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Keynote:RedefiningourPractice:StudentVoices,ApaneldiscussionwithCTstudents
PleasejoinusfortheCTCOLTVirtualFallConferencefromSunday,October18–Thursday,October22,2020,anonlinevirtual
conference.Thisyearhasbeenayearlikenoneother,andit’sonlyappropriatetoalsochangetheformatofourconference.
Thisyear’sconferencewillbeavirtualone,heldcompletelyonline.Whileweknowthatoneofourgreateststrengthsasa
professionisourmembershipandthecollegialityandcamaraderiethatweshare,weacknowledgethatbringingourattendees
togethersimplycannothappenthisyear.Ourfallconferencecommitteehasbeenhardatworkreformattingourconference
tobestmeettheneedsofourattendees.Thisyear’sconferencewillhaveanumberofchanges,includingapaneldiscussion
withstudentsfromaroundthestate,workshopsofferedintheafternoonandevening,andlengtheningourvirtualconference
toafive-dayevent.Wearethrilledtosharethisyear’sconferencesessionswithyou,sothatyoucanplanaheadtolearnand
sharewithcolleaguespresentingfromnotonlyConnecticut,butfromexpertsinourfieldfromacrossthecountry.TheCTCOLT
five-dayvirtualconferenceisorganizedwiththesamethreegoalsinmindthatwealwayshave:(1)toofferinawide-varietyof
workshopsforprofessionalgrowth(2)toprovideopportunitiestovisitexhibitorsandnetworkwithcolleagues,and(3)tolisten
toandtobeenergizedbynotonlyourkeynotepanel,buttothemanyvoicesofprofessionalswhofreelysharetheirtimeand
expertise.
ANEWSCHEDULE
SundayafternoonwillbeginwithsessionsforourCTCOLTNetworkingFellowship(invite-only)andourfirst-timeattendeesand
newteachernetworkinggroup(opentoallattendees).Followingthesesessions,wewillhaveourkeynotepaneldiscussion.
After our keynote, there will be three one-hour concurrent sessions, at 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm, each with two options of
workshops.Thisyear,weareexcitedtowelcomethe2020ACTFLNationalTeacheroftheYear,RebeccaBlouwolff,andHelena
Curtain,LeslieGrahn,andmanymore,aspresenters.Workshopswillbeofferedat4pmand7pmMonday-Thursday,whichwill
allowattendeestojoinusafterschoolforthelateafternoonand/oreveningsessions.Manypresentershavegraciouslyallowed
ustorecordsessions,whichwillbemadeavailabletoallattendeesthroughDecember31,2020.Presentationswillbeaccessible
through theCTCOLTwebsite, using yourCTCOLTmembership login information. Thisway, youwill be able to catch any
presentationthatyoumissthroughtheendoftheyear.
REGISTRATIONINFORMATION
Registration for theCTCOLTVirtualFallConferencewillbedoneonlineonly. All registrationandpayments for the2020
conferencewillbeprocessedthroughourCTCOLTwebsite.Onlineregistration isavailableat:https://ctcolt.org/events/fall-
conference/Thisyearwehaveworkedveryhardtomakesurethatourconferenceisaffordableforallofourattendees.Current
CTCOLTmemberscanattendtheconferenceforjust$25.Non-memberswillbeabletoaccesstheconferenceforjust$50,
A Re-Envisioned Conference with the 21st Century Learner in Mind
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whichwillalsoincludeaone-yearmembershiptoCTCOLT.Wewillalsobemakingadonationof$5perregistranttotheCT
COLTKennethA. LesterSummer ImmersionScholarship for students. This scholarshipprogramhasalloweddozensofCT
studentstotraveltheworldintheirquesttobuildtheirproficiency.Ifyouwouldliketomakeanadditionaldonationtothis
life-changingscholarshipprogram,youmaydosoasyouregisterfortheconference.Ifyouhaveaquestionaboutregistration,
pleasevisitourRegistrationFAQ.
FEEDBACKANDEVALUATIONS
InordertodeterminetheBestofConferencewinner,andprovidemeaningfulfeedbacktoourpresenters,timewillbeallotted
attheendofeachworkshopsessiontocompleteashortevaluation,alongwithadedicatedtimetoprocessournewlearning.
Thisdedicatedtimewillgivesessionattendeestimetobeginapplyingwhattheyhavelearnedandtoshareideaswithother
attendees.We’reexcitedtobeabletotrysomethingabitnew,inhopesofmakingourconferencebetterthanever.Afterthe
conference,be sure to complete theadditionalonline conferenceevaluation survey foundon theCTCOLTwebsite as this
feedbackcontinuestohelpusplannextyear’sconference.Althoughwewon’tbeabletoofferourfamousbasketraffleatour
virtualconference,therewillbegiveawaysthroughouttheconference,sobesuretojoinustohaveachancetowin!
