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NCLRC at ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo - 2009
November 20-22, 2009 - San Diego, CA

See the ACTFL website for a schedule of presentations.

Friday 11/20 Saturday 11/21

Friday, November 20

FREE: Free Resources for Every Educator
Anup Prakash Mahajan (National Capital Language Resource Center)
11:00am - 12:00pm, San Diego Convention Center / Room 2

Participants will learn about free web resources from the National Capital Language Resource Center including assessments, newsletters, lesson plans, teaching guides, podcasts, webcasts, technology tutorials, workshops, and cultural teaching materials. Presenters will also provide extensive information on opportunities for professional development, grants and scholarships, and calls for papers. 

Attracting and Holding the Attention of Those Millennial Digital Natives
Jill Ann Robbins (National Capital Language Resource Center)
Anup Prakash Mahajan (National Capital Language Resource Center)
1:15pm - 2:15pm, San Diego Convention Center / Room 7A

Millennials are “digital natives” and they come into foreign language classrooms looking for ways to learn and practice using computers or the portable multimedia devices in their pockets. NCLRC’s free online resources aid teachers in finding and providing engaging electronic materials, understanding how to create them, and using them effectively

Saturday, November 21

Meeting the Connections Goal through Differentiated Instruction
Anna Uhl Chamot (National Capital Language Resource Center)
Bruna Genovese (George Washington University)

10:00am - 11:00am San Diego Convention Center / Room 7B

This presentation describes how the Connections goal was implemented in a high school Spanish class through differentiated instruction in which students chose a discipline of personal interest to explore through the target language. Videoclips of student projects will be shown and discussed.

Survey of Schools Teaching Arabic as a Core Course, 2009
Dora Johnson (National Capital Language Resource Center)
Catharine Keatley (National Capital Language Resource Center)
Michael Greer (National Capital Language Resource Center)

5:30pm - 6:30pm, Marriott Hotel / Torrey 1

Since 2003 the NCLRC has been conducting surveys of K-12 schools teaching Arabic in the U.S. In addition to annually surveyed demographics about schools and students, the 2009 survey includes information about Arabic K-12 teachers and certification issues. Presenters and participants will discuss the significance of the findings and implications.

Guitars in the Classroom, AMIGO and Song-Based Learning
Michele E Harris-Padron (National Capital Language Resource Center)
Jessica Baron (National Capital Language Resource Center and Guitars in the Classroom)

6:45pm - 7:45pm, San Diego Convention Center / Room 5B

Our simplified guitar method and Spanish/English songbook is your invitation to a musically enriched program. Song-based learning will energize your classroom; building confidence, community, facilitating academic tasks, and more. Using open-G tuning learn simple chords, we’ll play and sing together, experiencing strategies that can transform you and your classroom.

 

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