Conference Program - Central States Conference on the Teaching
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Conference Program - Central States Conference on the Teaching
Unlock the Gateway To Communication 2014 Central States Conference A joint conference of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Foreign Language Association of Missouri March 20 - 22, 2014 Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark St. Louis, MO Central Connection: Conference Program Volume 46, Number 3 March 2014 Conference Schedule Wednesday, March 19, 2014 CSCTFL Board of Directors Meeting 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration and Welcome Reception 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Hospitality Area Open 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014 Conference Registration Open Hospitality Area Open Full-day Workshops Conference Workshop/Extension Workshop Morning Workshops Afternoon Workshops CSCTFL Delegate Assembly Advisory Council Reception Advisory Council Meeting Exhibit Hall Opening Gala 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Members Session 10 Afternoon Workshops Session 11 Session 12 Session 13 Session 14 Joint Boards Dinner (by invitation) 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2014 CSCTFL Board of Directors Meeting 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014 Conference Registration Open Hospitality Area Open Exhibits Open Session 1 Keynote Address and Awards Presentation Exhibit Break & Raffle Session 2 Exhibit Break & Raffle CSCTFL Report Authors Luncheon (by invitation) Session 3 Afternoon Workshops Session 4 Exhibit Break & Raffle Session 5 Session 6 Language Receptions Justo Lamas Group Concert 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2014 Conference Registration Open Hospitality Area Open NNELL Networking Breakfast Exhibit Hall Open Session 7 Morning Workshops Exhibit Break & Raffle Session 8 Session 9 Final Exhibit Break Luncheon for NADSFL/NCSSFL 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 11:45 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Central Connection: Conference Program March 2014, Volume 46, Number 3 Executive Director............................................. Patrick T. Raven Publisher ............................................................. Robert M. Terry The Central Connection is published three times a year by the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, a non-profit organization for foreign language teachers in the seventeen-state region of CSCTFL to promote the upcoming annual conference. Issues pertinent to the language teaching profession are featured. All three publications are distributed free of charge. Please direct questions and comments to Patrick T. Raven, CSCTFL Executive Director, P.O. Box 251, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0251; 414-405-4645 (phone); 414-276-4650 (FAX). Visit CSCTFL at www.csctfl.org Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 3 Looking for Information? Advertisers .........................................................4 Advisory Council Members ........................61-62 Advisory Council Membership Form ..............63 Conference Schedule .........................................3 Conference Team ...............................................5 Conference Workshop ......................................20 Continuing Education Credit ...............19, 27, 42 CSCTFL 2015 Meeting ...................................60 CSCTFL Award Winners ................................25 CSCTFL Future Conferences ...........................21 CSCTFL Officers & Directors ........................13 CSCTFL Teachers of the Year ........................25 Delegate Assembly ..........................................20 Evaluation Form .........................................68-69 Exhibit Hall Map ..............................................66 Exhibitors ........................................................67 Extension Workshop .......................................20 Friday Keynote ................................................21 Graduate Credit Option .........................5, 40, 53 Hotel Floor Plans ................. Outside back cover Joint Boards Dinner ........................................57 Language Group Meetings & Receptions .......41 Local Committee Members ...............................8 Lunch Suggestions ...........................................29 NADSFL/NCSSFL Luncheon ........................48 NNELL Networking Breakfast .......................42 Presenter Directory ....................................64-65 Raffle Information ...........................................19 Schedule Friday Morning Sessions .................... 22-28 Friday Afternoon Sessions .................. 28-40 Saturday Morning Sessions ................ 43-48 Saturday Afternoon Sessions .............. 48-57 Workshops ............................................15-19 Sessions at a Glance ...................................34-37 Sponsors ............................................................6 Welcome from Local Arrangements ..................7 Committee Welcome from Program Committee ...........9-10 WIFI The attendees will have complimentary Internet access in their guest rooms and public space on the first floor. It is also available in the main lobby and the west tower lobby. Bring your laptop and check your e-mail! Support our Advertisers An important feature of the Conference is the outstanding support we receive from our advertisers and exhibitors. Here is a list of advertisers in this program and the page on which you can find their ads. When you contact our advertisers, be sure to tell them you saw their ad in the Central Connection: Conference Program. ACTFL ...................................................... 59 CLEAR ........................................................ 8 Concordia College .................................... 12 ConversaBooks ......................................... 58 EF Educational Tours ................................. 2 Justo Lamas Group ................................... 41 Michigan State University ...................... 58 Middlebury Interactive Languages ........ 14 Passports .................................................... 57 SANAKO .......................................12, 41, 62 SANS ......................................................... 60 Sonrisas Foreign Language ..................... 60 Tumlare ...................................................... 71 The French Traveler .................................. 57 www.csctfl.org 4 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Making a Conference A conference doesn’t just happen. It is the result of hundreds of people working together for hours...days...months...over a year! Anyone who has helped plan a large conference knows the behind-the-scenes work involved. Julie Jezuit Program Chair Lincoln Middle School Mt. Prospect, IL Kerisa Baedke Assistant Program Chair Prairieview School Waukee, IA Janice DeNure Local Liaison Eureka High School Rockwood, MO The Foreign Language Association of Missouri has joined with the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Board of Directors to bring you this wonderful 2014 conference. The Program Committee has done an outstanding job of making a conference that fits a wide variety of professional development needs. Your participation in this conference will give you new information and ideas, and we know that you will enjoy your visit to the St. Louis area. We are especially indebted to all of the volunteer members of the local committees whose names appear in this program. Without their assistance, we simply could not hold such an event. A sincere thank you to every committee member for the time and effort you have given to make this conference a reality. Graduate Credit Option CSCTFL are happy to offer a one‐hour graduate credit from Ashland University (OH). The requirements are: 1. Attend 15 hours of CSCTFL workshops or sessions. Lori Winne Chair, CSCTFL Board of Directors Erie, MI 2. Submit a paper including: a. Your name b. The name of the sessions/workshops c. Time (1 hour, 2 hours, etc.) in the sessions/workshops/ keynote speaker (must add up to 15 hours total) d. Your reflections (one paragraph per hour) of the session and how you might incorporate it into your teaching. 3. Send the reflection paper to Martha Pero at perom@ hudson.edu by April 15, 2014. 4. Apply for credit from Ashland University at: https:// www.ashland.edu/academics/education/profdev/ register.p?WID=21874&CID=6 (The cost is $175 with no out-of-state fees.) Patrick T. Raven CSCTFL Executive Director Milwaukee, WI Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 5 The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages greatly appreciates the support the following sponsors have provided: zPå Advisory Council Reception American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Saturday Morning Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break Sanako/Educational Systems & Services Friday Afternoon Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) National Office Name Badges and Lanyards Pearson Flowers World of Reading, Ltd. Friday Morning Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break Foreign Language Association of Missouri (FLAM) and Kansas World Language Association (KSWLA) Welcome Reception Ohio Foreign Language Association (OFLA) General Iowa World Language Association (IWLA) zPå 6 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL) and the Foreign Language Association of Missouri (FLAM) are pleased to welcome you to St. Louis and its historic downtown area. Not since 1983 has CSCTFL been held on this side of the state and FLAM is happy to host the 2014 CSCTFL/FLAM Conference in our great city. CSCTFL couldn’t have picked a better year since we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis. Right in the heart of downtown there is much to see and do if you’re looking for cultural attractions. The Arch and city court house, Laclede Landing, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and the Cardinals Stadium and Hall of Fame are just some of the sites near the Hilton at the Ballpark Hotel. For the more adventuresome and mobile folks, historic St. Charles complete with shops, eateries, and Lewis and Clark Museum are just minutes from downtown St. Louis. If you are into antiques, then Historic Cherokee Antique Row might be more your thing located a short drive from downtown. Maybe you would rather try to find some of the 250 birthday cakes placed at locations of importance unveiled at the February 14th birthday celebration weekend. Although there is much to see in and around St. Louis, this year’s conference will provide some of the most innovative and interesting professional development for teachers at every level to improve their teaching experience. German and French roots run thick in this area. On Friday evening on site, our local AATF group will be putting on a marionette show to commemorate the 250th anniversary in St. Louis and there will be a Justo Lamas concert. Also on Friday evening, AATG will host a German concert off site. We are happy that you have chosen CSCTFL 2014 to be the cornerstone of your professional development and renew connections that are so very important in our profession. St. Louis will certainly be the key to “Unlock the Gateway to Communication.” Enjoy your stay! Janice DeNure, FLAM President and Local Liaison Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 7 Local Committee Members Hospitality Raffle Registration David Fritz*, Francis Howell North High School Janice DeNure, Eureka High School Jeff Loughary, Springfield Public Schools Amy Turk, Webster Groves School District Julie Weissflog, Francis Howell School District Jane Wright, St. Charles Community College/Francis Howell SD Breton, Amaris, Waynesville High School Jane Wright*, St. Charles Community College/Francis Howell Astrid Ruiz, St. Theresa School Santos Brian*, Francis Howell North High School Julie Begnaud, Lee’s Summit West High School Burleson, Angel, William Chrisman High School Janice DeNure, Eureka High School Stephanie Dominguez, Smithville High School Laura Durnin, Glendale High School Rosa England, Retired Dilsa Forge, Marshfield School District Jason Jolley, University of Missouri Jeff Loughary, Springfield Public Schools Emily Meier, Grandview Morehead, Kristopher, Pipkin IB/MYP World School Astrid Ruiz, St. Theresa School Dana Schulte, Seckman High School Tonia Tinsley, University of Missouri Sara Torrini, Sechman High School Signage Nancy Ipock, Retired* Troubleshooters Tammy Lueck*, Rolla High School Student volunteers, Bilingual Education Student Organization, Kansas State University Photography Nancy Ipock, Retired* Astrid Ruiz, St. Theresa School Local Committee Chairs Janice DeNure*, Eureka High School, President, Foreign Language Association of Missouri Lisa Lilley, Past President, Foreign Language Association of Missouri 8 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 46th Annual Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Unlock the Gateway to Communication Julie Jezuit, 2014 Program Chair Welcome from the Program Chair Unlock the Gateway to Communication Welcome to the 46th annual CSCTFL Conference in St. Louis, Missouri! Here we find the famous Gateway Arch and the city known as the “gateway to the west.” While St. Louis is home of the Gateway Arch, world language teachers help their students “unlock a gateway to communication” on a daily basis. As language teachers, we enable our students to be able to communicate with people they previously could not communicate with due to a language barrier. Besides oral and written communication, we also “unlock” communication through a deeper understanding of a particular culture. Whether it be non-verbal communication such as gestures, an understanding of traditions, and holidays—the products and perspectives of a culture. The CSCTFL conference provides an opportunity for world language educators from a 17-state region to communicate with each other. The CSCTFL conference allows world language educators to come together and open up a line of communication and share ideas which help each other grow professionally. Thank you for joining us at the 2014 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, as we share our experience and expertise with new colleagues and long-time friends. I encourage you to further connect to other disciplines and cultures through the exceptional offering of more than 185 sessions, 28 workshops, and a great selection of multi-language events for teachers. Be prepared to be renewed, rejuvenated, and motivated to make connections with students, and other teachers, departments, schools, and cultures. Special Events on Thursday, March 20, 2014 ØThe Conference Workshop/Extension Workshop (CW/EW) provides professional development outreach. Participants apply in advance and will be trained in the Conference Workshop (CW) on this year’s topic, “Keeping It in the Target Language,” presented by Aleidine J. Moeller of the University of Nebraska and Amy Roberts and Katie Hayes of Pius High School, Lincoln, Nebraska. Then the participants will prepare to present this topic at state and local workshops and conferences (EW) during the following year. ØWorkshops: Both half- and full-day workshops are offered covering various topics such as teaching in the target language, technology, common core state standards, assessment, and so much more. If you are not pre-registered, please visit the registration desk and inquire about space availability. ØThe Delegate Assembly provides leaders in the various state organizations the opportunity to network, discuss policies, procedures, and challenges and learn about the current status of world language education in our 17-state region and throughout the nation. State organizations are asked to send representatives to this afternoon event. We welcome those delegates to this 1:30 PM event on Thursday. ØWelcome to CSCTFL Advisory Council members! Please join us in Ballpark Conference Center 1 and 2 for the Advisory Council Reception at 5:00 PM Thursday, followed by the Advisory Council Meeting at 6 PM. ØThe Exhibit Hall Opening and Wine and Cheese Gala provides a first peek at the exhibits and the first chance to visit with vendors. This is also a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues from around the region, make new connections, and explore the exhibit hall in a leisurely environment. Please join us in the Arch View Ballroom from 7 PM- 9 PM on Thursday. Special Events on Friday, March 21, 2014 ØThe Exhibit Hall will be open all day from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are designated breaks to visit with exhibitors; however, you may want to spend time there during your lunch break or between sessions as well. Several exhibitors are presenting sessions throughout the day on Friday and Saturday. ØThe Awards Ceremony will honor the 2014 Teacher of the Year and the other CSCTFL Teacher of the Year candidates and the recipients of the Paul Simon Award, the Founders Award, and the CSCTFL Scholarships. The FLAM Awards will also be presented. Please join us in Grand Ballrooms A-D at 9:15 AM. ØThe Keynote address, immediately following the Awards Ceremony, will be delivered by Dr. Brandon Wiley, Executive Director of the International Studies Schools Network for the Asia Society, who will inspire attendees with his speech about creating globally competent students. ØThe CSCTFL Report Authors’ Luncheon honors presenters whose articles are published in the 2014 CSCTFL Report. ØFriday evening language receptions provide another opportunity to meet colleagues in specific language groups in a relaxing, social atmosphere. Some gatherings have a program, and others are quite informal. Special Events on Saturday, March 22, 2014 ØThe NNELL Networking Breakfast highlights elementary ideas and resources. Be prepared to share an idea. This is a ticketed event. Ask about space availability at the registration desk if you are not pre-registered. Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 9 ØAt the NADSFL/NCSSFL Luncheon, district and state world language supervisors meet to enjoy lunch and network. If you are a district supervisor, world language department chair, or state supervisor and you don’t know about these two groups, this is a great way to get acquainted with them while enjoying a nice lunch. This is a ticketed event. Ask about space availability at the registration desk if you are not pre-registered. ØOur Saturday session offerings are packed every hour to maximize opportunities for those who have difficulties joining CSCTFL on weekdays. Special Events throughout the conference ØThe 2013 CSCTFL sessions and workshops that were designated as “ALL STAR” sessions for their outstanding quality and execution will be returning for the 2014 CSCTFL Conference. Ø9 of our 17 Central States will be presenting a presentation or workshop that their state organizations have designated as “Best of ” sessions. We hope you are able to glean some great knowledge from a different state! ØThere are 28 great workshops available to attendees. Please see the workshop descriptions and get excited to attend one or more of these outstanding offerings throughout the conference. Ask about space availability at the registration desk if you are not preregistered. The 2014 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, the friendly conference, welcomes you and your colleagues. We have an outstanding program designed to help you “unlock the gateway to communication” with other teachers and your students. We invite you to take full advantage of all the opportunities at the conference and share your experience with your colleagues and students Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to the program: the CSCTFL Board of Directors; Patrick Raven, CSCTFL Executive Director; the Foreign Language Association of Missouri (FLAM), especially Janice Denure, the local liaison; the Exhibitors; and the Program Committee Members: Kerisa Baedke, Prairieview School, Waukee, IA; Susan Johnson, LaSalle-Peru High School, LaSalle, IL; Kathryn B Wolfkiel, Barrington High School, Barrington, IL; Leann Wilcoxen, St. Bede Academy, Peru, IL; Angelika Becker, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN; Sigurd Piwek , Milwaukee German Immersion School, Milwaukee, WI. Julie Jezuit, 2014 Program Chair CSCTFL will help you ... ADVOCATE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS • • • • • Attend our advocacy session on Friday, 3:45 PM Participate in ACTFL "Discover Languages" Follow JNCL/NCLIS activities on the hill Start a state advocacy initiative Follow links to advocacy resources from csctfl.org Kerisa Baedke, 2014 Assistant Program Chair Connections Across Borders: Communication, Collaboration, and Innovation FLAM/KSWLA Joint Conference October 17-18, 2014 Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza Submit your 2015 Session WIFI The attendees will have complimentary Internet access in their guest rooms and public space on the first floor. It is also available in the main lobby and the west tower lobby. Bring your laptop and check your e-mail! and Workshop Proposals — http://www.web-reg.com/csc-prop/ Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2014 CSCTFL & FLAM Awards Ceremony The CSCTFL & FLAM Awards Ceremony will be part of the General Session. Presenting the awards at this time will give all the conference attendees the opportunity to honor our colleagues who have made important contributions to the field of language education. Come enjoy the keynote speaker and join us in recognizing the award winners. 10 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 11 12 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program CSCTFL Board of Directors & Contact Information Chair Vice Chair Executive Director Recording Secretary Immediate Past Chair 2014 Program Chair 2014 Assistant Program Chair & 2015 Program Chair & Director Lori Winne (FY 14) Vickie Scow (FY 14) Patrick T. Raven (FY 15) Martha Pero (FY 14) Barbara Andrews (FY 14) Julie Jezuit (FY 16) Kerisa Baedke (FY 15) 2015 Assistant Program Chair & 2016 Program Chair Director Director Director Director Director Sarah Shackelford (FY 16) Mary Goodwin (FY 14) Phyllis Farrar (FY 15) Lisa Lilley (FY 15) Brigid Burke (FY 16) Alan Lytle (FY 17) CONTACT INFORMATION Andrews, Barbara 1518 Charmaine Drive Toledo, OH 43614 419-382-1221 barbiesa@buckeye-express.com Baedke, Kerisa 1923 56th Street Des Moines, IA 50310 kbaedke@mchsi.com Burke, Brigid M. 2455 Glenwood Avenue Toledo, OH 43620 419-464-6939 bburke@bgsu.edu Farrar, Phyllis World Languages/ESOL Program Consultant Kansas State Department of Education 900 SW Jackson, Suite 653 Topeka, KS 66612-1182 785-296-1891 pfarrar@ksde.org Jezuit, Julie 1301 W. Byron Avenue Addison, IL 60101-2018 630-543-0879 630-204-4766 (cell) juliejezuit@hotmail.com Raven, Patrick T P.O. Box 251 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0251 414-405-4645 FAX: 414-276-4650 CSCTFL@aol.com Lilley, Lisa 4022 E. Kensington Springfield, MO 65809 417-847-7527 417-848-7527 (cell) sralil@mchsi.com Lytle, Alan D. 707 Pleasant Valley 12 Little Rock, AR 72227 501-680-6570 dralandlytle@hotmail.com Scow, Vickie Nebraska Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 402-471-4331 vickie.scow@nebraska.gov Pero, Martha 11261 Vaughn Road Hiram, OH 44234 330-569-4035 (cell) perom@hudson.edu Goodwin, Mary 34 Walnut Creek Drive Holland, OH 43528 419-861-1878 mgoodwin@bex.net Submit your 2015 Session and Workshop Proposals http://www.web-reg.com/csc-prop/ Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2014 Shackelford, Sarah P.O. Box 358 212 Kater Avenue Harrison, OH 45030 513-367-9013 513-560-1828 (cell) skshackelford@mac.com Winne, Lori 6238 Jacobs Erie, MI 48133 419-704-4868 lwinne@frontier.com CSCTFL & FLAM Awards Ceremony The CSCTFL & FLAM Awards Ceremony is part of the General Session. Presenting the awards at this time will give all the conference attendees the opportunity to honor our colleagues who have made important contributions to the field of language education. Come enjoy the keynote speaker and join us in recognizing the award winners. Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 13 14 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Conference Workshops Full-day workshops are offered on Thursday, March 20. Half-day workshops are offered on Thursday morning and afternoon, March 20; on Friday afternoon, March 21; and on both Saturday morning and afternoon, March 22. All workshops are ticketed events and require conference registration and separate workshop fee to attend. Participants may attend only those workshops for which they have registered. Check at the conference on-site registration desk for space availability if you did not preregister and wish to attend. Thursday Full-day Workshops March 20, 2014 8:30 AM ‐ 4:30 PM aroundsixthemes.Thisworkshopwillpresentonemethodofaddressingthe six themes through the study of authentic literary texts, and participants will develop presentational writing and speaking tasks (modeled after the new exam) to address each of the themes. Participants are asked to bring a laptop. W-01 W-04 Room: Grand Ballroom C Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Presenter: Laura Terrill, ACTFL Presenter, Indianapolis, IN Presenter: Phyllis Farrar, Kansas Dept. of Education, Topeka, KS Presider: Katya Koubek, Storm Lake, IA Presider: Darlene Lankenau, IFLTA, Fort Wayne, IN Learn guiding principles for designing standards-based curriculum, units, and lessons focused on developing learners’ language performance. Consider how the National Standards, 21st Century Skills, and Common Core guide the development of a vertically aligned curriculum that builds students’ communication skills and cultural understandings. Participants explore thematic unit design and daily lesson planning with strategies that maximize student learning in support of curricular goals, with indicators of performance expected at each level of instruction. Our national standards set a goal that at least 90% of instruction be given in the target language. This can be done by establishing routines on Day 1, using prior knowledge, scaffolding activities, and carefully crafting comprehensible input. Borrow from a “mature” teacher’s bag of tricks to build your confidence. The presenter will help you justify this practice to doubting students, parents, or administrators. Planning for Student Learning – Effective Curriculum, Unit, and Lesson Design W-02 They Call ‘Em Games Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Presenters: Lucas D. Hoffman, Sylvania Southview High School, Sylvania, OH and Lori Winne, Toledo Public Schools, Retired, Erie, MI Say “Let’s learn” and students say “boring.” Say “Let’s play a game” and they are motivated to participate. Create and play games that encourage students to talk. Learn how to convert commercial games into pair, small group and whole-class activities. Make some of the presenters’ own ideas and learn how to assess students’ interpersonal, interpretive and presentational skills. Throw away the stickers, candy and extra points! All activities have been kid-tested! Thursday Morning Half-Day Workshops March 20, 2014 8:30 AM ‐ 11:30 AM W-03 Integrating the Six Themes in the AP Spanish Language and Culture Course Room: Grand Ballroom A Presenter: Andrew T. Schwei, Jefferson High School, Jefferson, WI Presider: Jeanne Psket, Arrowhead High School, Hartland, WI As part of the revised AP Spanish Language and Culture Course, teachers must integrate language, content and culture by structuring the course Tips and Tricks for Teaching (mostly) in the Target Language W-05 Taking on the Tough Guys: Homework, Feedback, and Grading Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Presenter: Lisa Lilley, 2010 ACTFL Teacher of the Year, Central HS/Pipkin MS, Springfield, MO Presider: Anneris Coria-Navia, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH We know motivation is key to learning a language. But is the homework we assign motivating to our students? Do our grading policies encourage or discourage them? How can we give good feedback when we're burdened with a heavy teaching load? This session will delve into these tough issues and offer different research based perspectives on homework, grading, and multiple ways of providing feedback that work for students and the teacher. W-06 Drama Pedagogy for Beginners Room: Grand Suite III Presenters: Susanne Even, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Madhuvanti Karyekar, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Presider: Susanne M Wagner, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN How can drama pedagogy in foreign language education be an effective learning medium for beginning students, whose language level might not be sufficient enough for linguistic improvisation and spontaneous language production? This workshop will present basic techniques from drama pedagogy that can be fruitfully employed in lower-level and beginner classes. Participants will be familiarized with procedures from drama pedagogy in a hands-on workshop and will be guided to develop their own dramatic teaching modules. Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 15 W-07 A multi-media approach brings Paris to life, tying together monuments, architecture, and art, emphasizing changes in French institutions, belief Standards Based Grading in the WL Classroom: Part systems, and culture, influenced by the 1789 revolution. Students' 1-Why Standards Based Grading? toolboxes will fill with savoir-faire: to navigate within a city, to identify Room: Broadway architectural periods, to understand the role of monuments... Goals develop students' life-long learning skills, providing a fundamental Presenters: Kimberly D. Lackey and Denise Pahl, Rockwood School District, knowledge base for lasting appreciation of history and culture. Eureka High School, Eureka, MO; Julie Weitzel, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, MO Presider: Leann Wilcoxen, St. Bede Academy, Peru, IL W-11 Der deutsche Wald Make your class about learning and not just grades! What should/should Room: Grand Suite I not count in a grade? How do we deal with extra credit, late work, lowPresenters: John H. Stark, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL; Siggi quality work, participation, and homework? What about retakes and rePiwek, Milwaukee Immersion School, Milwaukee, WI; Charles James, dos? Discover strategies for dealing with potential pitfalls of Standards University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Based Grading. To learn more about scoring guides for all three modes of communication, plus vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, Presider: Charles Thorpe, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS come to our afternoon session Part 2- Assessing Student Performance Approximately 30% of the total surface area of Germany consists of forests. As a consequence, nature and forests have played significant W-08 role in defining the German identity. The forest has often provided the Cuisiner et apprendre le français setting for literature, opera, art and film in the German consciousness. Room: Grand Suite I The connection of language, pictures and music with politics, Presenter: Jayne Abrate, American Association of French Teacherseducation and economic issues provide the opportunity to view the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL forest from various perspectives. Participants will take practical tips home with them that they will be able to utilize with their students. Presider: Jeffrey Karr, Central High School, Springfield, MO Learn to use food in the classroom to teach French and Francophone cultures and to go beyond tasting to examine history, economics, agriculture, nutrition, and other areas. Participants will leave with materials they can use immediately. During the workshop, the presenter will also prepare a 5-course Francophone meal, highlighting the cuisine of Quebec, which participants will be able to eat at the end. All participants will receive a flash drive with the session materials. ThursdayAfternoon Half-Day Workshops March 20, 2014 1:30 PM ‐ 4:30 PM W-09 An Inch Wide and a Mile Deep: Adding Depth to TPRS Room: Lindbergh Room Presenters: Carrie M. Toth, Carlyle High School, Carlyle, IL; Carol J. Gaab TPRS Publishing/Fluency Matters, Chandler, AZ Presider: Cortney Roy Bird, Olentangy Liberty High School, Powell, OH Have you struggled with moving beyond the stories of level 1? Are you looking for ways to deepen kids' experience in your class through culture and real-life language experience? Join us to find out how you can use novels, authentic resources, and technology to achieve the ACTFL 90% goal while keeping it comprehensible! W-10 Vive l'Histoire de Paris! Room: Grand Suite III Presenters: Judith M. Michaels, Private Consultant, Green Bay, WI; Julia Price, Central High School, District of Westosha, Salem, WI Presider: Jose Perez, Delaware City Schools, Delaware, Ohio 16 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program W-12 Standards Based Grading in the WL Classroom: Part 2-Assessing Student Performance Room: Broadway Presenters: Kimberly D. Lackey and Denise Pahl, Rockwood School District, Eureka High School, Eureka, MO; Julie Weitzel, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, MO Presider: India Morrow, Lincoln High School, Des Moines, Iowa Do you need to score performance assessments in a way that gives high quality feedback to students and also can be used to put a numerical percentage/grade in your gradebook? Examine examples of teacher-created standards-based scoring guides for a thematic, culture-based unit. We will share assessments for Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Communication, as well as vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. (This session is a continuation of the theory from Part 1 – Why Standards Based Grading?) W-13 Exhibitor Session: Thirty Years and Counting: Best Practices of a Language Teacher Who Loves What She's Doing Room: Grand Suite II Presenter: Barbara A. Peterson, Breaking the Barrier, Inc., Groton, MA Presider: Julie Frye, Lexington HS, Lexington OH A little philosophy, a few stories, and many examples of the presenter's best practices developed over 30 years of successful teaching. The workshop will explore a wide variety of topics, including expectations, climate, differentiation, practice, review, evaluation, grading, conversation, culture, testing, and best handouts. W-14 What Is It to Learn a Word? Vocabulary Acquisition for 21 C Learners Room: Grand Ballroom B Presenter: Greta Lundgaard, Plano Independent School District, Plano, TX Presider: Rhonda Von Werder, Tippecanoe School Corporation, Lafayette, IN What does learning vocabulary really mean, how does it happen, and what environments lead to it? No matter what our personal beliefs are, we all can agree that having a pool of useful, useable, and