REFUNDPOLICY
AllrequestsforrefundsmustbemadeinwritingtoCTCOLT,nolaterthanthreedayspriortotheconference.Norefundswill
bemadeafterthisdate.Allrefundrequestswillbesubjecttoa$25processingfeeandwillbemadeviaorganizationalcheck.
Allcheckrefundswillbeprocessedaftertheconference;pleaseallow4weeksforprocessing.Allsubstitutionrequestsmust
beinwritingfromtheoriginalregistrant.Suchrequestsaresubjecttoa$25processingfee.Membershipfeeswillnotbe
refundedforanyreason.
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FORMOREINFORMATION
Welookforwardtowelcomingyoutoourannualfallconference!Foradditionalinformation,visitwww.ctcolt.org,orcontact
conferenceco-chairsAmandaRobustelli-Price([email protected])orJamesWildman([email protected]).
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CONTENTS
WelcomeLetter........................................................................................................................................................................................1
ANewSchedule.....................................................................................................................................................................................1
RegistrationInformation.......................................................................................................................................................................1
FeedbackandEvaluations.....................................................................................................................................................................2
RefundPolicy.........................................................................................................................................................................................2
ForMoreInformation...........................................................................................................................................................................2
Conference-at-a-Glance...................................................................................................................................................................4
TeacheroftheYear!........................................................................................................................................................................5
ConferencePricing..........................................................................................................................................................................6
WorkshopStructure........................................................................................................................................................................6
Sunday,October18,2020................................................................................................................................................................7
ConcurrentSessions-Sunday,October18,2020.............................................................................................................................8
ConcurrentSessions-Monday,October19,2020..........................................................................................................................10
ConcurrentSessions-Tuesday,October20,2020..........................................................................................................................11
ConcurrentSessions-Wednesday,October21,2020.....................................................................................................................12
ConcurrentSessions-Thursday,October22,2020........................................................................................................................13
Exhibitors&VirtualExhibitHall.....................................................................................................................................................14
Exhibitors&OrganizationalSponsors............................................................................................................................................14
CTCOLTBoardofDirectors2020-2022..........................................................................................................................................15
RegistrationFAQ...........................................................................................................................................................................17
HowdoIregister?...............................................................................................................................................................................17
Whataretheregistrationlevels?........................................................................................................................................................17
WhatistheKenLesterSummerImmersionScholarship?..................................................................................................................17
HowmuchismembershipinCTCOLT?...............................................................................................................................................17
Whatarethepaymentoptions?.........................................................................................................................................................17
Whyaresomeoftheregistrationoptionslightgray?.........................................................................................................................18
CanIregisterotherpeopleoragroupofpeople?..............................................................................................................................18
