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2012 Winter Workshop
Saturday,
January 28, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ada, OK
Free to OFLTA Members!
On-site registration welcome!
If you are not a member, you are welcome to join on-site. Regular membership is $25 for the 2011-2012 school year.
Please know that unfortunately we cannot process credit/debit card payments on-site. We are happy to accept cash or check!
Three one-hour sessions for World Language teachers:
(subject to change as needed)
1 - Making Connections between the Common Core and PASS
In small groups we will take three of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Literacy: 1. Reading: Informational Text, 2. Writing, Speaking and 3. Listening and tie them to PASS. In this way we will not only better familiarize ourselves with CCSS,but create a working document that we will then be able to use when writing lesson plans and creating curriculum maps. Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work!
2 - Using the Arts in the World Language Classroom
Language teachers can use the arts to bring new dimension to language learning. Learn how world language teachers at Deer Creek, Norman, and Westmoore high schools have used "Art Week" and "Poetry Week" to tap into their students' creativity, connect them with the target culture, and allow them another way to express themselves in the target language as they write poetry and describe their artwork.
3 - Using Technology to Engage Students and Promote Language Use
From speaking assessments to writing, from parent outreach to connecting with the target culture, technological tools (many of them free!) can bring new life to our classrooms and make it easier to do the things we know are best for our students' learning-- and often in a way that makes language learning more interesting, accessible, and enjoyable from the students' perspective. Come learn about tools that language teachers are using to bring the target language culture into the classroom and extend language learning beyond our four walls.
Schedule
Check in: 8:30 - 9:00
A table of light refreshments (pastries) will be available during check-in.
Sessions: 9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
Location
East Central University, Ada, OK
Horace Mann building
Horace Mann is at the end of Main Street on the ECU campus. Use the breezeway in the middle to enter the building.
Special thanks to Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya for making location arrangements!
Lunch
Lunch is not included as part of the workshop, but tradition is for workshop participants to find a local restaurant for lunch and all eat together. Mara has told us that ECU's cafeteria will be open for a buffet for $5.25 per person on the day of the workshop for anyone who would like to join the group!
Updated Jan 27, 2012
Thanks to all who made the 2011 Fall Conference
a success!
Stillwater High School
October 1, 2011
Updated Nov 12, 2011
A Window to the World:
Authentic Materials & the World Language Classroom
Thursday & Friday
August 4-5, 2011Meinders School of Business2501 N. Blackwelder Oklahoma City, OKOCU Campus Map
- Learn how to find authentic target-language resources on the web
- Learn what to do with them when you find them
- Learn how to use web applications to help you develop
and organize these resources for use in your classroom
The workshop will be held in a computer lab. Teachers will have hands-on opportunities to practice using new resources and to develop lessons that use them.
(Updated Aug 3)
Click here to view the workshop wiki, with the resources we discover!
http://oflta2011techworkshop.pbworks.com/w/page/43935337/A%20Window%20to%20the%20World
Schedule
Thursday, August 4th
8:30 a.m. Check-In/Coffee & Bagels 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Morning Session
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Session
Friday, August 5th
8:30 a.m. Check-In/Coffee & Bagels 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Morning Session
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Session
Register for one day or for both days:
OFLTA Members, Two-Day Registration $45
Non-Members, Two-Day Registration $90
OFLTA Members, One-Day Registration $30
Non-Members, One-Day Registration $60
Or, join OFLTA now and register at the member rate!
Click here to view pictures from this year's Summer Technology Workshop, courtesy of the Oflta Oklahoma Facebook page!
Click here to view pictures from last year's Summer Technology Workshop, courtesy of the Oflta Oklahoma Facebook page!
Updated July 1, 2011
OFLTA Spring Conference
50 Intense Minutes... making your class time count!
Saturday, April 30, 2011 - Edmond North High School
The 2010 OFLTA Fall Conference was a successful day of professional development and connecting with other world language teachers!
Updated Aug 3, 2011
OFLTA Winter Workshop
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Enid
Registration deadline Wednesday, January 19
Free to OFLTA Members$30 for Non-OFLTA-Members (or join OFLTA for 2010-2011 for $25!) Registration will open at 8:30Sessions will be held 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Lunch is on your own - Many participants will
be dining together at a local restaurant for
anyone who wants to join the group!
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Schedule of Winter Workshop 1-hour session topics:
1- Integrating Art & Culture Across All Language Levels
Learn how World Language teachers in Oklahoma have created week-long units using art, poetry, and travel to engage students and enhance language study from level 1 to upper-level classes.
2 - How to Promote and Build a Stronger World Language Program
Discuss strategies that can be used to advocate for language study in your school. Learn ideas used by Oklahoma teachers about how to approach counselors, administration, and students in the effort to increase enrollment in language classes and increase retention to upper levels.
3 - Strategies for Building Proficiency through Reading at All LevelsLearn strategies for using reading in the classroom to build language proficiency in classes from beginners through upper-levels.
Check back often! If enrollment grows, the agenda will expand to include more sessions per time slot.
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Learn effective approaches and lessons
Three 1-hour sessions of Professional Development
Sessions for all levels of World Language Instruction
All sessions conducted in English, most applicable to any language!Click here for printable flyer
Updated January 20, 2011
Thanks to all for a successful conference!
Saturday, September 25, 2010Heritage Hall
1800 N.W. 122nd St, Oklahoma City
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Click here for exhibitor information Updated September 22, 2010
2010 OFLTA Summer Technology Workshop
"Wikis and World Languages"
Thursday, August 5 & Friday, August 6, 2010
Presented by Dr. Donna Shelton, PhD
Associate Professor of Spanish at Northeastern State University
Teachers developed their own wikis using PBWorks and explored a host of online applications that can be useful for World Language learning.
Check out Dr. Shelton's wiki with the slideshow presentations and links from the workshop to see how you could use a wiki in your classroom!
Updated August 27, 2010
Would you like to refresh something you learned at a previous OFLTA conference?
Presentations from the Fall 2009 OFLTA Conference are available here.
If you presented at a previous OFLTA conference and you would like to share your presentation, e-mail the file to audreyfreeman@oflta.org.
Updated August 29, 2010
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