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2012 Heritage Language Teacher Workshop

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Daily Schedule

Royce Hall 314. Download the schedule

Pre-workshop Participants will complete lessons in our STARTALK/NHLRC online workshop and respond to discussion questions on Moodle about heritage language learner profiles as well as differentiated instruction.

Monday, 7/16

8:30a - 9:00 Registration and coffee
9 - 10:00 Olga Kagan
Opening remaks and an overview:
Teaching heritage language (HL) learners
10 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00 Maria Carreira
Group Time: discussion of the typical HLL profile
Presentation
11:00 - 12:15p Maria Carreira
Understanding HL learners and learner variation in the classroom
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 Maria Carreira
Responding to HL learners' needs: Strategies that support differentiation
Presentation
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:30 Maria Carreira
The final project: requirements and ideas
For ideas, see a sample project from 2010
3:30 - 5:30 Time to work on group projects: brainstorming, defining outcomes
5:30 - 7:00 Reception

Tuesday, 7/17

8:30a - 9:00 Coffee
9a - 12:30p



(with breaks as needed)

Elaine Tarone: Tools for Language Teachers:

  • Difference between conscious and unconscious language learning
  • How do we capitalize on unconscious learning?
Presentation
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 Susan Bauckus
Demographic Tools
Presentation
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:30 Time to work on group projects: Creating objectives and finding relevant authentic materials

Wednesday, 7/18

8:30a - 9:00 Coffee
9a - 10:00 Maria Carreira:
Responding to HL learners' needs: Assessment
Presentation
10 - 11:00 Alegria Ribadeneira:
Second Language Learners in the Heritage Language Classroom: a case study
Presentation
11 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:15p Olga Kagan:
Community based projects and materials development
Presentation
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 Site Visitor's meeting
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 5:00 Time to work on group projects: designing sample assessment activities

Thursday, 7/19

8:30a - 9:00 Coffee
9a - 10:00

Olga Kagan:

  • Introduction to high school heritage program
  • Goals of observation
Presentation
10:00 - 10:30 Break and travel to classrooms
10:30 - 11:30 Class observation
11:30 - 1p Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Olga Kagan: Post observation discussion
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:30 - 5:00 Time to work on group projects: creating differentiated activities, polishing presentation

Friday, 7/20

8:30a - 9:00 Coffee
9a-12p Project presentations
12 - 1:30 Closing remarks and farewell luncheon