to social
networking/technological applications maximized for
high impact in a short timeframe and all designed
to teach culture in a standards-based curriculum
Participants learn to recognize culture in their own
environment in order to transfer that insight to learning
about other cultures
Presenter(s): Gay G. Rawson and Viann M. Pederson,
Concordia College
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108 B
331 maximizing a Study Abroad
Program for multiple Student
Audiences
Explores an innovative study abroad program in which
multiple tracks of study and leadership are interwoven
to maximize opportunities available to students, both
overseas and at the home institution Newly configured,
this program involves students at all levels with
opportunities for student leadership, mentoring and
cooperative learning
Presenter(s): Jennifer E. Orlikoff, West Virginia
University
sponsor(s): ACTFL
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): Higher Education
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109 A
332 Formative Assessment: Effective
Process for Improving Student
Learning
In this session, presenters share strategic use of
formative assessment to improve students’ learning
for building proficiency Presenters demonstrate ways
to maintain the class in the target language and show
when and how to give feedback to learners while sustaining
students’ learning motivation using Backward
Design
Presenter(s): Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, California State
University; Yo Azama, North Salinas High School
sponsor(s): AATJ
strand: Assessment
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: Japanese
applicable language(s): Japanese
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 110 A
333 keys to Designing a Successful
Japanese Immersion Camp
Experience
The Aozora Gakkou Japanese Immersion Camp is in
its third year of operation The presenter will discuss
several tips on and materials for establishing, promoting,
designing/scaling the camp to fit the needs of your
community The goal of this session is to assist attendees
in creating a similarly fun/rewarding experience
Presenter(s): Andrew Scott, Sheridan Japanese School
sponsor(s): AATJ
strand: Culture
applicable level(s): All
language of Presentation: English
applicable language(s): All