SWCOLT+Webinar+2015

** Activating communication: Focusing lenses. **
Authentic learning experiences encourage collaboration, creativity and interconnectedness, all essential 21st century skills. How can language learning be designed that is both rigorous and relevant as well as meaningful and engaging? How can focusing lenses be used to shape the instruction of a thematic unit and its assessments? How can a novice “café” unit be changed to a thematic unit on hunger with integrated tasks that create a meaningful context? Participants will explore and interact with the concepts of focusing lenses and the rigor and relevance framework in order to investigate these questions.

Toni Theisen
Thompson School District Loveland, Colorado 80538 Connect with me -Toni Theisen: email Connect with me on Twitter: [|tonitheisen] Facebook

Webinar Handout: Webinar PowerPoint:

SWCOLT webinar videos: Terrill-Theisen Hunger Unit Wikispace: other resources to support Healthy eating and hunger unit
 * Hungry Planet || [] ||
 * Aux arbres citoyens || [] ||
 * Evian || [] ||
 * SOSFaim || [] ||

Important documents and links
for Learning Languages || How are our standards refreshed to meet the perspectives of the 21st century? || # [|World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf] > How do we CONTRIBUTE to the overall growth of our learners? > ACTFL Position Statement: > || Describes what language learners can do regardless of how the language was acquired. || # [|ACTFL Prof. Guidelines 2012 update with samples] || States what learners can do specific to each communication mode and level of proficiency. || # > [|NCSSFL ACTFL Can-Do_Statements.pdf] || Describes what language learners can do based on instruction in an instructional setting. || # ||   ||
 * 1. National World Language Standards refreshed 2014-World-Readiness Standards
 * 1) ACTFL Position Statement: Building our advocacY:
 * 2. ACTFL 21st century skills map || What are 21st century skills defined through the eyes of a world languages context? || # ACTFL 21st century skills map Wikispace
 * 1) More ways to see the ACTFL 21st century skills map
 * 2) ACTFL 21st Century Skills maps on Pinterest
 * 3) [[file:tonitheisen/ACTFL 2011 P-21 worldlanguages skills map.pdf|ACTFL 2011 P-21 worldlanguages skills map.pdf]] ||
 * 3. ACTFL Proficiency guidelines || What are the performance levels?
 * 4. NSCCFL-ACTFL "can do" statements || What can students do?
 * 5. ACTFL performance descriptors || How do I explain performance levels to my students?
 * 6. ACTFL Crosswalk aligning document with the Common Core || What are the connection between the WL standards and common core? || # [[file:vhl2013/ACTFLCrosswalkFinalAligningCCSSLanguageStandards.pdf|ACTFLCrosswalkFinalAligningCCSSLanguageStandards.pdf ]][|ACTFLCrosswalkFinalAligningCCSSLanguageStandards.pdf]
 * 1) Common Core ELA Standards:[[file:tonitheisen/CCR_Anchor_Standards.pdf|CCR_Anchor_Standards.pdf]] ||   ||
 * 7. Bloom's taxonomy charts with questions and activities ||  || # [[file:tonitheisen/Bloom's taxonomy chart.pdf|Bloom's taxonomy chart.pdf]] ||   ||
 * 8. Rigor and Relevance Framework || How can we make instruction more rigorous and relevant? || # Rigor and relevance framework ||  ||
 * 9. AP/IB Comparison chart || How can we make instruction more rigorous and relevant with attention to culture? || # AP/IB Comparison chart:[[file:tonitheisen/AP-IB themes comparisons chart 2011.pdf|AP-IB themes comparisons chart 2011.pdf]] ||  ||
 * 10. Thompson School District world languages site || How can I see others' work to help me with mine? || # TSD WL Wikispace with thematic units, etc. ||  ||


 * 11.Presentational speaking rubrics || [[file:tonitheisen/TSD WL Presentational Speaking Rubrics 2013-2.pdf|TSD WL Presentational Speaking Rubrics 2013-2.pdf]] ||
 * 12.Presentational writing rubric || [[file:tonitheisen/TSD WL Presentational Writing Rubrics 2013-2.pdf|TSD WL Presentational Writing Rubrics 2013-2.pdf]] ||
 * 13. Interpersonal speaking rubric || [[file:tonitheisen/TSD WL Interpersonal Speaking Rubrics 2014.pdf|TSD WL Interpersonal Speaking Rubrics 2014.pdf]] ||
 * 14. Interpersonal writing rubric || [[file:tonitheisen/TSD WL Interpersonal Writing Rubrics 2014.pdf|TSD WL Interpersonal Writing Rubrics 2014.pdf]] ||
 * 15. Thompson School District (TSD) rubrics || TSD Rubrics ||
 * 16.Conversion chart for rubric grading to regular percentages || [[file:tonitheisen/TSD World Language Rubric Convertor 2014 use really.docx|TSD World Language Rubric Convertor 2014 use really.docx]] ||

Thematic Units
"from the café unit to the hunger unit in Level 1", as well as design others. ||
 * Terrill-Theisen UbD Hunger Unit and other units || # Terrill-Theisen Hunger Unit Wikispace
 * 1) French V AP/IB "papiers et sans papiers" unit: "Papiers et Sans Papiers"unit
 * 2) French V AP/IB L'Alimentation: Goût et Gaspillage
 * 3) French V AP/IB L'éducation
 * 4) French IV La Mode: L'économie et les politiques des vêtements
 * 5) French IV Les Problèmes sur la Planète
 * 6) French III-La santé
 * 7) French II- Paris et l'art
 * 8) Used for all levels to start the year-(activities modified for each level) Expanding our cultural perspectives || I can understand how to build a meaningful unit such as

Pinterest Boards-Resources

 * Resources from Pinterest Boards || # Arabic Board 1
 * 1) Arabic Board 2
 * 2) Arabic Board 3
 * 3) Arabic Board 4
 * 4) Math activities in Arabic
 * 5) Arabic Infographics Board
 * 6) Arabic Music Board
 * 7) Teaching World Languages Board
 * 8) Technology for Teachers Board ||
 * Infographics || # [] ||

Performance Assessments

 * Integrated Performance Assessments (IPA) || # Theisen and Henderson French examples
 * 1) Ohio WL IPA
 * 2) New Jersey FLENJ sample IPA ||
 * Colorado Dept of Education Assessment Resource Bank || # CDE Assessment resource bank ||