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CCFLT 2011 Loveland elem. program presentation
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FosteringGlobalCitizenshipthroughElementarySpanishDistanceLearning
CindyMurphyElisaTishmackAngélicaArias
OriginoftheElementarySpanishDistanceLearningProgram
Milllevy
Pilotprogram
Leveledprogram
Objectives
BasedonWorldLanguageStandards
Rangelevelexpectation‐NoviceLow
Toreachallstudentsattheelementarylevel
Goals
ExposuretoSpanishlanguageandculture
BasicSpanishcommunicationskills
Students will develop insight into their own
language and culture
WhySpanish?
Cognitiveadvantages
Usedinbusinessandeducation‐globalmarket
ImprovesemploymentopportunitiesintheUS
Changeattitudesandbeliefs
ContentandComponents
Useofvideos Onceaweek,20minuteseachforthreeweeksofeachmonth.
Inputisfacilitatedthroughimmersion
Sectionsinclude:Songs,interaction(guessing),themedskits,geography,culture,foodandnumbers
Videoscoverthemesthatstudentsarefamiliarwith(e.g.,family,community,animals,feelingsandweather).
Classroomvisits
Eachclassroomonceamonth
Wevisit45+classrooms=1000+students
Focusisonoraldeliveryandinteraction
Fourdifferentdynamics;wholeandsmallgroupinstruction,pairwork,andindividualwork.
Ongoingassessment:Wetalktoteachers,checkhowstudentsaredoingonactivities.
Teachingguides
Outlineslessonobjective
Statesthelanguagestructure.
Actsasalessonplanforteachers.
Lessonevaluation.
Unitvocabularylistsforadditionalsupport.
Complementaryactivities
Wordbankgivenforextrasupport.Usedtoreinforcematerialfromvideo.
Oneachactivitythereisasectionwherethestudentspracticewriting.
Exampleoflanguagestructurestudentsareexpectedtopractice.
ModiYiedactivityfor2ndgrade.
ThreeStandardsofCommunication
Interpretive‐Languageuserslisten,view,andreadusingknowledgeofculturalproducts,practices,andperspectives.
Interpersonal‐Culturallyappropriatelistening,reading,viewing,speaking,andwritingoccursasasharedactivityamonglanguageusers.
Presentational‐speakingandwritingoccurinculturallyappropriateways.
Colorado academic standards for world languages.
Interpretive
•Receiveinputfromvideo•SpeciYiclanguagestructures
•Activityactsasreinforcement/informal
assessment•Repeatandguessduringvideo
Interpersonal
•Inclasslessons•Providefeedback•Studenttostudent
interaction•Teachertostudent
interaction•Lessonsbuiltaroundcontentfromvideos
Presentational
Reading,writing,listeningandspeaking
Instructionalapproach
Based on the communicative method
Languageasamediumofcommunication. Communicativeabilityfromearlystage. Useoftargetlanguage:immersion. Meaningful,functionalandspontaneouscommunication:activeversusstatic.
Authenticresourcesandinspiration. Diverselearningdynamics. Student‐centered:adaptstostudentsneeds. Emphasisonoralskillbutnotlimitedtoit. Errorsaspartoflearningalanguage. Useofvisualstimuli.
Content-based language instruction
The content is based on student interests, iscognitively engaging, and teaches across thecurriculum.
Familiar topics and authentic materials motivatestudents and lead to more active participation.
Students learn science, math, geography, art,literature, grammar and history through themessuch as Star Wars, Pirates, Cowboys, etc.
Learnerfocusedinstruction
Promotinginteractiontomakestudentstakeanactiveroleandbereceptive.
Choosingappealingthemesinordertomotivatestudents.
Creatingagoodrapportwithstudents.
Usingcontinuousassessmenttoadaptinstructiontostudentsneeds:hearingtheirvoices.
Immersion
Toreflect naturalistic language acquisition.
To expose students to as much input as possiblegiven our limited contact time.
To encourage students to be proactive and uselearning strategies such as induction andprediction.
ScaffoldingtoSupportImmersion
1.Visualstimuli
• Gestures• Staging• Characterization:animatedandfamiliar
charactersandpuppets• Images:reusedinmultiplevideosandconstantly
associatedwiththesameconcepts• AminimaluseofsubtitlesinSpanish/English
2. Familiarthemes3. Musicandsound4. Humor5. Narrative
6. Contextualization,sequencingandrepetition.
Culture
Tochange attitudes and beliefs so students will bemotivated to learn Spanish.
To promote positive attitudes towardsmulticulturalism and multilingualism.
To promote learning across the curriculum byteaching geography, history, science, etc.
To emotionally benefit multicultural students.
Continuous assessment
To improve pedagogical strategies.
To hear student voices so we can work towardstoward fulfilling their needs and interests aslanguage learners.
Challengesandachievements
Challenges
Tochange attitudes and beliefs of students,teachers and the community: towards learningSpanish and towards the teaching approach.
To give as much opportunity for learning aspossible through a distance learning program withsuch limited contact time.
To keep students engaged in lessons that aredelivered through a virtual medium.
Achievements
Through continuous assessment we have realizedthat students are learning Spanish and becomingmore aware of Spanish speaking cultures.
Some teachers are better understanding ourteaching approach and becoming more involved.
With experience we are becoming more proficientin the use of the technology and are able to takeadvantage of it to meet our instructional goals.
Future goals
More assessment to hear student voices andmeasure their progress.
Incorporate computer and Web based activities.
Make instruction even more learner-centered.