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FRIDAY SESSION 1 8:00-8:50

Using TPR in the Primary Grades K-2

Jonathan Harris

This session will discuss the benefits of using the TPR (Total Physical Response) teaching method

for younger students. A variety of lesson plan ideas will be demonstrated to use TPR vocabulary

for younger learners.

La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica and the National Spanish Exam

Parthena Draggett 2015 OFLA TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Honor your students' achievements and dedication to learning Spanish! This session covers

everything you need to know about starting a chapter of the SHH and also includes information

on the National Spanish Exam. The benefits are great: Distinction in a honor society, honor

cords, published work in Albricias, medals, scholarships, and best of all: Motivation to become as

proficient as possible in Spanish and reach for the stars!

CALL to action: The Case of JFL Classroom

Kasumi Yamazaki and Gaby Semaan

This presentation will show two cases of creating hybrid courses of Japanese as a Foreign

Language (JFL). The presenters will discuss the advantages and limitations of Computer-Assisted

Language Learning (CALL) based curriculum and will also share the experiences of creating and

conducting courses using available online resources. After the presentation, the audience will be

able to assess their own capability of creating CALL-based curriculum.

Pop up! Pop Culture and Media in the French Classroom

Robert Murray

It's time to get out of the textbook and into the real world of 21st century French! During this

session we will explore how to create engaging lesson plans while discovering the music, movies,

vlogs, TV, and social media outlets of contemporary French teens. We will also discuss how to

use these authentic resources to increase student motivation at all levels of French. Venez

nombreux mes amis!

Moving Beyond the "Textbook": Creative Use of Authentic Resources

Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco

Do you find yourself tied to a textbook? Ohio's New Model Curriculum suggests courses, units

and lessons based on communicative themes. Moving beyond the textbook more effectively

integrates authentic resources as well as the interests and needs of learners. This presentation

engages participants in the implementation of interactive communication tasks and pedagogically

effective teaching materials which exploit authentic resources.

Using Google Classroom to Create Student Portfolios

Emily Hazzard

Utilizing Google Classroom (part of Google Drive), this workshop explains how to set up a

Google Classroom, and how to collect student data. This is a wonderful resource for teachers

who are working through SLOs and IPAs as a way to keep a portfolio for each student and track

progress. And it's free! Open to all languages and levels.

Beginning Teacher Roundtable

Lesley Chapman

This session is an opportunity for beginning language teachers (years 1-4) to sit together and

talk about what works, what doesn't, and why. It's a chance to share ideas and build a

camaraderie among other beginning teachers in Ohio.

Create Your Go-To List of World Language Resources!

Kathy Shelton ALL STAR PRESENTER-2014

Are you overwhelmed by the overabundance of online resources available? Do you wish you had

a quick Go-To list of websites that fit your needs? Come to this collaborative session and create

your own list of Go-To websites. Participants should be ready to share the names of your favorite

websites for authentic resources, IPAs, music, culture, readings, videos, grammar and vocab

practice, or any other website that you can't live without!

Writing Robust Rubrics for Foreign Language Assessment: A DIY Guide

Carolyn Shemwell Kaplan

Providing students with comprehensible rubrics is essential to ensuring their success on

assessments and fairness when grading. Writing rubrics is a skill that can be improved through application of guidelines and practice. This interactive session will describe strategies for writing

or revising FL rubrics. Participants will leave the session with tools to create rubrics that use

operational terms and have discernable levels of performance.

Service Learning: Cultural Exchange between L2 Learners & Heritage Speakers

Kayla Schaub

College-level French students work with high school Francophone immigrants to improve

communication skills by developing engaging pedagogical materials for adolescent heritage

speakers. This exchange allows heritage learners to share conversational expertise with L2

learners while practicing the formal written language, and L2 learners gain educational

experience and verbal skills. Learn how to enhance your language program with a similar

project. This project was specifically designed for university and high school students, but can be

applied to any age group.

Global Giving: Creating a culture of philanthropy

Carrie Toth 2015 CENTRAL STATES TEACHER OF THE YEAR

ME! ME! ME! It is the mantra of our teenage years! We are absorbed in our daily lives and

disconnected from the idea of global outreach. How can we open our students' minds to the

world outside of their classroom and use our target language to teach them sympathy for

others? In this session, we will explore ways to break down classroom walls and create a GLOBAL

classroom filled with opportunities to reach out! Participants will learn about 3 types of giving

opportunities: online giving, guest speaker giving, and product giving. This workshop will feature

examples of non-profit organizations and time for brainstorming/ideas from the audience.

