NNELL Professional Development Webinars Archive
 Presented by: Al Martino |
Literacy and
FLES: Connecting to the Common Core Learning Standards Date: January 14, 2013 In this webinar, the participants will have a chance to learn about the connection between literacy, the common core learning standards and world languages. Where does FLES fit in ? Ideas, strategies and techniques will be discussed and shared by the presenter that will enhance your understanding of the core learning standards and how they connect to FLES classrooms. The participant will have a better understanding of the role of literacy and will be able to implement new ideas at once that support all four skills with a focus on literacy! |
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 Presented by: Nathan Lutz |
Learning by
Doing: Language Learning in Summer Camps, After School Clubs, and
the Hands-On Classroom Date: February 5, 2013 It is undisputed that most people, especially children, learn best when actively doing something rather than listening to a lecture or even reading. This webinar will explore some of the ways teachers/club advisors/camp counselors can engage their students in meaningful language learning with powerful retention rates. We’ll look at a variety of hands-on activities that you can incorporate into your classes, clubs, or camps. The examples will be in French and Spanish, but applicable to any language. |
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 Presented by: Dorie Conlon Perugini |
Engaging
Students through Digital Storytelling Date: March 21, 2013 In today’s digital age, sharing stories with our global community is becoming more common as new technologies and apps make creating digital storybooks quick and easy. In this webinar we will discuss the advantages of using digital storytelling in the elementary foreign language classroom. We will also explore how to use the tools you already have available to create beautiful digital stories that fit seamlessly into your curriculum. |
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 Presented by: Catherine Ritz |
Now What?
Effective and Easy Integration of Technology in the World Language
Classroom Date: October 30, 2013 If you have a cell phone, iPad, projector, or language lab, you may be asking yourself… now what? What can I do with these resources? How can I use them to enhance my lessons? In this webinar, we will look at some common technology resources and discuss simple, straightforward, and easy ways to integrate them into your lessons for improved student learning outcomes. Whatever tech resource you may have access to, you will come away from this webinar with concrete strategies and activities for making full use of them. |
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 Presented by: Tammy Dann  Lindsey Cornwell |
Increasing
Students’ Communication through Partner Gap Activities Date: November 6, 2013 In this webinar, participants will learn how to introduce and incorporate information gap activities into all types of content and curriculum to increase the amount and level of communication in their language. Traditional dialogue activities require little cognitive skill, whereas gap activities encourage students to process a request, look for information, then respond in the target language. Gap activities can support students with even limited target language proficiency in sustaining a true conversation.
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 Presented by: Stacie Berdan |
Raising Global Children Date: January 30, 2014 In today’s ever-more connected global world, both language and cross-cultural skills are proving to be essential differentiators for long-term career success. The process of raising global children begins at home, but it must also be reinforced and expanded on in schools. Join award-winning author Stacie Nevadomski Berdan as she presents both strategy and tactics for teachers and parents alike as detailed in her latest book, Raising Global Children. |
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 Presented by: Janet Glass |
BEST
USES OF CLASS TIME: Grades Three, Four and Five Date: February 19, 2014 This webinar will begin with a brief reflection on Sousa’s research from the book How the Brain Learns and implications for lesson planning. Following from that, we will examine the bare bones of comprehensible input and output to help keep the target language at the 90% level. Lastly, we will look at assessments in the interpersonal mode and discuss why they can be so satisfying. |
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 Presented by: Catherine Ousselin |
Engaging Assessments for Speaking and Learning Date: November 5, 2015 |
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 Presented by: Ann Ferriter |
Building
Community in a Highly Successful Inner-City STARTALK Program Date: December 3, 2015 In her article, "Building Community in a Highly Successful Inner-City STARTALK Program," Ann Ferriter states, “We listened intently to programmatic suggestions from key stakeholders resulting in one very successful project last summer.” Join Dr. Kelly Davidson Devall as she asks Ferriter to elaborate on the success of the program and what she has in planned for future programs! |
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