actfl 2014 blood, teeth and selfies
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Blood, Teeth & Selfies Engaging Elementary Language Learners
ACTFL 2014, San Antonio Leslie Davison, NBCT www.lesliedavison.com @lesliedavison
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People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou
H U G E R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y
Comprehensible Input
Teaching for Proficiency
Comprehensible Input
Teaching for Fluency
• Reading or Listening
• Message MUST be understandable
• 100 % comprehensible
• Listening will lead to speaking
• Don’t force writing
• More talking is not necessarily the answer
• Reading or Listening
What is CI?
•Repetitive
•Funny
•Personal
•Compelling
•Repetitive
•Engaging
•Weird or strange
•New learning
•Cultural
•Repetitive
How many reps does it take?
60-120
Mai--repetition
13 ways to make your CI more compelling
word choice
lleva tres flores
http://stochasticgeometry.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/yesno.jpg
choices
They have to touch it.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61586
stuff
kids
Stories
What?
Who?
Where?
¿Quién?¿Qué?
¿Dónde?
Story is the most effective delivery vehicle for your content
--Kendall Haven
“Whoever tells the best
come-eats
http://www.solofoods.com/sites/solofoods.com/files/images/dog-eats-cupcake.jpg
What?
Who?
Where?
¿Quién?¿Qué?
¿Dónde?
San Antonio
Costa Rica
unexpected
pop culture
acting
OSOgames
bear
Global Connections
Video Star
Songs
Let them create
wants goes
Selfie
Stuff San Antonio
Create a story in groups of 4
5 X !
Include:
http://goairportshuttle.com/images/site/san-antonio-colorful.jpg