Participants will learn how documentaries, websites, twitter feeds, and more can engage

students in finding solutions for the problem at hand. In addition, participants will hear about a

variety of fundraising ideas and will suggest some of their own. Participants are encouraged to

bring an iPad or mobile device that will allow them to do a quick search for charities of interest!


Using Technology to Prepare for the AP Language and Culture Presentational

Milton Alan Turner

Technology can provide students with practice in Interpretive Reading, Interpretive Listening,

and Presentational Writing skills. In this session, participants will examine social media

(Facebook pages and Twitter feeds), iPad apps, and web sites for international media outlets.

While examples are given primarily in French, they are applicable to the Spanish, German, and

Italian exams.

Ohio OWLers Share Out

Cortney Bird, Debbie Varga, David McDonie, Jing Yi Zhang, and Elizabeth Hanlon

If you are currently implementing aspects of Organic World Language techniques in your

classroom you will have an opportunity to share out ideas concerning prompts, circles,

transitions, ACTFL proficiency levels, text types, games, lesson plans and assessments.

Proficiency v. Performance: What's the Difference and Why Do I Need to Know

OHIO ALL STAR--2014

Martha Halemba and Rebecca Wiehe

Assessing students can certainly be tricky, especially these days when the results seem to

matter more than ever. What exactly should we be assessing? What do our evaluations

communicate to our students, their parents, and our supervisors? What should they

communicate? This session will focus on these questions as well as the common confusion

between assessing for performance versus assessing for proficiency. When should we do each

and why?

Teaching Latin Grammar Via Interactive Storytelling Lewis P. Porter

Are you looking for ways to present Latin grammatical forms within a cultural, communicative

context stressing all four language skills? This session will help you to accomplish these goals.

The presenter will engage participants in an interactive story-telling lesson, developing a

grammar presentation with extended listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities.

Participants will share thoughts and ideas concerning the procedure.

Mauritania and Senegal: Between History and Culture

Karine Daddah

Travel virtually to Mauritania and Senegal, West Africa, with a former resident. Familiarize

yourself with the history, geography, culture, population, women's conditions, food and politics

of these amazing countries. Get introduced to Mauritania and Senegal through the presenter's

childhood and adulthood memories. Experience the Mauritanian and Senegalese way of life as if

you were there.

Navigating the edTPA

Rebecca Chism and Kimbery Talentino

The Educational Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) is designed as a preservice

assessment to answer the question: "Is a new teacher ready for the job?" It requires teacher

candidates to follow guidelines in three major categories: planning, instructing, and assessing

student learning. The objective of this session is to provide guidance to those who work directly

with teacher candidates and to share examples from recent graduates.

In Languages We Mean Business: Work Opportunities for Your Students

Gaby Semaan, Kathleen Thompson-Casado, Joseph Hara, Linda Rouillard, and Friederike Emonds

In this session, the presenters will share ways in which FL teachers can promote language

teaching to students, parents and administrators by focusing on real-life work opportunities FL

education opens for students. Professors of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and

Spanish will share carrier and job opportunities these languages offer here and abroad. Attending

teachers will leave with ideas for advocacy and promotion.

Logistics and Planning Required for a Peer-Tutoring Program

Sheri Barksdale

So you want to offer a peer tutoring program? What will you need to do in order to make it run

smoothly? Sheri Barksdale will discuss how to coordinate a program and methods to keep

yourself and your students organized. Topics discussed will include scheduling sessions,

requirements of sessions, guiding students in creating lesson plans, having students sign up for

sessions and evaluating the effectiveness of sessions.

Formative Assessment Techniques for the WL Classroom: Enhancing Student Learning

Dr. Bryan R. Drost

Wiliam (2014) asserts that formative assessment is a researched-based technique that can

improve student achievement, often in fact doubling the speed of student learning. Formative

assessment is any activity that a classroom teacher uses to plan instruction, provide the learner

with specific feedback, help the student learn content, and improve learning strategies (Drost,

2012). This presentation will provide an overview on what formative assessment is and how it

differs from traditional summative assessment practices, as well as discuss and model several

formative assessment techniques using technology that can be used by both beginning and

veteran teachers alike. Participants are encouraged to bring an electronic device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to experience some formative assessment techniques.

