Oscar 2024

What does engagement look like in a world language classroom? How do teachers incorporate authentic materials while also making instruction student-centered? Let’s discuss innovative ways to reach students and engage them in using the target language! French and Spanish resources will be shared and participants will have the opportunity to reflect, collaborate and share their own ideas. Take away practical strategies that you can implement in your classroom right away!

Do you want to learn how to make your arts unit come to life? Would you like for your students to experience works of art in an interactive and engaging way? Learn how to design these interactive activities using minimal technology, as well as how to make the experience comprehensible for all language learners. Come and experience how we can leverage the Google Arts and Culture app to make art come alive and promote proficiency all while having fun!

The presenter shares strategies for differentiating content, process, and product using the research of Carol Ann Tomlinson and her team. Through learning how to differentiate, teachers are able to create proficiency-oriented tasks and assessments to meet the readiness levels of all learners. The presenter explains how to create differentiated tasks and assessments and will model differentiated teaching techniques throughout the presentation. The presenter shares examples of activities, assessments, rubrics and templates for teachers to create differentiated activities during the session.