March 7, 2016
BRAVO
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Welcome
to Celixón Suárez who is the long
term Spanish sub at Cuthbertson Middle School.
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16
UCPS WL teachers attended the SCOLT conference this February in March: Christin
Ohrel, Ron Crider, Patrick Chang, Elvia López, Gabriela Grello, Danilo Loor,
Amanda Mancilla, Leah Smith, Sara Wade, Alejandra Elliott, Rosana Gonzales,
John Tiller, Martha Hernández, Mitzi Berry, Michele Ballard, and Donna
Podgorny. Follow the SCOLT tweets at #SCOLT2016
Professional Development
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March 23-24, 2016 Europe at a Crossroads World View Spring Seminar. Sessions
such as Germany’s Role in Europe, What is the European Union and Why Is It
Important?, The European Union and the Economic Crisis $175 per person http://worldview.unc.edu/europe-at-a-crossroads-2/#Schedule
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April 8 – 9, 2016 TELL Collaborative Nashville will bring together
world language educators to explore, model, and share effective language
learning practices identified by the TELL Framework (TELL = Teaching
Effectiveness for Language Learning). The two-day professional learning
experience will include a mixture of collaborative sessions to help teachers
identify their own professional learning goals and to support administrators in
their efforts to implement the TELL Project with their teachers. From Friday,
April 8, 2016 at 8:00 AM until Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 3:00 PM (CDT)
Lipscomb's Idea Center - 3252 Aspen Grove Drive. #9. Franklin, TN 37067 $105.44
– $137.09 For more www.TELLcollabnashville.org
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April 9, 2016 AATSP & AATF Mini-Conference
Wake
Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC AATF website http://ncfrenchteachers.weebly.com
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NCAAT Free PD in the mountains of
Cullohwee, NC or at the beach in Okracoke, NC
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June 13–17: Cullowhee Catching
up with Your Students: Digital Learning
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June 13–17: Ocracoke - Relevant Literacy Instruction: It’s More than Just Books
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July 5–8: Cullowhee -
Genius Hour for Teachers: Digital Teaching and Learning in Action
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July 11–15: Cullowhee - The
Active Classroom: Using Movement to Enhance Literacy and Learning
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July 18–22: Cullowhee Success
From the Start: How
to Survive and Thrive Your First Three Years in the Classroom
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July 25–29: Cullowhee The
Canvas Connection
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August 1–5: Cullowhee - Get Your PBL On! Designing Project Based Learning in Digital Format
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August 30–September 2 Cullowhee - Literacy for Non-Literacy Teachers
Cullowheehttp://www.nccat.org/2016-upcoming-programs
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October 7 – 8. 2016 FLANC
Conference, Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, Durham, NC “Empowerment, Transformation and Social
Justice”. www.flanc.org
Events
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March 7 – 11, National
Foreign Language Week
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March 21, 2016 Flamenco
Ballet performs in Hickory NC. 9:50 a.m. Latin America, 11:15 Soul of
Spain http://flamencoballet.com
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Through October, 2016 ¡NUEVOlution!
Latinos and the New South “A bilingual,
interactive exhibit that explores the ways Latinos are shaping the South and
the South is shaping Latinos. Charlotte and Atlanta top the Nielsen list of
fastest growing major Latino metro areas nationwide, up over 400% since 2000.
In North Carolina alone, more than two dozen small and mid-sized municipalities
are now over 20% Latino. Over the past 25 years, the South has abruptly emerged
as the nation’s most vibrant area of Latino growth.” Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E 7th St,
Charlotte, NC 28202 Open 10;00 – 5:00 Monday – Saturday; 12:00 – 5:00 Sunday http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/exhibits/nuevolution-latinos-and-the-new-south MetLife has grants to provide transportation
for UCPS students especially Monroe MS, Monroe HS, East Union MS, Forest Hills
HS, Sun Valley HS and Porter Ridge MS. Contact Kamille Bostick kbostick@museumofthenewsouth.org or 704-333-1887ext
233 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4bm95u_yYfZVTN5Zm9HbUtPN1E/view?usp=sharing
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May – Asian Heritage
Month – Poster in French from Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/francais/multiculturalisme/asiatique/promo.asp
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May 5, 2016 - Cinco
de mayo – Battle of Puebla in Mexico celebrates conquest against French
invasión.