Content Based Comprehensible Input

Carrie Toth and Carol Gaab SPECIAL INVITED GUEST PRESENTERS

REPEATED IN SESSION 5

How can I help my students gain proficiency in the language while drawing on resources

available through modern technology? Many teachers ask themselves this question as they try to

navigate the waters of language education in the 21st century. Participants will be encouraged to

find ways to design content based units that incorporate culture and technology and will help

students achieve not only their language learning goals but greater fluency as well.


Music in the French Classroom

Christy Miller

Come to my session and gain access to my online French Music Database! Learn how to

incorporate modern French music into your daily lessons to teach vocabulary, popular

expressions, culture and much much more! Music is an awesome authentic text source and a way to make reading fun!

LIVING the Language: Ideas for Hands-on Learning

Megan Brady

In this collaborative session we will share ideas on how to get your kids up and living the

language. Why study school vocabulary from a list when you can send your kids to the "store",

and have them practice real life situations which will help them retain the vocab, all while

reviewing conversation skills, numbers, and question words? Please bring any ideas for hands on

learning that you currently use in the classroom to add to our list!

Comprehensible Input the Easy Way OHIO ALL STAR--2014

Nelly Hughes

Let me show you how to use different Comprehensible Input reading and listening activities that

add personalization, repetition of high-frequency words and phrases, while staying in the target

language using fun and enjoyable activities. For the past year, I have been building a "bank" of

some favorite CI activities that I have created or adapted from different blogs, workshops, and

conferences that have become a powerful tool for our students.

The Survival of Breton through Education in Present-Day France

Kristina Carson and Dr. Lois Vines

The regional languages spoken in France have played a significant role in shaping culture in

France. This session will feature a discussion of the history of Breton as a regional language and

the role that education plays in its survival. The discussion will detail recent interviews conducted

in France with individuals engaged in promoting the use of Breton today. There will be a special

focus on teaching Breton in schools in France.

Authentic Sources and IPAs in Levels III & IV: Where to Begin?!

Denise Broda

The availability of authentic materials for levels I and II is extensive, but finding them for levels

III and IV can be a challenge. In this session, you will learn an easy way to use backward design

to implement authentic sources and create units that focus on the three modes of

communication and integrated performance assessments. Using the new ODE Model Curriculum,

you will receive IPAs and hand-outs for several themes. For all languages.

SLOs for World Language Teachers

Kathy Shelton 2014 ALL STAR PRESENTER

If you are implementing SLOs, this session will give you a chance to ask questions and receive

information on: The Ohio Teacher Evaluation System as it applies to world languages; sample

world language SLOs with detailed explanations of each section; guidance on how to pre/post-

assess and how to target and measure growth in language proficiency throughout the year;

considerations for elementary and FLEX programs that meet infrequently.

Crash! What, How, and Why to Use More Technology Today!

Audra King and Katie Gilding

Want to incorporate more technology into your classroom? How about lowering your grading

burden, including more authentic resources, and accessing your class materials on your smart

phone or home computer? This crash course will teach how to incorporate Quia, Yabla, and

Schoology into your daily classroom routine. Quick start guides and examples will help you

implement these tools. All languages are welcome, but the examples are for Spanish and ESL.

Transitioning from Traditional to Performance-Based Assessment

An Chung Cheng, Gaby Semaan, Yue Gu, and Mirta Parodi

How do we move from traditional tests to performance-based assessment? How do we use

assessment to shape teaching and learning? What can we learn from assessment to help focus

instruction in high schools and universities? Participants will learn how to use assessment to

enhance the planning and instruction of standard-based, technology-assisted, and thematically-

organized lessons in Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish.

Developing Listening Skills in the Spanish Classroom

Julia Perez-Gamboa

This session will focus on how multimedia material can be used to develop Spanish listening

skills. Interactive activities and strategies based on authentic materials will allow students to

enhance their listening and critical thinking skills and be aware of the advantages of visiting

Internet sites in the target language. Lesson plans for all levels will be provided.

The CAAP Program at Ohio State

Rebecca H. Bias and Nancy Butterman

This session will describe the CAAP Program at Ohio State's Center for Languages, Literatures

and Cultures. CAAP is an early assessment program for third year students of Spanish, French,

German and Chinese. The program is FREE to all Ohio high schools and is now in its 22nd year!

CAAP tested over 3000 high school students in the spring assessments for 2014 and offers

technology workshops and online interactive practice exams.

