PROGRAM
All second-language teachers, current and prospective, are invited to the Oregon International Council’s Language Teaching for Proficiency workshop series, a unique program designed to help transform language learning from an academic exercise to a performance skill.
A recent participant in this program wrote: “Proficiency-based learning is truly the only thing that keeps the majority of kids engaged and motivated. I appreciate the tools that this class gave me to help continue to motivate students... to speak Spanish”. Teacher presentations to the Oregon State Board of Education in Fall 2008 have described the major benefits of this kind of performance-focused approach in other subject areas as well.
The 2009 workshop series will take place on five Saturdays: January 24, February 21, March 14, April 18 and May 16, at Clackamas Community College.
Principal instructor will be Anne Mueller, the experienced master-teacher who has conducted this program since initiating it in 1998. Participants will discuss principles and practices involved in teaching to National and State second language performance standards, and will develop classroom applications of the ideas examined, for review with colleagues and the instructor. One to three Graduate Credits will be available from Portland State University.
SCHEDULE
Session I - What is Proficiency? Relation to Content and Culture; Assessment Systems and Implications for Teaching; Establishing Benchmarks and Standards; Lesson and Unit Design with examples.
Session II - Teaching to the functions with proficiency as the organizing principle; classroom management; cooperative learning; block schedules.
Session III - Using authentic materials, situation cards and simulations; culture (small “c” and large); designing textbook-specific tasks; plus - expanded material on reading and writing as proficiency functions.
Session IV - Grammar in the proficiency-based classroom; evaluation vs. assessment and adapting to results; developing a complete teaching unit.
Session V - Content-Based Instruction units; spiraling activities; functional proficiency vs. concept control; situation cards, role play, transactions and other communicative activities; Language for Specific Purposes, with career strands and a Curriculum Wheel.
COSTS
Registration fee, $450, includes all five sessions, materials, and continental breakfast; lunch not included. Portland State University graduate credits will be available at an additional fee. Advance registration is required and a minimum of 10 participants are needed.
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