CanIrequestaninvoiceforagroup?..................................................................................................................................................18
Whatisthecancellationpolicy?..........................................................................................................................................................18
WhomdoIcontactwithquestions?...................................................................................................................................................18
HowdoIaccessaninvoice,myregistrationinformation,ormyprofile?...........................................................................................18
WhenwillIreceivetheZoomlinksandpasswordsfortheconference?............................................................................................19
Iamapresenter;howdoIreceivemyspecialregistrationcode?......................................................................................................19
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Pre-ConferenceWorkshops-Sunday,October18,2020(byinvitationonly)
1p.m.
CTCOLTWorldLanguageNetworkingInitiative
HostedbyRebeccaAubrey&JosephParodi-Brown
NewTeachers/FirstTimeAttendeesNetworkingGroup
HostedbyKimWinfield&KarenMurano
Introduction,Awards,Keynote,andStudentPanel-Sunday,October18,20202p.m. Introduction,Awards,Keynote,andStudentPanel
• Introduction,Awards,andKeynote,HostedbyAmandaRobustelli-Price&JimmyWildman
• StudentPanel,RedefiningOurPractice:StudentVoices,HostedbyChristiMoraga&JudithOjeda
ConcurrentSessions-Sunday,October18,20203p.m. 1A-KeepingYourCurriculumDeepandRichDuring
UncertainTimes,HelenaCurtain,Independent
Consultant
2A-DesigningforTrulySelf-DirectedAsynchronous
Learning,NathanLutz,KentPlaceSchool
4p.m. 3B-IntentionalPlanning:LearningProgressionsfor
Remote&HybridLearning,RebeccaBlouwolff,
WellesleyMS
4B-MakingItRealwithAuthenticResources,LeslieGrahn,
IndependentConsultant
5p.m. 5C-Youhavefoundauthenticresources,nowhowdo
youusethem?.TrudyAnderson,NathanHaleSchool
6C-CreatingEngagingActivitiesforALLWorldLanguage
Learners,HeidiTrude,LoudounValleyHighSchool
ConcurrentSessions-Monday,October19,20204p.m. 7A-SUPERProjectsforIntermediate/Advanced
French&SpanishStudents,JonShee,EvanDowney,
LilianaAmodeo,St.Luke'sSchool
8A-ElprocesocreadordelalumnoenlaclasedeELE,
AlfredoPérezBerciano,ColegioDELIBES
SessionPresentedin:Spanish
5p.m. VirtualExhibitHall
7p.m. 9B-GoogleSlidesandGoogleCalendar:
ComprehensibleInputandComprehensible
Organization,MeredithWhite,GwinnettCountyPublic
Schools
10B-LandmarksontheRoadtoProficiency,LilyDeYoung,
GiannaBavido,IsobelOwen,RebeccaRoth,NewCanaan
PublicSchools
ConcurrentSessions-Tuesday,October20,20204p.m. 11A-BeyondQ&A:DesigningCulturallyRich
InterpretiveAssessments,JesseGleason,Southern
ConnecticutStateU.,JorgeRodriguez,Choate
RosemaryHall
12A-StrategiesforEquitableLanguageLearning,Michele
Back,UniversityofConnecticut,ManuelaWagner,University
ofConnecticut,DorieConlonPerugini,GlastonburyPublic
Schools
5p.m. VirtualExhibitHall
7p.m. 13B–MovingAllStudentsUptheProficiencyLadder,
RitaA.Oleksak&MeganVillanueva,GlastonburyPublic
Schools
14B-MindfulListening:HonoringWhatWeHear,Christine
RappDombrowski,PhD,findingdharma
ConcurrentSessions-Wednesday,October21,20204p.m. 15A-Paraculturayproficiencia...¡Llamaalallama!,
MeganWojcicki,MarisaLewis,SouthWindsorPublic
Schools
16A-StrategiesforaSuccessfulClassforNewTeachers,
MeichingChang,GlastonburyPublicSchools
5p.m. VirtualExhibitHall
7p.m. 17B-Tips+ToolsSessionforNew(orNew-ish)WL
Teachers,JonathanShee,St.Luke'sSchool
18B-BeyondRepresentation:ContinuingtheJourneywith
LGBTQ+LanguageStudents,JosephParodi-Brown,Ed.D.,
MarianapolisPrep
ConcurrentSessions-Thursday,October22,20204p.m. 19A-GettingthemTalking:EngagingandNovice
Learners,RebeccaAubrey,TimothyEdwardsMS,South
Windsor
20A-GetintheRightFrameof“Mindset”toTeach
GrammarInductively,DeborahEspitia,Educational
Consultant
5p.m. VirtualExhibitHall
7p.m. 21B-‘PachasenPerú’:AYouTubeChanneltoInspire
YourStudents,BethPachas,JoelBarlowHighSchool
22B-AuthenticConnectionswithMusicandMovement,
JennyDelfini,NewPaltzCSD
Conference-at-a-Glance
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AAPPL SUPPORTSTHE SEAL OFBILITERACY
What do thousands ofmultilingual students have in
common? They have attainedthe Seal of Biliteracy with
ACTFL Assessments!
TeacheroftheYear!MeetGinaGalloReinhard,
CTCOLTTeacheroftheYear!
GinaGalloReinhardhasbeennamedthe2020-2021
CTCOLTLanguageTeacheroftheYear.Ms.Gallo
wasselectedfromahighlydistinguishedpanelof
applicants.Ginabelievesthatlanguageteachers
aresuperhumanswhomaketheworldabetter,
brighterandmorecompassionateplace.Ginaisa
proudSouthernConnecticutStateUniversity
alumnaandItalianteacheratBristolCentralHigh
School.GinaisalifelonglearnerofItalian,aLatin
newbieandaloverofSpanish.Gina’sgoalisto
fosterapassionforlanguagestopositivelyimpact
theworldwithallofourvoices.Inoneletterof
recommendation,RyanBroderick,Assistant
PrincipalatBristolCentralHighSchool,say,“Ginais
aleaderbeyondthewallsofherclassroom,andher
influencehasfar-reachingeffects.”Herreachis
demonstratedinwhatherstudentsalsosayabout
her.JuliaPahl,astudentofGina’ssays,“Iwantto
beateacherjustlikeMrs.Gallo.Ihopethatwhen
mytimecomesIwillbeatleasthalfthetypeof
teacherandpersonMrs.Gallois.”
GinawillnowcompetefortheNECTFLTeacherof
theYearatthe2021NortheastConference.Good
luck,Gina!
GinawillspeakonSunday,10/18/20,duringthe2
p.m.introductorysession.
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ConferencePricing
WorkshopStructure
10minutes:Introductions
30minutes:Presentation
10minutes:Q&A
10minutes:ProcessingTime
• ThisrateisforCTCOLTmembersandincludesaccesstovideosandconferencematerialsthrough12/31/20.Membersmustregisterusingtheiremailonfile.$5fromeachregistrationgoestoourKenLesterScholarship.
