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Prepared by The Meeting Connection, Inc. December 7, 2017

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All Star Thursday, April 5 1:00-7:00pm

The Seamless CI Classroom Bryan Kandel Perry Local

Shift from a rigid, predictable classroom to one where input is provided from start to finish in a natural, smooth manner. This workshop provides practical strategies, activities and materials that can be used immediately to provide input and help students acquire language without thinking about the process. We will also discuss the role of output in the CI classroom and strategies for assessment.

Full-Day Workshop (5 hours) Category: Curriculum Development Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Featured Speaker, 2016 OFLA Teacher of the Year Thursday, April 5 1:00-7:00pm

Preparing the Way to the IPA Lisa Shepard Lee's Summit North

As teachers begin using Integrated Performance Assessments with their students they recognize the need to structure their lessons differently in order to prepare their students for these evaluations. In this workshop, Lisa Shepard (author of Madame’s Musings) will guide participants through the process of selecting authentic resources and designing lessons which incorporate these materials across all communicative modes. This workshop is applicable to teachers of all languages and all levels. Participants should bring a laptop to facilitate their work.

Full-Day Workshop (5 hours) Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Featured Speaker Thursday, April 5 1:00-7:00pm

Bringing Culture Back Martina Bex

You have pinned hundreds of resources, archived every story script on the Internet, and spent a small fortune building your class library, but you have no idea how to put it all together. In this session, participants will learn how to use high frequency word lists to map curriculum and how to follow a logical unit-mapping sequence to develop coherent, compelling, and culturally-rich units that meet Common Core standards.

Category: Curriculum Development Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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W11 Thursday, April 5

1:30-4:30pm

Creating Upper-Levels Units that Empower Students with a Socratic Seminar Amy Wopat Woodrow Wilson High School Gary DiBianca Orange High School Developing upper-level units with Socratic Seminar assessments can be a daunting task for teachers and the assessment itself for students especially when it must be done in the target language. This workshop will provide the structure, rationale, and rubrics needed to successfully facilitate a student-led Socratic Seminar as a culminating assessment. The beauty is that not only does a seminar require students to use the four skills, it also delves into all 5 C standards and a sixth, critical thinking. We will show sample unit plans and help participants brainstorm their own.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Keynote Speaker Thursday, April 5 1:30-4:30pm

How Can They Communicate If They Don't Know the Grammar? Paul Toth Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

This workshop equips participants with skills for integrating a focus on grammar within communicative learning objectives. Participants will explore the possibilities for utilizing authentic texts both as motivators for learners’ own language use and as a basis for developing their understanding of grammar and communication. The presenter will share his own materials and research on how learners engage in interpretive and interpersonal communication while working on accuracy with target structures.

Category: Contextualization Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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W13 Thursday, April 5

1:30-4:30pm

Using Technology to Assess the Three Modes of Communication Shasha Gibbs Medina High School Leah Henson Miami University

Alexandra Petrak Buckeye High School

Angie Drerup Buckeye High School

Hong Zenisek Euclid High School

Are you looking for more engaging ways to assess students’ Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational skills? During this 3-hour workshop, the OFLA Technology Integration Committee members will show you how to use technology effectively in your classroom to assess the three modes of communication. Bring your device to the workshop and you will go home with a variety of tools that you can use in your classroom on Monday!

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Examples in: Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish, Other Italian

Grade Levels: All Levels

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W14 Thursday, April 5

1:30-4:30pm

Online Resources for Effective and Engaging Communication Activities Lesley Chapman Sycamore Community Schools

Having a hard time collecting evidence of your students' proficiency in the target language? This workshop will introduce attendees to various online resources that will help them create meaningful activities in interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication. Attendees will be introduced to EdPuzzle, Flipgrid, LetsRecap, and other highly useful online resources that will bring their students' proficiency to another level. Attendees are asked to bring a laptop for this workshop, and use of Google Classroom is helpful but not mandatory.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Standards and Proficiency Examples in: French

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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W21 Thursday, April 5

6:00-9:00pm

Breakout! Creating Breakout Boxes and Virtual Escape Rooms in the Classroom Allison Wagner Waverly High School

Ready to “escape” the same old classroom routine? Create a Breakout Box, or virtual escape room, for maximum student engagement. Participants will collaborate to create customized Breakout activities for their classroom by sharing questions, themes and strategies. Laptops/tablets are suggested. Examples will be in French, Spanish, and English.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, French, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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W22 Thursday, April 5

6:00-9:00pm

Formula for Success - Take ONE Legend and... Barbara Reichenbach Ohio University

1 authentic resource + creativity = 4 skills + 3 modes of communication in contextualized activities. Have you come across an interesting story or legend that your students would enjoy? Know what you would do with it? In this workshop you will learn steps to extract elements from that resource and develop a meaningful and effective contextualized lesson. Legends and sample activities in Spanish.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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All Star Thursday, April 5 6:00-9:00pm

Burn the Books! Building Curriculum from the Ground Up Christy Woods Solon Middle School Amy Gerber Solon Middle School Fan the flame! The state standards changed and meeting them is a challenge. Changes bring an entirely new way of teaching. Presenters will share with you their process to switching from a textbook driven curriculum to IPA driven curriculum using backward design. Teachers at all levels and of all languages and experience will benefit from hearing how these teachers went about adjusting to this paradigm shift.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Curriculum Development Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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W24 Thursday, April 5

6:00-9:00pm

Elementary Day Camps Lori Winne

Do you teach in a summer day camp for elementary students? Led by veteran teachers of Camp OFLA, this workshop shares successful ideas, games, activities and techniques used at summer camp that easily translate to day camps and/or to the elementary classroom. Come learn how we cook, play games, conduct scavenger hunts and (most importantly) speak another language!

Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: French, Japanese, German, Russian, Spanish

Grade Levels: Elementary, Junior/Middle School (K-8)

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W25 Thursday, April 5

6:00-9:00pm

Using the Power of Music to Teach Spanish Gisela Galvan

Sing, dance, and make classes more enjoyable through music. Learn numerous interactive activities involving music including TPR, role playing and skits. Apply ways to use songs in Spanish to strengthen students’ communication skills, reinforce specific structures and vocabulary, and enhance the cultural awareness. Detailed handouts will be offered. The presenter will include a variety of materials that can be purchased after the workshop.

Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Off Site Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6 9:00-11:30am

Cleveland International Film Fest FilmSlam Cleveland International Film Fest

Now going into its 26th year, FilmSlam is the Cleveland International Film Festival’s (CIFF) media literacy program and mini-festival of films for middle, junior high, and high school students. FilmSlam annually impacts the lives of young people (including over 9,300 students from 108 schools throughout 18 Northeast Ohio counties in 2017) by giving them the opportunity to see remarkable films by some of the world's most innovative filmmakers. FilmSlam programming will take place in 2018 during the 42nd CIFF on the mornings of April 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 at Tower City Cinemas in Tower City Center. Ohio Foreign Language Association Attendees have the opportunity to experience FilmSlam, the Cleveland International Film Festival’s longest running educational program for students (grades 5-12). You can choose an 80 minute Shorts Program offered in the following languages: Spanish, French, German, Chinese and/or Arabic. Prior to the screening, you will receive a study guide that goes along with the films in your language program. Screenings will be followed by a post-film Q&A with filmmakers. *When you attend a FilmSlam screening you will receive a voucher ($16) that you can exchange for a ticket to any screening at the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: Various Languages

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

2015 All Star Session 8:00-8:50am

Being Culturally Responsive in the World Language Classroom Gary DiBianca Orange High School

Issues of cultural understanding, respect, and making comparisons are inherent pieces that help foster global citizenship. Our students each have diverse backgrounds and how is each student reflected in our curriculum? This session will discuss ways to better understand, be conscious of, and incorporate topics of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation in the world language environment. Participants will make connections using AP and IB world language themes with examples and exploration for any grade level.

