Margie in West Virginia has a question for the group and together we should be able to cobble together in the comment fields here a lot of stuff she can use:
Ben,
I’m hoping that the PLC can help me with something: I have been asked by the WVDE to help develop an online professional development course for World Language teachers in West Virginia. The main topic of the course is the move toward proficiency that is represented in the national standards and in policy nationwide. YAY!
I have been tasked with creating the following two lessons: 1. What is proficiency and how does it look in listening and reading? 2. What is proficiency and how does it look in speaking and writing?
I need to include the ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the sample videos for each proficiency level as resources. What I need help with are suggestions of additional internet-based readings/sites/videos that I can include as resources. I want to include as much TCI and Krashen-based information as possible to bring TCI/TPRS into the spotlight here in WV.
Thanks so much!
Margie Snyder
Here is what Diana Noonon, DPS WL Coordinator said about the request by state admins that Margie do this work:
…first of all, these questions are way too broad. Proficiency is measured in ranges: novice low to superior. For a description of proficiency ranges, take a look at ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. For “how does it look” – take a look at the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 learners….