you’re not alone:

You’re not alone:

Encouraging collaborative efforts among teachers and using existing world language infrastructure to

create resources for Less Commonly Taught languages.

LCTLs and Spanish working together

• As Foreign Language teachers we are all in this together and are here to help one another.

Renaissance Academy K – 9 Language Program

Students take daily language classesEvery student studies a language: Arabic,

Chinese or Spanish

Formula for success: All language teachers meet together weekly to share

ideas and materials

COLLABORATION IN YOUR SCHOOL:

Establish a relationship with other language teachers at your school. (ESL)

Get together, share ideas.

Find a mentor in your school.

Ask other language teachers for feedback.

Share/Borrow MaterialsShare IdeasOffer something in returnCombine classesShare culturesPerform skitsTeach songsWorld Language Club

COLLABORATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY:

Get to know language teachers from other schools.

Find a mentor in the community.

Create a wiki.arabicteachers.wikispaces.com

Teaching Essentials & Best Practices:

Adapt these teaching techniques to your language.

The National Capital Language Resource Center http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/index.htm

Teaching Activities:

Adapt many teaching activities from commonly taught languages to your language.

Especially Listening and Speaking activities

ideas: arabicteachers.wikispaces.com

Resources: Teaching Materials

Send for Textbooks Professional Copies/Review copies ESL or commonly taught languages

Use Language Teaching Websiteshttp://teachers.net/mentors/spanish/http://www.abcteach.com/http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.htmlhttp://web.cortland.edu/flteach/

Resources: Teaching Materials

Use studentsUse parentsGive extra credit pointsSub-plan

Figurines/Puppets/Toys

Activity Sheets

Picture Files

Picture Pairs

Wipe off boards

Games PicassoConcentrationFly swatterFruit Basket

Information Gap Activities

Conversation ActivitiesSpeed friendshipping

Hands on

Cards

TPR with cards

Figurines

Felipe y Marta

Types of activities you will find on the Arabic Sharing Wiki