Jon Valentine: Director of Foreign Languages, Gwinnett County Public SchoolsJon_valentine@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

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World Languages Education

Foreign Language CTAE Advocating with New Audiences

CTAECareer, Technical, and Agricultural Education

Impetus for Change

• Setting

Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia

• 173,000 students• 134 schools

Changing population:• 1980 (considered rural)

– 90% White– 10% Minority– 10% Free or Reduced Lunch

• 2014 (considered urban)– 27% African American– 31% White– 25% Hispanic– 10% Asian/Pacific Islander– 53% Free or Reduced Lunch

• Impetus– School turnaround– Add rigor and

opportunity– Competitive advantage

for the community

World Language Teacher

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STEM and CTE are two of today’s most supported educational topics

Post-Recession

• Language programs and faculty will be perennially buffeted by the winds of historical accident, having little effect on their own direction or that of the school and community unless they begin to understand the broader educational context of their time in history.

-Robert Zais

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16 CTE 16 CTE Career ClustersCareer Clusters

17 CTAE 17 CTAE Career ClustersCareer Clusters

Building the Bones

• Department Chair Meetings• Presentations to CTE and Math/Science (STEM Conferences)• Presentations to

– Gwinnett Senior Leadership– Rotary Club– Parent advisory team– Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce– District board

• Outreach to universities – Teacher training– Research

• Professional Development • Program Review

In a perfect world….Proficiency Targets

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K(A1)

Speaking:Novice Mid

Listening:Novice MidReading:Novice Low

Writing: Novice Low

1(A1)

Speaking:Novice High

Listening:Novice High

Reading:Novice Low

Writing: Novice Mid

2(A2)

Speaking:Novice High

Listening:Intermediate Low

Reading:Novice Low

Writing: Novice High

3(A2)

Speaking:Novice High

Listening:Intermediate Mid

Reading:Novice Mid

Writing: Novice High

4*(B1)

Speaking:Int. Low

Listening:Int. Mid

Reading:Novice Mid

Writing: Int. Low

5*(B1)

Speaking:Int. Low

Listening:Int. High

Reading:Nov High

Writing: Int. Mid

6*(B2)

Speaking: Int. Mid

Listening:Int. Mid

Reading: Int. Low

Writing: Int. Mid

7*(B2)

Speaking: Int. High

Listening: Int. Mid

Reading: Int. Low

Writing: Int. Mid

8*(B2)

Speaking: Int. High

Listening: Int. High

Reading: Int. Mid

Writing: Int. High

9*(C1)

Speaking: Adv. Low

Listening: Adv. Low

Reading: Int. Mid

Writing: Int. High

10*(C1)

Speaking: Adv. Mid

Listening: Adv. Mid

Reading: Int. High

Writing: Int. High

11*(C1)

Speaking: Adv. Mid

Listening: Adv. Mid

Reading: Int. High

Writing: Adv. Low

12*(C2)

Speaking: Adv. High

Listening: Adv. High

Reading: Adv. Low

Writing: Adv. Low

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K(A1)

Speaking:Novice Mid

Listening:Novice MidReading:Novice Low

Writing: Novice Low

1(A1)

Speaking:Novice High

Listening:Novice High

Reading:Novice Low

Writing: Novice Mid

2(A2)

Speaking:Novice High

Listening:Intermediate Low

Reading:Novice Low

Writing: Novice High

3(A2)

Speaking:Novice High

Listening:Intermediate Mid

Reading:Novice Mid

Writing: Novice High

4*(B1)

Speaking:Int. Low

Listening:Int. Mid

Reading:Novice Mid

Writing: Int. Low

5*(B1)

Speaking:Int. Low

Listening:Int. High

Reading:Nov High

Writing: Int. Mid

6*(B2)

Speaking: Int. Mid

Listening:Int. Mid

Reading: Int. Low

Writing: Int. Mid

7*(B2)

Speaking: Int. High

Listening: Int. Mid

Reading: Int. Low

Writing: Int. Mid

8*(B2)

Speaking: Int. High

Listening: Int. High

Reading: Int. Mid

Writing: Int. High

9*(C1)

Speaking: Adv. Low

Listening: Adv. Low

Reading: Int. Mid

Writing: Int. High

10*(C1)

Speaking: Adv. Mid

Listening: Adv. Mid

Reading: Int. High

Writing: Int. High

11*(C1)

Speaking: Adv. Mid

Listening: Adv. Mid

Reading: Int. High

Writing: Adv. Low

12*(C2)

Speaking: Adv. High

Listening: Adv. High

Reading: Adv. Low

Writing: Adv. Low

Tour Guide

Cashier

Police Officer

School Teacher

Aviation Personnel

Receptionist

Telephone Sales Representative

Sales Representative

Social Worker

Health Care Worker

University Professor

Doctor

World Languages Director

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Gwinnett County Public Schools Dual Language Immersion Program

World Language and DLI Director

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We are giving two gifts

We are giving two gifts

• The Gift of Bilingualism and Global Competence

We are giving two gifts

• The Gift of Bilingualism and Global Competence

• The Gift of College and Career Competitive Advantage

Becoming content experts in:CTE and STEM

Build PartnershipsTell our Story

Learn their Stories

Checking in

• What does CTAE stand for?– Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education

• What do we call the “major categories” into which the professions fall?– Career Clusters

• How many career clusters are there in Georgia?– 17

How do we align our programs with career partners?

Waves on the beach!Waves on the beach!

GraceAnd

Building

Partnerships

Next Steps

- Introduce yourself to your CTE director

- Get copies of the state MOUs- Find one teacher who’s eager to

pilot something new

Jon Valentine: Director of Foreign Languages, Gwinnett County Public SchoolsJon_valentine@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

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THANK YOU!QUESTIONS

World Languages Education Advocating with New Audiences