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May 14, 2016 – Dragonboat
Races, Charlotte Asian Festival,
Ramsey Creek Park, Lake Norman http://www.charlottedragonboat.com/
NC DPI
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North Carolina’s
public school dropout rate slightly increased in 2014-15. The state’s dropout rate
rose to 2.39 percent from 2.28 percent the previous year. The .11 percentage
point increase was the first increase in the dropout rate since 2006-07. 11,190
students dropped out of school as opposed to the 10,404 students the previous
year. •
Students dropped out most
frequently at 10th grade (30 percent),
followed by 9th grade (28.1 percent).• Males accounted for 62 percent of reported
dropouts, which was down from the 62.7 percent reported last year. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/research/dropout/
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The
College Board recognized two school
districts in North Carolina on its 6th Annual AP Honor Roll. Elizabeth
City-Pasquotank County School District and Union
County Public Schools each
increased access to AP course work while also increasing the percentage of
students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP exams. North Carolina public
schools have focused on providing greater access to Advanced Placement courses
and exams in recent years.
Pedagogy
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FLANC Gold
Nuggets - Your colleagues have shared with you what they learned at the
FLANC Conference in our World Language course in Canvas https://ucps.instructure.com/courses/23100/pages/gold-nuggests-flanc-2015 Please
take some time to read and discuss their summaries of the most important things
they learned with your department. They are wonderful ambassadors to share.
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Andrew Rosene explains what is and
what isn’t interpersonal communication adding games like Password, Poker and
Information Gap activities.
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Ann Haddon includes
explanations of IPAs (Integrated Performance Assessments)
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Daniel Sellner includes useful and
favorite activities of NCSU students: Stand Up It, Predict and Verify and
Family Feud.
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John Tiller created a video
about Música Urbana.
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Mary Velásquez shared
activities you can include at the drop of a hat like Word Scrambles, Acrostics,
What’s in the bag? Etc.
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Ron Crider’s video and list of
favorites includes, Question in an Envelope, Surveys and Rewrites.
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SCOLT Conference 2016 Presentations https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bz9MwXb90-clREJ0VDFMRXVEYm8&usp=sharing
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Circling is a method of
asking questions in the target language to increase exposure to the target
language in a meaningful and comprehensible fashion. Do you know how to
circle? http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/essential-strategies-for-tprsci-teachers/how-to-circle/
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Conjunction Words – Make an anchor
chart that includes the words that expand the length and complexity of
sentences… because, while, when, where, but, and, or, so, then, if
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Academic Vocabulary – What is considered
to be the academic vocabulary that students should have in each grade level? http://bit.ly/vocabacademic
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“Recent research into
second-language acquisition (SLA) has moved away from traditional, behaviourist
theories to focus on the importance of input and interaction in the target
language, the idea being that interaction and immersion simulate the
environment in which native languages are learnt. Also, research suggests that
training in grammar and vocabulary alone does not result in linguistic
competence (Rüschoff & Ritter 2001). Long's interaction hypothesis (1996)
stressed the importance of both 'comprehensible input' and 'negotiated meaning'
in the acquisition of a second language, the latter being concerned with the
role of 'interactional adjustments' by the native speaker in facilitating
acquisition. Little (2007) draws attention to the importance of learner
autonomy in three interacting principles for success in language learning: learner
involvement, learner reflection and target language use. Authentic contexts for communication are also a key factor.
Chapelle (1998) points out that it's 'important that learners have an audience
for the linguistic output they produce so that they attempt to use the language
to construct meanings for communication rather than solely for practice'. She
also stresses the importance of creating situations in which 'the learner is
expected to attempt to use target language forms that may stretch his or her competence'.
Other approaches emphasize the importance
of social interaction and collaboration in language learning (Vygotsky
1978). Learners practise in a social context (with teachers, native speakers,
other students), and through that interaction, knowledge gradually becomes
embedded in the learner's internalized mental resources (Swain 2000, cited in
Little 2007). http://web20andlanguagelearning.wikidot.com/
Culture
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May 6-7, 2016 SPCC 3rd Multicultural Festival. This free,
family-friendly event is open to the public. Expect a variety of vendors,
cultural dances, ethnic foods, crafts and more! Volunteers
are needed. Service hours are available.
