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Students at TeachersUsing Teaching Assistants in the Immersion Language Classroom

+Meet our presenters!

Students & Teachers from the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Massachusetts

Austin Edwards

Ilana Heller

MaryAnn Mestre-Price

Ruth Whalen Crockett

+Goals… Today you will…

Experience first hand!

Engage in activities!

See Teaching Assistants in Action!

+Goals… Today you will

Observe how one school :

Changes school culture

Enhances student language learning

outcomes

+Goals…Today you will

Participate in novice level 100% immersion

activities

Learn from student teaching assistants

+Our work this morning

Play in Spanish!

Experience as the role of student

The role of Organic World Language (OWL)

+Student Service

Juniors and Seniors

School job = 60 hours

Most students serve as support aids to our 7th and 8th grade classes.

+Summer Orientation

+Summer Orientation

+Summer Orientation

+Engagement Rubric

+Turn and Talk

What is one thing that surprised you when reading the rubric?

What are three skills Teaching Assistants are working on?

What new question do you have?

+Questions for our TAs

Why are you a Teaching Assistant?

How do you know that you are making a learning difference?

How do you believe your work shapes and changes the school culture of Parker?

How has being a Séptimo TA changed you?

+Turn & Talk

How might you engage student leaders in the facilitation of your class on Monday?

+Q&A

What questions do you have?