A Case of Individualized Italian Instruction

Fernanda Capraro

This session will describe how instruction was individualized for a beginning adult learner of

Italian. It will present the student's needs and learning goals and how the instruction followed a non-sequential learning path. The benefits and rewards for the student and instructor of this

individualized instruction will be presented. Discussion and questions will follow.

From Ringo Kid to Old Shatterhand: Teaching the American Myth in FL classes

Friederike Emonds and Bruce Way

Drawing on the currently renewed interest in mythology among teenagers and college students,

this presentation explores the American myth encapsulated in the American Western stories and

movies and its representations in European literature and film. We examine the characteristics of

the American Frontier Myth and analyze their adaptations in the novels and films by German author Karl May and the Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s.


Teaching Outside the Box: A Crash Course in Creative Brainstorming

Dave Burgess--KEYNOTE SPEAKER

A fast-paced and fun session designed to teach techniques that will skyrocket creativity. You will

learn how to use their brain like Google, create a GPS system for powerful teaching, and

magically create new ideas through Creative Alchemy. In addition, learn how to overcome

obstacles that stifle creativity by using the Wedding Photographer Principle. You’ll leave truly

believing you are a creative being and inspired to add memorable experiences for students to

your lesson plans

Thematic Teaching: AP Style OHIO ALL STAR--2014

Rebecca Wiehe

How do we prepare students for the AP exam without just teaching for the test? This session will

focus on strategies and activities designed to support preparation for each of the six Advanced

Placement themes while at the same time engaging and motivating our learners with thematic

units of study. The presenter will share ideas for all four areas of language development:

speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Examples and handouts provided.

AATF French Movie Club

Pascale Abadie

This year we will talk about the acclaimed French movie "À la folie pas du tout" (2002). We will

analyze the movie through video clips and decide if this movie is a romantic thriller? A tragic

comedy? Or a Janus-faced portrayal of a doomed love affair? Pascale Abadie from Wright State

University will show us how to use this movie in class.

Goodbye, Grammar Approach! Now What?

Jill Gomez and Leah Henson

Many high schools use a proficiency-based approach to language teaching, but the same isn't

true in college courses, where students often find a traditional grammar approach. Presenters

describe steps they've taken to add activities to build proficiency and to minimize grammar

instruction. They also discuss benefits of a blended approach and provide steps and ideas to

include performance- and proficiency-based activities across the three modes.

Rubrics Cubed: Assessing Student Performance With the New ODE Rubrics

Kathy Shelton and Paula Sondej

We will give a brief introduction of the new world language rubrics from the Ohio Department of

Education. Teachers will then have the opportunity to use the rubrics and calibrate student

performance, working in small groups by language. Participants are asked to bring 4 or 5 copies

of a student writing sample to share with fellow colleagues.

Service Learning: Inspiring Your Students with Amigos de las Américas

Gregg O. Courtad

Everyone knows that the buzz word in today's education is "service learning," but did you know

that your students can gain fluency in Spanish and participate in community service in Latin

America with Amigos de las Américas? Let us show you how to use the Amigos de las Américas

Teacher Activity Packet to inspire your students! The first twenty participants will receive a free

Amigos Teacher Activity Packet.

CSI Proficiency Appropriate Assessments: Connect, Share & Inspire

Sherry Nesbitt

How do we assess our students? How appropriate are our assessments? Are we realistic in our

expectations of what they can do? We will examine how ACTFL's Proficiency Levels, Can-Do

Benchmarks and Performance Descriptors fit together and can guide us to design more

appropriate assessments. Be ready to create and share proficiency-level appropriate

assessments. Prepare to inspire and to be inspired!

Bridge Across the Atlantic: Online International Collaboration

Dr. Anita Levine

A presentation on establishing international collaboration between American students and

Eastern European teachers. This session will help participants find ways to incorporate

globalization and diverse cultures into their teaching practices in an authentic manner using Web

2.0 technologies.

Beyond the "Alphabet Soup", We Still Have to Teach Content!

Barbara Reichenbach

As world language teachers, we are swimming in an alphabet soup of letters like IPA, SLO, NL,

IM, OPI, etc. We struggle to keep afloat and try to adapt our teaching to these new

requirements. But, we cannot ignore the fact that we still have to teach basic vocabulary and

fundamental concepts so that our students can achieve the required proficiency levels. A veteran teacher shows how to teach the basics with communication as the objective.