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: French, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

8:00-8:50am

Beginning Teacher Round Tables: How to survive your first few years! Nicole Hanlon Buckeye Valley High School

The first few years of teaching are hard and oftentimes confusing and overwhelming! In this session, members of the OFLA Beginning Teachers committee will be hosting round table discussions on topics relevant to beginning teachers such as classroom management, lesson/unit planning, work/life balance, networking, RESA and parent communication. Bring your questions and come ready for discussion on what you need to know to survive (and thrive) during your first few years in the profession. Veteran teachers are also welcome to come and share advice, support and tips!

50-minute Session Category: Peer Mentoring and Coaching Examples in: English, French, Japanese, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

8:00-8:50am

25 Communicative Activities for Intermediate Learners Cynthia Lepeley Heidelberg University

This session offers 25 fun and engaging activities that are simple, communicative, and structured in a way that provides intermediate learners with the resources needed to complete tasks in the target language without resorting to English. This session is not language-specific.

50-minute Session Category: Learner-Centered Instruction Examples in: English

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

All Star 8:00-8:50am

Go Ahead Make My Day, Use that QR Code! Dina Marsala Learwood Middle School Holly Haputa Avon Lake High School What is a QR Code? How will it enhance my classroom? How do I even make one of those? If you have ever asked these questions, this session is for you! Let us show you how to create QR codes for images, files and sound. We will then explain how we use QR Codes to strengthen our students learning. You will leave our session with our top 10 uses for QR codes in the classroom. Open to all levels with examples in English, French and Spanish. Come join in on the QR fun!

50-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: English, French, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

8:00-8:50am

Le Cinéma or El Cine: Movie Talk Anyone? Megan Murphy Maple Heights High School Andrea Maurice Springfield High School Do you want students to understand every word you say? Do you want to connect on a deeper level? Witness movie talk in action and comprehensible input at its best. Learn how to create practical activities for your toolbox and incorporate movie talk into your curriculum. Examples will be given in French and Spanish.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French, Spanish

Grade Levels: Elementary (Grades PreK-4), Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

Featured Speaker, 2016 OFLA Teacher of the Year 8:00-8:50am

#Authres: Now that I've Pinned Them, What Do I Do with Them? Lisa Shepard Lee's Summit North High School

Many of us have spent countless hours curating authentic resources that we find on Pinterest or other social media. However, in most cases these infographics, articles, songs, videos, and other materials don’t come with ready-made lesson plans. In this session, Lisa Shepard (author of Madame’s Musings) will share ideas on creating communicative tasks using different types of authentic materials with students of various proficiency levels.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

8:00-8:50am

Spiraling Your Thematic Unit in 50 Minutes Or Less Becky Shick Buckeye Valley High School

Wondering how to put your resources together to effectively plan instruction in your thematic units? Do you need help organizing all of your authentic resources and how they fit with your assessments? We will go through examples of thematic units and how to organize your teaching all the way from unit goals to the Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA). This fast-paced session will go through lots of examples and give you a framework to use for your own units. All materials will be shared digitally for participants to customize them to their individual classrooms.

50-minute Session Category: Curriculum Development Examples in: French

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 1 Friday, April 6

8:00-8:50am

TPR is Still a Good Idea Teri Wiechart Delphos Jefferson High School, retired

Using Total Physical Response helps you stay in the TL and gives you variety. Especially good for kinesthetic learners and slow processors, TPR is also good just to change things up a bit. Learn how to insert TPR into your repertoire. Learn how to gradually work into narrative stories, then activities that transition to reading and speaking. TPR has an important history with TPRS. In 1998 Stephen Krashen wrote TPR: Still a Very Good Idea, which he reposted on his website in 2015 indicating that it is STILL a very good idea. Come learn some new activities to add to your repertoire.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French, Other Czech

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

100% Pass Rate on AP Spanish Language & Culture Test Tips and Resources Amy Haney Kettering Fairmont High School Katie Acosta Tara Knopp Carroll High School This FUN, interactive presentation will feature tons of resources and ideas for beginning through advanced Spanish teachers, so students will be ready for AP Spanish, IB Spanish, and college entrance tests. Teachers will learn how to prepare students for the rigorous tests that both challenge them and reward them with so many benefits. Curriculum, videos, games, movies, music, and more will be featured during this presentation done by actual AP Spanish and IB Spanish Teachers who are currently in the classroom.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Keys to Success on the AP Language and Culture Exam Lesley Chapman Sycamore Community Schools

What can you do to help your students succeed on their AP Language exam? How can you prepare students in the years leading up to AP? This session, led by an AP reader, will help AP and pre-AP teachers better understand the rubrics associated with the AP exam. We will discuss the "do's” and “don'ts” for each task. And finally, we will look at the resources that are available for AP teachers and students.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Strategies to Engage Students in Building Literacy and Oral Skills An Chung Cheng University of Toledo Mirta Parodi University of Toledo Are you looking for strategies to improve your students’ literacy and oral communication skills? Join us for this interactive session and learn some new strategies on actively engaging students in class! While the strategies introduced are applicable to all languages, participants will experience engaging activities for secondary school and college students in Spanish, English, and Chinese. You may have a bags of tricks full of strategies that you already use, but it is exciting to share and explore new ideas and mix things up.

50-minute Session Category: Learner-Centered Instruction Examples in: Chinese, English, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Good Enough... Can Be GREAT! Tips from a Recovering Perfectionist Carrie Durand Maumee High School

Do you want help maintaining a work-life balance? The presenter will share a compilation of tips and tricks that she's developed over 10 busy years. These strategies will assistant participants in identifying strategies to better maintain a work-life balance as a world language teacher.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, French, Spanish

Grade Levels: Elementary (Grades PreK-4), Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Integrated Performance Assessments: The Interpretive Mode Jill Gomez Miami University Regionals Leah Henson Miami University Regionals Do you want to incorporate IPAs but don’t know where to begin? This session describes steps to start using the interpretive mode, from finding authentic resources to creating listening and reading activities. Presenters will share a range of activities used in their classes. Participants can access multiple resources online during the session.

50-minute Session Category: Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Augment Your Curriculum: Lessons from the Fulbright Summer in Cuzco 2017 Dena Hooley Mount Vernon City Schools

The presenter will teach participants when and where to look for Fulbright scholarships, how to apply, what to expect if chosen. The presenter will also share the amazing lessons created by the 15 participants from Cuzco 2017. All lessons are Spanish and Peruvian specific, however, all languages are welcome to learn more about the Fulbright scholarship process.

