a big picture about the 2008 startalk shuhan wang
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2008 Advisory Board Recommendations
Develop and provide:
Curriculum frameworks
Common assessment tools
Implications for STARTALK 2008
Create common curriculum frameworks: non-prescriptive template
Develop and implement common assessment tool
Share STARTALK Indicators for Effective Programs
2006 PISA Study Programme for International
Student Assessment
Assessment of Reading, Math, and Science of 15 years-old in 57 countries
Andreas Schleicher, 12/05/2007
http://www.internationaled.org/PISA.html
Lessons Learned from PISA
High ambitions
Devolved responsibility, the school as the centre of action
Personalized learning
Accountability and intervention in inverse proportion to success
Access to best practice and quality professional development
Integrated educational opportunities
Why Everyone Must Be Here? Engage in professional development
Learn about the common curriculum templates--returning or new programs
Provide a forum for program staff to work together with immediate technical assistance
Share information, experiences and expertise, and leverage resources--cross program types and languages
STARTALK as a Community of Practice STARTALK Accountability: programs-teams-network-
STARTALK Central
Principal Investigator/Program Director: on-site and on-task designers, planners, and administrators
Team Leaders: mentors, supporters, and liaisons; facilitators for evaluative site visits
Network Managers: managers of teams
Site Visitors: observers and evaluators
STARTALK Central: Steward of STARTALK mandates and funds; Architect of capacity building
National StandardsReflections &
Assessment
Program Curriculum
Program Syllabus
Units
Lesson Plans
Materials (textbooks, articles, online materials, multi-media)
Who are the Students?
Knowledge, skills, perspectives and
experiences
A Student Curriculum Framework
Teacher Standards
Student StandardsReflections &
Assessment
State Certification Requirements
Essential Knowledge, Skills, Perspectives & Disposition
Course Syllabi & Materials (textbooks, articles, online materials, multi-media)
Who are the Teacher Trainees?
Knowledge, skills, perspectives and
experiences
A Teacher Curriculum Framework
Essential Elements of STARTALK Curriculum Framework
1. Understanding by Design—Backward design
2. Language learning or teacher training as a continuum of development
3. Standards-based
4. Performance-based
5. Thematically structured
WORTH BEING FAMILIAR WITH
IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND TO DO
ENDURINGUNDERSTANDING
Within the Timeframe: How to Prioritize and Contextualize Learning?
Something Peculiar about STARTALK
1. Short-term2. Intensive with undivided attention3. Rigorous and fun4. Building meta-linguistic awareness
and a base for learning the TL5. Developing cultural awareness and a
curiosity for native and T cultures6. Standards-based curriculum and
assessment: not just linguistic gains
Framing Curriculum in a Backward Way:
Enduring Understanding Students will understand that…….. It is a big idea about the discipline that is
universal, timeless, and across languages and cultures
Essential Questions In what way/To what extent… EQs are questions that program-specific
questions that your participants will be able to answer at the end of the program
Key Questions forDesigning and Implementing a Curriculum
1. What are the most essential knowledge, skills, perspectives, and experiences that participants must acquire within the timeframe of my program?
2. How good is good enough for my program? What evidence should be collected?
3. How is the content organized and sequenced? How is it taught?
4. Based on the objectives and criteria of judging, how well have my participants done?
5. How successful is my program? What can I do better next time around?
Program Curriculum At A Glance
ThemesGoals and Standards
Learning Outcomes 1
Learning Outcomes 2
Learning Outcomes 3
Unit 2Sub-theme
Lesson PlansAssessment
Unit 1Sub-theme
Lesson PlansAssessment
Unit 3Sub-theme
Lesson PlansAssessment
Let’s Challenge Ourselves:
Enduring Understanding: Participants will understand that STARTALK Project is an endeavor in building and enhancing our nation’s critical and world language capacity.
Essential Question: To what extent will my STARTALK program serve as a model of a quality and sustainable world language or teacher training program that contributes to this capacity building?