NYSAFLT Annual Conference 2024

This workshop takes a deep dive into how to design practical, everyday teaching that meaningfully enacts the revised NYS Learning Standards for World Languages at Checkpoint A. The presenters—two classroom teachers and a unit plan exemplar author—describe their journey, processes, and strategies for bringing a standards-based unit plan to life for novice learners. They will share the sequenced and scaffolded learning tasks they designed and implemented to boost learner confidence and performance. Participants will then design practical unit-based learning tasks that they can use in their own instructional practice.

Join us for a transformative workshop focusing on fostering inclusivity in World Language (WL) classrooms. Learn dynamic strategies to engage all learners, including those with diverse needs. From interactive games to tailored instruction, music, movement techniques, and leveraging technology, discover innovative approaches that promote active participation and language acquisition for every student. This session equips WL teachers with practical tools to create welcoming and effective learning environments where all learners thrive.

Standards Based Grading--a phrase we have been hearing a lot in education-- but what is it and how does it work? In this workshop we will explore what Standards Based grading is, why it is important to shift our grading practices in this way, and how we can do it easily and effectively. There will be examples of assessments, rubrics and feedback tools that will help you have a smooth and easy implementation with any grading platform you may use.