Royce Hall 314. Download the schedule
Monday, 7/22
| 8:30a - 9:00 |
Registration and coffee |
| 9 - 9:15 |
Olga Kagan Welcome |
9:15 - 10:30
Presentation |
Dara Ghahremani, researcher, the Center for Addictive Behaviors in UCLA's Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
A multilingual brain is a smarter brain: a review of recent findings in neuroscience and implications for education |
| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
10:45 - 12:30p
Presentation |
Maria Carreira Overview:
Understanding HL learners and learner variation in the classroom |
| 12:30 - 1:45 |
Lunch break |
1:45 - 3:45
Presentation |
Olga Kagan
Authentic materials: Presentation + Hands-On Activity |
| 3:45 - 4 |
Break |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Maria Carreira
The final project: requirements and ideas
For ideas, see a sample project from 2010 |
| 4:30 - 5:30 |
Time to work on group projects: brainstorming, defining outcomes |
| 5:30 |
Reception: getting to know each other |
Tuesday, 7/23
| 8:30a - 9:00 |
Coffee and discussion of exit cards |
9a - 12:30p
(with breaks as needed)
Presentation |
Cynthia Martin, University of Maryland, College Park
Diagnosing and addressing the linguistic needs of heritage speakers |
| 12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch break |
| 2:00 - 4:00 |
Olga Kagan, Maria Carreira, Cynthia Martin
A program for HLLs—a discussion |
| 4:00 - 5:30 |
Time to work on group projects: Creating objectives and finding relevant authentic materials |
Wednesday, 7/24
| 8:30a - 9:00 |
Coffee and discussion of exit cards |
9a - 11:00
Presentation |
Maria Carreira:
Responding to HL learners' needs: Assessment |
| 11 - 11:15 |
Break |
| 11:15 - 12:15p |
Site visitors meeting with participants (tentative) |
| 12:15 - 1:30 |
Lunch break |
| 1:30 - 3:00 |
Teachers' Panel on teaching high school heritage speakers |
| 3:00 - 5:30 |
Time to work on group projects: designing sample assessment activities |
Thursday, 7/25
Friday, 7/26
| 8:30a - 9:00 |
Coffee |
| 9a-12p |
Project presentations |
| 12 - 1:30 |
Closing remarks and farewell luncheon |