Reader's Theater: Dramatizing Reading to Engage All Learners and Increase Comprehension

Karen Rowan

Even the least stage-friendly teacher can learn to stage and direct intriguing, entertaining acting while providing a non-stop stream of comprehensible language. The session is focused on immediate,

practical application of dynamic new strategies in any language, embedding cultural information and personalizing compelling content to the students, with video clip examples and a sample lesson plan.

Pedagogy, Student Engagement, Performance and Proficiency in Today's World Languages Classroom

REPEATED IN SESSION 5

Conrad Schmitt

Conrad Schmitt is a world renowned author and academic who has traveled the world meeting

with teachers of all grade levels. He has authored hundreds of World Languages books, including

McGraw-Hill's 2016 Asi Se Dice Spanish series. He has classroom experience in all grade levels—

from Elementary to Graduate courses. This dynamic session will discuss student engagement,

how to maximize oral skills and proficiency, as well as the pedagogy of effective Languages

instruction.


BRAIN BREAKS!

Ellen M. Roberts

Do you understand why BRAIN BREAKS are so beneficial to our students and how to use them in

your classes every day? In this session, participants will learn about the science of Brain Breaks

as well as practice using several to experience these benefits! Handouts will include a list of

activities with detailed instructions so you can use them in your classes the day you return from

the conference.

Where's the Fun?

Rebecca Wiehe 2014 ALL STAR PRESENTER

It seems like tests have taken over our lives and our classrooms. These days we spend more

and more time focused on proving to others what our students know and can do rather than

celebrating their skills and encouraging them to take risks and enjoy themselves with language.

In this session we will strive to find a balance. How can we prepare for assessments and still

make learning fun? Examples and handouts will be provided.

Best Practices for Teaching Asynchronous Online Language Courses

Leah Henson

This session highlights successful practices in developing and teaching asynchronous online

language courses. The presenter will share course design ideas and resources, along with sample

activities and assessments across the three modes. The presenter will outline an overall

framework for online courses that promotes instructor presence, normal class sizes, higher

retention, academic integrity, and increased proficiency.

What Should a World Language Classroom Look Like? OTES Success!

Becky Shick, Debbie McCorkle, and Debbie Varga

If your administrator has ever asked you this question, you now have a tool to help him "see".

The Secondary Language Learning Committee of OFLA has developed a rubric using the TELL

Project model and OTES evaluation language to help administrators evaluate WL Teachers based

on best practices. At this session, the rubric will be shared and explained. A "toolbox" will be

provided that will help you reach the coveted "Accomplished" rating.

Tracking Student Progress Electronically

Lisa Sobb

Are you tired of lugging home binders full of student work? Do your students groan when you

ask them to add evidence to their portfolios? Join me for a tutorial of how to track student

progress electronically using Google Drive, Doctopus, and Google Classroom. This session will be

directed at beginners, but will also have some examples and ideas for veteran users of

technology.

Once Upon a Time, I Killed Two Birds with One Stone

Deana Kramer

Using fairy tales as authentic resources and a means of comprehensible input allows teachers to

"kill two birds with one stone." Through the use of CI techniques to enhance vocabulary and

grammar acquisition, teachers can utilize target language fairy tales as authentic written or

spoken language resources. Reading, writing, speaking and listening/viewing strategies will be

presented. Examples will be mainly in English. Everyone is welcome.

Teaching for Global Competence

Tricia Fellinger 2014 ALL STAR PRESENTER

The world language classroom offers an ideal setting where students can grow to become

engaged and responsible global citizens. In this session you will learn practical tips for activities

and practices that help students develop their global competence. The ideas are based on a

project that Tricia Fellinger carried out for her Fulbright DAT program in 2014 in which a German

class in New Zealand collaborated with her German class in Ohio.

Content Based Comprehensible Input

Carol Gaab and Carrie Toth

SPECIAL INVITED GUEST PRESENTERS

REPEAT FROM SESSION 2

How can I help my students gain proficiency in the language while drawing on resources

available through modern technology? Many teachers ask themselves this question as they try to

navigate the waters of language education in the 21st century. Participants will be encouraged to

find ways to design content based units that incorporate culture and technology and will help

students achieve not only their language learning goals but greater fluency as well.

Culturefolio: A Self-Assessment Guide of Culture for Teachers and Students

Isabel Espinoza, Chris Lemon, and Pilar Romero Serrano

Culturefolio, a teaching-learning tool, organizes major cultural themes relevant to learners of

Spanish by products, practices and perspectives for different proficiency levels. Our objective is

to aid the teacher in the inclusion of culture in instruction and for students to self-assess cultural

awareness. Presenters will provide samples and discuss ways to use it.

