Friday, August 16, 2013

Back-to-School Curriculum Day Update

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Staying Connected to World Language Teaching Resources
Summer, 2013

BRAVO
·         Welcome to new UCPS World Language teachers:
·         Cuthbertson Middle – Nancy Rodriguez – Spanish and Global Studies
·         Forest Hills High - Martha Hernandez – Spanish
·         Forest Hills High – Mitzi Berry – Spanish
·         Marvin Ridge High – Alejandra Elliott – Spanish
·         Marvin Ridge High – Ann Haddon – French
·         Porter Ridge High – Fo Roldan - Spanish
·         Porter Ridge High – Jane Sickles – French
·         Sun Valley High – Javier Dominguez – Spanish
·         Weddington High – Brooke Monroe - French
·         Weddington High – Christine Knapp – Spanish

A MOST IMPORTANT EVENT!
August 22, 2013 8:00 – 11:30 a.m.  
UCPS WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM DAY
Be sure to bring your UCPS laptop charged and ready to go. It will be wonderful to be together and set off on this new journey with each student in grades 6 - 12 with a Google Chromebook, internet access and access to Google Apps for Education.
Piedmont High School, 3006 Sikes Mill Road, Monroe, NC

We will finally have all the tools we need to address: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students will be able to communicate with each other and collaborate orally and in writing. This is a very exciting time.
There is a bit of preparation to do before coming. Please:

·         Bring:
o   your UCPS laptop fully charged
o    a headset with a microphone for your computer
o    an extension cord if needed.
o    your SmartPhone if you have one
·         Before your come, please:
1.     Create an account at http://voicethread.com/ This will permit you to respond to the reading and videoclip prompts below. Choose a 'teacher name' or 'classroom name' instead of using your first and last name. For example, Sra Sanchez or Madame Rochambeau or Neruda's Friends, etc.
2.     IF you have a smartphone, download a free QR code reader from the app store (QR Reader for iphone, San - QR Code and Barcode, RedLaser Barcode Scanner, etc.)
3.     Bring a headset with the capability to record IF you or your school has one. Some will be available.
4.     Read the short article at http://bit.ly/KJRNLZ Then in Voice Thread, on slide 1 at http://bit.ly/ucpswlvt  record a 1 - 2 minute response comparing the tools mentioned to those that you use or want to use in your classroom. 
5.     Watch the first videoclip at http://bit.ly/17wlHZa from "The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 - Speaking". In the seam Voice Thread on slide 2 at http://bit.ly/ucpswlvt  write 50 - 100 words comparing how the speaking in the video compares to your novice students.

Hopefully, this time in advance will give us some common tech tools and a point of discussion for WL Curriculum Day. Thank you in advance for helping to move us forward.

AGENDA
There will be an opening session:

o    to discuss the integration of NC WL Standards in UCPS thus far
o    to discuss NC decisions on NCEES teaching Standard 6 for WL teachers
o    to discuss assessing what a student can do
o    to use new tech tools
o    to promote personalizing your own PD


There will be break-out sessions on:

o    6th grade French and Spanish curriculum updates - Donna Podgorny
o    Engaging WL Students in a 1-to-1 Laptop Environment - Kristen Mouritsen
o    How to use Google Apps for Education in the WL classroom - Casey Zvanut
o    Observations, Artifacts and Resources - Donna Podgorny
o    Recording Interpersonal and Presentational Speaking with Audioboo - Jessica Garner
o    Spanish 2 curriculum updates - Donna Podgorny



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