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Saturday, November 9
 

8:30am EST

5 Brain-Friendly Tweaks to Improve Proficiency-Oriented Tasks and Resources
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Knowing why something works—or why it may fall short—goes a long way when designing tasks, resources, and lessons. This session will illuminate five principles about the brain that teachers can use both to tweak their current practices for the better and to devise new tasks and resources that help students build proficiency and confidence.
Presenters
avatar for Justin Slocum Bailey

Justin Slocum Bailey

Curriculum Developer & Trainer, Voces Digital
I am head over heels about helping teachers and learners succeed with less stress and more joy! A longtime language, music, and martial arts teacher from Vienna, Austria, I now live in Michigan and work with Voces Digital to create cutting-edge curriculum and energize and empower... Read More →
avatar for Erica Peplinski-Burge

Erica Peplinski-Burge

Curriculum Director and Teacher Trainer, Voces Digital
I've taught Spanish for 18 years to every age from pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade. I currently enjoys developing Comprehensible Input curriculum; and helping teachers explore the connection between neuroscience and language acquisition as a Curriculum Manager and Teacher Trainer at... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Olmsted
  Exhibitor Session

8:30am EST

Lessen Your Planning with the Comprehensible Novel
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
If the mere idea of using a comprehensible novel with your students is daunting, attend this presentation. You’ll be guided through the steps to plan a novice level story. Mapping out the entire novel with a ton of takeaways, you will also receive a copy so you can start bringing it to life! If you’ve been toying with the idea to get into the class novel, join Theresa and Jennifer. It’ll be a good time! P.S. We've chosen a novel that we have in all languages, so come one, come all!
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Porter
  Exhibitor Session

8:30am EST

Bridging Cultural Divides: Integrating SECL & DEI
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
This presentation explores the intersection of Social-Emotional-Cultural Learning (SECL) and language education. Through a research-based approach, participants will discover how SECL principles can serve as foundational pillars for fostering connections between students, teachers, and the greater community. The session will offer research-based lessons and class activities designed to instill classrooms with values of cooperation, equality, justice, understanding, kindness, teamwork, diversity, and tolerance. Attendees will learn strategies to cultivate a vision of success and establish an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity, thereby enhancing cultural competence and global citizenship among students.
Presenters
avatar for Dina Pannone

Dina Pannone

Associate Principal, Deer Park School District
Dina Pannone is an accomplished and proven bilingual educator with extensive experience and dedication to school programs, curriculum, teacher development and teacher growth. The foundation of her success lies in her passion for the Spanish language and her devotion to shaping the... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Schoellkopf
  Session D

8:30am EST

Non-public Teachers’ Round Table
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
It can be a unique experience to teach language in a non-public school: from tiny class sizes to a lack of fellow department members, many language teachers find the experience to be an isolating one. This session will provide an opportunity to meet other teachers in similar situations, share concerns and successes, and establish a network for potential future collaboration.
Presenters
avatar for Anna Cartwright

Anna Cartwright

French Teacher, Orchard Park High School
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Hennepin
  Session D

8:30am EST

Now We're Talking!
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
Do you have reluctant speakers in your class? Looking for new, energizing brain breaks or bell-ringer activities? In this session we will role play 10 low-prep, high impact interpersonal speaking strategies that can be scaffolded from novice to advanced learners. Join us and take away classroom applications that you can implement Monday morning at any level.
Presenters
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am EST
DeVeaux
  Session D

1:30pm EST

Live Outside the Textbook!
Saturday November 9, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
In this session, we will explore the latest, authentic resources for novice and intermediate learners and share practical classroom applications to foster proficiency and cultural competence. Take away strategies to implement from Day 1 to integrate the modes of communication and engage your students. The presenter will share up-to-date, digital content and scaffolding approaches for group, whole class instruction and individual guided practice. Come join Lingco in this interactive session and learn to live outside the textbook.
Examples in Spanish, French and German.
Presenters
avatar for Lingco (Bety Gegnundez)

Lingco (Bety Gegnundez)

Regional Account Manager, Lingco
Saturday November 9, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Tesla
  Exhibitor Session

1:30pm EST

Putting Together the Building Blocks of Proficiency
Saturday November 9, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Ever have students give up on a reading task before they start? Do students ever tell you that they don’t understand anything when they listen to a text? Are your students hesitant to perform speaking tasks? In this workshop, your presenters will give examples of how they have used a proficiency-based mindset and sequenced and scaffolded activities to boost student confidence and performance. They will share strategies that they have used to help tackle tasks in the target language and assist students to confidently move through communication modes.
Presenters
avatar for Joshua Wigle-Harris

Joshua Wigle-Harris

Spanish teacher, East Irondequoit Middle School
Saturday November 9, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Governors
  Session F
 
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