Bridging our Du passé…Past, Present, and Future vers l’avenir!

Six Strategies for Using Older Materialsin New WaysTammy Aiello – Teaching FSL

Introductions

• Who am I?

• PDSB Teacher• Teaching FSL Blogger• facebook administrator (

Ontario Core French Teachers & 2 others)

• TPT “teacher-author”• @madameaiello• Pinterest - madameaiello

• Who are you?

"La folie, c'est de faire toujours la même chose et de s'attendre à un résultat différent."

Albert Einstein

1. Learner Relevance

• Change = improved alignment• Tasks effective?

– action oriented– appropriate level– backward design, based on need

(Acti-vie 2 example – Une maison

pas comme les autres)

2. Student to student interactionin French

• Guide on the side• Strategies (speaking & listening)• Purposeful talk• Social exchanges• Scaffolding unscripted/pseudo-authentic

events

How?

• Cooperative Learning Strategies• Student pairings interacting

simultaneously – (i.e. inside outside circle, tea party)

• Modeling & scaffolding intended to get students to repeat, repeatedly build repertoire– Vocab games

3. Teacher communicationin French

• Handouts / Text– images, icons & simple French– whiteout or edit files to update– standard phrasing (if you wish)

• Verbal instruction– anchor charts– teach & practice classroom instructions– act, mime, point

YES, REALLY!

4. Authentic Texts

• Exposure = full comprehension• Varied & simple• Audio, visual & textual• Links between fun, simplified input & more

meaningful content– Ex: Téléfrançais ep 13 & Geo concepts, social

awareness, Terry Fox, healthy living

5. Close Reading (& Viewing, Listening)

• Common Core technique• Purposeful reading to uncover layers of

meaning that lead to deeper comprehension

• Exposure = full comprehension• Sources?

– CD tracks from older programs– Online (just one example)– Learn 360 videos, TFO, TV5

6. Innovate

• Try (or create!!) something new – tech – novelty vs. depth– activities with movement– music

• Collaborate with peers to bridge the past to the present, and onwards– facebook, Twitter, email, blogs, PD &

conferences, board initiatives (and beyond too)

“Pensez, parlez et partagez”

• What older resource do you have that you might use?

• How can you adapt it for the new curriculum?– Think to yourself– Talk with a partner– Share with the group (if desired)

Resources Consulted

• Ontario Curriculum Documents• CSC series - A Guide to Reflective Practice for Core

French Teachers• ASCD – Closing in on Close Reading• Acti-vie 2• On Y Va 1 & 2• Colleagues across the province J