2015 STARTALK/NHLRC Teacher Workshop

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Schedule

Royce Hall 314. Download the schedule

Sunday, June 28

8:30 - 9:00 Registration and coffee
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and introduction to the week
9:30 - 12:30 Maria Carreira & Claire Chik
Language-specific HLL profiles/Evaluating and choosing language materials in light of socio-affective needs of these learners
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch (not provided)
1:45 - 3:45 Maria Carreira & Claire Chik
Group work: Construct profiles of HLLs in your language using variables from this morning, i.e. life experiences and socio-affective needs. Choose authentic materials in light of socio-affective needs of HLLs
4:00 Cheese and wine reception: getting to know each other

Monday, June 29

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee
9:00 - 12:30 Olga Kagan
How to use authentic materials/From-to principles and macro-micro instructional approaches
Presentation
12:30- 1:45 Lunch (not provided)
1:45- 3:30 Group work: Using authentic materials and developing real-life tasks in light of from-to principles & macro/micro instructional approaches
3:30 - 5:00 Time to work on daily project; reflections and exchange of ideas
5:00 - 5:30 Wrap up of day’s topics

Tuesday, June 30

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee
9:00 - 12:30
Maria Carreira
The SIOP framework & questions of acessibility in HL and mixed classes
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch (not provided)
2:00 Alegria Ribadeneira
Presentation
1:45 - 3:30
Group work: Using SIOP and other tools, create tasks, for HLL/L2 learner and HLL-only classes, that scaffold and make accessible the authentic tasks you developed yesterday
3:30 - 5:00 Time to work on daily project; reflections and exchange of ideas
5:00 - 5:30 Wrap up of day’s topics

Wednesday, July 1

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee
9:00 - 12:30
Maria Carreira and Claire Chik
Differentiated teaching, formative assessment, and backward design
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch (not provided)
1:45 - 3:30 Group work: Design two differentiated activities for each of your materials/Design two formative assessment tools that can inform materials selection/Design two formative assessment tool that can help learners become autonomous learners
3:30 - 5:00 Time to work on daily project; reflections and exchange of ideas
5:00 - 5:30 Wrap up of day’s topics

Thursday, July 2

8:30 - 9:00 Coffee
9:00 - 12:00 Reflections and presentations
12:00 - 2:00 Closing remarks and farewell luncheon (provided)