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STARTALK: Our mission,
accomplishments and direction
ILR November 12, 2010
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Faces of STARTALK
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Presenters
• Catherine Ingold, Director National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland and Co-PI for STARTALK
• Meg Malone, Senior Research Associate, Center for Applied Linguistics
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Presentation Overview
• What is STARTALK?
• What is STARTALK’s impact on language teaching and learning?
• What has STARTALK learned about implementing short-term language programs?
• What STARTALK resources are available?
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What is STARTALK?
• Mission
• Goals
• Vision
• Content
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Mission
to provide summer language learning opportunities for students and professional development opportunities for teachers in critical languages
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Goals
• To have programs in all 50 states by 2011, offering up to 10 languages
• To increase the quality and supply of teachers of critical languages throughout the nation
• To stimulate significant increases in the number of students enrolled in the study of critical languages
• To improve the quality and effectiveness of critical language curriculum
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STARTALK Vision
Learners
More students studying critical languages
Longer sequences of instruction
More meaningful language learning outcomes
Effective use of technology
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STARTALK Vision
Teachers
Increased number of highly effective and certified world language teachers
A better system for preparing and certifying world language teachers
rigorous preparation
Demonstrated skills and knowledge
Continued opportunities for professional development
Increased leadership, coordination and incentives from federal and state agencies
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STARTALK Vision
Programs
Technical assistance to local and regional programs
Academic year programs adopting the STARTALK models
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Current STARTALK Languages
• Arabic • Chinese • Dari • Hindi • Portuguese • Persian • Russian • Swahili • Turkish • Urdu
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What is STARTALK’s impact on language teaching and learning?
• Capacity
• Infrastructure
• Participants
• Research
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Enrollments: 2007 - 2010
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Number of Students
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Student Programs by Grade Level
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2010 Distribution of Programs
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States where participants
resided
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Impact: Capacity
• New Academic Year Programs
• Additional Opportunities for Students
• More Effective Programs for Students
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Impact: Infrastructure for Critical Languages
• Increased number of highly effective teachers
• Improved resources for language instruction and assessment
• Innovative online resources for teacher development
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Affective Impact: Students
• 96% enjoy learning languages
• 98% think it important to learn about other people and places
• 78% plan to continue studying the STARTALK language
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Affective Impact: Teachers
• Increased confidence in teaching
• Increased willingness to implement effective strategies
• Increased collaboration among STARTALK trainees
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What has STARTALK learned about short-term language programs?
• Implementing quality assurance measures
• Developing best practices
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Challenges
• Duration
• Program variety (length, level, focus)
• Teacher experience
• Standardization and flexibility across programs
• Assessment
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Quality Assurance (1 of 3)
• National competition
– Eligibility requirements: • demonstrate the capability to offer age-appropriate standards-based
language learning summer programs in a culturally rich environment for students in K-16 levels
• have prior experience with summer foreign language camps, programs, courses or academies for students to gain and improve their linguistic and cultural competence
• Review process
– Review criteria include: • Clearly stated goals with measurable outcomes and performance
indicators
• Assessment plan
• Qualified staff
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Quality Assurance (2 of 3)
• Spring Conference: Expectation Setting
– Networking opportunities
– Team meetings and team leader support
• Curriculum Approval
– Improvements to the curriculum template
– Approval process
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Quality Assurance (3 of 3)
• Site Visit
– Purpose and procedures
– Feedback to programs
• Fall Conference: Sharing
– Plenary sessions
– Training sessions
– Networking opportunities
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STARTALK-endorsed best practices
1 Implementing standards-based and thematically organized curriculum
2 Facilitating a student-centered classroom
3 Using target language for instruction
4 Integrating culture into language instruction
5 Adopting and using authentic materials
6 Conducting performance-based assessment
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(1) Standards-based curriculum
• Implementing standards-based and thematically organized curriculum
– Defining expected outcomes for all five Standards (“Students can…”)
– Developing themes and unit subthemes
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(2) Student-centered classrooms
• Facilitating a student-centered classroom
– Professional development (STARTALK conferences; multimedia tools)
– Site visit feedback
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(3) Target language instruction
• Using target language for instruction
– Differences between teacher perceptions and actual practices
– Professional development for teachers using the target language with Novice-level students
– Importance of visual support and active response
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(4) Integrating culture
• Integrating culture into language instruction
– Selecting culturally appropriate themes
– Defining clear outcomes for the Culture Standard
– Incorporating field trips
– Developing tools for assessing culture
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(5) Authentic materials
Adopting and using authentic materials.
- Emphasis on using materials in an appropriate way (proficiency and grade level)
- Collaboration across programs (teams and online)
- Need for expanded online resources and venues for sharing materials
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(6) Performance-based assessment
Conducting performance-based assessment.
• Authentic, contextualized task-based assessment
• Backward design
• Formative and summative assessment
• Multiple methods (Linguafolio, teacher assessment, language tests)
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Program Priorities • Additional features of successful short-term
programs
• Priority given to applicants with the following features: – Distance learning
– Collaboration with other programs
– Teacher professional development (student programs)
– Plan to integrate language and culture;
– Opportunities for continued student learning beyond the summer program
– Opportunities for earning academic credit
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Stakeholder Feedback
• Importance of continually gathering feedback from stakeholders (program directors, instructors, students)
– Surveys
– Focus groups
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What STARTALK resources are available?
• STARTALK Multimedia Workshop Collection
• STARTALK Classroom Video Collection
• Online Curriculum Template Development Guide
• Sample Planning and Classroom Materials
www.startalk.umd.edu
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The STARTALK Legacy
Did former students or teacher trainees come to work in your program.
Yes, at least one former STARTALK
student program participant came back
this year as a teacher, assistant or tutor in
a student program
33.3%
Yes, at least one former STARTALK
teacher development program participant
came back this year as a teacher,
assistant or tutor in a teacher program
45.3%
Yes, at least one former STARTALK
teacher development program participant
came back this year as a teacher,
assistant or tutor in a student program
36.0%
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Next steps
• Research with CASL
– Pre-pilot 2009 • How can student results be assessed in short-term programs?
• N= 96
– Pilot 2010 • How can student results be assessed in short-term programs?
• Three instruments
• On-site observations
• M-393
• STARTALK 2011
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Reflections & Conclusions
• Continual process of feedback and improvements
• STARTALK’s impact and future directions
• Support needed for short-term language programs
• Professional development needs of LCTL teachers