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Encouraging Meaningful Discourse –CI in the WL Classroom Michelle Kindt Hershey High School

As the focus of this session, world language teachers will examine Dr. Stephen Krashen's Comprehensible Input (CI) hypothesis and its relevance to standards-based outcomes in the classroom. Because ACTFL both supports and encourages incorporating CI in instructional design, this topic is current and necessary. Many WL teachers hear the endorsement of CI and yet do not understand how it fleshes out within a lesson. This session will define CI and explore its capacity to elicit meaningful learning experiences in the classroom, as well as, defend its strength in advancing language proficiency.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Sweet Sixteen of Music Dina Marsala Avon Lake City Schools

Come and see a unique way to incorporate music in your classroom. The sweet sixteen of music can be offered any time of the year. The presenter will explain the various options, successes and tricks that she has used. You will also get to see how to set up and run your own version. Participants will walk away with their first week ready to go! All languages and levels are welcome, samples will be in French. It is recommended to bring a laptop.

50-minute Session Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

2017 All Star Session 9:00-9:50am

Task Based Interpersonal and Interpretive Practice in the Classroom Becky Shick Buckeye Valley High School Trista Todt Delaware City Schools Instead of having students freeze when they need to speak to each other, see what happens when you create practice activities that require active engagement and real-life communication. You will role play many of our activities to understand how they work and learn about ways to make your interpersonal speaking and interpretive activities task-based. You will leave with a toolbox of ideas that you can use in your classroom next week!

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 2 Friday, April 6

9:00-9:50am

Ohio's New Seal of Biliteracy: Implementing a Program in Your School Ryan Wertz Ohio Department of Education

Come learn about Ohio’s new Seal of Biliteracy Program, which is designed to recognize high school graduates who demonstrate high levels of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English. The requirements for earning a seal of biliteracy will be discussed, and guidance for implementing a program, testing learners for proficiency, and awarding seals to deserving students will be presented.

50-minute Session Category: Standards and Proficiency Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels, High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Authentic Resources: They Will Change Your Life! Iya Nemastil Marysville High School Jaime DiThomas Dublin Scioto High School Struggling to find authentic resources for your classroom? Then this session is for you! Join us as we share our favorite websites and resources as well as show you how to navigate the internet for the best search results. Explore ways to find and apply relevant authentic materials for high school students and leave with a bank of quick interpretive activities. Acquire new ways to introduce and reinforce new vocabulary and grammar structures in context. Applicable languages include Spanish and Japanese.

50-minute Session Category: Contextualization Examples in: Japanese, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

My Summer Study Experience in Mexico Tina Bils Cory-Rawson High School

Many of us are comfortable traveling in Mexico but others may be hesitant to explore this culturally rich country. Until last summer, I was one of the hesitant ones until I received last year's OFLA scholarship to study at the Cemanahuac Spanish School in central Mexico. I met Spanish teachers from across the country, participated in meaningful group activities, and explored Mexico City on my own. Although I was nervous prior to this experience, I am now anticipating my next trip. I will share my experiences and, hopefully, help you to feel more comfortable planning your own adventure in Mexico.

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Journal Jeudi, Voyage Vendredi, et plus! Jennifer Corder New Philadelphia High School

You know about Musique Mercredi, but why stop there? Plan activities to start each day of the week, providing structure and accountability for yourself and your students. In this session, ideas for these daily activities and how to implement them will be shared. Ideas include grammar review in context, current French music, comprehension practice with authentic sources, journaling, and exploring the French-speaking world. We will also discuss how the same activities can be adjusted to fit all levels. Examples and materials will be in French, but easily applicable in any language classroom.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

What is Schoology and How Can It Help Me in the Classroom? Kelly Kina Start High School / Toledo Public Schools Beth Duda Clay High School / Oregon City Schools

Jennifer Moore Clay High School / Oregon City Schools Schoology is an online learning, classroom management, and social networking platform. It enables teachers to do things as simple as post assignments, quizzes and links to additional resources. We will show you how we have made our lives easier by using this free LMS in our Spanish and French classrooms. We welcome anyone who currently uses Schoology in their classroom as well as those who are seeking information.

50-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: English, French, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Classroom Management Issues: Problems and Solutions Gaby Semaan University of Toledo

We teachers face in our classrooms many challenging and hard to deal with situations for which no university course prepared us. In this interactive session the participants will discuss classroom management issues. Participants are invited to share problematic issues they face and then discuss potential solutions. The presenter will use scenarios, simulations and real-life class encounters to engage the participants in a stimulating discussion of practical strategies and techniques in handling difficult situations in today’s classrooms. In this session, all work focuses on presenter and participants.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, Other

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Can-Do Statements: Break Them Down to Build Them Up Kathy Shelton Ohio Department of Education

Are you wondering how to really use the newly updated Communication Can-Do Statements from NCSSFLACTFL to build your students' language performance and proficiency? In this session we will break down the components of the Can-Do statements to learn how to de-mystify proficiency for both students and teachers, as well as learn how the Can-Do statements can be used for student reflection and goal setting. Yes, you CAN-DO it!

50-minute Session Category: Learner-Centered Instruction Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Fulbright-Hays and NEH Summer Programs: Bring the World to Your Classroom Milton Alan Turner Saint Ignatius High School

Are you a lifelong learner? Do want to learn more about world cultures that you teach but with which you are personally unfamiliar? The Fulbright-Hays and National Endowment for the Humanities Summer programs are great opportunities. In this session, participants will learn about these programs, how to apply for them, and how to incorporate these experiences in their classrooms.

50-minute Session Category: Contextualization Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 3 Saturday, April 7

1:00-1:50pm

Fiesta Friday-Dance, Music, Movies & Fun Make Learning Spanish 2nd To None Tara Knopp Carroll High School Amy Haney Kettering Fairmont High School Katie Acosta Teachers SHOULD expect their students to work hard every day to become proficient in Spanish! However, we can also make language learning more meaningful with motivating activities and lessons that include music, dancing, movies, and culture. Visit Our Fiesta Friday session to celebrate and learn numerous ways to engage and inspire students with enjoyable lessons and activities. Be prepared to participate enthusiastically, please!

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Igniting the Language Classroom with HOT Strategies Carol Gaab

Comprehensible Input is the key to facilitating language acquisition, and compelling input is the key to maintaining student engagement. Learn how to keep input comprehensibly compelling and how to simultaneously enhance acquisition by inspiring students to use high-order thinking skills– in the target language! Discover practical, yet powerful strategies to make HOT part of your daily routine from day one!

Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Interactive Karaoke Songs with Themes, Games and Projects for Effective Language Teaching Gisela Galvan

Incorporate fun activities in your Spanish classes. This presentation will provide teachers with ideas for fun and engaging activities using interactive games to make the process of language acquisition more effective and enjoyable. Apply projects and karaoke songs with themes to motivate your students to learn grammar, vocabulary and cultural awareness. Participants will learn a number of projects and games for immediate use in the classroom. Detailed handouts will be offered.

Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 3 Friday, April 6

1:00-1:50pm

Engage Your Students Beyond the Classroom With Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica Kelly Scheetz

The session will explain the various aspects of the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, an honor society for high school Spanish and Portuguese students, including the steps for chartering a chapter of the organization, how to maintain an active chapter, suggestions for activities to keep students involved, scholarships for which students can apply, awards for chapters and sponsors, and more. Participants will be inspired to start new chapters or engage their existing chapters even more as SHH activities can encourage students to use Spanish beyond the classroom.

Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

Quechua for Everybody—Including You and Your Students! Elvia Andia Grágeda The Ohio State University Mark Kolat The Ohio State University

Vannessa Peláez-Barrios Oberlin College

Terrell Morgan The Ohio State University Join us for a fast-paced lesson in Bolivian Quechua, followed by cool facts about the Andean language and its culture, a description of OSU's distance learning course, a survey of online ancillary materials, testimonies of folks who have experienced this methodology first-hand, and information about how you and your students might receive our live video feed next fall or take part in person in our Columbus classroom. Our Quechua Learning Community already includes Oberlin, Indiana, and Purdue, whose students interact with ours as if they were seated at the same table. Come see for yourself!

50-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: Other

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

CAAP! It's Free! Why Aren't You a Member? Rebecca Bias The Ohio State University Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures

This session will describe the CAAP Program at Ohio State’s Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures. CAAP is an early assessment program for third-year students of Spanish, French, German and Chinese. The program is FREE to all Ohio high schools and is now in its 26th year! CAAP tested over 3000 students in 2017. CAAP also offers workshops for participating schools at their sites which include: Window Movie Maker Digital Compositions, Technology in the Language Classroom Overview, Mystery Skype and CAAP Career Ambassadors to visit your students.

50-minute Session Category: Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Examples in: Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2018 OFLA Teacher of the Year 2:00-2:50pm

Contextualization 101! Lee Bishop Columbus City Schools

Effective contextualization in the world language classroom is a critical element in supporting student learning and achievement of 90% usage of the target language. Thinking of ways to contextualize material, especially at the novice level, can, however, be challenging. Come and learn how one teacher connects content contextualization with 'I Can' statements, student self-assessment, and informal/formal teacher assessment. While examples will be given in English and Japanese, this session is appropriate for all languages and all levels. All are welcome!

50-minute Session Category: Contextualization Examples in: English, Japanese

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

Voilà! ¡Vale! Let Them Talk!! Contextualizing Vocabulary in 10 minutes Brigid Burke Bowling Green State University Jenna Gibson Bowling Green State University Haylee Holbrook Bowling Green State University Do you still present vocabulary with translation lists? Come to our session to learn how to contextualize vocabulary, incorporating technology and art, to learn French and Spanish. We will model two proficiencybased vocabulary lessons where you will learn how to present vocabulary in the world language, and then engage in interpersonal communication immediately. For the French lesson, the guiding question is “Où vas-tu d’habitude?”, and for the Spanish lesson, “¿Qué necesitas para un viaje a la playa?” Theory-research-practice connections will be made during our debrief.

50-minute Session Category: Contextualization Examples in: French, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

From the End to the Beginning Units Martha Castaneda Miami University Lauren Racela Miami University

Vanessa Rivas Miami University

Berenice Acevedo Miami University

Annamarie Daly Miami University

The presenters will discuss how they used Backward Design principles (Wiggins & McTigue, 2005) to plan curriculum for two elementary school foreign language programs. Starting with an enduring understandings and keeping the standards in mind, the unit authors wrote the interpretive, interpersonal and presentational unit assessments. The unit authors then identified the language functions, vocabulary, content, and materials needed to achieve the unit goals. The units, lessons, activities and authentic materials used in the French, Latin and Spanish classes will be shared with participants.

50-minute Session Category: Curriculum Development Examples in: French, Latin, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

Bande dessinée : comment l'analyser et l'utiliser dans l'enseignement Pierre Dairon Kenyon College

La Bande dessinée, et plus récemment les romans graphiques, sont à la fois un produit culturel avec ses propres codes narratifs et un outil pédagogique particulièrement intéressants dans les cours de langue à tous niveaux. Au cours de cette présentation nous ferons l’historique de la BD, sa richesse et sa diversité, notamment sur la production récente et les éléments conceptuels qui permettent de l’analyser. Puis nous ferons une présentation d’activités directement utilisables en cours à tous niveaux. Enfin il y aura un petit atelier BD dans lequel les participants compléteront un « strip ».

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2017 OFLA Teacher of the Year 2:00-2:50pm

To Err is Human: Learning from Mistakes in the Quest for Proficiency Angela Garritano Green High School

Language teachers know that making mistakes is not only a natural part of the acquisition process, but a necessary one. What teachers and students DO when they get it wrong is crucial to gaining proficiency. In this session, I will share the explanations, activities and strategies that have been effective in my classroom in hopes that you will take something back to your classroom that works for your students as well. Error correction, writing revision, retesting, reflections and time-saving tips are some of the approaches I will share in this session.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

Power Up Your In-Class Reading Tatiana Jordan Stow-Munroe Falls High School

Reading in the target language is one of the most powerful tools in the classroom. Novels, embedded readings, and other reading sources are a great way to have your students learn vocabulary and grammatical structures in context. However, sometimes it is hard to find ways to get students engaged while you just read! In this session, you will learn strategies to make "in-class reading" fun and engaging. From "POWER UP Alert" activities to using audio books in class, you and your students will rediscover the joy of reading in class through these reading strategies.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

Storytelling In Solidarity: Practice, Participate, Play Andrea Maurice Springfield High School

Refresh your passion toward language learning/teaching by practicing the art of storytelling. Bring a prop to use for your story. An alternative classroom design will also be suggested. The session is geared toward grades 5-12 but all teachers are welcome.

50-minute Session Category: Learner-Centered Instruction Examples in: Arabic, French, German, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

Intercultural Can-Do Statements: Investigate, Interact and Reflect Kathy Shelton Ohio Department of Education

Are you wondering how to teach about culture while maintaining target language use by your students? Let's examine the new Intercultural Can-Do Statements from NCSSFL-ACTFL, a two-part tool that allows deeper exploration of both the target culture and the native culture. Self-assess your own intercultural competence and experience firsthand how the statements clarify the inextricable link between language and culture; help students investigate their own and other cultures; and provide examples of level-appropriate intercultural interactions and reflections.

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 4 Friday, April 6

2:00-2:50pm

Rotary Study Abroad Scholarships: One of the Best Kept Secrets Susan Colville-Hall

A year abroad is a life-changing event! Rotary offers study abroad scholarships valued at about $25,000 each! Hear from a panel of students who have lived/studied/traveled abroad with the Rotary Study Abroad programs. Students experience cultural and language immersion with their host families. Benefits include increased linguistic and cultural proficiency, extraordinary personal development, and a fantastic time learning to problem-solve in a foreign setting. Students (between the ages of 15 and18 ½) may apply.

Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: English

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Culture in a Snap! Lisa Beall Arlington High School Emily Borkosky Arlington High School Want to incorporate culture into your classes but feel you don’t have the time? Come join us as we share our daily mini culture activities. In 5 minutes or less each day, you can teach your students about famous people, the alphabet (in the target language), and countries where your language is spoken. These quick and easy strategies will make including culture a breeze, not to mention fun and engaging. The activities are multilevel and adaptable to any language! Examples will be provided in English, French, and Spanish.