Volunteers work for a minimum of 3 hours also receive a t-shirt. There is also
a “Poster Contest” in which participants can receive a $50 or $25 gift
card. There is tri-fold poster contest to
feature a foreign country. Poster application is at http://bit.ly/SPCCpostercontest SPCC, Old Charlotte
Highway, Monroe, NC 28110. For more information, please contact Anjella
Tabor-Smith at (704) 290-5891 or asmith@spcc.edu. 4209
Chinese Resources
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Super Seven Verbs in
Chinese
- Location (to be at a place) zài在,
Existence (to exist somewhere, "there is") yǒu 有／méiyǒu 没; Possession
(to have something) yǒu 有／méiyǒu 没; Identity (to be something or someone) shì
是; Preference (to or dislike something) xǐhuān喜欢; Motion (to go somewhere) --
in Chinese, this is qù去; Volition (to feel like doing something) xiǎng 想http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2013/07/super-seven.html
French Resources
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Super Six Verbs in French est, il y a, a, aime,
va, veut https://cecilelaine.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/recycling-structures-and-the-super-seven-in-french/
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Amazon in French https://www.amazon.fr Let your students
‘shop’ for clothes, school supplies, sports equipment, etc. as mentioned in
your curriculum.
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Euro conversation
tickets to
monitor target language use and measure participation http://spanishmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Los-Euros.pdf
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Pinterest in French. Did you know
Pinterest exists in 28 languages
German Resources
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Amazon in German https://www.amazon.de/ Let your students
‘shop’ for clothes, school supplies, sports equipment, etc. as mentioned in
your curriculum.
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Euro conversation
tickets to
monitor target language use and measure participation http://spanishmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Los-Euros.pdf
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Pinterest in German. Did you know
Pinterest exists in 28 languages
Spanish Resources
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Power Verbs - Focus on the basic
‘power’ verbs in your language: Spanish;
hay, está, es, hace, tiene, gusta, tiene, quiere, puede, necesita, va, Quizlet https://quizlet.com/97142013/super-7-high-frequency-verbs-present-tense-flash-cards/ Or…. da, dice, es, está, le gusta, hace, hay, pone,
puede, quiere, tiene, va, ve, etc. Teach, practice, reteach, post as anchor
charts. Super Siete http://senoritabarragan.com/2013/09/08/first-two-weeks-and-terry-waltzs-super-seven/
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Amazon in Spanish https://www.amazon.es Let your students
‘shop’ for clothes, school supplies, sports equipment, etc. as mentioned in
your curriculum.
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Pinterest in Spanish.
Did
you know Pinterest exists in 28 languages?
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Spanish 1 - ¿De dónde eres tú? Listening practice http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/spanish/topic14/no_07/no_07.htm
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Spanish 1 - Escribe
el país Listening
and Writing practice http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/spanish/topic14/no_01/no_01.htm
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Spanish 1 - ¿De dónde eres tú? Listening practice. Find the country http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/spanish/topic14/no_02/no_02.htm
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Spanish 1 - ¿Quién
tiene? Classroom objects - explanation http://spanishmama.com/yo-tengo-quien-tiene-classroom-game/ and cards http://spanishmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sample-I-have-Who-has-game.pdf
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Spanish 1 – South
American Geography Games- explanation http://spanishmama.com/south-america-geography-games/ and booklet http://spanishmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/South-America-Games1.pdf
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Spanish 2 -
Nacionalidades Mira el vídeo e identifica
las nacionalidades que aparecen. https://es-tema.de/paises-y-nacionalidades video 5.12 minutes
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Spanish 2 - Listening
Practice: Nacionalides y páises self-correcting; The student can work at his
or her pace. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/spanish/topic14/no_03/no_03.htm
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Euro conversation
tickets to
monitor target language use and measure participation http://spanishmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Los-Euros.pdf
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Mandalas del abecedario para imprimir en color o para colorear en blanco y
negro http://www.orientacionandujar.es/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mandalas-del-abecedario-paquete-completo.pdf
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M&M's commercial
in Spanish with English subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CBTrNc0luA You Tube 30 seconds
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