DEN Virtual ConferenceDEN Virtual ConferenceHistory-making first National Virtual Conference, harnessing History-making first National Virtual Conference, harnessing

the power of a webinar to live face-to-face local hosting.the power of a webinar to live face-to-face local hosting.

Presented by Lance RougeuxPresented by Lance RougeuxEast Coast KeynoteEast Coast Keynote

Can You Read This?Can You Read This?Digital Native TestDigital Native Test

Or this?Or this?

All students speak a second languageAll students speak a second language It isn’t French or Spanish eitherIt isn’t French or Spanish either Can you read it?Can you read it?

If not, try transl8it!If not, try transl8it!

How does this make you How does this make you feel?feel?

Granted you won’t need this phrase oftenGranted you won’t need this phrase often But are you “lost in translation”?But are you “lost in translation”? Not your second language?Not your second language?

What language do you speak…What language do you speak…what language do your what language do your

students speak…students speak…

All students today are bilingual and d All students today are bilingual and d 4n tongue dey knO so weL L%kz fune 4n tongue dey knO so weL L%kz fune & cn b kind of hard 2 rED, @ lEst 4 & cn b kind of hard 2 rED, @ lEst 4 adults. So how do we meet the needs adults. So how do we meet the needs of our students when we’re the of our students when we’re the second language learners in the second language learners in the classroom? classroom?

The Answer: They speak The Answer: They speak digitallydigitally

EEmoticons as amoticons as aSSecondecondLLanguageanguage

Think Pink + ESLThink Pink + ESL

Communication, Connectedness, Creativity Communication, Connectedness, Creativity define the Conceptual Agedefine the Conceptual Age

Students are digital consumers and creatorsStudents are digital consumers and creators How do we meet the needs of our ESL students?How do we meet the needs of our ESL students?

By tapping into great resources By tapping into great resources creativelycreatively

What are students’ #1 What are students’ #1 technology request at school? technology request at school?

Students create media and Students create media and consume itconsume it

Ways to Engage (not Ways to Engage (not enrage)enrage)

Media-Rich Library, Formative Media-Rich Library, Formative Assessments, Best in the Assessments, Best in the

BusinessBusiness

So, if our students speak a So, if our students speak a second language, then…second language, then…

As Second Language Learners, As Second Language Learners, we need TIME, PROFESSINAL we need TIME, PROFESSINAL DEVELOPMENT, and our own DEVELOPMENT, and our own

IEPIEP

What students read…What students read…

What we read…What we read…

?? As teachers educating in the As teachers educating in the

shift, how do we meet the shift, how do we meet the needs of our ESL studentsneeds of our ESL students

touch the future, tap into touch the future, tap into the power of Discoverythe power of Discovery

Today…Today…