Reach and Teach All Students

Charlie Hanchett

Engage with authentic short films, contemporary culture, crafted video tutorials and instructional

design. Experience innovative digital tools for 21st Century students to watch, listen, speak,

write, personalize communication, and grow in confidence. Explore how all these innovative tools and content lead to powerful teaching, mentoring, assessment, and evaluation.

Pedagogy, Student Engagement, Performance and Proficiency in Today's World Languages Classroom

REPEAT FROM SESSION 4

Conrad Schmitt

Conrad Schmitt is a world renowned author and academic who has traveled the world meeting

with teachers of all grade levels. He has authored hundreds of World Languages books, including

McGraw-Hill's 2016 Asi Se Dice Spanish series. He has classroom experience in all grade levels—

from Elementary to Graduate courses. This dynamic session will discuss student engagement,

how to maximize oral skills and proficiency, as well as the pedagogy of effective Languages

instruction.


Ohio AATG Meet & Greet

Deborah Page

All German teachers are invited to attend this meet and greet session. Unwind on a Friday

afternoon, socialize with colleagues, and attend the spring AATG meeting, where we will discuss

future conference topics and act on chapter business.

AATSP Buckeye Annual Business Meeting

William Langley

Join us as we discuss AATSP's Year in Review, as well as learn about membership benefits and

future events.

AATF Business Meeting

Lucas Hoffman, Karine Daddah, and Mary Townsend

The American Association of Teachers of French Ohio Chapter's annual reception and meeting is

open to all members and those considering joining AATF. A discussion will include the promotion

of French language and francophone cultures, advocacy, program building, la Semaine du

français, updates on grants and scholarships, and news from AATF-Ohio and National. Come join

us for some wine and cheese!

NELL Meeting

Lori Winne

The Early Language Learning (ELL) Meeting is open to ALL early language-learning

professionals. Join the OFLA ELL Committee for conversation and sharing on current issues for

elementary and middle school teachers. Bring your questions and come to share your ideas. Let’s

network!

SATURDAY SESSION 7 8:00-8:50

OFLA Annual Business Meeting

Richard Emch

The Ohio Foreign Language Association’s Annual Business Meeting is open to all members of the

Ohio Foreign Language Association. After a brief, yet formal report from the board of directors,

there will be an opportunity to network with your professional colleagues in a relaxed

atmosphere. The Chairs of the Standing Committees as well as the Executive Officers will be

available to chat, to share, and to open the door to your involvement in your professional

association. Professional Development, Public Relations & Advocacy, Technology, Beginning

Teachers, Scholarship, Early Language Learning, Secondary Language Learning, and University,

Teacher Education & Licensure are the committees that will be represented. Please join us if you

have ever been interested in how the board works or if you have ever wanted to be more involved."

Global Education: How to Build Excitement in a World Language Program

Nicolette Miller

How to set up a life changing adventure abroad for students that will include how to select a

reliable student travel organization and an appropriate destination, recruit students and organize

parent meetings, set up a student travel club, and keep students engaged in the entire process.

Attendees will receive travel catalogs and trip itineraries, sample lesson plans, and online teaching tools from The American Council of International Studies.

Organizing IPAs and Student Work using Doctopus

Libby Dulaney

Want an easy way to keep track of students' IPAs, online worksheets, writing assignments and

more? Look no further than Doctopus! Even if you already use Google Drive sharing with your

students, Doctopus gives you an even easier way to share items, send out templates and

worksheets, manage grading and feedback, digitize differentiation, and even revoke and revert

students' editing rights. Doctopus is a great way to take control of your classes!

Spark Enthusiasm in Your World Language Classroom

Katie Acosta and Amy Haney

This interactive session will show teachers how to spice up their language classes through the

use of music, media, movies, and many other meaningful learning activities. The presenters will

share tried and tested methods, tips, and ideas that can be used to get students excited about learning Spanish.

The Modern Griot and Francophone African Fiction

Ena Vulor

Under the pressures of modernity and commercialization, is the griot's ancient art of storytelling

still practiced today by Francophone African writers as they claim? Indeed, does the tradition of

the griot still exist? If it does, what forms does it take? How do we recognize some of its salient

features when we read African literature in French? We will ponder these questions using two

well-known texts: Kéita and Les soleils des indépendances.