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: English, French, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

2018 OFLA Teacher of the Year 3:00-3:50pm

Increasing Student Engagement in the Urban World Language Classroom Lee Bishop Columbus City Schools Dawn Hasselbach Columbus City Schools What strategies support student success in high poverty situations? Urban classrooms offer unique challenges and opportunities. This session will present a variety of classroom tested ideas and activities that can engage students and assist teachers in streamlining and improving their practice – including ideas for classroom management, academic accommodations, behavioral accommodations, proactive interventions, relationship and team building, transitions, responsibility building and perseverance – and how these strategies can also support success in the OTES process.

50-minute Session Category: Learner-Centered Instruction Examples in: English, Japanese, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Early Language Learning Collaboration Samantha Bremner Toledo

The Early Language Learning (ELL) collaboration is open to ALL early language-learning professionals. Join the OFLA ELL Committee for conversation and sharing on current issues for elementary and middle school teachers. Bring your questions and come to share your ideas. Bring a game from your closet that you no longer use and let’s trade!

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: Elementary (Grades PreK-4), Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8)

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Hier Ist! Vale! Let Them Talk!! Contextualizing Grammar in 10 minutes Molly Closson Bowling Green State University Paige Parker Bowling Green State University

Brigid Burke Bowling Green State University

Ben Koester Bowling Green State University Do you present grammar lessons in English? Come learn how to contextualize grammar, incorporating culture and games, to learn German and Spanish. We will model two proficiency-based grammar lessons where you will learn how to teach grammar explicitly and implicitly and then engage in interpersonal communication immediately. For the German lesson, the guiding question is “Was sind die Sprache Unterschiede zwischen Österreich und Deutschland beim Kaufen?”, and for the Spanish lesson, “¿Cómo puedo escribir una receta?” Theory-research-practice connections will be made during our debrief.

50-minute Session Category: Contextualization Examples in: German, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Improve Your Teaching with Improvisation Gary DiBianca Orange High School

What can we as teachers learn from improv acting? How can we use theatricality to be a way of capturing the attention of our media-induced students? The truth is that our classes are essentially a stage. As teachers we know our “scripts” (our lessons) but our students and regular school distractions can often change the course of our “play.” Together we will dive into some improvisation games to help us think on our feet while providing strategies for using the target language and still engaging students. No prior experience needed, just come and have fun.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Presentational Anxiety in Novice & Intermediate Classes-No more! Angela Gardner Ross High School

Are your students anxious and argumentative over presentational speaking assignments and activities in your classroom? Do they have Presentational Anxiety in the Novice and Intermediate Classes (P.A.N.I.C.)? Fear not, oh dear colleague! With classroom-proven strategies and activities in this exciting, humorous, and engaging session, you can help your students to overcome the struggles associated with stress and worry over presentational speaking!

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Google Tour Builder Kim Grewe Anna High School

Want to show your students the world, then Google Tour Builder is for you. Tour Builder combines Google Earth and Google Images to create tours from around the world. You plan the tours by selecting locations on the map and then add photos, text, and video to enhance the location selected on the map. This is a great way to upgrade your traditional poster assignment to include digital media skills. This program works well for any language and with students from upper elementary through high school.

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: English, French

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

AATF Movie Club: Le Tableau Nicole Hanlon Buckeye Valley High School

Cette année, on va discuter le film Le Tableau (2011). Dans ce film, il s'agit des aventures d'un groupe de personnages d'un tableau inachevé qui part à la recherche du peintre. Ce film traite des sujets facilement exploitables dans les cours de niveaux divers: les classes sociales, la discrimination, la culture et, bien sûr, l'art. Venez discuter et analyser quelques séquences du film et voir comment l'exploiter en classe! Cette présentation sera, bien sûr, en français!

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Further Your Professional Growth Through the AATSP Kelly Scheetz American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portugues

The American Association of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) is a professional teaching organization for teachers and professors of all levels. This session will present all of the programs, resources, and opportunities available through the AATSP, including the National Spanish and Portuguese Exams, the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, the Poster Contest, scholarship programs, webinars, and more. Participants will leave the session enabled to further their professional endeavors through both what they do with their students and what they do as a professional.

Exhibitor Session Category: Professional Meetings Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

3:00-3:50pm

Once Upon a Time: Digital Storytelling Resources for 21st Century Learners Mary Zuidema Wittenberg University

In this session, we will discuss different digital resources to contextualize language learning in a story format. From geo-location games to Crowdfunding sites across the globe, you'll walk away from this session with more ideas for incorporating smart phones and online communities in your classroom. Appropriate for any language taught at the high school or college level.

50-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 5 Friday, April 6

Keynote Speaker 3:00-3:50pm

Understanding Classroom Communication Paul Toth Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

This session investigates patterns in the way learners respond to teachers and peers during whole-class and small-group activities. It identifies learners’ attempts to interpret instructional goals and project desirable facets of their identity as key determinants of their classroom participation. Suggestions for how teachers can ensure comprehension of instructional goals while sustaining a supportive social environment will be offered.

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Session 6 Friday, April 6

4:00-4:25pm

I Have Established a Language Club. Now What?! Megan Brady Marlington High School

Sometimes, we have great ideas and can t́ wait to get things rolling. Other times, we ŕ e dragging, tired, lacking motivation and could really use some help getting our creative juices flowing. I ĺ l share my ideas for my Spanish Club/Honor Society, which can be tweaked for any language/culture, and then ask for a round table discussion of YOUR ideas and together we will collaborate and have an excellent ideas list to implement in our schools. We will then be able to allow students to experience another culture and become better world citizens.

25-minute Session Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: French, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 6 Friday, April 6

4:00-4:25pm

The Current View of Foreign Languages in Ohio: A Teachers’ Perspective Patricia Galan Denison University

How do teachers in Ohio think about Foreign Language Education? What do they perceive from the community members in their area? How do they think their students feel about foreign languages? This presentation will discuss data from a survey targeting educators in Ohio in regards to the current or the lack of foreign language programs at their schools. By analyzing the insights of educators, we aim to discover better ways to strengthen foreign language programs in early education, in Ohio’s education system.

25-minute Session Category: Advocating for Language Teaching Examples in: English

Grade Levels: Elementary (Grades PreK-4), Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 6 Friday, April 6

4:00-4:25pm

OFLA Cardinal Editing Team Meeting Jonathan Harris St. Gabriel Consolidated School

Current and prospective members of the OFLA Cardinal Editing Team are meeting to discuss best practices to edit articles for OFLA's newsletter, The Cardinal.

25-minute Session Category: Professional Meetings Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 6 Friday, April 6

4:00-4:25pm

Build Student Literacy: Creating Mentor Texts for World Language Classrooms Sarah Jones Cuyahoga Falls High School

Bringing context to vocabulary and grammar while helping students read and write in a new language can be a challenge for any world language teacher! Mentor texts can provide students with model sentences, context for vocabulary, and discovery-based grammar instruction as well as encourage a focus on literacy in the target language. Join the presenter as she leads you through her discovery of mentor texts and brings to light the possibility of teacher and student-created texts in the target language through comprehensible input and creativity!

25-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 6 Friday, April 6

4:00-4:25pm

Why are CFL Teachers Needed in K-12 Schools in the U.S.? Shunqin Li Confucius Institute, Cleveland State University ; International College, Yunnan Agrucultural University

This study investigates the qualifications that Chinese as a foreign (or second) language (CFL) teacher should have to be hired by K-12 schools in the United States. Three resources were explored. The results indicate a high demand of high level qualification CFL teachers in the United States. This study will help CFL teacher candidates be well prepared before they enter into the hiring market. And it will also serve as a needs assessment for university CFL certificate programs and other professional training programs.

