This workshop equips educators with an understanding of standards-based grading (SBG) and integrated performance assessments (IPAs). Participants will explore SBG principles and benefits, emphasizing improved student outcomes through clear feedback. The session includes hands-on activities to create an IPA that integrates with SBG practices for cohesive assessment.
See a sample scope and sequence with units for a Spanish as a Heritage Language course, including: Growth Mindset; Value of Bilingualism; History & Cultural Identity; Power of Language, Literature & Arts. We’ll also explore strategies for a Spanish-only class, process-writing, a course-wide rubric menu and more. Participants will be given digital access to course materials, and the workshop will include built-in time for participants to adapt concepts into their own course, as well as share ideas with each other.
Michael Silva is a teacher of Spanish at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California where he has served as department chair and WL coordinator for the district. He previously taught the WL teaching methods course at the Stanford Teacher Education Program for nearly 10 years, served... Read More →
Stop spending long evenings and weekends planning. Learn a series of high impact activities for language acquisition to structure or complement any lesson. Familiar activities with new content allow your students to focus on the language by becoming experts at the task.
How do Krashen's theories apply to global connectedness through language and culture in YOUR classroom? Let's explore Krashen's theories of Language Acquisition. We will delve into specific classroom practices and discuss which ones are the most beneficial, and how to modify class activities to be in line with the research. Teaching resources will be provided.
EXHIBITOR SESSION: This workshop will explore innovative strategies for transforming traditional textbook vocabulary and grammar exercises into engaging and communicative activities. Participants will learn how to move beyond rote memorization and grammatical drills to foster deeper understanding and meaningful use of target language structures.
EXHIBITOR SESSION: Interested in a paid summer position that allows you to travel and provides free professional development? Come learn how you can make a difference in the lives of high school study abroad participants while gaining valuable intercultural and experiential learning training. You’ll get the inside scoop from a panel of experienced program leaders and hear how they grew professionally.
Want better interpersonal interaction? Participate in an interactive session to prepare students to debate globally minded topics. With the right input and enough thematic understanding, interpersonal interaction is enjoyable and doesn’t require laboring over grading for hours. This interactive session that will keep everyone on their toes through the final portion of the session: the debate!
Looking to develop a systemic curriculum and align your program’s goals? This session explores integrating basic and advanced Chinese curricula through a year-long university project. Engage in brainstorming and group discussions to create a localized curriculum suited to your institution. Share strategies to align curricula and enhance program design for effective language instruction.
This session explores how to engage students in the Spanish classroom to help them build communicative proficiency. Participants will take part in instructional strategies and practices that are at the heart many programs. Using creativity and collaboration, they will determine how to utilize these successfully in their own classrooms to motivate their students to communicate.
Discover the power of connecting subject matter to enhance reading comprehension in world languages! Learn practical strategies from our experiences in university immersion language classes and explore activities that foster literacy skills, broaden perspectives, and promote academic success. Leave with a toolkit of techniques to enrich your world language instruction.
Discover the power of connecting subject matter to enhance reading comprehension in world languages! Learn practical strategies from our experiences in university immersion language classes and explore activities that foster literacy skills, broaden perspectives, and promote academic success. Leave with a toolkit of techniques to enrich your world language instruction.
