Donna Guzzo Administrator Language Exploration Enrichment (L.E.E.) Donna.Guzzo@leestjohnsedu.org leestjohns@aol.com Frances Siracusa World Languages Department Chair, Educational Technologist Country Day World School fransiracusa@gmail.com

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FLENEF Summer Conference 2014 “Language Learning Without Borders”

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Increasingly global economies, a heightened need for national security, and changing demographics in the U.S. have increased attention to our country’s lack of language capability. Every call to action to prepare our students for the 21st Century includes offering them the opportunity to learn languages other than English and increase their knowledge of other cultures. (https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/21stCenturySkillsMap/p21_worldlanguagesmap.pdf) Learning activities are centered around modes of communication:

INTERPERSONAL INTERPRETIVE PRESENTATIONAL

Integration of World Languages and 21st Century Skills: How do we do this? http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/Skills%20Map/p21_worldlanguagesmap.pdf The Language Classroom -- Then & Now Unlike the classroom of yesteryear that required students to know a great deal of information about the language but did not have an expectation of language use, today’s classroom is about teaching languages so that students use them to communicate with native speakers of the language. - STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT

THE LANGUAGE (GRAMMAR)

- TEACHER-CENTERED CLASS

- SAME INSTRUCTION FOR ALL

STUDENTS

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- STUDENTS LEARN TO USE THE

LANGUAGE

- LEARNER-CENTERED WITH

TEACHER AS FACILITATOR/

COLLABORATOR

-DIFFERENTIATING

INSTRUCTION TO MEET

INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

Donna Guzzo Administrator Language Exploration Enrichment (L.E.E.) Donna.Guzzo@leestjohnsedu.org leestjohns@aol.com Frances Siracusa World Languages Department Chair, Educational Technologist Country Day World School fransiracusa@gmail.com

This presentation will focus on 21st Century Information, Media and Technology Skills:

Communication: Students as effective communicators use languages to engage in meaningful conversation, to understand and interpret spoken language and written text, and to present information, concepts, and ideas.

Technology Literacy: Students as productive global citizens use appropriate technologies when interpreting messages, interacting with others, and producing written, oral, and visual messages.

Creativity and Innovation: Students as creators and innovators respond to new and diverse perspectives.They use language in imaginative and original ways to make useful contributions. Use of Apps in our Classrooms: Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable, both by the teacher AND the learner! Make it dynamic! Make it authentic! Top 5 Apps in our Toolkit: Necessary Apps to Keep

Workflow Moving: Other Favorite Apps:

Notability Educreations Haiku Deck Nearpod Google Suite*

Dropbox Google Drive* Photos Vimeo

TypeDrawing Socrative Skype Google Earth* PhotoMapo Tellagami Voicethread iMovie PuppetPals HD Pages Book Creator Penultimate Blogger* Primary Writer Duolingo Animoto

Notability -powerful and functional note-taking app (saves as PDF to Google Drive, Dropbox) -write, illustrate, annotate, import files, take a photo, audio record, and more Educreations -software that transforms your iPad into an interactive whiteboard by using your voice, handwriting, pictures, and videos -videos can be be browsed and/or shared online, and can be accessed on any web browser as well as an iPad Haiku Deck -presentation software (iPad or web-based beta version) that is effective, simple and beautiful -printable images can be used immediately with centers material* Nearpod -“create, engage and assess:” interactive multi-media presentations can be shared in real time -platform diverse: iOS, Android, PC, Mac

Donna Guzzo Administrator Language Exploration Enrichment (L.E.E.) Donna.Guzzo@leestjohnsedu.org leestjohns@aol.com Frances Siracusa World Languages Department Chair, Educational Technologist Country Day World School fransiracusa@gmail.com

WORKSHEET

APPS:

What does it do? Benefits Cost 21st Century Skill(s)

addressed

Learning Activity Ideas (What can I do?)

How does it support reading, writing, research

&/or presentations?

Cultural discoveries?

Virtual field trip?

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