25-minute Session Category: Teacher Evaluation Examples in: English

Grade Levels: Elementary (Grades PreK-4), Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 6 Friday, April 6

4:00-4:25pm

Take Control, Be Empowered: Homegrown Professional Development Debbie McCorkle

Have you ever sat in a Professional Development (PD) event and wondered how the content is pertinent to you? Who creates this PD? Why am I here? If so, then it's time to create your own! Make the content pertinent and purposeful! Come join the presenter as she walks you step by step through the process of creating your own Professional Development. As a member of a small rural high school with few resources, she'll show you how you can create PD at the school district, county, and regional levels. Come hear about in this empowering process. Your input will be valued as we explore Homegrown PD!

Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 7 – AATs/Meetings Friday, April 6

4:30-5:20pm

Promoting Success through AATSP: Resources, Networking and Opportunities Lindsay Dollinger Jonathan Alder High School, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

In this session, participants will have the opportunity to discover the many opportunities for students and teachers provided by the AATSP, including awards, travel stipends, and national assessments. Participants will build professional memberships, network with fellow members of the AATSP-Buckeye Chapter, participate in a raffle for educational materials, and share and acquire authentic resources and strategies for acquiring authentic resources for teaching of Spanish and Portuguese.

50-minute Session Category: Professional Meetings Examples in: English, Spanish, Other Portuguese

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 7 – AATs/Meetings Friday, April 6

4:30-5:20pm

American Association of Teachers of French Annual Reception and Meeting Richard Emch North Royalton High School

The American Association of Teachers of French–Ohio Chapter’s annual reception and meeting is open to all members and those considering joining AATF. A relaxed discussion will include the promotion of French language and francophone cultures, advocacy, program building, la Semaine du français, updates on grants and scholarships, news from AATF-Ohio and National, and the election of a Vice-President for the 2018-2022 term (2018-2020 as Vice-President, 2021-2022 as President). La réunion sera conduite en français et, bien sûr, l’apéritif sera servi.

50-minute Session Category: Professional Meetings Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 7 – AATs/Meetings Friday, April 6

4:30-5:20pm

AATG Meet and Greet Julie Schonauer New Philadelphia High School

All German instructors are invited to attend the bi-annual meeting of the Ohio Chapter of AATG. We will conduct a business meeting, and then have time for informal sharing and discussion.

50-minute Session Category: Professional Meetings Examples in: English, German

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 7 – AATs/Meetings Friday, April 6

4:30-5:20pm

OFLA Advocacy Committee Meeting Deborah Varga Revere Local Schools

This session is for current members of the OFLA Advocacy Committee, as well as those who are interested in joining the committee. Ideas for implementing advocacy in the area of world language education in Ohio will be discussed.

50-minute Session Category: Advocating for Language Teaching Examples in: English, Other

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 8 Saturday, April 7

8:00-8:50am

Flipping for Full Immersion Matthew Grimes Cleveland Metropolitan School District Cherokee Lynn Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Looking for a way to create an immersive language learning environment that stretches beyond the classroom? In this session, we will explore how to use the flipped classroom model to maximize instructional time in the target language. We will share different practices and programs used to increase student and family engagement both inside and outside of the classroom. By the end of the session, teachers will be able to strategize ways to incorporate elements of the flipped classroom model into their own classrooms. This session is relevant for all ages, languages and levels taught.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 8 Saturday, April 7

8:00-8:50am

Writing Chinese Instructional Goals and Objectives Hui Pang Confucius institute at Cleveland State University

This session serves as a practical guide for Chinese language teachers, both pre-and in-service , who take part in writing Chinese instructional goals and objectives. Furthermore, it can be a reference for teachers of foreign languages because of its theoretical approach and research-based instruction. Although the examples are in Chinese, the content and issues in the instructional objectives design are fundamental to foreign language education.

50-minute Session Category: Professional Meetings Examples in: Chinese

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 8 Saturday, April 7

All Stars 8:00-8:50am

Using Technology to Prepare for the AP Exam Tasks Milton Alan Turner Saint Ignatius High School

Providing AP students with authentic resources to prepare for the Persuasive Essay can at first seem a daunting task. However, social media can provide a platform that allows students to practice the necessary skills. In this session, participants will examine apps and Facebook pages for international media outlets, and learn how students can use authentic resources to discuss topics in the AP Language and Culture themes.

50-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: French

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 8 Saturday, April 7

8:00-8:50am

Engaging the Heritage Learner: Raising the Academic Language Bar Alfredo Varela Santa Paula High School

The purpose of this session is to provide proven strategies for engaging all heritage language learners and promoting heritage language proficiency at all high school levels. No matter what language you teach, the responsibility of the language teacher is to ensure he/she strengthens the connection of the students to their heritage and culture. Once this connection is established, the rest of the year will be smooth and enriching for both teacher and students alike!

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 8 Saturday, April 7

8:00-8:50am

ODE Update: Trending News for Ohio's World Language Educators Ryan Wertz Ohio Department of Education

This session will provide world language educators with a timely update on a variety of current topics including Ohio's new Seal of Biliteracy program, the impending revision of the world language learning standards, efforts to boost world language teacher recruitment and retention, enrollment trends, and other breaking news items. Stay abreast of the latest developments in the field by participating in this information-packed session!

50-minute Session Category: Advocating for Language Teaching Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 8 Saturday, April 7

8:00-8:50am

Building Global Scholars and Future Leaders Linda Zins-Adams Vista Higher Learning Julie Yorn Mt. Notre Dame High School Two high schools in Cincinnati seek to combine an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the world in which we live, with wisdom and compassion that implore each student to find their calling in response to the world’s many needs. Their global programs provide a diverse and experiential academic environment that take education beyond the classroom and immerse the student into the Global Village.

Exhibitor Session Category: Travel to Promote Proficiency Examples in: English, German, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 8 Saturday, April 7

Featured Speaker 8:00-8:50am

The Great Assessment Database Martina Bex

It is time-consuming and mentally exhausting to develop assessments that are accurate, concise, and novel. In this session, the work has been done for you! Participants will leave this session with multiple templates for reading, listening, writing, and speaking assessments that work well in standards-based, TPRS®/CI courses. They will learn how to use these templates in isolation and how to combine them for IPAs and other benchmark assessments.

Category: Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 9 Saturday, April 7

9:20-10:10am

Contextualized Opportunities for Acquisition from Montessori Best Practices Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco Xavier University

How can the learning principles of the Montessori context be applied to the world language classroom? Field experiences with children ages 5-12 provide critical insights into language acquisition for pre-service teachers. Students and their professor present best practices from the Montessori learning environment and practical strategies for contextualized active learning to enhance acquisition for all learners.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 9 Saturday, April 7

All Star 9:20-10:10am

Interpretive Mode? I think you mean BEAST mode!! Angela Gardner Ross High School

In this exciting session, participants will acquire classroom- proven strategies, tools, and activities to activate students' "BEAST" mode: a highly engaged, motivated, achievement-oriented state of mind while completing interpretive tasks. These tools will enliven lessons, engage learners across levels of proficiency in any language, and support evaluation of skills in tasks in the interpretive modes of communication (reading and listening).

