Polyglot Press
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:
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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