I got this from Laurie. Laurie please remind me to post this once a week up to the registration cut off date of March 2nd:
Hi Ben,
Could you put this info on the blog? I’ll be presenting two three-hour presentations at Nathaniel’s district (Dudley, Mass.) on Friday, March 13th. The Director of Curriculum has opened enrollment to other teachers who wish to attend! The cost will be $50 for each of the sessions. They are designed to be in introduction to ‘the bigger picture”…..but as you know, ANY presentation is a great place to meet with like minds. :o) Also not a bad place to invite other dept. members to experience / start a conversation.
Morning Workshop: Using Storytelling and Comprehensible-Input Based Strategies in the Classroom
This is workshop provides a demo lesson in Vietnamese along with a variety of activities demonstrating how language acquisition occurs in a classroom setting. Participants will have the opportunity to observe as educators and to participate as students. The goal of this workshop is for teachers to a) develop a better understanding of how CI is being utilized in the profession and b) examine how these activities can help teachers to scaffold the classroom towards the ACTFL recommendation of 90% use of comprehensible target language in the classroom.
Afternoon Workshop: Lighting Up Literacy in the Language Classroom
More and more often, language teachers are expected to incorporate literacy into the second language classroom. This workshop is designed to provide participants with knowledge and skills that a traditional methods program may not have provided. We will look at the literacy skills of visualization, fluency and stamina along with how to move along Bloom’s Taxonomy at every level of language instruction. Participants will examine the use of authentic materials, textbooks, readers/novels and teacher-created materials. All activities are designed to be high-interest and student-centered.
From the Director:
They can register by contacting me at this e-mail address with their name, e-mail, phone #, and District and we’ll be happy to save them a spot. We’re closing registrations on March 2nd in order to give us time to arrange rooms, etc.
Lorinda C. Allen
Director of Curriculum & Student Assessment
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District
68 Dudley-Oxford Road
Dudley, MA 01571