personally meaningful words is a critical factor in students growing as language users. This active learning workshop explores vocabulary acquisition research and applications to the classroom using video and group developed examples for Novice and Intermediate language learners. Friday Afternoon Half-Day Workshops March 21, 2014 1:30 PM ‐ 4:30 PM W-15 ULTRA Language: Upper Level Techniques Reinforcing Active Language Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 Presenters: Linda Havas, Greendale Schools, Greendale, WI; Cathy Stresing, Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa, WI Presider: Jeanne Psket, Arrowhead High School, Hartland, WI Today’s language classroom and AP tests rightly concentrate primarily on practical and relevant assessments, but teachers have extremely limited time in which to develop related assessments and activities to best serve their students. In this high-energy workshop, the presenters will share a variety of proven activities, projects and presentations that are designed to save teachers time, energize their classrooms, and most of all, provide their upper-level students with positive and engaging learning experiences. W-16 Your knowledge and experience are essential ingredients for this workshop! Structured on the `Five Cs’ of foreign-language teaching, we begin with the ancient culture of Spain, and a consensus definition of what "culture" means. With examples we’ll explore why each ‘C’ is critical to newlanguage mastery. Expect to participate actively as we extend our discussion to incorporate effective instructional strategies. P.S. This approach can be modified for any language and culture you know well. W-18 Going Green — Umweltfreundlich Ernährung (environmentally friendly nutrition) Room: Grand Suite I Presenter: Bettina L. Hoops, Rudolf Steiner High School, Ann Arbor, MI Presider: Annis N. Shaver, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH In the workshop: Going Green — Umweltfreundliche Ernährung (environmentally friendly nutrition) participants will get an understanding of their own nutritional preferences, their nutritional footprint and how to possibly improve these and furthermore get involved in educating their school community. The activities presented in this workshop will be applicable immediately in the classroom and will provide examples of differentiated instruction. Teachers of all school types and languages are invited to take part. Examples will be given in German. W-19 World Languages Connections to Common Core ELA/ Literacy and Math Practice Standards Room: Laclede Room Presenter: Phyllis Farrar, Kansas Department of Education, Topeka, KS Presider: Lucas Hoffman, Sylvania Schools, Sylvania, Ohio The WL "Connections" standards move front and center as states implement the Common Core Standards. Not only do strong connections exist between world languages and the ELA & Literacy standards, but with Math Practice standards as well. This session highlights ways to strengthen those connections and help your district make a successful shift to new standards. Take-aways include how to ‘raise the bar’ with a variety of activities. Creating Your Own Language Games using MS PowerPoint Saturday Morning Half-Day Workshops March 22, 2014 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Room: Grand Suite II Presenter: Gaby Semaan, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH Presider: India Morrow, Lincoln High School, Des Moines, Iowa Language educators find themselves struggling to find affordable interactive games in their target language that fit their class’s target and proficiency level and keep their students’ interest and attention. In this workshop, FL teachers will learn ways to create their own professional quality games and teaching materials Microsoft PowerPoint. Providing a sample template and step by step instruction the workshop will engage participants and help them create their own recyclable templates and games. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops with them if they have MS PowerPoint on them. W-17 Best of Illinois: Half a Million Years of Spanish Culture W-20 Developing and Testing Communication Skills in German Room: Grand Suite I Presenter: Anka Fehling, ZfA (German Central Agency for Schools Abroad) Presider: Angelika Becker, Carmel High School, Indianapolis, IN The workshop introduces the materials and exams provided by the German Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) in Cologne that aim at supporting the development of written and oral communication skills in German. Exam samples and support for teachers and learners are discussed. Room: Grand Suite III Presenter: Jenna D. Finch, Urbana High School, Urbana, IL Presider: Adrienne Royo, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 17 W-21 Saturday Afternoon Half-Day Workshops March 22, 2014 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Taking Target Language Use to the Next Level: Expeditionary Learning in World Language Classrooms Room: Grand Suite III Presenter: Brigid M. Burke, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH Presider: Mary Goodwin, Bowling Green State University, Holland, OH By understanding Expeditionary Learning design (EL), world language instructors can create opportunities for students to use the target language, learn culture, and develop their literacy. During this workshop, participants will 1) learn about EL through active reading and discussion in small groups; 2) see multiple examples of EL in classrooms; and 3) develop a skeletal plan of learning experiences and in-depth investigations where students learn world language through mini-lessons, fieldwork, experts, and service learning. W-22 [CANCELLED BY PRESENTERS] W-23 W-25 Content-Based Activities in the Elementary/Middle School Classroom Room: Grand Suite II Presenter: Lori Winne, Toledo Public Schools, Toledo, OH (Retired) Presider: Barbara S. Andrews, Retired, Toledo, OH This workshop focuses on content-related strategies and activities in world languages that boost critical thinking skills and connect to other disciplines. Science experiments, math story problems, geography and health lessons, music and art projects can all be integrated into the elementary curricula! The presenter will share her dissertation research on the relationship between elementary foreign language programs and state test scores. Numerous demonstrations in German and Spanish will be given. Lots of audience participation is expected. Did They Learn What I Taught?: Assessment of Student Learning W-26 Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 Room: Grand Suite I Presenter: Kathryn B Wolfkiel, Barrington High School, Barrington, IL Presenters: John H. Stark, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL; Helene Zimmer-Lowe, AATG, Chicago, IL Presider: Samantha Godden-Chmielowicz, Carl Schurz High School, Chicago, IL Consideration of the National Standards and 21st Century skills will inform this discussion of assessment and the three modes of communication–Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational. We will examine how assessments fit into the design of thematic units and learn how to design assessments to measure specific aspects of student achievement. Examples of grading rubrics will also be shared and discussed. Participants will leave with examples of assessments for their classrooms. W-24 Foreign Languages for Everyone: Unlocking the Gateway for Students with Learning Disabilities The EU in France, Germany and Spain Presider: Jason Jolley, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO The Eurozone has recently been in the middle of debates about financial markets, social stability, and European prosperity. Participants will engage in hands-on, small group activities that reinforce the teaching of French, German and Spanish, European geography, the Euro as a European currency, and the impact of the EU on the world. Connections with the content of the social studies, political science and economics will be featured. In English with examples in English and German and of special interest to middle and high school as well as post-secondary educators. W-27 What Are We Assessing? Room: Grand Suite II Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 Presenter: Irene Brouwer Konyndyk, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI Presenter: Martha Pero, 2010 CSCTFL Teacher of the Year, Hudson City Schools/OFLA, Hudson, OH Presider: Nicci Carney, Eastwood Middle School, Indianapolis, IN Presider: Todd Bowen, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL This workshop, for any language or class level, focuses on helping all students, especially those with learning disabilities, achieve optimal Are we assessing what we really want our students to know? Where second language learning. The workshop will define learning are our grades coming from? What should we assess? Should disabilities, review research, and explain a pedagogical approach for LinguaFolio be a part of our planning process? How are we going at-risk students that includes: multisensory instruction, a structured to show growth in our students for the new teacher evaluations? environment, metacognition, direct and explicit teaching, and other These questions, and hopefully some concrete answers, will be best practices. Participants will analyze a struggling student from discussed. A variety of assessment tools and ideas will also be shared. their own teaching experience and learn strategies to help that student. W-28 Embedded Reading: Scaffolding for Success Room: Grand Ballroom A Presenter: Laurie A. Clarcq, Marcus Whitman High School, Rushville, NY Presider: Teri Wiechart, Ohio Foreign Language Association, Defiance, OH 18 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Embedded Reading combines success and scaffolding in order to create strong readers! This approach allows teachers to make authentic materials highly comprehensible and strengthens students' literacy skills. Teachers can also use student writings to create motivating reading materials. Experience how and why Embedded Reading works! This workshop offers mini-lessons, using fiction and non-fiction, in several languages, in the Embedded Reading format. Participants will look for ways to immediately implement Embedded Reading into their own programs. W-29 Fostering Global Competence in the WL Classroom & Beyond Room: Grand Suite III Presenter: Jaclyn S. Orozco-Domoe, Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa, WI Presider: Suzanne Hendrickson, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO The presenter will discuss her review of literature on global competence including helpful definitions, and related frameworks and classroom practices. She will argue that advocating for global competence as a 21st century skill is key to advocating for the central placement of World Languages within the broader curriculum. This workshop is filled with practical strategies for integrating culture and fostering global competence while addressing Common Core Standards. Continuing Education Credit Your state or school district may approve this conference experience for your professional development or licensure. To fulfill their local professional development requirements, K-12 teachers should first check with their own district for the appropriate steps to receive approval for conference participation. The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages will provide documentation of attendance so that as many teachers as possible in the Central States Conference region can benefit directly and immediately from the conference for their professional development. Attendees should complete a separate Conference Workshop/Session Attendance Form for EACH DAY of attendance. Forms are available at the Conference Registration Desk and at the Hospitality Desk. BEST OF STATE SESSIONS We are pleased that 9 of the 17 state organizations that comprise the Central States Conference have chosen to bring their Best of State presentations to this year’s conference. You will find these sessions highlighted throughout the program, and you will know that each of them provides the very best their state has to offer. The 2014 Central States Conference Raffle Raffle Schedule: Drawing #1: Friday 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Drawing #2: Friday 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Drawing #3: Friday 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Drawing #4: Saturday 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages will have an exhibitor raffle during four of the exhibit breaks during the conference this year (see schedule above). The procedures for the raffle will be as follows: 1. Each exhibitor will have the opportunity to put up a prize or prizes for any or all of the raffle drawings. 2. For the exhibitors who participate in the raffles, a raffle bag will be provided for placement in the booth. Raffle tickets will also be provided. 3. The prize or prizes to be raffled should be displayed in close proximity to raffle bag. 4. Conferees will have the opportunity to fill out raffle tickets and place them in bags whenever they are in exhibition area. Conferees should fill out all the information on the ticket to be eligible. 5. The actual raffle bag will be collected 30 minutes before each drawing by committee members. The drawing will take place in the exhibit area. 6. The winner of each drawing will be sent to the appropriate booth with the winning ticket with the company name and booth number on the back of the ticket. Prizes should not be taken out of the booth before they are claimed. Prizes are not to be given to the Raffle Committee members to hand out. 7. Non-winning tickets will remain in the bag for later drawings and be returned to each participating vendor after each raffle. Conferees do not need to fill out additional tickets for later drawings. 8. The rules for conferees are — (a) one entry per person per exhibitor (We realize this will be difficult to control, but we hope that people will be honest.); (b) all information must be filled out on the ticket in order to be eligible to win; (c) conferees must be present at the drawing to win. Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 19 Conference Workshop/Extension Workshop Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Manchester Room Keeping it in the Target Language Presenters: Aleidine J. Moeller, University of Nebraska, Amy Roberts & Katie Hayes, Pius High School, Lincoln Nebraska There is much debate about the use of the target language and first language in the world language classroom. How much target language will maximize language development? When should the first language be used and how often? Studies have reported higher language proficiency for students in addition to higher intrinsic motivation for learning a foreign language, lower attrition and greater appreciation of language learning when target language use is standard classroom practice. Classroom strategies and examples designed to optimize and expand target language use in the classroom will be described and illustrated. Classroom teachers who use target language exclusively in the classroom will share best practices while involving participants actively in learning tasks and strategies. Building on language acquisition research and theory, principles and guidelines for integration of the target language will be demonstrated via hands-on tasks and classroom videos. Participants will share their best strategies and develop a plan for a professional development presentation or workshop to be presented in their respective schools, school districts and professional organizations. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Participants apply in advance to attend this daylong workshop. Each year approximately twenty-five participants are selected to attend the Conference Workshop (CW) on Thursday during the annual meeting of Central States. Here they receive information and materials about recent trends in foreign language teaching. Participants are then asked to conduct a similar Extension Workshop (EW) in their local area in order to bring the Conference and its new and evolving ideas to a greater number of teachers. The CW is the training session during which participants learn to conduct their own workshops. Participants receive a set of materials from each of the presenters, giving them the content information that they can use for their own EWs. They also receive guidelines and ideas for organizing, publicizing, and presenting a workshop. The emphasis in the CW is on the practical application of the new ideas for the classroom. At the end of the six-hour CW, participants are ready to conduct one or more EWs for foreign language educators in their own states. They can adjust the format, time frame, and material selection for their needs. The ultimate goal of the CW/EW Program is to improve the quality of foreign language instruction by providing up-to-date information to teachers unable to attend the Central States Conference. The CW/EW program offers participants the opportunity to learn how to organize and present a workshop, to meet other foreign language educators throughout the CSCTFL region, to strengthen ties with teachers in their local area, and to serve as resource people in their foreign language community. Once participants have attended the CW training, presented their own EW(s), and filed a brief report, they will receive a small honorarium to help cover expenses. The Extension Workshop is open only to those whose proposals have been submitted and accepted. Coordinators: Mary Goodwin, Chair, Lucas Hoffman, and Kerisa Baedke. Submit your 2015 Session and Workshop Proposals — http://www.web-reg.com/csc-prop/ Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2014 20 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program CSCTFL Delegate Assembly Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Grand Ballroom A Facilitators: Lisa Lilley, Springfield Public Schools (MO); Brigid Burke, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green (OH) The Delegate Assembly provides participants a forum to become informed about and address national, regional, and state issues. It is also vital for organizational networking. This year’s assembly will focus on national issues and opportunities, and building leadership through state organizations. An emphasis will be placed on the role state conferences can play in increasing an active membership and spurring instructional and curricular change. CSCTFL Advisory Council Reception and Business Meeting Exhibit Hall Opening Gala Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Arch View Foyer and Ballroom & Gateway Ballroom Ballpark Conference Center 1 & 2 Future CSCTFL Conferences March 12 – 14, 2015 Hilton Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN March 10 – 12, 2016 Hilton Downtown Columbus, OH Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 21 Conference Sessions Friday, March 21, 2014 SESSION 1: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM F R I D A Y S-104 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 S-101 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: 21st Century World Language Classrooms: Web 2.0 Tools to Support Communicative Competence CSCTFL All Star Session: Show and Tell: Increasing Vocabulary to Boost Authentic Communication Presenters: Leah McKeeman, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Blanca Oviedo-Loredo, Barton County Community College, Junction City, KS Room: Lindbergh Room Presenters: Mira Canion, Erie High School, Erie, CO; Lisa Lilley, 2010 ACTFL Teacher of the Year, Central HS/Pipkin MS, Springfield, MO We constantly face a daunting task: deliver vocabulary in a culturally rich context that is meaningful, engaging, and comprehensible such that all learners can internalize it and successfully communicate. That’s exhausting! How do we keep vocabulary instruction fresh and relevant? Two teachers, experienced in a range of approaches from storytelling to project-based learning, will demonstrate various approaches, strategies, and activities. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: Spanish Examples: Spanish, Chinese Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University The changing nature of 21st century world language classrooms and technology’s role will be examined. Specific examples of Web 2.0 tools will be discussed and highlighted to show how each can support the four communicative competencies. Testimonies from students about their perceptions of the integration of Web 2.0 tools will be shared. Session attendees will have the opportunity to interact with various technologies to recognize the potential of enhanced communicative competence. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-105 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 S-102 Room: Laclede Room International Service Learning-Making Connections through Foreign Language Presenter: Jody Ballah, University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash, Cincinnati, OH This presentation will describe two international service learning programs, to Haiti and Guadeloupe. Students were introduced to basic French language in order to develop a relationship with people they encountered. Vocabulary and grammar were geared towards the service projects and to basic conversational skills. Even with a rudimentary proficiency in French, students were empowered in their interactions. The presenter will discuss the creation of these programs and provide examples of language instruction and service activities. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: English, French Audience: College/University Individualized Language Learning Plans: How Students Can Take Ownership of Their Learning Presenter: Anneris B. Coria-Navia, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH Individualized Learning Plans are used as a tool that seeks to incorporate the students’ long-term goals within the curricular framework. The application of this tool in the language classroom stems from the assumption that the needs of individual students are different and must be addressed accordingly. There is growing evidence that learning can be improved when students actively participate in articulating goals and strategies to achieve those goals. This session will explain the concept and use of individualized language plans within a proficiency based program. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, Japanese Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-106 Room: Broadway I S-103 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Common Core the German Way CSCTFL All Star: Maintaining Target Language in the Classroom Presenter: Angelika Becker, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN Presenter: Laura Terrill, Independent Consultant, Indianapolis, IN ACTFL’s Position Statement recommends “that language educators and their students use the target language as exclusively as possible (90% plus) at all levels of instruction during instructional time and, when feasible, beyond the classroom.” Participants build their repertoire around why and how to use target language to achieve the goals of the national standards for learning languages. Learn practical strategies to implement this goal with learners at all levels and ages. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS 22 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Are you still confused about the Common Core State Standards, how they compare to your state’s world language standards and still wondering how you can make them fit your teaching and your curriculum? The presenter will discuss how she connects them to her classroom instruction at all levels and will share her ideas and student samples. The examples will be in German, but are applicable to all languages and levels. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: German Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-107 S-110 Room: Broadway II Room: Grand Suite III Moving Language Learners from German 1 to German AP 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Meeting the Communities Standard on Study Abroad Presenters: Aleidine Moeller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; Michaela Claus-Nix, South Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA This session will demonstrate motivating, authentic language tasks that can be introduced in beginning German language classrooms, recycled and pedagogically prepared for intermediate through AP German classrooms. Focused on the topic of brand names (Markenzwang) and identity, best practices will be used to illustrate how to integrate technology, content based instruction, authentic texts and audio/video resources to motivate learners and enhance language proficiency. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English, German Examples: German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University Presenter: Teresa R. Bell, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah The Communities Standard 5.2 requires language learners to “participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world” by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment. This presentation reports the results of a study in which the types of FL resources students seek for personal enjoyment and enrichment as well as the benefits of reading those resources for cultural and linguistic learning. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: English, German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-111 S-108 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Room: Grand Suite I Exhibitor Session: The Importance of Spanish in the USA: Office of Education at the Embassy of Spain and Its Work Presenters: Clara Gomez-Jimeno, Education Office at the Embassy of Washington, DC; Consul of Education: Valentín Dueñas Jimenez, Office of Education at the Embassy of Spain, New York, N Y In this presentation we will talk about the current situation of Spanish in the USA and learn about the different programs that the Office of Education at the Embassy of Spain has in the United States and about the role of its representatives in THE Central States and in other states in the country. Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: Spanish Examples: Spanish Audience: Other Exhibitor Session: Maximize Student Success in Hybrid Classes Presenters: Beth Gaunce, Middlebury Interactive Languages, Middlebury, KY; Theresa Bruns, Middlebury Interactive Languages, Cincinnati, OH; Jocelyne Waddle, Middlebury Interactive Languages, Frankfort, KY; Aline Germain-Rutherford, Middlebury, VT Employing a century-old pedagogy with a cutting-edge delivery platform, Middlebury Interactive Languages supports students in developing communicative skills in a 2nd language, while preparing them for success in college and careers. This session will provide a teacher’s perspective to help administrators and instructors understand how they can deploy these high-quality virtual world language courses in their schools. Hybrid implementations will be stressed. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Chinese, French, Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-109 S-112 Room: Grand Suite II Writing Outside the Comfort Zone: Upper-Level Writing with a Purpose Presenter: Alan D. Lytle, University of Arkansas - Little Rock, Little Rock, AR Every student has a “comfort zone” when it comes to language, especially to the skill of writing. When trying to get second-language-learners to write at higher levels of proficiency, the teacher must push them beyond their comfort zone but in a non-threatening way. The presenter will draw on his 26 years as a language teacher to offer suggestions of low-affective filter writing design aimed at “out-of-the-box” concepts. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator, Other Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 Exhibitor Session: Lights, Camera, Action! Bringing Life to the FL Classroom Presenters: Carol J. Gaab, TPRS Publishing/Fluency Matters, Chandler, AZ; Carrie Toth, Carlyle HS, Carlyle, IL Bring your next reading to life with powerful strategies proven to increase comprehension, boost emotional engagement and accelerate acquisition. Learn how to easily and effectively implement Reader’s Theater in your classroom, as we share tips and tricks for smooth execution and present a live theatrical demonstration using various scenes from our newest novels. Attendees will receive a voucher for a FREE novel (redeemable at our booth in the Exhibit Hall). Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Various Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University Support CSCTFL through your membership on the Support CSCTFL through your membership on the Advisory Council. It includes free conference registration ! See page 63 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 23 F R I D A Y S-113 Room: Manchester Room Keys to Support for Learning Languages Presenters: Phyllis Farrar, Kansas Department of Education, Topeka, KS; Todd Bowen, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL; Israel F. Herrera, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN; India Morrow; Lincoln High School, Des Moines, IA F R I D A Y Every teacher carries the responsibility of advocating for language learning. It’s not about us, it’s about opportunities for our students. This session will provide ideas to simultaneously fulfill the “Community” standards for students and advocacy for the program. Create an advocacy team of parents, colleagues, administrators, and business partners to formulate consistent, strategic, and sustained support for language learning. Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: English Examples: English Audience: Other Keynote Speaker – Dr. Brandon Wiley Friday, March 21, 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Grand Ballrooms A – D Dr. Brandon Wiley is the Executive Director of Asia Society’s International Studies Schools Network (ISSN), a design-driven network of over 30 public, charter and independent schools, located in eight states across the U.S. The ISSN is focused on supporting the development of internationally focused schools that foster students to be globally competent and college/career ready. Brandon coordinates the efforts of a national team of consultants, while assisting district and school leaders to implement the ISSN school model and Graduation Performance System. Before joining Asia Society, Brandon served as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the West Seneca Central School District. With experience as a classroom teacher, Director of Staff Development and district-level administrator, Brandon offers practical experience to implementing school and district reforms and innovative programs. He is a frequent blogger and sought after speaker focusing on school reform, globalization and school innovation. Brandon holds degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia in elementary education, curriculum and instruction, and educational administration. He earned his doctorate degree in educational and organizational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. 24 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program CSCTFL Award Winners Simon Award Winners 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Senator Paul Simon, Illinois David Roth, Director Center for Ethnicity and Pluralism, Chicago Smith Holt, Dean, Arts & Sciences, Oklahoma State University Ronald Roskens, President University of Nebraska System Edward Scebold, Executive Director, ACTFL John Mutz, Lieutenant Governor Indiana International Consortium of St. Louis, Dennis Lubeck, Director Herbert Grover, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Steven Cobb, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, Nashville, TN Governor Terry E. Branstad, Iowa S. William Pattis, National Textbook Co., Illinois J. David Edwards, Executive Director JNCL-NCLIS Protase “Woody” Woodford, Director Foreign Language Testing, Educational Testing Services 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 2013 2014 Randy L. Dewar, Putnam City Schools, OK Gully Sanford, Director Public Affairs, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Richard Riley, US Secretary of Education Orlo Shroyer, State Commissioner of Education, MO Masayoshi Nagano, President and CEO, Subaru-Isuzu Automotive (SIA), Lafayette, IN 3 M Corporation, Minneapolis, MN Senator Dick Durbin, IL Elizabeth Burmaster, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Senator Richard G. Lugar, IN Senator Sandra L. Pappas, MN Representative Mindy Greiling, MN Michael P. Flannagan, Superintendent, Michigan Department of Education Leon Panetta, US Secretary of Defense David Benson, Superintendent of Schools, Cedar Rapids, IA F R I D A Y Founders Award 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 Edward D. Allen, OH Ortrun Gilbert, TN Constance K. Knop, WI Roma Hoff, WI Leon Twarog, OH Irene Kraemer, WI Suzanne Jebe, MN Lynn Sandstedt, CO Dorothea Bruschke, MO Emily Spinelli, MI Diane Ging, OH John J. Janc, MN Helene Zimmer-Loew, NJ Valorie S. Babb, ND 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Walter Bartz, IN David McAlpine, AR Dena Bower Bachman, MO Phillip J. Campana, TN Gale Kent Crouse, WI Sharon B. Rapp, AR Mary M. Carr, IN Laura Terrill, IN Janice Holter Kittok, MN Donna Clementi, WI Carol Ann Dahlberg, MN & Helena Curtain, WI CSCTFL Teachers of the Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Gisela Nina Holmquist (WI) Gisela Nina Holmquist (WI) Betty Lotterman (MN) Samantha Godden-Chmielowicz (IL) Lisa Lilley (MO)* Martha Pero (OH) Wendy Brownell (MO) Jill Woerner (IN) Linda Egnatz (IL)* *also ACTFL Teacher of the Year for the following year Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 25 Exhibit Break & Raffle 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Friday, March 21, 2014 SESSION 2: 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM F R I D A Y S-201 Room: Lindbergh Room CSCTFL All Star Session: Culinaria: El arte de cocinar y el placer de comer Presenter: Paul J. Hoff, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI This session will present activities focusing on the foods and beverages of the Spanish-speaking world that can be adapted to various levels of instruction. Topics to be addressed include food history, food in literature and art, folklore, agricultural products in an economy, typical ingredients, recipes, and the role of food in traditions and celebrations. Handouts will be provided. Theme: Culture Language: Spanish Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-202 Room: Laclede Room 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Foreign Language Textbooks and Effective Programs: Using the Textbook or Being ‘Used’ by the Text Presenter: Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH Beginning foreign language textbooks have become ‘instruction guidebooks,’ providing complete support for teachers and learners. While use of contemporary terminology referring to standards and methodology, interactive instructions and colorful visuals may be present, a critical eye is necessary to determine whether or not textbooks assist in delivering an effective language program. This session offers concrete strategies and alternatives to various aspects of the typical text, including the grammatical syllabus, vocabulary, activity design and culture. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, Italian, German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-203 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 iPads for Language Learning? Appsolutely. Presenter: Nicola C. Work, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH Have iPads for your classroom, but don’t know what to do with them? Own an iPad, but overwhelmed by its features and apps? This session demonstrates a range of mobile applications for teaching grammar, vocabulary, culture and for practicing the four skills. These mostly free apps range from already preinstalled and general ones to language-specific apps. Participants will walk away with new apps as well as ideas and activities for their use in language learning. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: French, Spanish, German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University 26 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program S-204 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Six School-Wide Strategies to Globalize Your School Presenter: Dr. Brandon Wiley, Executive Director of Asia Society’s International Studies Schools Network (ISSN), New York, NY Understanding how to prepare students to succeed in an increasingly global society takes careful planning. Explore six school-wide strategies that can be employed by school leaders and teachers to globalize the curriculum and learning experience of your students. Hear how schools across the United States are developing students’ global competence through the use of authentic, project-based learning experiences and portfolio assessment. Participants will leave the session with practical tools and frameworks to identify ways they can develop a more globally-focused school. Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-205 Room: Broadway I Exhibitor Session: Organizing and Motivating the Unorganized and Unmotivated Presenter: Ellen Shrager, Teacher Voice Publishing, Villanova, PA Language teachers need successful students to protect their programs and to contribute to school-wide initiatives to enhance test scores. Students from chaotic households frequently perform academically below their ability and need help with motivation and organization. Participants will be able to help students to understand which poor habits prevent them from completing school work, guide students to a future vision of themselves with these habits, and help form one new positive habit at a time. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS S-206 Room: Broadway II C ANLanguage Exchange Social Media and C ELNipher Middle School, Kirkwood, MO Presenter: Mark Banaszak, LE D using the target language with students Do your students need experience B in other countries? Students today Y have PRthe technological tools and skills to do so, but may need to have the exchanges ES facilitated through a shared ENup social media exchanges online classroom. See how some teachers set TEmedia. using secure sites, laptops or tablets, and modern Theme: Technology Language: German, English Examples: German, English Audience: MS/JHS, HS R Presentations designated “All Star” are specially requested encore presentations from CSCTFL 2013. S-207 S-210 Room: Grand Ballroom A Room: Grand Suite II Duo Dinámico Preparing Students for the AP German Exam Presenters: Cassie Reichert, Raytown High School, Raytown, MO; Lauren Anderson, Excelsior Springs High School, Raytown, MO Presenters: John H. Stark, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL; Siggi Piwek, Milwaukee German Immersion School, Milwaukee, WI This presentation is designed to give you ready to use strategies that will enhance your classroom teaching. Vocabulary activities, communicative activities, non-fiction reading strategies, differentiated instructional strategies and more will be covered. These are all things you can implement in your classroom the day you leave. This will help students in all areas that are important in a world language classroom: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Be ready for an engaging classroom. The presenters will introduce materials they developed and published to help teachers prepare their students for the different subsections of the new AP German exam. Participants will experience first-hand the expectations and demands of the exam by engaging with selected texts and audio materials based on the new exam format and the suggested themes. All participants will receive a copy of the materials discussed. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-211 S-208 Room: Grand Suite III Room: Grand Ballroom C Exhibitor Session: How Do You Know They Know It? Digital Formative Assessments! Presenter: Rich Sayers, Pearson, Longmont, CO This session shows fun, effective and easy-to-use ways to use digital resources for quick formative assessments. Check out very cool Interactive Whiteboard activities, online Instant Checks, Quizzes with built-in remediation, and other tools and tips to help you know if your Spanish students got it! Great for all Spanish teachers! Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS The Earlier, The Better... Fostering Foreign Language in Pre-K through Elementary School Presenter: Yeva Golynskaya, Dewey International Studies Elementary, Saint Louis, MO Young children can learn a second language almost as easily as their native language if the correct methods are used. Presented by veteran elementary teachers of German and Spanish, this workshop will focus on research-based instructional strategies to make language learning come alive starting with Pre-K, and progressing through the elementary grades. This interactive session helps answer questions and includes hands-on activities for participants. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: German, Spanish Audience: Elementary S-209 Room: Grand Suite I National Spanish Examinations: Standards-Based Assessments Using Online Technology Presenter: Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Spanish Examinations, Valparaiso, IN This session will focus on the content and administration of the National Spanish Examinations, the most widely used standardized tests of Spanish in the US. We will discuss exam content, how the NSE measures both proficiency and achievement, online test administration procedures and the free online practice materials. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS Theme: Assessment Language: German Examples: German Audience: HS, College/University S-212 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Exhibitor Session: EMCL: Language Learning for the 21st Century! Presenter: Kristin Hoffman, EMC Publishing, LLC, St. Paul, MN Join us for an interactive overview of EMCL and learn how to make your life easier and your students’ learning experience more engaging. You will see state of the art, one-of-a-kind, research-based video technology as well as explore an integrated learning management system for planning and delivering authentic, interactive and motivating activities—and leave with ideas for your classroom. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish, French Audience: HS Continuing Education Credit The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages will provide documentation of attendance so that as many teachers as possible in the Central States Conference region can benefit directly and immediately from the conference for their professional development. Attendees should complete a separate Conference Workshop/Session Attendance Form for EACH DAY of attendance. Forms are available at the Conference Registration Desk. Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 27 F R I D A Y S-213 Friday, March 21, 2014 Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 Exhibitor Session: Make the Connection with Your Latino Students and Their Families an Asset to Your Classroom Presenter: Laura Zuchovicki, CONVERSA, Ladera Ranch, CA F R I D A Y ELL and Spanish teachers are often frustrated when they try to connect with their Latino students and families. Many customs and cultural differences get in the way. For that reason I have created a workshop that will help teachers establish that valuable connection which will translate not only in higher test scores but also in a successful environment in their classroom. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: Spanish, English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, Supervisor/Administrator S-214 Room: Manchester Room SESSION 3: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM S-301 Room: Lindbergh Room CSCTFL All Star: 60 Treats for Your Bag of Tricks Presenters: Ryan Rockaitis and Mercedes Koch, Deerfield High School, Deerfield, IL Did you hope to get one great idea from this conference? How about 60? Join us as we share ways to group, engage, challenge, and assess students in this 60-minute session to add 60 treats to your bag of tricks. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-302 German Outside of the Classroom: Ways to Build Your Program Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Presenters: Kelly A. Schlinder and Judith Martin, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO Exhibitor Session: Songs, Movement, Games and Vocabulary Expansion The key in today’s language classroom is building and strengthening programs and motivating the students. Extracurricular activities and projects create interest in culture and further the use of language inside and outside of the classroom. This presentation focuses on suggestions and materials for learning more about culture and tradition by starting a German Cooking Club and Christmas caroling in German. A further topic will be developing a summer Study Abroad program, including the cultural topics we taught before departure and those taught hands-on in Wittenberg during the trip itself. Presenter: Diane C. Cihangir, Language-Leaders, Geneva, IL Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: German, English Audience: College/University Exhibit Break & Raffle 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM CSCTFL Report Authors Luncheon Friday, March 21, 2014 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM Ballpark Conference Center 3 Songs, music, movement, games and language immersion have all proven to work effectively for language acquisition. Experience how to incorporate these methods including TPR that broaden vocabulary through state approved theme based units. These methods developed initially for ESL students, have been used for over a decade with children pre-schoolelementary in classrooms and smaller groups. See how to incorporate them in your classroom! Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, German Audience: Elementary S-303 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 CSCTFL All Star Session: What’s the Story? Presenter: Meredith E. White, CMCSS, Clarksville, TN This engaging session will provide attendees with materials and ways to incorporate authentic, high-interest storytelling presentations into their L2 input strategies and then reuse them for maximum impact and ultra-efficient use of time. Students receive the benefit of repetition and differentiated instruction without irrelevant, pre-scripted materials. (Attendees receive materials, too!) Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University (by invitation) BEST OF STATE SESSIONS Presentations designated “All Star” are specially requested encore presentations from CSCTFL 2013. 28 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program We are pleased that 9 of the 17 state organizations that comprise the Central States Conference have chosen to bring their Best of State presentations to this year’s conference. You will find these sessions highlighted throughout the program, and you will know that each of them provides the very best their state has to offer. F R I D A Y Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 29 S-304 Room: Grand Ballroom C Supporting Students with Special Needs in the World Language Classroom Linking Standards and Proficiency to Your Classroom Presenters: Anne Nerenz, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI; Emily Spinelli, AATSP, Bloomfield Hills, MI F R I D A Y S-308 Room: Broadway I This session will provide definitions of key special education terms, define high and low-incident learning needs, and identify differences between accommodations and modifications. Using this information, participants will learn how to read individualized educational plans (IEP) and 504 plans and implement a variety of accommodations and best teaching practices. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-305 Presenters: Marty Abbott, ACTFL Executive Director, Alexandria, VA; Mary Lynn Redmond, ACTFL, Wake Forest University, NC How do National Standards, 21st Century Skills, and Common Core impact language teaching and learning? Find out how standards, proficiency levels, and classroom assessments can combine to inform state and local systems for teacher effectiveness. ACTFL resources help educators prepare for effective student learning by unwrapping the updated standards and linking them to proficiency levels. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: Multiple Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-309 Room: Broadway II Room: Grand Ballroom D Das grüne Band Señor Jordan y Professor Jason Presentan: Video Lesson Production 101 Presenters: Kristin Kuchenbecker. O’Gorman High School, Sioux Falls, SD; Jason Owens, SDSU, Brookings, SD Das grüne Band: Borders divide, nature connects. The presentation discusses the transformation of the iron curtain into a national park in Germany. Politics, history, geography, biology, tourism and conservation of the green belt are introduced and embedded in cross curricular-classroom activities. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: German Examples: German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-306 Room: Grand Ballroom A L’approche actionnelle au niveau intermédiaire et avancé Presenters: Nicole Kaplan and Maria Snyder, Central College, Pella, IA What does it mean to be a “global citizen” and to acquire “cultural competence”? How do we teach and assess elements of culture in the modern language classroom? How does cultural competency affect the study abroad experience or service learning in a multicultural setting? We explore these questions and share how we interact on a daily basis with “culture” in the intermediate and advanced French classes. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: French Examples: French Audience: HS, College/University S-307 Room: Grand Ballroom B How Brain Science Can Improve Our Instructional Approach to Reading Presenter: Mira Canion, Erie High School, Erie, CO Engaging every reader in our classroom is challenging because reading is an internal process. However, the mysteries of the reading process disappear when we know the neuroscience behind how readers think. Learn how our brains are wired for story and why it can significantly change how we teach reading. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: French, Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, College/University 30 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Presenters: Jason Jolley, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO and Jeremy Jordan, Grain Valley High School, Grain Valley, MO YouTube Spanish instructors “Señor Jordan” (Grain Valley High School) and “Professor Jason” (Missouri State University) will discuss how they plan, record, edit, and upload their popular videos. In addition to content selection, lesson planning, and other pedagogical considerations, they’ll address technical aspects of the recording and editing processes (equipment, sound, lighting, software, etc.). Jason will show how much can be done with a low-tech approach, and Jeremy will spill some secrets behind his professional-grade work. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: English, Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-310 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Exhibitor Session: Building Bridges: Global Competency and Intercultural Learning Cross Paths in WL Classes Presenters: Jill Woerner, Zionsville Community High School, Zionsville, IN; Sarah Yancey, Parkway South (Retired), Manchester, MO Global citizenship is a key 21st century skill to succeed in our interdependent society. We want to help you and your school internationalize your curriculum and promote intercultural learning in a variety of forms, big and small. Join us for an informative session with tools and ideas you can take home with you and use immediately and share with your colleagues to get the global ball rolling toward a classroom focused on cultures, communication and curriculum. