2019 SCOLT Conference: Full Schedule

1:00pm EDT

Fostering Innovation & Interculturality with PBLL (2-9)

This session will demonstrate how high-quality Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL) in the community college classroom empowers students to use the target language in inquiry before sharing their final product with an authentic audience (our local community). Starting with the question, "How can we raise awareness of influential Spanish-speaking cultural icons among our local community using multimedia tools?," students devised interesting ways to present their learning, including use of various tech tools, to engage the audience and share their work.

Speakers

Stacy Amling

Professor of Spanish, DMACC

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
204

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

1:00pm EDT

The World Languages Methodology Course: The Theoretical & the Practical (2-11)

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World Languages Methodology is arguably the most important course in the World Languages Education major. While it is important for future teachers to learn the pedagogy that guides world language instruction, it is equally important that they enter the profession equipped with practical strategies that they can actually use in their classrooms to motivate students to learn and that are based on best practices. During this session, we will discuss how to make this course relevant both theoretically and practically.

Speakers

Ben Coates

Friday March 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
206

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Teacher Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) Post-Secondary
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:00pm EDT

5 Tips to a 5: Classroom Tested Strategies for AP Spanish Language & Culture (3-3)

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In this interactive sharing session, participants will be equipped with some strategies to help them prepare their students for the AP Language & Culture exam—including in pre- AP classes. From podcasting & current events to peer editing & culture logs, participants will leave with ideas they can implement immediately. Teachers of any level leading up to AP are welcome & encouraged to attend.

Speakers

Bethanie Drew

2022-2023 NC K12 WL teacher of the year; SCOLT TOY finalist 2023; Teacher, content creator, presenter, adventurer, Broughton Global Magnet High School

Kristy Rogers

World Language Teacher (US)

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
103

Session - Friday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Design Communicative Activities
Level(s) High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:00pm EDT

Engaging Language Learners Through Storytelling (3-6)

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Looking for ways to engage your students while teaching a second language? Try storytelling!! The presenter will share some strategies to use while telling a story. Jump on the wagon of teaching grammar (and vocabulary) in context! Also, the presenter will share some engaging Spanish novels too. Leave a long lasting impression on your students by being excited while teaching them! Create your "brand footprint" by engaging them while they acquire a language!

Speakers

Ana Velazquez

Spanish Teacher, Overhills High School

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
108

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:00pm EDT

Grouping Students Intentionally, Easily, and Secretively (3-10)

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Differentiation. We all know it is important, but also daunting and often considered implausible. The first steps to effective differentiation are effective grouping and efficient assessments.However, with some simple and easily used strategies for grouping students, we can make differentiation a natural part of the classroom.

Speakers

Benjamin Bradshaw

Spanish Teacher, Klett World Languages

Friday March 22, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
205

Session - Friday

Host Organization English, Spanish
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

3:10pm EDT

Secret Formula=Effective Communication+Brain Breaks+Multiple Intelligences (4-1)

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Secret formula: A pinch of effective communication, 2 tablespoons of brain breaks and 3 cups of multiple intelligences. If you are active and you know it or want to explore it, come to our session! Get a taste of how to connect multiple intelligences, brain breaks and effective communication. Come and try the secret recipe! Get ready to be actively involved in one of the "FLANC Top 10"!!!

Speakers

Carolina Herrera

Diana Vargas

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
101

Session - Friday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

3:10pm EDT

The Climb: Differentiated Instruction & Choice in the Language Classroom (4-5)

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This presentation will focus on the preliminary implementation of a leveled instructional approach to teaching and learning in an intermediate Spanish classroom. Using grammar concepts as examples, I will share how I have been able to implement curriculum that allows for a student-centered progression through content that supports both low and high achieving students. By learning concepts at their own speed and with the help of their classmates, students have increased agency in the language acquisition process.

Speakers

Hannah Sullivan

Language Dept. Head; Spanish Teacher, Tuscaloosa Academy

Friday March 22, 2019 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
107

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Personalized Learning
Core Practice(s) Provide Appropriate Feedback
Level(s) Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

4:10pm EDT

Comprehensible Input Versus Standardized Testing: What Can Novices Achieve? (5-9)

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Language teachers and administrators may resist implementing Comprehensible Input approaches, including Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), fearing that students’ performance on standardized assessments will lag behind learners in more traditional classrooms. This presentation reports results from practitioner research that compared CI and traditional instruction among U.S. middle schoolers using quantitative and qualitative methods. Whereas CI learners matched the county average on ACTFL’s AAPPL listening and speaking portions, they reported far greater satisfaction and confidence with TPRS.