A New Teacher's Priorities: Communicative Language Teaching

Iya Nemastil

Your first year of teaching can be the most stressful period of your professional career. As a first

year teacher herself, Iya Nemastil will take you through a journey of developing a

comprehensive language curriculum based on state communication and culture standards. She

will share ideas on how to build thematic units with overarching goals and assessment in mind,

develop new and interactive materials that target students' out-of-school interests.

Making it Comprehensible: The Art of Caretaker Speech in the CI Classroom

Michelle Kindt

How much do students understand with 90% in the target language? This session will discuss the

importance of keeping the world language classroom comprehensible to students. Participants

will leave with strategies to improve their comprehensible input skills and caretaker speech. This

session will benefit all languages and levels, but is especially significant to those who teacher

lower level students.

Implementing a Genius Hour in the FL Classroom

Nicole Hanlon

Want to allow students to explore their own interests in the TL, while creating a project that

reinforces the unit material, while hitting on the standards and including all 3 modes of

communication? A Genius Hour-type project might be for you! After seeing a workshop at AATF,

Nicole spent the 2014-15 school year implementing her own Genius Hour. Come see what she

learned, what she changed, and what a Genius Hour could do in your classroom!


LinguaTechnology: Where Innovation, Languages and Research Meet

Nicoletta Serenata, Nicola Work, and Isabel Espinoza

This presentation reviews and analyzes printed and electronic publications on technology in FL

teaching. A new journal and powerful web-tool called LinguaTechnology bridges the gap between

research/theory and teaching; thus, providing practice-based and applied research to enhance

language development.

Using Authentic Resources With All Levels

Lisa Sobb and William Langley

We all know that finding authentic resources is a time-consuming process, so make the most of

your efforts by using the same resource with multiple levels of students! We will discuss how to

develop appropriate activities for all levels of students and share some tips and tricks about

modifying tasks for different proficiency levels.

Picture This: A Talking Classroom

Jacob Wettersten

It is hard enough to get students to talk in the target language. Come see a demonstration of an

easy to organize, fun way to encourage open speaking in class. It can be done in any language

and at virtually any ability level. This activity has many different applications and can be one of

those things that students want to do regularly. Come ready to take away great ideas!

Being Culturally Responsive in the World Language Classroom

Gary DiBianca

Issues of cultural understanding, respect, and making comparisons are inherent pieces that help

foster global citizenship. Our students each have diverse backgrounds and how is each student

reflected in our curriculum? This session will discuss ways to better understand, be conscious of,

and incorporate topics of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, socio-economic status, and sexual

orientation in the world language environment.

Tips for Top-Notch Teachers

Amy Haney and Katie Acosta

This fun, interactive presentation will provide participants with creative and exciting ideas and

tips for teaching culture, various grammar topics and verb tenses, and resources, games and

activities for teaching vocabulary. Participants will play the games and DO the activities, so all

will get to see how to infuse their classes with the ideas presented. Participants will get to watch

brief video examples of students demonstrating the ideas.

Making the Most of Your Classroom Library

Michelle Kindt

Got compelling content? This session presents tips and strategies to obtain, organize and utilize

a target language library for free and voluntary reading activities. Participants will engage in

activities using an on-site classroom library!

AATF Swapshop

Lucas Hoffman and Mary Townsend

French teachers are welcome to come share a best-practice or idea. All resources shared by

attendees will be made available online.


OFLA Cardinal Editing Team Meeting

Beth Hanlon

This session is for current members of The Cardinal's editing team to meet and discuss the

editing process of the newsletter.

Vertical Articulation from Level 1 to AP Using Ohio's New Standards

Lesley Chapman

Now that we have great standards that emphasize communication, it's time to align our

programs so that students achieve the highest level of proficiency seamlessly. We will look at

how having a common goal of proficiency can bring focus to our entire language program

through using Can-Do statements, IPAs, the Model Curriculum, and authentic resources.

Examples will be given in French but it will be explained and applicable to any language.

Rolling out the New Model Curriculum for World Languages Paula Sondej

If you have never looked at the new Model Curriculum, we will help you navigate your way

through the many pieces and resources that it contains. If you have seen the Model Curriculum,

we will help you find resources that you may have missed, and demonstrate how it can be used

to create a district curriculum, a unit plan or a daily lesson that is aligned with our New Learning

Standards.

