{"data":{"ID":36,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1319107686,"CreatorID":62,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Finding their Voice in a World Language Classroom","Handle":"Finding_their_Voice_in_a_World_Language_Classroom","ShortDescription":"ACTFLs Oral Proficiency standards have been in place for over 25 years yet the constraints of the traditional classroom, materials, and assessments have made it difficult or impossible for teachers to help students cultivate these skills. This session will discuss ways both big and small to overcome those challenges.","Description":"A Google Doc for this session is located here:\r\nhttps:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/collegiate-va.org\/document\/d\/1CHbCtni5nc9XSsCx-ESC5oHDvPIJMN54r_GSuEiaU_8\/edit?hl=en_US\r\n\r\nIf you are joining us in person or online, please take a moment to read and respond the questions in it.\r\n\r\nIncreasingly the world requires our students to speak and listen in a second or even third language but teachers face many challenges in cultivating these skills. This session will discuss options that individual teachers can pursue on their own as well as examine larger systematic changes that require collaboration between teachers, the world language department and both local and district school administrators. Techniques and strategies to be discussed include\r\n\r\nOverview of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency\r\nTrust and Collaboration \r\nFlip Video\r\nGoogle Voice with Cell Phones\r\nNative Speaker Guest Appearances via Skype\r\nTextbook and Materials Changes\r\nTeacher Discussion, Collaboration, and Training\r\nLanguage Lab\r\nOnline Oral Proficiency Assessment\r\nWhat's Next","Link":[],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"We will have a mix of large group and small group discussion captured in a google doc as well as provide an active learning project with flip cams","Presenter":["Jamie Britto","Valencia Siff"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Collegiate School","Richmond Virginia"],"PresenterEmail":["jbritto@collegiate-va.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":16,"ScheduleLocationID":12,"SubmitterID":62,"AdditionalComments":"Thank you for considering our proposal, we have enjoyed participating over the last couple of years and would like to contribute more to the conversation.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":46315,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":1}}