Description:

Presentations in English. Examples in Spanish but easily transferable to other languages.

QUIA

Sr. Stacy Gunnip (Mother Mary Lange School) will do a demonstration of “Quia”, a web-based program that provides quizzes and activities for language students that can be accessed through the Internet. This is a hands-on presentation so you can personally experience the site and play some of the activities and quizzes. There will be useful information on how to subscribe to “Quia” as well as how you can use it without subscribing. Grade level: elementary, middle & high school.

Magic & Music

Mrs. Sue Fredericks (St. Pius X School) will talk to us about the success she’s had with music in the foreign language classroom. Grade level: elementary & middle school

Numbers, Numbers & More Numbers or Applying Numbers 0 to Several Million in Number Games in the Target Language

Mrs. Barbara G. Chapolini (St. Joseph School, Cockeysville) says that students often assume that they know enough about numbers in Spanish if they can count from one to twenty. Textbooks often underestimate the ability of students to use numbers in the target language beyond one hundred. Using a variety of games, the presenter has found even the youngest students are excited to express figures into the millions. Participants will take part in games including, The Telephone Game, More or Less, The Penny Game,

and Baseball Math. Grade level: elementary & middle school

Open Sharing Forum

For most of us foreign language teachers, we derive the greatest benefit from simply sharing classroom-tested ideas that worked. Bring along twenty copies of two activities (and all the applicable details) that you have used successfully in the classroom. If it’s music, bring the CD, a copy of the lyrics and a hand-out with a description, e.g. title, author/producer, cost. If it’s an assignment, bring copies of the student directions and your grading rubric. If it’s a classroom activity, bring everything you would use so you can demonstrate it as well as written directions (so we don’t forget the details when we go home!)