Using guest speakers and authentic resources to bring lessons to life

María Postigo and Ricardo Granados

This presentation will show a lesson on outdoor activities and nature. Teacher María Postigo and

her guest speaker: Ricardo Granados (Metro Parks), will show how, through authentic resources

and guest speakers, long-lasting memories are created. It incorporates all three modes of

communication. It is a win-win lesson that is successful for teachers (a spin on textbook

activities), students (sparking enthusiasm) and administrators (Quadrant D).

Vamos a bailar - Learning Spanish Through Music and Movement

Tara Knopp, Amy Haney, and Katie Acosta

This session will feature teachers learning some fun, popular dances that can be used to teach to

students to reinforce topics such as prepositions, vocabulary expressions, and more. All

participants will get ideas for using music and movement to jazz up their classes.

Five Activities for an Engaging Language Classroom

Gaby Semaan

In this interactive session, participants will engage in different activities they can use in their

language classrooms. The presenter will share effective teaching techniques ranging from fractal

learning to music, games and kinesthetics. The session includes practical demonstrations and

audience participation. All attending should be willing to share in the activities and to apply some

of the discussed methods during the session.

Découvrons Québec!

Lucas Hoffman

Come learn about what La Belle Province can offer you and your French class. The presenter will

share teaching tools and resources gained from his summer workshop at Université Laval in

Québec City. You'll also learn about this great opportunity for AATF members to discover our French-speaking neighbor.

Students and the Flipped Class: Are they Prepared to Learn on Their Own?

Teresa Roig Torres and Angie Woods

In the Flipped Classroom (FC), instruction is delivered outside the classroom, but are students

prepared to understand instruction on their own? Will students do better if we help them relate

L2 material to their L1 knowledge? Presenters will report results of their study on this topic,

discuss the benefits and difficulties encountered using the FC model, and provide practical

suggestions to help students navigate the instructional materials.


Flight 2014-2015 Destination: Language Proficiency

Sarah Ross and Erin Hunkemoeller

Experience the process of how we begged, pleaded, and succeeded in transitioning our

department from grammar-based instruction to a performance-based, portfolio assessed, IPA

approach. We will provide our "flight plan" and feedback from this process. We will provide IPAs

and research for administration. You will also see how we successfully presented portfolio

assessment to the students and community by becoming their flight crew for the day!

6 Themes, 30+ Recommended Contexts: Where do I start??

Renee Beck, Elaine Sustersic, and Magalie Frazier

Participants will be guided in the design of thematic units starting by developing essential

questions and creating AP modeled activities from authentic resources. Presenters will share

effective strategies and examples of authentic resources they have incorporated that have

increased their student success rate on the AP exams. Session is for upper level instructors

looking for guidance in planning with the incorporation of authentic materials.

A Line and a Spiral: Using Videos to Create Preterite-Imperfect Narratives

Maria I. Ortiz

There are multiple rules and variations to understanding the complexities of the Spanish

preterite perfect and preterite imperfect. This session will focus on simplifying these by using

video input to help students identify and categorize actions. Once completed, a roadmap of events can be created to rewrite the story using key words for each form of the past.

Global Competence and FL Classroom: The Relationship, Role, and Implication

Gaby Semaan and Kasumi Yamazaki

This presentation will discuss the relationship between global competence and the student

integrative motivation in critical language classrooms. The presenters will share the results of a

quantitative research examining this relationship among foreign language learners. The session

will conclude with an interactive discussion on how to prepare foreign language learners to be

globally competent citizens.

The Textbook and Grammar Instruction in a 21st Century Classroom

Teri Wiechart

Making the paradigm shifts necessary to teach with the Ohio and ACTFL Standards, using

authentic resources and staying in the target language 90%+ leaves teachers wondering where

to find the content to teach. Bring textbooks and we will "mine for gold", looking for useful

readings, culture, activities and ancillary materials that can be taught using the current

paradigms. We will also see how to embed grammar lessons within those materials.

French Film: A Vehicle for Language Learning

Jennifer Hall

This session will examine film as a tool that can be used to develop linguistic and cultural

competence. The visual imagery of movies connects today's students to language and culture

like few other media can. When integrated with pedagogically sound teaching, film can be an

effective strategy for attracting students to a language program. Examples will be taken from an

introductory film course. Session conducted in English.

Gaining Global Competence through Exploring Contemporary China

Qiuhui Li

This presentation explores approaches to integrating contemporary China into Chinese language

classroom so as to help students achieve global competence. Li will share some teaching

practices of integrating various aspects of contemporary China into language classroom,

including cultural values, social issues, educational characteristics, as well as contemporary Chinese art, music and movies.

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