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PRECONFERNCE WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

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Number, Title, Presenters

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THURSDAY 6-HOUR WORKSHOPS
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM ($130.00)

        
1. NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Fun & Creative Technology: Build Your Own Sing-along Karaoke Video!        
2. Organizing and Managing an Effective, Efficient World Language Classroom. Forward Grades 6-12 French, German, Spanish Instructional Strategies/ Classroom Management Useful handouts; teacher-tested strategies; more time to teach
3. TPR Storytelling. Gross Grades 6-12 French, Spanish Instructional Strategies Audience participation; proven approach; no background needed
4. NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Dare to Differentiate: Meeting the Diverse Needs of All Students        
THURSDAY 3-HOUR MORNING WORKSHOPS
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ($75.00)
       
5. My MTV, HTV and MTV3. Sosa, Trainor, Roy-Caffrey
HS & College/ University Spanish Materials Discs & materials provided; use music videos creatively
6. Starting with the End in Mind: Evaluating Quality Language Programs. Smith, Met, Eddy, Duncan PreK-12 All Articulation/ Understanding by Design Plan for high-quality curriculum & instruction; materials provided; no background necessary
7. NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Poetry Reading and Poetry Writing in Beginning Spanish        
8. Creating Digital Portfolios to Assess Student Learning. Kyle, Vogelsong, Hobbs Grades 6-12 Spanish Instructional Strategies/ Technology Backwards design; digital demo of student skills; tech & WL presenters; CD with template & materials provided
9. Say Hello to Grammar Fun! Malkin All Spanish Instructional Strategies/ Teaching Grammar Make grammar come alive; active participation; handouts
10. Reframing Proficiency, Literacy & Culture in the Classroom. Warford, White HS & College French, Spanish Instructional Strategies/ Culture Handout & intro to Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro; culture at the core; various activities
11. Supervising WL Teachers: People and Practices that Inspire & Build Capacity. Graner-Kennedy PreK-12 French, Spanish Professional Development/ Department Supervision Inspire teachers thru modeling; interactive & varied activities; samples evals to critique
12. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Integrating Art & Language. Boyles Grades 6-12 Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish Culture/Literature Goals 2 & 4; adaptable activities & assessment tasks; integrate art

13. La Cultura Flamenca! Berman

This workshop is available for pre-registration only! Please call before 3/15 to register!

 PreK-12 Spanish Culture/Literature Highly interactive; learn flamenco dance/culture; wear low-heeled shoes!; no background
14. Actualizing the Standards through Integrated Performance Assessment. Glisan, Adair-Hauck HS & College French, Spanish Assessment Design tasks & rubrics; familiarity with standards helpful; highly interactive
15. Destination francophone: La Belgique! Lafond-Paquin Grades 6-12 French (presented in French) Instructional Strategies/ Interdisciplinary Many teacher-friendly materials; activities for literacy, vocab, grammar, etc.; highly interactive
THURSDAY 3-HOUR AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM ($75.00)
       
16. How FLES Can Teach the Target Language through Other Disciplines. Gilbert Elementary Spanish Instructional Strategies/ Interdisciplinary Design take-along study unit with content learning in target language
17. Twenty-first Century Media for Foreign Language Teaching: DuBravac, Gonglewski All French, German, Spanish Technology Interactive; demos; tech & teaching concerns addressed; for more experienced tech users
18. NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Enhancing Language Learning in Study Abroad        
19. Assessment Best Practices: A Data Driven Approach. Ennis Grades 6-12 Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish Assessment Focus on best practices; develop proficiency expectations using data
20. Building a Repertoire of Formative Assessment Task & Feedback Strategies. Russel, Zeppieri Grades 6-12 French, Spanish Assessment Assess progress in language & culture; analyze feedback using tasks, rubrics, video clips
21. Les nouvelles voix de la littérature Francophone africaine. Kingue Postsecondary French (presented in French) Culture/Literature New “écrivains de l’immigration”; highly interactive; course syllabus provided
22. Embracing Technology to Engage Students in Authentic Learning Experiences. Parker, Packett, Linkenauger All Spanish Technology Maximize school tech in student-centered activities & assessments; for beginner-intermediate tech users; bring laptop
23. Recursos didácticos para la clase de ELE. Expresión oral. Alvarez Gonzalez Grades 6-12 Spanish (presented in Spanish) Instructional Strategies Actividades prácticas para distintos niveles y edades; focus on oral expression in diverse classrooms
24. NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Digital Storytelling: How to Make Technology Meaningful        
25. Special Education Strategies & Modifications for the World Language Classroom. Jurado-Moran PreK-12 Spanish Instructional Strategies Dual cert. SPED & WL teacher; learn useful strategies in all 3 modes of communication
26. Teaching Reading for Content and Language. Overstreet HS & College French, Spanish Instructional Strategies Develop reading activities to increase learner comprehension & grammatical awareness
27. Deutschlandreise mit den Stars der neuen deutschen Musik-Szene. Esa All German (presented in German) Instructional Strategies Interactive workshop on using new German hits in classrooms; complete lesson plans & CD provided