#1$25CTCOLTMembers(&MaterialsAccess)
• Thisrateisfornon-CTCOLTMembersandincludesaccesstovideosandconferencematerialsthrough12/31/20.Aspartoftheregistrationprocess,youwillberequiredtojoinCTCOLT,whichwillbeanadditional$25beyondthisbasepriceof$25,foratotalof$50.$5fromeachregistrationgoestoourKenLesterScholarship.Non-CTCOLTmembersfromtheNECTFLregionwillneedtojoinCTCOLTtogainaccesstomaterials(videorecordingsandhandouts)aftertheconference.
#2$50Non-CTCOLTMembers(&MaterialsAccess)
• ThisrateisforteacherswhoaremembersoforganizationsintheNECTFLregionandnotmembersofCTCOLT.Pleasenotethispricedoesnotincludeaccesstomaterialsandresources.$5fromeachregistrationgoestoourKenLesterScholarship.
#3$25NECTLRegionMemberAccess(NoMaterials)
• Thisrateisforpresentersandrequiresaspecialcode.Presentersmustregisterinordertobegrantedaccesstovideosandconferencematerialsthrough12/31/20.
#4$0Presenters(&MaterialsAccess)
• ThisspecialrateisfortheCTCOLTFallConferenceCommitteeandincludesaccesstovideosandconferencematerialsthrough12/31/20.Inordertoregister,committeemembersmustbemembersofCTCOLT.
#5$0ConferenceCommittee(&MaterialsAccess)
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Sunday,October18,2020
1PM
CTCOLTWorldLanguageNetworking
InitiativeHostedbyRebeccaAubrey&JosephParodi-Brown
Thisinvite-onlysessionwillincludetheparticipantsin
thisyear’s2020-2021COLTWorldLanguage
NetworkingInitiative.Duringthesession,newerand
moreexperiencedteacherswillhavetheopportunity
togettoknoweachotherandtosetgoalsfortheir
school-yearcollaborations.
NewTeachers/FirstTimeAttendees
NetworkingGroupHostedbyKimWinfield&KarenMurano
Cometothissessionopentoteachersnewtothe
professionwithinthelastfiveyearsandfirst-time
conferenceattendees!Thepresenterwilllead
participantsincreatinga"NewTeacherSurvivalKit"
withresourcesandstrategiesdiscussedthroughout
thesession.Participantswillhaveanopportunityto
networkwithothernewteachersfromacrossthe
stateandbeabletoshareexperiences.
2PM
Introduction,Awards,Keynote,andStudentPanelIntroduction,Awards,&Keynote(20minutes),AmandaRobustelli-Price&JimmyWildman
Inthisopeningsessionthatisavailabletoallattendeesoftheconference,therewillfirstbeanintroductionto
theconference,arecognitionofvariousCTCOLTawardwinners,andalsoabriefkeynote,firstbytheCTCOLT
President,AmandaRobustelli-Price,andbytheCTCOLTLanguageTeacheroftheYear,GinaGalloReinhard.
StudentPanel(40minutes)
RedefiningOurPractice:StudentVoices,HostedbyChristiMoraga&JudithOjeda
JoinstudentsfromacrossthestateofConnecticutastheysharetheirlanguagelearningjourneyasremote
learners.Asteachers,wecontinuouslyreflectonourpractice.Withatargetthatisalwaysmoving,weaimto
changeourpath:toimproveourstrategies,toengagestudentsandrethinkcurriculardesign.Distance
learningaddedevenmorenewchallengesforbothteachersandstudents.Weexperienceddistancelearning
asteachers,howeveritwillbeinsightfultohearstudents’thoughtsabouttheirownexperiences.Studentswill
sharewhatworkedanddidn’tworkforthem,helpingustoconsiderhowwecontinuethejourneyofcreating
proficientlanguageusersduringthisuncertaintime.
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ConcurrentSessions-Sunday,October18,20203PM
1A-KeepingYourCurriculumDeepandRich
DuringUncertainTimesHelenaCurtain,IndependentConsultant
Examplesin:English
Howcanweensurethatourcurriculumsparkslearners’
interestandkeepsthemengaged,evenaswemodifyit
forlearningintheCOVIDera?Wewillexplore
strategiesforkeepingyourcurriculumdeepandrichby
prioritizingcontext,meaningfulmessages,and
meaningfultasksthatareintrinsicallyinteresting,
cognitivelyengagingandculturallyconnected.