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 9 Saturday, April 7

9:20-10:10am

Face and Content Validity on Chinese Proficiency Internetbased Test (HSK) Lifen Han Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University Lu Geng Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University

Yufei Guo Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University The New Chinese Proficiency (Internet-based) Test (HSK) is an international standardized test aiming to evaluate the non-native speakers' Chinese communicative language ability in life, study and work. The demand for HSK has soared in the recent years. The validity of HSK, to reflect the proficiency of Chinese language, will be very crucial for test takers and Chinese language teachers. This paper will analyze the face validity and content validity of HSK tests, and provide some suggestions for the test.

50-minute Session Category: Standards and Proficiency Examples in: Chinese, English

Grade Levels: All Levels, Elementary (Grades PreK-4), Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 9 Saturday, April 7

9:20-10:10am

Mapping Out Meaning in Media Elizabeth Kittle New Albany-Plain Local Schools Lauren Jones New Albany-Plain Local Schools Are you looking for new ways of incorporating authentic resources into your instruction? This session will provide ways of exploring media to enhance the learning experience of your students. Presenters will share strategies from their classrooms involving media such as music and film. Attendees will discover creative ways to use media and technology in their own lessons. Examples will be in Spanish and French, but are applicable to all high school Global Language classrooms.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French, Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 9 Saturday, April 7

Vendor Session 9:20-10:10am

Learning from Learners: How Successful Students Study Foreign Languages Benjamin Moyars Moyars Consulting, LLC Soo Shin Moyars Consulting, LLC Foreign language students often hope to make a trip to the country they study, only to find out that there are gaps in what they have learned, making them feel like a beginner language student all over again. For instance, learning from a Beijing taxi driver that you sound like an old Taiwanese woman isn’t exactly a confidence builder. Nor is it helpful to learn the word for “deodorant” two days after you need it. In this presentation, BJ Moyars will present tales of his unique learning odysseys to share effective methods of language teaching and motivation.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Chinese

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 9 Saturday, April 7

9:20-10:10am

Extensive Reading Activities: Kindle and Spark Reading in Your Classroom Mariana Romero Kent State University

Do you wish your students were more engaged in reading? Reading in a foreign language can be a daunting experience. Extensive reading activities may help students discover reading for pleasure and increase reading fluency and vocabulary. Activities and ideas presented are suitable for middle school through college students and are applicable to any language. Examples used are in Spanish and English.

50-minute Session Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 9 Saturday, April 7

9:20-10:10am

To Be or Not To Be (a World Language teacher) Barbara Sposet Baldwin Wallace University

Open to all college/university World Language/Education Methods instructors & department chairs as well as elementary and/or secondary teachers interested, this 50-minute session will update participants on the efforts of OFLA and the State of Ohio to develop strategies to increase enrollment in teacher preparation programs with a focus on becoming a World Language teacher. There will be break-out groups to share/brainstorm ideas behind the phenomena and strategies to address the shortage.

50-minute Session Category: Advocating for Language Teaching Examples in: Other

Grade Levels: Post-Secondary

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Session 10 Saturday, April 7

10:20-11:10am

Applying Project-Based Learning in High School Chinese Language Classes Maan Broadstock Dayton Regional STEM School Lily Chen Dayton Regional STEM School This session presents project-based learning (PBL) as a successful instructional approach for Chinese language learners. We will describe the rationale, design, and implementation of culturally-based PBL in a high school Chinese classroom with a detailed description of thematic units, project design, assessments, and implementation. Through sharing integrated PBL projects, participants will better understand the essential elements of PBL. They will also brainstorm ideas for real-world projects that engage students, decide on student products, and write driving questions to focus a project.

50-minute Session Category: Learner-Centered Instruction Examples in: Chinese

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 10 Saturday, April 7

10:20-11:10am

¡Bailemos, Aprendamos, Inspiremos, Levantémonos, y Enseñemos! (B.A.I.L.E) Angela Gardner Ross High School

En esta sesión, los participantes gozarán de la oportunidad de bailar, escuchar música, practicar el español, y aprender los pasos básicos para unos cuantos bailes de origen centro y suramericanos, para llevar los bailes y la diversión a los estudiantes.

50-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 10 Saturday, April 7

10:20-11:10am

¡Por una clase de español de película! Parte 1 Israel Fernando Herrera Indiana University Bloomington

The Indiana University Teacher of the Year will present recent Iberoamerican films, shorts, documentaries that teachers can work with in Spanish class. The material involves topics related to human rights, social justice, indigenous traditions, the environment, immigration, education, literature and music. The presenter will provide activities on how to incorporate the ACTFL's Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational modes of communication with the films and other material. Films come from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and more.

50-minute Session Category: Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 10 Saturday, April 7

10:20-11:10am

Taking A New Approach Amber Moore Elgin High School

Engage students and immerse students in the target language while surpassing your OTES requirements. Through student-centered goal setting with "Can-Do Statements," teaching 90% in the target language, implementing technology and proficiency standards based-grading; your students will excel, parents will clearly understand expectations and grading all while aligning to your professional teaching standards. This session is for any world language teacher at any level, beginning to experienced. You will find a fun, easy, new approach to teaching world languages.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 10 Saturday, April 7

10:20-11:10am

Integrating Form-Focused Instruction in a Communicative Context Kimberly Talentino Kent state University Mariana Romero-Gonzalez Kent State University

What are your beliefs and practices of grammar teaching in the classroom? This session will identify and explore the various options for integrating a focus on grammar and a focus on communication in classroom contexts and will offer concrete examples of teaching activities for each option.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 10 Saturday, April 7

10:20-11:10am

Rethinking Interpersonal Communication Through the Use of Summer Camp Games Naomi Wiater Miami University

Summer camp games and the silliness behind them certainly have a place in the language classroom. Games present an opportunity for students to learn and retain vocabulary because of the repetitive pattern of most games as well as the appeal to tactile-kinesthetic learners. A preservice teacher and summer camp aficionado Naomi Wiater invites you to learn and participate in games that can be modified and applied to all language classrooms at all levels.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 11 Saturday, April 7

11:20am-12:10pm

Career Connections: Creating a Business Unit That Is Fun and In Context Denise Broda Wooster High School

Nip the "When am I going to use this?" question in the bud by including a unit on business and career preparation. You don't have to have a background in business to include fun and real-life activities that will get your students thinking about their futures using the target language. Get some tricks and techniques for teaching business vocabulary, helping students identify career interests, producing interpersonal and presentational speaking, and making cultural comparisons. The unit is intended for intermediate students, but adaptations for novice high learners are included.

50-minute Session Category: Curriculum Development Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 11 Saturday, April 7

11:20am-12:10pm

Increase Student Engagement: A Template Debbie McCorkle Unioto High School

One of the challenges of World Language instruction is student engagement. Come see how you can get students reading, speaking, gaming, and trying to make the world a better place! An intermediate French unit will provide the context. The provided materials can be modified for any language and any level. Bring your device and join us!

