West Virginia Department of Education World Language Initiatives October 13, 2011 Our Collective Journey • THREE GOALS – KNOW • To meet or exceed state, national and international curriculum standards that incorporate acquisition of 21st century skills through engaging opportunities in the arts, world languages, health and physical education, career/technical education as well as the core subjects of reading/English/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Our Collective Journey • BEHAVE – To develop the personal skills and dispositions of wellness, responsibility, cultural awareness, self-direction, ethical character and good citizenship in an environment that is caring and safe. Our Collective Journey • ACCOMPLISH – To graduate from high school prepared for post-secondary education and career success through personalized pathways and guidance that focus students on productive and satisfying lives. Language Trekkers Language Trekkers • Pre-K • 18 traditional songs, stories and rhymes • Available in Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish • Categorized by study projects • Sample lesson plans • Media content using puppets, contextual visuals and audio Language Trekkers • Goals – Exposure – Foreign words convey meaning – Attune receptive listening skills – NOT to provide direct instruction Language Trekkers • Aligned with WV Early Learning Standards Framework – Social-emotional – Arts – Language and Literacy Language Leaper • • • • • FLAP Grant Media-based FLES program Content-related Space-themed Currently available in Chinese and Japanese • Three times per week for 30 minutes Language Leaper • Four thematic units per year – 15 Instructional episodes per unit • • • • • • • • Discovery Discussion Teaching Context Activity 1 Cultural segment Activity 2 Wrap-up Song Teacher Master Screen Language Leaper – Assessments per unit • Assessment 1 – Interpretive Listening – evaluated by classroom teacher • Assessment 2 – Presentational – evaluated by Language Specialist • Can Do Statements • SOPA Pre-pilot Year 2010-2011 • • • • Seven schools Four counties All grade levels Assessments SOPA Pilot Year 2011-2012 • • • • 14 Schools 10 Counties K-2 Focus Language Specialists Language Specialists • Video-conference • Visit • Evaluate • SOPA Kindergarten • All About Me • Community • Senses • Seasons First Grade • Trees and Plants • Let’s Recycle • Our Pets • Weather and Our World Second Grade • Animal Structures • Family • Life Cycle • Careers and Community Third Grade • How do Careers Impact our Lives? • What are Raw Materials? • Maps and Directions • Planets Fourth Grade • Natural Disasters • Food • An Animal’s World • Shapes of Our Buildings Fifth Grade • Geography • Endangered Animals • Landform Features • Let’s Go Shopping Language Leaper It’s your turn! Summer Institute • • • • June 21-24, 2011 On-going Professional Development Participants divided into teams Focus on LinguaFolio and selfassessment Summer Institute • June 28-30 • Cedar Lakes Conference Center • “Personalizing Learning” School Innovation Zones Act • “Creative and innovative ways to improve student learning” • $5,000 - $50,000 • 12/1/2011 • Suggested ideas – Curriculum centered around real world – Foreign languages in K-5 wvde.state.wv.us/innovationzones/ Questions? Robert Crawford [email protected] Debbie Nicholson [email protected]
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