2A-DesigningforTrulySelf-Directed
AsynchronousLearningNathanLutz,KentPlaceSchool
Examplesin:French
Justaswedesignourtraditionalfacetofaceclasses
tobelearner-centeredwithstudentsbeingableto
doALLtheworkthemselves,wewantouronline
instructiontobeself-directedaswell.Thissession
willdiscussthepracticalconsiderationsneededto
createanasynchronousworkflowforyourstudents
sotheyarepositionedtofindsuccessintheir
learningofaworldlanguage.Whenfacetofaceor
evensynchronousremoteinstructionisnotpossible
-ouronlysolutionishavingstudentsparticipatein
self-directedlearningandactivitiesasynchronously.
Designingforthistypeofinstructionrequires
specialconsiderations.Thepresenterwillwalk
attendeesthroughvariousconsiderationsandshow
examplesfromotherteacherswhohavefound
successincreatingastructurethatworkswhen
timeanddistancekeepteachersandstudents
apart.
4PM
3B-IntentionalPlanning:Learning
ProgressionsforRemote&HybridLearningRebeccaBlouwolff,WellesleyMS
Examplesin:French
Learntodesigneffectivelearningprogressionsfor
remoteandhybridteaching.Guidestudentsfrominput
tooutputwithafocusoncommunicativetasksthat
buildlanguageproficiency.Seehowlevel-appropriate
Can-Dostatements,variedauthenticresources,non-
verbalprocessingtasks,scaffolds,and“levelups”
supportstudents’real-worldcommunicationwith
confidenceandsuccess.Presentationwillinclude
examplesofhowtouseNearpodtoengagestudents
duringsynchronousinstruction;strategiesforusing
ZoombreakoutroomswithGoogleSlidesfor
accountability;and,ideasforgivingproficiency-based
feedbackviaGoogleClassroomrubrics.
4B-MakingItRealwithAuthentic
ResourcesLeslieGrahn,IndependentConsultant
Examplesin:Arabic,Chinese,French,German,
Italian,Japanese,Portuguese,Spanish
Howcanweconnectourlanguagelearnerstothe
realworldthroughauthentictext?Explorehowto
injectinterestandrelevanceintotypicalnovice
unitsthroughauthenticresources.Participantswill
becomefamiliarwithstrategiesformakingitreal
forourlearnersthroughtheinclusionof
infographics,videoclips,andmore.Topics
addressedinthissessionincludecuratingauthentic
resources,engagingtheiGeneration,and
connectingtowhatstudentsareexperiencingand
feeling.Thisinteractivesessionwillprovide
examplesformultiplelanguages.
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5PM
5C-Youhavefoundauthenticresources,
nowhowdoyouusethem?TrudyAnderson,NathanHaleSchool
Examplesin:English,French,Spanish
Worldlanguageteachersareencouragedtouse
authenticresourcestohelpsparkinterestandincrease
proficiencylevels.Inthisworkshop,wewilldiscuss
howtofindresourcesandexploreusingthemacross
thethreemodesofcommunicationwhileadapting
themforthenoviceandintermediatelearners.
Examplesofauthenticresourcesandideasofhowthey
canbeusedfordifferentlevelsofproficiencywillbe
shared.Participantswillworkingroupswithsamplesof
resources.Theywillcreatequestionsandactivitiesfor
thenoviceandintermediatelearner.Participantswill
receiveatemplateforcreatingquestionsandmultiple
examplesofresources.
6C-CreatingEngagingActivitiesforALL
WorldLanguageLearnersHeidiTrude,LoudounValleyHighSchool
Examplesin:French
Areyoulookingfornewactivitiestoengageall
learners?Participantswilllearnhowtousevarious
techandnon-techgamesandactivitiestocreatea
student-centeredapproachtolearningthatis
guaranteedtoengageallstudents.Besuretobe
readytoparticipateinthissession.Youwillleave
thesessionwithactivitiesandideasyoucanusethe
nextday!Thiswillbeaninteractiveandhands-on
sessionwhereparticipantswillbeactivelyengaged
inthegamesandactivities.Aslidedeckwillbeused
toshowcasethevariousactivities.Participantswill
alsobegiventheopportunitytoshareresources
throughFlipgridandPadletboards.
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ConcurrentSessions-Monday,October19,20204PM
7A-SUPERProjectsfor
Intermediate/AdvancedFrench&Spanish
StudentsJonShee,St.Luke'sSchool
EvanDowney,St.Luke'sSchool
LilianaAmodeo,St.Luke'sSchool
Examplesin:French&SpanishProject-BasedLearning(PBL)unitsfor
intermediate/advancedlanguageclassescanrange
fromdisappointingslogstototalacademicwins.
Discoverexamplesofmanysuccessfulandstudent-
appreciatedprojects,aswellasmodelsoftask
descriptionsandaccompanyingrubrics.Projectdesign
andevaluationmethodswillbediscussedthoroughly.