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: None Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-311 Room: Manchester Room Building an Affordable Arabic Program Presenter: Jennifer L. Nichols, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH This session discusses the essentials for building an Arabic program for institutions that may have little funding but high demand for the language. Under discussion will be curricular and funding resources available, classroom activities using the target language, the vital need for Arabic language, how to communicate that need, and administrative challenges for language professionals. This presentation is based on the presenter`s experience at building Arabic programs at three major post-graduate institutions and one high school program. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: None Audience: HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator Friday, March 21, 2014 SESSION 4: 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM S-401 Room: Lindbergh Room and often overlooked, southern neighbor Austria is a veritable cornucopia of opulent art, architecture and history. I have put together a virtual tour of some of Austria’s most precious cultural gems for you and your students to discover together in the classroom. Warning: This presentation may leave you with a severe case of Wanderlust. Theme: Culture Language: English, German Examples: German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-404 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Developing Opportunities to Incorporate Languages Across the Curriculum Presenter: Anneris B. Coria-Navia, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH This session will explore ways of incorporating language and culture across the curriculum. Strategies for contacting faculty and sustaining the program will be discussed as well as sample projects, ideas, and assessment strategies. Theme: Content Areas Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, Japanese Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-405 From Board Games to Cellphone: How to Play in Class Room: Broadway I Presenter: Nicoletta Serenata, Auburn University, Auburn, AL Let’s Play Boules! Creating fun in class can be stressful! Students tend to be more engaged and motivated when there is some sort of entertainment in class. This session will explore some ‘old-fashion’ board games (i.e. jeopardy, guess who?) that can be adapted for a foreign language class and some more recent technological games and tools through cellphone. Presenter: Kristopher Morehead, Pipkin IB/MYP World School, Springfield, MO Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish, Italian Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-402 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 CultureFolio: Self-Assessment of Culture Presenters: David Hidalgo-Giménez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Isabel Espinoza, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH Cultural competence assessment in second language learning is a complex task: Learners do not have ideal frameworks and tools to manage their own progress. In this session, we will introduce CultureFolio, a portfolio assessment instrument designed to support individuals in setting and achieving their own goals for learning culture in their second language introductory classes. CultureFolio was designed following the Linguafolio model. Strengths and shortcomings of this initial proposal will be discussed. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: English Audience: HS, College/University S-403 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Experience the Wonder of Art and Culture on a: Virtual Field Trip to Austria Explore French culture through the exciting game of boules. Also known as pétanque, boules is a game enjoyed by people of all ages and from all walks of life. It is a favorite pastime in southern Europe along the Mediterranean Riviera and variations are played worldwide. This engaging, hands-on seminar will introduce you to the basics of boules and how to effectively teach your students how to play the game. Theme: Culture Language: French Examples: French Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-406 Room: Broadway II 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: What Do Students Think About Required Use of the Target Language? Presenter: Brigid M. Burke, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH During a 10-week experiential professional development (EPD) course, four Spanish teachers designed and implemented communicative activities during which students used only Spanish (Burke, 2012). At two afterschool EPD meetings, 28 students completed questionnaires about their experiences with communicative methods. Session participants will be informed of what these students liked and disliked about communicative activities. Overall, students believed that communicative activities were crucial to learn Spanish, and helped improve their confidence and decrease stress when speaking. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: N/A Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University Presenter: Caryn R. Miller, Oakville High School, St. Louis, MO One of the best ways to get beginning language learners hooked on the language is offering a bounty of culture in the classroom. Germany’s lovely, Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 31 F R I D A Y S-407 Room: Grand Ballroom A Using Authentic Resources to Inspire Creative Use of Language in the L2 classroom Presenters: Kathy J. Akers, IWLA-Iowa World Language Association, Leon, IA; Tracy Dinesen, IWLA, Indianola, IA Are you looking to implement more authentic resources into your classroom? We are here to share with you some of our examples and plans that have been effective in the L2 classroom. (Novels, short stories, plays, poetry, speaking and listening skills, creative reading and writing, and more!) We will share our own examples from beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: HS, College/University S-408 Room: Grand Ballroom B Grow Your PLN with Social Media! Presenter: Carollyn T. Mushro, Lincoln-Way HS D210, New Lenox, IL Do you want to expand your Personal Learning Network but don’t know where to start? In this session, you will learn how to use social media to make connections in a variety of content areas. Even better, we’ll show you the resources we have already compiled by doing this for over a year. You will walk away from this session with a newfound appreciation for social media, plus TONS of resources for Monday morning! Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: HS S-409 Room: Grand Ballroom C Engaging Your Students — Strategies from the National Teacher of the Year Presenters: Mary Lynn Redmond, ACTFL President, Wake Forest University, NC; Linda L. Egnatz, 2014 ACTFL Teacher of the Year, Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL The ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year shares effective strategies to engage and motivate students, combining language and culture to develop learners’ language performance. These instructional strategies are applicable to all languages and all levels. Be inspired with new ideas and examples directly from the Teacher of the Year’s classroom. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Multiple Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-410 Room: Grand Ballroom D “Die Weiße Rose” and “The Little Rock Nine”: Civil Courage Today and Yesterday Presenters: Susanne M. Wagner, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; Sigurd Piwek, Milwaukee German Immersion School, Milwaukee, WI This session focuses on the depiction of the Third Reich in literature and cultural products. As old as our students, the Scholls fought against the 32 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program oppression of civil liberties by the NS-Regime. With examples taken from the resistance to Hitler, facilitators give an overview of how to introduce 21st-century students to a historic topic and how to make it relevant to students’ lives. Cultural-historical aspects and pedagogicalmethodological questions will be discussed within the historic topic. Theme: Culture Language: German and English Examples: German and English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-411 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Exhibitor Session: Quelles sont les espoirs d’un étudiant en 2014? Presenter: Yonin Dadon, Vistas in Education, Minneapolis, MN At a young age French students are faced with enormous decisions about future careers and academic programs. They are also confronted by the prospect of unemployment even upon successful completion of their education. Vistas in Education’s French intern, a native speaker of French, will explore the choices her contemporaries are making through a series of interviews of French high school and university students. The interviews will shed light on the complexity of the education system of France in 2014. The PowerPoint presentation, including the interviews, will be given to attendees to share with their American students. This multi-media presentation will be in French. Theme: Culture Language: French Examples: French Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-412 Room: Manchester Room Learning Modalities and Hybrid L2 Teaching: The Impact of F2F Re-Design Presenters: Angelia Ridgway, Kate Reinhardt, Amy Sekhar, and Sarah Ohmer, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN What happens when we reinvent face to face meetings to better meet learners’ needs in a hybrid modern language course? Does this intentionality assist in their learning and their oral productive skills? How can we be most effective as teachers during both parts of a hybrid course system? These issues will be explored and specific advice will be shared during this interactive session. Participants will leave with various ideas for improving both in-person and on-line teaching. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: Spanish, French Examples: Spanish and English Audience: HS, College/University Exhibit Break & Raffle 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Friday, March 21, 2014 SESSION 5: 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM S-501 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Google Translate: Friend, Foe, or Force to be Reckoned With? Presenter: Jason Jolley, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO To students, Google Translate represents better grades on compositions. To instructors, an unreliable cheaters’ tool that discourages critical thinking and real learning. To administrators, an affordable alternative to instruction. What do these groups really think, and who’s right? The presenter will share results of an attitudinal survey and recommend several strategies for using online translation resources in ways that help instructors to harness their potential and encourage students to understand their limitations. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: English, French, Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-502 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Exhibitor Session: Three-In-One! Integrating Communication, Common Core, and Pre-AP® Together! Presenter: Rich Sayers, Pearson, Longmont, CO Win the trifecta! This interactive session shows you how to develop communication skills, address the Common Core ELA Standards, and build important pre-AP skills in the same class with your current resources! Take back great ideas to use on Monday. Examples in Spanish but applicable to all languages. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-503 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Iberoamérica de Película (Realista!) — Temas sociales para debatir en la clase de Español Presenter: Israel F. Herrera, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN Indiana University Student Choice Award winner for Outstanding Teacher comes this year to CSC to share different films he uses in his classes to engage students in conversation and debates about Iberoamerican social issues. The presenter will also share activities that can be used with students to increase vocabulary and incentivate cultural research. The films come from Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Bolivia and address topics related with rural education, dictatorships, immigration, drug trade, social exploitation to indigenous and health debates. Theme: Culture Language: Spanish Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-504 Room: Broadway I Women’s Power! French Colonial Women in Early St. Louis Presenters: Anne Gray-Le Coz, Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School, St. Louis, MO and Anna Amelung, AATF Greater St. Louis Chapter President, St. Louis, MO On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis we will explore the role of women during French colonial times by analyzing their cultural and ethnic diversity seeking to understand their extraordinary lives and contributions. By using puppets we will reenact the life of Madame Chouteau, her Indian slave Thérèse, the black free woman Jeannette, and Mother Philippine Duchesne. Suggestions will be made on how to use this pedagogical material at all levels. Theme: Culture Language: French and English Examples: French Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-505 Room: Broadway II “It Makes Me Smarter”: Exploratory WL Instruction in Elementary Catholic Schools Presenter: Brigid M. Burke and Eric D. Howard, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH This session will present an exploratory WL program that is provided by a university to two Catholic elementary schools, free of charge, during the school day. The presenters will discuss research conducted with students regarding language acquisition and attitude about language learning, sharing written comments and audio-taped speech. Participants will react and inquire about the children’s comments. In conclusion, participants will reflect on how they can advocate for early language learning in their contexts. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, College/University S-506 Room: Grand Ballroom A Make the Most of It: Learning Abroad Through Immersion Presenters: Francesca Muccini and Regine Schwarzmeier, Belmont University, Nashville, TN Study Abroad programs offer extraordinary learning experiences, but often students resist from immersing themselves in the new culture. How could teachers efficaciously prepare their students to interact with people who speak other languages? We want to discuss and provide examples on how learning a foreign language can be a joyful, culturally enriching, and linguistically fruitful experience for students. Particular attention would be given to activities to do during Study Abroad Programs. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: German, Italian, English Audience: HS, College/University WIFI The attendees will have complimentary Internet access in their guest rooms and public space on the first floor. It is also available in the main lobby and the west tower lobby. Bring your laptop and check your e-mail! Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 33 F R I D A Y Ballpark Conference Center 3 S-202: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Foreign Language Textbooks ... S-103: CSCTFL All Star: Maintaining Target Language in the Classroom S-203: iPads for Language Learning? Appsolutely. S-302: Exhibitor Session: Songs,Mo ment,GamesandVocabularyExpans S-104: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: 21st Century World Language Classrooms: S-204: Six School-Wide Strategies to Globalize Your School S-303: CSCTFL All Star Session What’s the Story? S-105: Individualized Language Learning Plans: Broadway I S-106: Common Core the German Way Broadway II S-107: Moving Language Learners from German 1 to German AP Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Grand Ballroom D Grand Suite I S-108: Exhibitor Session: The Importance of Spanish in the USA Grand Suite II S-109: Writing Outside the Comfort Zone Grand Suite III S-110: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Meeting the Communities Standard on Study Abroad 34 S-205: Exhibitor Session: Organizing and Motivating the Unorganized and Unmotivated S-207: Duo Dinámico S-208: Exhibitor Session: How Do You Know They Know It? S-209: National Spanish Examinations S-210: Preparing Students for the AP German Exam S-211: The Earlier, The Better... Fostering Foreign Language in Pre-K through Elementary School Gateway Ballroom 1 S-111: Exhibitor Session: Maximize Student Success in Hybrid Classes S-212: Exhibitor Session: EMCL: Language Learning for the 21st Century! Gateway Ballroom 5 S-112: Exhibitor Session: Lights, Camera, Action! S-213: Exhibitor Session: Make the Connection with Your Latino Students and Their Families an Asset S-113: Keys to Support for Learning Languages S-214: German Outside of the Classroom Manchester Room 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM S-102: International Service Learning Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program EXHIBIT BREAK & RAFFLE EXHIBIT BREAK &RAFFLE Ballpark Conference Center 2 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM S-301: CSCTFL All Star: 60 Treat Your Bag of Tricks EXHIBIT BREAK& RAFFLE Ballpark Conference Center 1 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Session 3 S-201: CSCTFL All Star Session: Culinaria: El arte de cocinar ... EXHIBIT BREAK & RAFFLE EXHIBIT BREAK &RAFFLE Laclede Room Session 2 S-101: CSCTFL All Star Session: Show and Tell EXHIBIT BREAK& RAFFLE Lindbergh Room 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS and AWARDS CEREMONY Grand Ballrooms A–D Room 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Session 1 