Speakers

Amanda Lanier

Program Director / Faculty, Michigan State University

Applied Linguist & Teacher Educator Foreign Language Teaching MA and Certificate (Online) https://maflt.cal.msu.eduDepartment of Linguistics, Languages, & CulturesCenter for Language Teaching AdvancementNational LCTL Resource CenterMichigan State UniversityAsk me about: lifelong pathways... Read More →

Alona Shupe

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
204

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Program and/or Educator Effectiveness
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School, Supervisors
Language(s) English & Spanish

4:10pm EDT

Technology in the Immersion/Bilingual Classroom (5-10)

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Are you ready to transform your classroom? Have you been thinking about how to "Blend" your classroom? Worried because you only have a few computers, laptops or iPads? Let us show you how WS/FCS, DLI, and DBE classroom teachers are taking digital blended learning to the next level! Digital portfolios, increased student engagement, efficient parent participation and communication are just a click away! Learn how to App Smash with green screen, ClassKick, SeeSaw, intro to robotics, & Google classroom now!

Speakers

Diana Castano

Bilingual Programs Instructional Coach, Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Friday March 22, 2019 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
206

Session - Friday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Innovative Uses of Technology / Digital Literacy
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) DLI/Elementary
Language(s) English & Spanish

8:00am EDT

Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry: Using Compelling Video to Build Proficiency (6-2)

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Our emotions & the stories we tell are strongly linked to learning, memory, & especially attention. Using short films as our guide, we will look at how we can leverage high interest, reaction-provoking media to engage students in language learning. Participants will leave with examples of proficiency-building activities that they can use in their classrooms immediately as well as skills to adapt the activities for other stories. This session is BYOT--bring your own tissues!

Speakers

Bethanie Drew

2022-2023 NC K12 WL teacher of the year; SCOLT TOY finalist 2023; Teacher, content creator, presenter, adventurer, Broughton Global Magnet High School

Saturday March 23, 2019 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
102-103

Session - Saturday, Best of FLANC

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish

9:00am EDT

Igniting the Language Classroom with HOT Strategies (7-7)

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Comprehensible Input is the key to facilitating language acquisition, and compelling input is the key to maintaining student engagement. Learn how to keep input comprehensibly compelling and how to simultaneously enhance acquisition by inspiring students to use high-order thinking skills- in the Target Language! Discover practical, yet powerful strategies to make HOT part of your daily routine from day one!

Speakers

Fluency Matters

Carol Gaab, President / iFLT Director, Fluency Matters

Fluency Matters offers an expansive selection of comprehension-based readers specifically designed to facilitate acquisition. Stories are written with a manageable number of unique words, making them highly comprehensible, even to novice-level learners. We offer the widest selection... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
206

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) All levels
Language(s) English & Spanish

10:30am EDT

Creating LGBT+ Affirming Classes with Language and Content: No One Walks Alone (8-5)

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Students are more aware and more conscious of using appropriate language around issues that affect the LGBT+ community. As youths openly identify as LGBT+ earlier, appropriate vocabulary for students to describe themselves and others is essential to developing meaningful language proficiency. Additionally, research demonstrates that positive school climates, including the integration of LGBT+ voices in curricula, can moderate the negative effects of anti-LGBT+ bias. Language classrooms which provide appropriate LGBT+ affirming language benefit students' learning for proficiency and school experiences.

Speakers

Joseph Parodi-Brown

Dean of Academics, Marianapolis Preparatory School

Joseph Parodi-Brown is the Dean of Academics and Director of the SHIELD Program at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, CT. His undergraduate and Master's degrees are in Spanish Language and Literatures and he holds an Ed.D. in Leadership from Creighton University, for which... Read More →

Saturday March 23, 2019 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
203

Session - Saturday

Host Organization Spanish
Strand Culture and Interculturality
Core Practice(s) Use Authentic Cultural Texts
Level(s) High School, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English & Spanish

1:30pm EDT

Fostering Introspection and Articulating Learning Through Critical Reflection (9-5)

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Come learn techniques to encourage students to articulate what they are learning and why it matters. Through critical reflection, learners engage in the work of inquiry, discernment and self-discovery, as they examine their motivation, assess their progress, and identify areas for improvement. Providing students with a space to reflect on their experience learning another language and encountering diverse cultures helps them to think intentionally about how to cultivate skills and seek opportunities to enhance their learning.

Speakers

Angeli Leal

Saturday March 23, 2019 1:30pm - 2:20pm EDT
203

Session - Saturday

Host Organization English & Spanish
Strand Learning Resources / Tools
Level(s) Middle School/High School, Supervisors, Post-Secondary
Language(s) English & Spanish

2:30pm EDT

Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry: Using Compelling Video to Build Proficiency (Encore)

Speakers

Bethanie Drew

2022-2023 NC K12 WL teacher of the year; SCOLT TOY finalist 2023; Teacher, content creator, presenter, adventurer, Broughton Global Magnet High School

Saturday March 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
206

Encore, Best of FLANC

Strand Learning Resources/Tools
Core Practice(s) Using Target Language 90%+
Level(s) Elementary/Middle School/High School
Language(s) English & Spanish