Attendeeswilldiscovermanyofthepitfallsthatcanbe
avoidedinPBLthroughstudentsurveyfeedbackand
examplesofless-successfulprojects.Wewillshare
samplesofsuccessfulPBLprojectsfromvaried
contexts:thenovel“Lefantômedel’opéra”,therock
opera“LeRoiSoleil”,thecreationofavirtual
amusementpark,achoose-your-own-adventurestory
usingGoogleSlides,andthecreationofavirtualcity.
8A-Elprocesocreadordelalumnoenla
clasedeELEAlfredoPérezBerciano,ColegioDELIBES
SessionPresentedin:Spanish
Examplesin:Spanish
Elusodelasredessocialesodela“microescritura”
puedepermitiralosalumnosunacercamientoaun
procesocreador,desconocidohastaentoncespara
ellosyquefavorecerá,sinlugaradudas,un
aprendizajemáseficientedelanuevalengua.
¿Porquénousarlamicroliteraturatanpresentehoy
endíaenlasredessocialesyennuestravidadiaria
paratrabajaraspectosculturalesylingüísticosen
nuestraclasedeespañol?
Lamicroliteraturapuedeconvertirseenungran
alicienteparaintroducirlaculturayfomentarla
capacidadcreativadelalumno,desarrollarellenguaje
ylaexpresiónescrita,fomentarelaprendizajede
nuevaspalabrasyporsupuestoayudaranuestros
alumnosareforzarsuautoestima.Escribiresuna
formadeperderelmiedoalalectura.
7PM
9B-GoogleSlidesandGoogleCalendar:
ComprehensibleInputandComprehensible
OrganizationMeredithWhite,GwinnettCountyPublicSchools
Examplesin:English&Spanish
Weasteachersworktodesignanddeliver
comprehensibleinputtoourstudentsduringclass
time,butthenwhat?Howcanwegetthemostoutof
theresourceswe'realreadyusingtopresentmaterial
tostudents?Inthissession,GoogleSlidesandGoogle
Calendarwillbeshowcasedfornotonlydeliveryof
comprehensibleinput,butalsoscaffolding,leveling-
up,andtransparentstorageforteachers,students,
andstakeholders.Whyworksohardtocreate
engaging,comprehensiblelessonsiftheycanonlybe
usedinoneway?(Allresourceshereindemonstrated,
includingfurtherinstructionalvideos,willbe
provided.)
10B-LandmarksontheRoadtoProficiencyLilyDeYoung,NewCanaanPublicSchools
GiannaBavido,NewCanaanPublicSchools
IsobelOwen,NewCanaanPublicSchools
RebeccaRoth,NewCanaanPublicSchools
Examplesin:Spanish
Onceyou’vedecidedwheretogo,whatarethose
“markers”alongthewaythatsignifyyouareheadedin
therightdirection?Howdoyouknowwhento
continueontheroadyou’vetakenbeforeorifit’stime
totakeadetour?JointheElementaryWLteamfrom
theNewCanaanPublicSchoolsaswesharehowwe
notonlydefineourendpointforaunitbuthowwe
carefullycraftourownpathwaytogetthere.Joinus
andlearnavarietyofstrategiesweusetomoveeach
ofourstudentsalongthepathtoproficiency.
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ConcurrentSessions-Tuesday,October20,20204PM
11A-BeyondQ&A:DesigningCulturally
RichInterpretiveAssessmentsJesseGleason,SouthernConnecticutStateU.
JorgeRodriguez,ChoateRosemaryHall
Examplesin:Spanish
Rich,authenticcontentisthegoldstandardof
“input”forworldlanguagelearners.Thiscaninclude
newsarticles,bookexcerpts,andvideosmadeby
membersofthetargetlanguagecommunitiesfor
othermembers.Despitethebenefitsofusingthese
authentictexts,therearenumerouschallenges,one
ofwhichishowtoassessstudents’interpretive
ability.Thisposterpresentationwillshowteachers
howtogobeyondquestion-and-answer-type
assessmentstodesignculturallyrichassessments
thatmeasuretheirstudents’interpretivelistening
andreadingabilityovertime.Usingthreeexamples
fromdistinctChileanculturalcommunitiesand
connectingtothedisciplinesofastronomyand
natureconservation,participantswillleavewith
authenticmodeltexts,rubrics,andanunderstanding
ofhowtodesignculturallyrichinterpretive
assessments.
12A-StrategiesforEquitableLanguage
LearningMicheleBack,UniversityofConnecticut
ManuelaWagner,UniversityofConnecticut
DorieConlonPerugini,GlastonburyPublicSchools
Examplesin:English,German,&Spanish
Wepresentpracticalstrategiestosupport,empower,
andadvocateforalllanguagelearners--fromsecond
languagelearnerstoemergentbilinguals/plurilinguals--
whileaddressingtheculturalandlinguisticdiversity
withinourclassroomsandcommunities.Modelled,co-
constructedactivitiesreflectinterculturalcitizenship,
symboliccompetence,translanguaging,raciolinguistics,
culturallysustainingteaching,socialjusticeandhuman
rightseducation.Afterashortintroductiontothis
interdisciplinaryapproach,thepresenterswillmodel
activitiesthatcanbeadaptedtoavarietyofagegroups
andproficiencylevels.Reflectivequestions,activities,
andunitswillfacilitatetheparticipants’applicationina
varietyofcontexts.