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: French

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 11 Saturday, April 7

11:20am-12:10pm

What the Language Teacher Should Know about Teaching Vocabulary Lewis Porter Walsh University

While vocabulary has been deemed a vital part of every language classroom, only in the 1990s did empirical research begin to focus intently on the topic, revealing eight commonly held myths regarding vocabulary teaching. This presentation provides results from this research and the derived myths, accompanied by an array of strategies and activities which teachers can directly incorporate into their lessons. Opportunities for participants to ask questions and share comments and experiences on the topic are provided.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, French, Latin

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 11 Saturday, April 7

11:20am-12:10pm

Hyperlinked Choice Grids, Creating Portals to Authentic Resources Dawn Rondot Buckeye Middle School/Columbus City Schools

Participants will learn how to create Hyperlinked Choice Grids to help their students access and utilize authentic materials with all three communications standards. Participants will be exposed to a couple of the state technology standards in relation to the World Language Standards. The presentation will utilize the 5 E’s of lesson planning. These include: Expectations, Engagement, Explanations, Environment, and Evidence. Participants will learn many tools to create the grids. The focus is presented through Google Slides and Google classroom.

50-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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Session 11 Saturday, April 7

11:20am-12:10pm

Energizing Foreign Language through Modern Movies and TV Shows Esther Seday Laurel School; Cleveland State University

Learn how to use modern movies and TV shows to create a fun-filled, challenging class. Teachers will learn how to create a curriculum in performing arts. The students will have the opportunity to practice listening, speaking, writing and most importantly, have a discussion in a subject in which they are interested. Students will choose a popular show, analyze thoughts, write a script and perform a play. Cultural perspective is taught in a non- traditional format that engages all students to participate.

50-minute Session Category: Curriculum Development Examples in: Chinese, English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 11 Saturday, April 7

11:20am-12:10pm

Building Community in a CI Classroom Kristy Vernon Waterford High School

Our students crave a sense of belonging, and that's exactly what we want to provide in our comprehensible input classrooms. Creating a community where the students have similar goals, positive feelings, and encouraging attitudes can lower our students' affective filter. You will be able to take away a variety of tips and hints for building this type of community in your middle or high school classroom. These ideas can be applied immediately and be adjusted to fit your students and the language you are teaching. Some examples will be in Spanish but the topic can be applied to any language.

50-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 11 Saturday, April 7

Vendor Session 11:20am-12:10pm

German is fun! Methods and Activities to Enhance Students’ Motivation Leeni Martinkari

In this session, the presenter will introduce methods and activities that may widen the scope of exercises in introductory German classes. The purpose is to engage students and strengthen their decision to sign up for German 1. The session will be in German.

Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: German

Grade Levels: Elementary, Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8)

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Session 12 Saturday, April 7

12:20-12:45pm

Been there. . . Done that . . . Bought the t-shirt! Gloria Miller Carrollton High School

We all need ideas for quick pronunciation warm ups or ways to begin or end class with energy and humor. Although the activities discussed in this presentation may be familiar or similar to what you are currently doing, several are absolutely original and new! Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas with the group during the discussion. Bring or wear your favorite T-shirt.

25-minute Session Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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Session 12 Saturday, April 7

12:20-12:45pm

Tech Tools to Engage Students Dawn Rondot Buckeye Middle School/Columbus City Schools

This brief presentation will look at EdPuzzle, Making Memes, and how to create a Google Site for Portfolio Creations.

25-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 12 Saturday, April 7

12:20-12:45pm

Resources and Ideas for Language Learners Brenden Vanover The University of Toledo

The presenter will share some online resources that he uses for language learning. (Some resources are free.) He'll also discuss some ways that these reources can be used in a language classroom.

25-minute Session Category: Extracurricular and Enrichment Examples in: English

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 12 Saturday, April 7

12:20-12:45pm

Digital Storytelling for Contextualized Communication Kasumi Yamazaki The University of Toledo Gaby Semaan The University of Toledo Digital storytelling (DS) is one of the most engaging, performance-based CALL activities that integrates modern technology with the traditional art of storytelling. In this session, participants will understand the definition of DS and will explore different ways in which DS can be integrated into their modern-day world language classrooms. The participants will review and discuss project ideas, sample student work and student attitudes towards DS project. In addition, the participants will examine how DS can be used in conjunction with the three modes of communication.

25-minute Session Category: Technology to Promote the Standards Examples in: Arabic, Japanese

Grade Levels: All Levels

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Session 12 Saturday, April 7

12:20-12:45pm

Service Learning Experiences: Lessons from the Field Maria Zaldivar Kent State University

Service learning offers unique opportunities to learn about the culture and use the target language, while serving the needs of community members. It also offers opportunities for hands-on learning and meaningful and relevant experiences. However, it requires nurturing long-term relationships, setting clear goals and expectations, and being flexible and adaptable. I want to share experiences gained through six years of collaboration with Proyecto Raices, a community-based program serving Hispanic youth, where I have coordinated a reading program promoting Spanish language and Latino culture.

25-minute Session Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: English

Grade Levels: High School (Grades 9-12), Post-Secondary

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W31

Featured Speaker Saturday, April 7 7:30-10:20am

90% Target Language, 100% Acquisition Carol Gaab

There is one hypothesis about acquiring language that science has NEVER been able to disprove, and that is the need for Comprehensible Input! During this interactive session, participants will learn how to deliver CI in ways that will engage learners, deepen comprehension and contextualize the target language. Discover how natural and easy it is to use various acquisition-driven approaches to intuitively sustain comprehensible interaction in L2 and inherently help students develop communicative competence.

Category: Teaching Practices and Strategies Examples in: Less Commonly Taught Languages

Grade Levels: All Levels

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W32 Saturday, April 7

7:30-10:20am

Create Your own BreakoutEDU Game Nelly Hughes Benjamin Logan HS

Did you come to the All Star Session Breakout[EDU] and are already hooked? Have you played a few Breakouts with your students? Bought a box but haven't used it yet? This session is for you! Attend this session to create your own game. The goal of this collaborative workshop is to create a working game (physical or digital) that you can use with your students. Bring your locks, novels, laptop, or just your creativity! Participants wanting to make a digital Breakout will need to be familiar with Google Sites and Google Forms.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Learner-Centered Instruction Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: All Levels

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W41

Featured Speaker, 2016 OFLA Teacher of the Year Saturday, April 7 10:30am-1:30pm

10 Steps to Creating an IPA Lisa Shepard Lee's Summit North High School

Although most teachers are now familiar with the concept of an Integrated Performance Assessment, many are not confident in their ability to design this type of assessment on their own. In this workshop, Lisa Shepard (author of Madame’s Musings) will guide participants through the process of selecting an appropriate authentic resource and creating an interpretive, interpersonal and presentational task. In addition, she will share her tips for implementing and assessing IPAs in an efficient manner.

Half-Day Workshop (3 hours) Category: Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Examples in: French

Grade Levels: All Levels

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W42

Featured Speaker Saturday, April 7 10:30am-1:30pm

#authres: So Easy a Novice Could Do It Martina Bex

In this workshop, participants will explore how language learners can experience the excitement and enrichment of authentic resources without feeling overwhelmed or incompetent. Participants will learn five scaffolding strategies that transform authentic resources into comprehensible input for their students, and they will use those strategies to develop five ready-to-use, Common Core aligned lessons that are centered on authentic resources.

Category: Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives Examples in: English, Spanish

Grade Levels: Junior/Middle School (Grades 5-8), High School (Grades 9-12)

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