7PM
13B–MovingAllStudentsUpthe
ProficiencyLadderRitaA.Oleksak,GlastonburyPublicSchools
MeganVillanueva,SmithMS,Glastonbury
Examplesin:English&Spanish
Joinusforaninteractivesessionwhereteachers
discusshowtargetedinterventionshelpedmiddle
schoolstudentsshowgainsintheirperformance
levelstowardreachingtheirspeakingproficiency
targets.Studentswhoscoredlowerthananticipated
ontheAAPPLILSweretargetedforathree-month
interventionandthenretested.Presenterswillshare
thedifferentstrategiesthatwereimplementedto
supportstudentsintheinterpretivelisteningand
interpersonalspeakingmodesofcommunication.
14B-MindfulListening:HonoringWhatWe
HearChristineRappDombrowski,PhD,findingdharma
Examplesin:English
Theactoflistening,withallofyourmindfulfocus,allows
youtheopportunitytocreatemoreinterconnectedness
andauthenticityinyourlife.Inthisworkshopwewill
focusonsomemindfullisteningpractices,whichwillgive
youtheopportunitytocreatespacesothatyoucan
listenandtrulyhearwhatothersandyourinnerselfare
communicatingtoyou.Anexploratorylookat
mindfulnessactivitieswillbeself-reflectiveand
anecdotal.Wewillclosewithadiscussionofhowthis
couldalsobetranslatedtoaworldlanguageclassroom.
Participantswillleavehavingavarietyofmindfuland
compassionatelisteningpractices,fromwhichtheycan
thenfurtherbuildontheirowndaily,mindfulpractice.
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ConcurrentSessions-Wednesday,October21,20204PM
15A-Paraculturayproficiencia...¡Llamaa
lallama!MeganWojcicki,SouthWindsorPublicSchools
MarisaLewis,SouthWindsorPublicSchools
Examplesin:Spanish
Noprob-llama!Novicelevelspeakerscanmake
culturalcomparisons,participateinculturalpractices
andinteractwithauthenticproductseasily!This
sessionwillprovideexamplesofhowtoembeda
culturalcontextintoeverylessoninafullimmersion
programthatfocusesonstudentproficiency.Lesson
examplesincorporatingtargetlanguagecultural
practices,products,andperspectivesatthenovice
levelswillbeprovided.Participantswillengagein
hands-onactivitiesandcollaboratewithothersto
generateideastobringbackculturallyrichlesson
activitiestotheirownclassrooms.
16A-StrategiesforaSuccessfulClassfor
NewTeachersMeichingChang,GlastonburyPublicSchools
Examplesin:Chinese&English
Thefirstfewyearsofteachingarealwayschallenging
forteachers.Weknowthetheorieswell,butdonot
haveenoughclassroomexperiencestoimplement
themsuccessfully?Wespendalotoftimeplanningour
lessons,butthereismuchroomforimprovement.We
wanttomakeourlessonsappealtostudents,butmay
haveahardtimefindingappropriateactivities.Inthis
session,thepresenterwillshowherexperiencein
conductingasuccessfullessonfromherexperiencein
lessonplanning,classroomroutines,andassessment.
Eventhoughthissessionistargetedfornewlanguage
teachers,itisagoodreviewforveteranteachersas
well.
7PM
17B-Tips+ToolsSessionforNew(or
New-ish)WLTeachersJonathanShee,St.Luke'sSchool
Examplesin:Chinese,English,French,Latin,&
Spanish
Haveyoubeenteachingforunder5years?Learn
somesupertipsandtoolsthatcanhelpmakeyour
classroomthebestitcanbe.Getsomegreat
classroommanagementtechniques,technology
hacks,suggestionsfordealingwithtoughparents,
andideasforimpressingadministrationfroma27-
yearveteranteacher/departmentchair.Participants
willdiscoverfungamesandentertainingactivities
thatworkinallWLclasses,rubricsandother
evaluationtools,andothertipsthatcanspiceupa
classroomandfosterstudentengagement.Theywill
learnsomestrategiesforcommonclassroom“tricky”
situations,buildingorimprovingrelationshipswith
administrationandparents,andpromotingtheirwork
andaccomplishmentsoutsideoftheclassroom.
18B-BeyondRepresentation:Continuing
theJourneywithLGBTQ+Language
StudentsJosephParodi-Brown,Ed.D.,MarianapolisPrep
Examplesin:Spanish&othergenderedlanguages
Basedinasocialjusticemodel,thisworkshop
acknowledgestheneedtorepresentallofour
students.Moreandmore,studentsareidentifyingas
LGBTQ+earlierandmoreopenly.Inourlanguage
classes,studentslookforlanguagetodescribe
themselvesandseektoidentifywheretheyfitintarget
languagecommunities.Atthesametime,activistsin
targetlanguagecountriesareseekingwaystomake
languagelessgenderedwhilesomefeelsuchchanges
areunnecessaryorexamplesoflinguisticimperialism.
Thesetensionswillbeaddressedwithsuggestionsfor
bothsupportingthestudentsinfrontofusandfor
recognizingtheauthenticlanguageoftargetcultures.
Thisworkshopofferstoolsandresourcestoaddress
questionsthatariseandaddressescontroversieswithin
TLcommunitieswhilevalidatingstudents'identities.
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ConcurrentSessions-Thursday,October22,20204PM
19A-GettingthemTalking:Engagingand
EmpoweringNoviceLearnersRebeccaAubrey,TimothyEdwardsMS,SouthWindsor
Examplesin:English,Spanish
Howcanwegetnovicelearnerstoexchange
meaningfulinformationinthetargetlanguagewhen
theyhavelimitedlanguagetodrawon?Maintaininga
90%+targetlanguageenvironmentischallenging
withnovicelearners,particularlyastheiraffective
filterincreases.Inthissession,participantswilllearn
strategiesforscaffoldinglearningtopromotetarget
languageuse,aswellasexplorespecificactivitiesto
promoteinterpersonalspeakingandbuild
circumlocutionskillswithnovicelanguagelearnersof
allages.
20A-GetintheRightFrameof“Mindset”to
TeachGrammarInductivelyDeborahEspitia,EducationalConsultant
Examplesin:French&Spanish
Changethewayyouthinkandyou’llchangetheway
youteach.Agrowthmindsetisessentialintheshiftto
teachinggrammarinductively.Participantswillengage
inademoofaninductivegrammarlessonandreview
stepstocreatethesetypesofgrammarlessonsfor
theirownclasses.Theshifttoteachingforproficiency
ismorethanjustgettinganewcurriculum.Teachers
needtohavethecharacteristicsofagrowthmindsetto
knowthatitmaynotbeeasynorhappenallatonce,
butwithperseveranceandworktheycanchangethe
waythey’vealwaystaughttobetterhelptheirstudents
becomeproficientinthetargetlanguage.
7PM
21B-‘PachasenPerú’:AYouTubeChannel
toInspireYourStudentsBethPachas,JoelBarlowHighSchool
Examplesin:Spanish
It’schallengingtofindSpanishvideosforthe
classroom!The‘PachasenPerú’YouTubechannel
offersteachersvideointerviewsfilmedinPerúwith
nativespeakersofSpanish.Plus,youhaveaccessto
activitiesthataccompanymanyofthevideos.The
videosonthechannelareorganizedbytopicand
difficultysothatyoucanimmediatelyseethe
availablevideosforatopic,andcanchoosethe
difficultylevel.Thesevideoscanbemodifiedfornon-
nativespeakersaswellasheritagespeakers.During
theworkshop,youwillseecountlesswaysto
implementthesevideos,collaboratewithcolleagues,
andreceivemodifiabletemplates.
22B-AuthenticConnectionswithMusicand
MovementJennyDelfini,NewPaltzCSD
Examplesin:English,French,German,Italian,&
Spanish
Musiccarriesmemory,eitherfromexperiencesor
physicalmovement.Studentsusemusicintheir
everydaylives-tocreatesocialmedia,torelax,tojust
dance.Danceandmusiccombinebothlinguisticand
culturalaspectsofourclasses.Byusingmusicinour
classrooms,combinedwiththemovementsthatgo
withtheselections,ourstudentswillbeabletomake
comparisonsandconnectionswiththeirownmusic
choicesandmovements.Thenaturalrepetitionofthe
chorusandverseshelpsstudentsacquiregrammarand
functionsincontext.
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Exhibitors&VirtualExhibitHall
Exhibitors&OrganizationalSponsors• AATF-Connecticut
• AllianceFrançaiseofNewHaven/Hartford
• ChesterTechnicalServices
• COLEGIODELIBES
• IdiomaEducation&Consulting
• LanguageTestingInternational,Inc.
• SouthernConnecticutStateUniversity
• WadsworthAtheneumMuseumofArt
When?
• Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,&Thursday
• 5-6p.m.
Where?
• Zoom/breakoutrooms
• Thelinkisontheconferencewebsitemailedtoregistrants
What?
• Visitwithourexhibitors!
• Switchbetweenbreakoutrooms.
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