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Friday — Sessions at a Glance S-304: Supporting Students with Special Needs in the World Lang Classroom S-305: Das grüne Band S-306: L’approche actionnelle au niveau intermédiaire et avancé S-307: How Brain Science Can Improve Our Instructional Appr to Reading S-308: Linking Standards and P ciency to Your Classroom S-309: Señor Jordan y Professor J Presentan: Video Lesson Product 101 S-310: Exhibitor Session: Buildin Bridges: Global Competency in Foreign Language Classes ... S-311: Building an Affordable A Program Session 3 Session 4 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM 2:15 PM – 3:15PM S-301: CSCTFL All Star: 60 Treats for Your Bag of Tricks n: 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Friday — Sessions at a Glance Session 5 Session 6 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM S-401: From Board Games to Cellphone S-601: CSCTFL All Star Session: Start with Success S-402: CultureFolio: Self-Assessment of Culture S-501: Google Translate: Friend, Foe, or Force to be Reckoned With? es to S-303: CSCTFL All Star Session: What’s the Story? S-403: Experience the Wonder of Art and Culture on a Virtual Field Trip to Austria S-502: Exhibitor Session: Three-in-One! Integrating Communication, Common Core, and Pre-AP® Together! na- e AP Fose-K Lanry! S-304: Supporting Students with S-405: Let’s Play Boules! Special Needs in the World Language Classroom S-305: Das grüne Band S-406: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: What Do Students Think About Required Use of the Target Language? S-306: L’approche actionnelle au niveau intermédiaire et avancé S-407: Using Authentic Resources to Inspire Creative Use of Language in the L2 classroom S-307: How Brain Science Can S-408: Grow Your PLN with Social Improve Our Instructional Approach Media! to Reading S-308: Linking Standards and Proficiency to Your Classroom S-409: Engaging Your Students – Strategies from the National Teacher of the Year S-309: Señor Jordan y Professor Jason S-410: “Die Weiße Rose” and “The Presentan: Video Lesson Production Little Rock Nine” 101 S-310: Exhibitor Session: Building Bridges: Global Competency in Foreign Language Classes ... S-411: Exhibitor Session: Quelles sont les espoirs d’un étudiant en 2014? S-602: Exhibitor Session: World Language Career Day S-503: Iberoamérica de Película (Re- S-603: Exhibitor Session: Promoting alista!) - Temas sociales para debatir French at Every Opportunity en la clase de Español S-504: Women’s Power! French Co- S-604: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publicalonial Women in Early St. Louis tion: An Inside Look at Accommodations of International Students S-505: “It Makes Me Smarter”: Exploratory WL Instruction in Elementary Catholic Schools S-605: Exhibitor Session: Supporting the Teaching and Learning of German S-506: Make the Most of It: Learning Abroad Through Immersion S-606: Overcoming Barriers to Foreign Language Study S-507: Global Competence: Get Two S-607: COMUNICA CON for the Price of One CANCIONES... Canta con Ennio Emmanuel S-508: Kids Connecting Across the Miles: From Wisconsin to Ecuador S-608: To iPad or Not to iPad? That Is THE Question! S-509: Planning and Assessment Tools to Unlock the Gateway to Proficiency S-609: Designing Thematic Instruction with Authentic Resources S-610: Incorporating the Three Modes of Communication in AP Spanish ... S-611: Längsschnitt Deutschland Querschnitt Österreich S-612: Exhibitor Session: Real Language right away! S-510: Exhibitor Session: Spanish FLES Instruction and the Common Core Content Standards S-613: Exhibitor Session: Interactive Boards Increase Target Language Usage and Improve Classroom Management S-614: (Fun)ctional Performance/s the dents ass- EXHIBIT BREAK& RAFFLE w Do EXHIBIT BREAK& RAFFLE izing and S-404: Developing Opportunities to Incorporate Languages Across the Curriculum EXHIBIT BREAK & RAFFLE EXHIBIT BREAK &RAFFLE S-302: Exhibitor Session: Songs,Movement,GamesandVocabularyExpansion EXHIBIT BREAK & RAFFLE EXHIBIT BREAK &RAFFLE ning? S-311: Building an Affordable Arabic S-412: Learning Modalities and Program Hybrid L2 Teaching Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 35 Saturday — Sessions at a Glance Lindbergh Room S-701: Best of Iowa: Teaching Culture From Day 1 Session 10 9:30-AM – 10:30 AM 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM S-801: Best of Indiana: T³ - Trucs de Trésors pour Tous S-901: Best of Wisconsin: Less Grammar, More Language: Building Communication Through Journals S-1001: Best of Missou Revive Your Program in 12:15 PM – 1:15 S-802: Building Proficiency in the Elementary School Laclede Room S-702: Assessing What Matters S-803: Speaking Treats for Your Bag of Tricks S-902: CBCI Culture Based Comprehensible Input S-1002: Exhibitor Sessio Programs, Resources, an nities Ballpark Conference Center 2 S-703: Applied Linguistics: The Key to Unlocking Communication S-804: Common Core & World Languages: Implementing a Real World Communication Model S-903: Using Music to Develop Fluency S-1003: Keep Calm an nicate! Ballpark Conference Center 3 S-704: Exhibitor Session: Spanish Instruction in the Secondary Grades and the Common Core Content Standards Broadway I S-705: Innovation in Language Instruction: Te(a)chnology Where Teaching and Research Meet Grand Ballroom C Grand Ballroom D S-707: Exhibitor Session: Reading Activities Sure to Inspire a ‘LIKE’ S-708: Keys to Kindling Communication S-709: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Flipping Post-Secondary French Grand Suite I Grand Suite II Grand Suite III S-806: Transformation: Making S-905: Speak to Learn Grammar the Move from Faculty Member to Administrator S-807: Creating Space for StanS-906: Marketing World Landards-Based Teaching: Putting the guages: An Ongoing Campaign Textbook in Its Place S-808: Transitioning to the AP Language and Culture Program S-907: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Developing Intercultural Competency in the Language Classroom S-809: Help Us Help You! A Discussion with YouTube’s Señor Jordan and Professor Jason S-908: Night at the Museum: Make Everything Come to Life! S-810: Piñatas, The Hidden Content S-909: Four 21st Century Skills Your Students Need S-1005: What Are Stud Thinking? Students’ Pe of Teacher Target Lan S-1006: Strategies and M in Meeting Goals of Teac Foreign Language in Aca S-1007: Best of Michig ing French Rap and Hip the Language Classroom S-1008: Assessment to Instruction S-1009: Can I Use an O Translator? S-1010: Filme und Film Kombination von Wisse S-1011: Building an O Course: You Can Do It! S-1012: Submitting a M to the CSCTFL Report S-710: Exhibitor Session: BYOLL. The first free language lab for mobile users S-811: Exhibitor Session: Daily Tech- S-910: Exhibitor Session: Form, Guides Support 90% TL Usage For Content, Strategies, Tools: PlanLevel One Secondary Students ning and Delivering Instructional Excellence Gateway Ballroom 5 S-711: Exhibitor Session: From German Level 1 to 5: Interlocking the Modes of Communication S-812: CSCTFL All Star Session: Facilitating Class Trip and Study Abroad Manchester Room S-712: The Newly Familiar: One Participant’s Experience in Baden-Württemberg Seminar... S-813: Language Advocacy for the 21st Century Gateway Ballroom 1 S-1004: FLEXible Pos FINAL EXHIBIT BREAK FINAL EXHIBIT BREAK Grand Ballroom B S-805: Action Research: Lessons S-904: Teaching World Language and Examples from the Classrooms Textbook Topics through a Social of World Language Teachers Justice Lens FINAL EXHIBIT BREAK Grand Ballroom A EXHIBIT BREAK& RAFFLE S-706: Comfort and Anxiety Levels among Native and Non-Native English Speakers EXHIBIT BREAK & RAFFLE EXHIBIT BREAK &RAFFLE Ballpark Conference Center 1 Broadway II 36 Session 9 11:45 AM 12:15 PM 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Session 8 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Session 7 Room Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program S-911: Exhibitor Session: Project-based Learning on a Global Scale S-1013: CSCTFL 2013 ship Award Winner: Pr Students for the New A Spanish Language and S-1014: Integration of and Community to Enh Proficiency 11:45 AM 12:15 PM Saturday — Sessions at a Glance Session 10 Session 11 Session 12 Session 13 Session 14 12:15 PM – 1:15PM 1:30 PM — 2:30 PM 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM S-1201: Best of Nebraska: I 6 the 90s! S-1301: Best of Minnesota: WL Special Education Student Accommodations with Digital Enhancements S-1401: Developing Activity-Based Assessments S-1202: DynamicCommunityAdvocacyforYoungLanguageLearners S-1302: Teaching Pedagogical Grammar in Writing S-1402: Developing an Articulated K-12 World Language Program S-1203: A “Site” to See: Developing Local Community-Based Learning Activities for Beginning Students S-1303: Let’s Make Escamochas! S-1403: Euroland for Language Learners S-1001: Best of Missouri: How to S-1101: Best of Ohio: Five Revive Your Program in 180 Days Activities to Keep Your Classroom Engaging and Fun S-1002: Exhibitor Session: AATSP S-1102: Lights, Camera, Action! Programs, Resources, and Opportu- Real-World Assessments nities S-1003: Keep Calm and Commu- S-1103: Blending the World Lan- S-1204: An Artistic Approach to nicate! guages Classroom: How to Create Project Based Learning Online Content that Works FINAL EXHIBIT BREAK FINAL EXHIBIT BREAK FINAL EXHIBIT BREAK S-1004: FLEXible Possibilities S-1104: Resistance to the Third Reich in Film: Sophie Scholl – The Final Days S-1205: Manual escritura creativa S-1304: Tu blagues? S-1005: What Are Students Really S-1105: Contemporary Latin Thinking? Students’ Perceptions American Women Journalists: of Teacher Target Language Use Non-fiction Narratives S-1206: A Multi-Level Curriculum: Integrating Online Learning, the 5 Cs, and Content-& TaskBased Instruction S-1305: The CI-Based Classroom S-1404: Teach Like a Champ & The Interpersonal Mode: Effective Implementation and Student Accountability S-1006: Strategies and Methods in Meeting Goals of Teaching a Foreign Language in Academia S-1207: Foreign Language Learners’ Cultural Identity Evolution, and Their Acquisition to a Global Competence S-1306: Exploring Attitudes Toward Linguistic Diversity: L2 Spanish Students Interviewing Native Speakers S-1106: Using Interviews to Promote Target Language Learning S-1405: Use of Online Dictionaries as Multimedia Learning Tools in Second and Third Language Writing S-1406: Märchen Einheit S-1007: Best of Michigan: Bringing French Rap and Hip Hop into the Language Classroom S-1107: Go Medieval on ‘em’: S-1208: Using My Big Campus in S-1307: Best of Kansas: Internet Safety S-1407: Expanding World Teaching the Middle Ages in Low- the German Classroom for Teenagers: Authentic Video ‘Texts’ Language Instruction to K-6 Level er Level High School German from Argentina and Spain through Culture S-1008: Assessment to Inform Instruction S-1108: Standards-Based Grading S-1209: CSCTFL All-Star Session: S-1308: An E-portfolio to Track S-1408: Hybrid/Flipped/Blended and Assessment in the World Involve Them, They’ll Learn Language Proficiency Development Classes—Why Should I Bother? Language Classroom and to Assess Program Effectiveness S-1009: Can I Use an Online Translator? S-1109: Connected Classrooms: Tech, TL, and Teens S-1210: Authentic Materials, eh! S-1309: The Importance of Play and Playfulness in the Language Classroom S-1409: 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Here vs. There: Approaches to Teaching History and Culture ... S-1010: Filme und Filmen: Die Kombination von Wissen und Tun S-1011: Building an On-line Course: You Can Do It! S-1410: Global Cities, New Skylines – Teaching Architecture ... S-1012: Submitting a Manuscript to the CSCTFL Report S-1411: One State’s Attempt to Measure Program Quality S-1013: CSCTFL 2013 Scholarship Award Winner: Preparing Students for the New AP Exam of Spanish Language and Culture S-1110: Media: Student Led Learning S-1211: VoiceThread Tutorials for Spanish Language Learners S-1014: Integration of Culture and Community to Enhance Proficiency S-1111: FLAM General Business Meeting S-1213: France Then and Now: From DeGaulle to the EU S-1311: Classroom Management: Unlocking the Gate for Effective Handling of Your Language Classroom S-1412: Foreign Language Association of Missouri Post Conference Executive Board Meeting Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 37 S-507 Room: Grand Ballroom B Global Competence: Get Two for the Price of One Presenter: Janice H. Kittok, Educator in Service LLC, Delano, MN F R I D A Y Students can learn their new language and learn about the world at the same time — two for the price of one. Lively demonstration lessons show how to teach topics such as geography, history, biography and current events in the target language. Leave with ideas for building background knowledge so that students can understand nonfiction. Come and enjoy a sample of the professional development available to world language and ELL teachers through Educator in Service. Theme: Professional Development Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-508 Room: Grand Ballroom C Kids Connecting Across the Miles: From Wisconsin to Ecuador Presenter: Jean Hindson, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI The best way to get students excited about learning another language is to give them opportunities to connect with their peers in another country. This session will (1) show how elementary students in Wisconsin and Ecuador communicated by means of Skype; (2) provide participants with video and picture files of an Ecuadorian school and nature park for use in their classes; and (3) brainstorm lesson plans to integrate shared materials into their classroom teaching. Theme: Culture Language: Spanish, English Examples: Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS S-509 Room: Grand Ballroom D Planning and Assessment Tools to Unlock the Gateway to Proficiency Presenter: Kathryn B. Wolfkiel, Barrington High School, Barrington, IL The objective of this session is to describe the process of creating thematic units based on the theories of backward design and the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. Beginning with well-defined proficiency targets, we will examine the process by which integrated performance assessments and learning experiences were designed to allow students to achieve the target proficiency level. The use of Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational Modes of communication in the creation of assessments and activities will be demonstrated. Examples will be presented in French and in English. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: English, French Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-510 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Exhibitor Session: Spanish FLES Instruction and the Common Core Content Standards: What Are the Curricular Implications Presenter: Carmen Cornieles, Santillana USA Publishing Co., Doral, FL Participants will explore the National Common Core State Standards (CCSSO, 2010) and the implications for the elementary FLES Spanish language classroom, including its alignment with the National Language Standards, correlations and content parallelism. Participants will also explore the 38 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program immediate impact of the implementation of the CCSS classroom instruction. Presenter will explain Descubre el español con Santillana, its advantages, alignment to the CCSS and the National Language Standards, and examples of instructional materials/practices. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary Friday, March 21, 2014 SESSION 6: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM S-601 Room: Laclede Room CSCTFL All Star Session: Start with Success Presenter: Rebekah Stathakis, Eye on Education, Mt. Prospect, IL Are you looking for motivating, fun, and novel ways to begin your classes? Then this is the session for you! Learn techniques to engage your students in the target language from the second they walk through your classroom door. This session will be filled with tips, tricks, games and activities that you will be able to implement immediately on Monday morning. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS S-602 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Exhibitor Session: World Language Career Day Presenter: Dan Olstad, Intercultural Student Experiences, Minneapolis, MN This session will identify a kit for use in organizing a World Language Career Day. Included are a video of professionals and students who speak two or more languages, a handout that identifies a variety of jobs where a foreign language is required or preferred and a Jeopardy-style game in five languages (French, Spanish, Chinese, German and English) to be used as tools to inspire and motivate students who would participate in this school event. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-603 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Exhibitor Session: Promoting French at Every Opportunity Presenters: Jayne Abrate, AATF-SIUC, Carbondale, IL; Ann Sunderland, AATF, Carbondale, IL The presenters will highlight programs and services of the AATF that provide teachers with the tools necessary to conduct an ongoing and effective campaign to promote their program to parents, colleagues, administrators, and potential supporters in the community. Interdisciplinary projects will be discussed and how French teachers can collaborate with their colleagues. The session will include an extensive exploration of the on-line resources available through the AATF. Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: French Examples: French Audience: HS, College/University S-604 Room: Broadway I 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: An Inside Look at Accommodations of International Students: Unlocking the Gateway to Success Presenter: Katya Koubek, Storm Lake, IA This presentation will discuss a study, which aim is to investigate how a small liberal arts university in the Midwest accommodates its international students. The data have revealed that the international students and their professors have similar perceptions on some issues, while there are some gaps in perception and practice on others. Ideas for accommodating international students at higher education institutions in order to increase student enrollment and attract more prospective international students will be shared. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: English Audience: College/University S-605 Room: Broadway II Intercultural Competence for Language Learners Using Weblogs and Other Resources Presenter: Chinatsu Sazawa, Drake University, Des Moines, IA lowers the affective filter, motivates students to acquire language, fulfills the goals of the 5 C’s, and enhances language learning themes. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: Spanish Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-608 Room: Grand Ballroom C To iPad or Not to iPad? That Is THE Question! Presenter: Tammy Lueck, Rolla High School, Rolla, MO Recently the presenter took part in a mobile device pilot project where iPads and an HP laptop were used in her classroom. Come hear about the stress and struggles of being part of such a project as well as its rewards such as greater student engagement and increased enrollment. Gain useful tips and tricks for both devices. Participants are encouraged to bring their own device to try some of the featured websites and apps themselves. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: English, German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-609 Room: Grand Ballroom D Intercultural competence is a must-have skill in our current global society. Designing Thematic Instruction with Authentic Resources: This session will focus on teaching strategies and techniques to enhance Alienation and Assimilation 3 modes of cultural learning (product, practice and perspectives) and in- Presenter: Brian G. Kennelly, California Polytechnic State University, San tercultural competence using weblogs and other tools in various levels of Luis Obispo, CA language classes. Multiple examples of cultural learning activities tied with The AP French Language and Culture course helps students develop language learning will be shared and discussed. proficiency in the three modes of communication by using a thematic Theme: Culture: approach that incorporates a variety of authentic audio, video, and print Language: English materials. Participants will examine a sample thematic unit, replete with Examples: Japanese (applicable for all languages) authentic resources, to explore “Alienation and Assimilation,” one of the Audience: HS, College/University recommended contexts for the course theme of “Personal and Public Identities.” A full practice exam on the topic will also be provided. S-606 Room: Grand Ballroom A Overcoming Barriers to Foreign Language Study: AfricanAmerican Students’ Enrollment and Experiences Presenter: Cassandra Glynn, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN This session reports on findings from a comparative case study of high school African-American foreign language students in both suburban and urban environments. Given the persistent low enrollment of AfricanAmerican students in foreign language classes, this session seeks to engage participants in discussion about strategies that can be used to encourage the initial enrollment and the retention of African-American students in foreign language programs at the secondary level. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: None Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-607 Room: Grand Ballroom B COMUNICA CON CANCIONES... Canta con Ennio Emmanuel Presenter: Terri Z. Marlow, Parkersburg HS, Parkersburg, WV Participants will “learn-by-doing” as Novice and Intermediate activities using the songs of this new touring singer are demonstrated and practiced. Using popular songs as authentic documents CONNECTS students with REAL language in a PERSONAL and CULTURALLY RELEVANT context. The session presents songs as infectious cultural products whose use Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: French Audience: HS S-610 Room: Grand Suite I Incorporating the Three Modes of Communication in AP Spanish Language and Culture Presenter: Maritza Sloan, Plano West Senior High, Plano, TX The new AP Spanish Language and Culture course is here! The new revisions stress the three modes of communication—interpersonal, presentational and interpretative—and also encourage students to explore cultural products, practices and perspectives within the engaging six new thematic contexts. The new course provides students the opportunity to engage in cultural contexts through the use of different media. The building of content knowledge and the enhancing of critical-thinking skills are encouraged by teachers through exposing students to authentic media such as music, newspapers, radio, and television. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: Spanish Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 39 F R I D A Y S-611 Room: Grand Suite II Längsschnitt Deutschland — Querschnitt Österreich Presenter: Siggi Piwek, Milwaukee German Immersion School, Milwaukee, WI F R I D A Y In this session, we will discuss how Germans and Austrians and their countries’ governments are taking advantage of the opportunities, and are dealing with the challenges of a multicultural society and immigration. The presenter will share ideas and materials from his participation in the seminar QUERschnitt Österreich, and from his unit on prejudices and discrimination in Germany. Theme: Culture Language: German Examples: German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-612 Room: Grand Suite III Exhibitor Session: Real Language right away! Presenters: Elizabeth H. Roberts, Real Language right away; Downers Grove, IL; Denise Clivaz, The Avery Coonley School, Downers Grove, IL Presenters from The Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove, Illinois have developed an innovative approach for language instruction, resulting in the publication of REAL LANGUAGE right away, a unique communicative method that can be used with beginners of all ages. Through their conversational model, students are able to have a meaningful exchange in the target language right away. Their activities would serve as a foundation for an elementary and middle school French program and easily support high school programs as well. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish, French Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS S-613 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Exhibitor Session: Interactive Boards Increase Target Language Usage and Improve Classroom Management Presenter: Ellen Shrager, Teacher Voice Publishing, Villanova, PA Learn how to create daily slideshows to cue students, guide vocabulary usage in context, extend paired practices and maximize audio, video and textbook accessories. Create a no-transition, seamless class with examples from seventh grade Spanish One and the Promethean Board. Sorry, no review games included, just creative inspirational daily ideas. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish, French Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-614 Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: French Audience: HS, College/University S-615 Room: Manchester Room Exhibitor Session: Supporting the Teaching and Learning of German Presenter: Keith Cothrun, American Association of Teachers of German, Cherry Hill, NJ Learn about the many programs of the American Association of Teachers of German including professional development opportunities for German educators at all levels. You’ll also find out more about the newly revised National German Exam, scholarship opportunities and ways to honor students at all levels of instruction. Join us to learn about our new initiatives! Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: English Examples: German Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator Graduate Credit Option CSCTFL are happy to offer a one‐hour graduate credit from Ashland University (OH). The requirements are: 1. Attend 15 hours of CSCTFL workshops or sessions. 2. Submit a paper including: a. Your name b. The name of the sessions/workshops c. Time (1 hour, 2 hours, etc.) in the sessions/workshops/ keynote speaker (must add up to 15 hours total) d. Your reflections (one paragraph per hour) of the session and how you might incorporate it into your teaching. 3. Send the reflection paper to Martha Pero at perom@ hudson.edu by April 15, 2014. 4. Apply for credit from Ashland University at: https:// www.ashland.edu/academics/education/profdev/ register.p?WID=21874&CID=6 (The cost is $175 with no out-of-state fees.) STAY I N TO U C H W I T H U S Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 Website: http://www.csctfl.org/index.html (Fun)ctional Performance/s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CSCTFL Presenter: Randi Polk, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY The goal of this session is to share ideas and best practices on how to incorporate previously taught topics through recycling and designing activities that are (fun)ctional. Adequate practice and repetition can culminate in a performance that will give students the opportunity to do something with the language—which is ideally based on authentic situations in the target language. Attendees will be prompted to consider thematic lessons we will end with a collaborative discussion. 40 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Twitter: https://twitter.com/csctfl Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/csctfl F R I D A Y German Concert The German Indy band Tonbandgerät from Hamburg will perform in concert for conference participants and area students on Friday, March 21 at 7:30 PM (entry at 7 PM). The concert will take place at the 560 Music Center located at 560 Trinity Ave, St Louis, MO 63130. The Justo Lamas Group presents Ennio Emmanuel in Concert Lindbergh Room 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Directions and information on neighboring restaurants will be provided in subsequent AATG correspondence. Please be sure to reserve your tickets at: http://www.moaatg. com/announcements.html. AATF Reception at CSCTFL 2014 Friday, March 21, 2014 6 :30 PM Ballpark Conference Center 1 Saviez-vous que cette année-ci on fête l’anniversaire de la fondation de St. Louis ? Venez donc célébrer cet événement historique si important avec l’AATF, Greater St. Louis Chapter, qui aura le grand plaisir de vous offrir un spectacle de marionnettes centré sur les femmes françaises de l’époque coloniale, les femmes fortes qui ont fait St. Louis, spectacle entièrement écrit, organisé, et interprété par les élèves du lycée de Villa Duchesne, sous la direction de leur dynamique professeur Anne Gray-LeCoz. Venez nombreux pour vous amuser avec nous, vous décontracter, manger un petit quelque chose, bavarder avec vos copains, et faire la connaissance de nouveaux collègues. % Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 41 NNELL NETWORKING BREAKFAST Saturday, March 22, 2014 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM (entrance ticket required) Laclede Room Facilitator: Kathy Olson-Studler Come and revitalize yourself by networking with early language professionals at the NNELL breakfast and networking session. There will be Round Table sharing on vital topics of your choice, including learning about some new technology tools, collaborating on interdisciplinary units, using drama and storytelling as best practices and connecting to the Common Core Standards. Get inspired by some great new ideas and links to language resources! There will be time for perusing resources with some exhibitors right in the room. Great door prizes! See you there! S A T U R D A Y Support CSCTFL through your membership on the Support CSCTFL through your membership on the Advisory Council. It includes free conference registration ! See page 63 Submit your 2015 Session and Workshop Proposals — Continuing Education Credit http://www.web-reg.com/csc-prop/ Your state or school district may approve this conference experience for your professional development or licensure. Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2014 To fulfill their local professional development requirements, K-12 teachers should first check with their own district for the appropriate steps to receive approval for conference participation. Hey, CSCTFL States! Let’s keep in touch. Please notify Central States of any board member changes in your state. Send an e-mail to Barbara Andrews, CSCTFL State Contacts Committee Chair at barbiesa@buckeye-express.com indicating what the changes are. We want to keep our contact list up-to-date. Thanks. 42 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program The Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages will provide documentation of attendance so that as many teachers as possible in the Central States Conference region can benefit directly and immediately from the conference for their professional development. Attendees should complete a separate Conference Workshop/Session Attendance Form for EACH DAY of attendance. Forms are available at the Conference Registration Desk and at the Hospitality Desk. Saturday, March 22, 2014 SESSION 7: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM S-701 Room: Lindbergh Room Best of Iowa: Teaching Culture From Day 1 Presenters: Tracy A. Dinesen, Patricia Calkins and Sharon Wilkinson, Simpson College, Indianola, IA How can we ensure that our students are not only the most proficient speakers of the language possible, but also that they can most effectively mediate between their native culture and the target culture? This presentation will focus on teaching language courses where culture is the curriculum. Examples will be from French, German and Spanish, and will cover beginning through intermediate levels of language learning. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, German Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-704 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Exhibitor Session: Spanish Instruction in the Secondary Grades and the Common Core Content Standards Presenter: Carmen Cornieles, Santillana USA Publishing Co.,Doral, FL Participants will explore the National Common Core State Standards (CCSSO, 2010), its implications for the secondary Spanish language classroom, including alignment with the National Language Standards. Participants will also explore the immediate impact of the implementation of the CCSS classroom instruction. The presenter will explain how Santillana’s new 6-12 Spanish as a World Program, Español Santillana (2010), its alignments to the CCSS, the National Language Standards, and show examples of instructional materials/practices from Español Santillana. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: English Audience: HS S-705 Room: Broadway I S-702 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Assessing What Matters Presenters: Karen L. Fowdy, Independent Consultant, Monroe, WI and Lisa Hendrickson, School District of Monroe, Monroe WI In this interactive session, participants learn to design assessments that guide instruction and transfer learning beyond the classroom. Starting with enduring understandings and essential questions around a culturally rich theme, they learn to write performance assessments in the communication modes that target the 2012 ACTFL performance descriptors. They consider rubrics that describe performance and lead to increased proficiency. The presenters share examples of students’ performance assessments. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: German, Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-703 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Innovation in Language Instruction: Te(a)chnology — Where Teaching and Research Meet Presenters: Nicoletta Serenata, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Isabel Espinoza and Nicola Work, University of Dayton, Dayton OH; David Hidalgo-Giménez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Would you like to learn about technology for language teaching? Where can you find information about new tools? This session discusses how instructors commonly hear about new technologies and ways they use them. This presentation reviews and analyzes printed and electronic publications on technology in FL teaching. A new journal and powerful web-tool called Te(a)chnology bridges the gap between research/theory and teaching; thus, providing practice-based and applied research to enhance language development. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: None Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-706 Applied Linguistics: The Key to Unlocking Communication Room: Broadway II Presenter: John De Mado, John De Mado Language Seminars, LLC, Marco Island, FL Comfort and Anxiety Levels among Native and Non-Native English Speakers What exactly is this illusive commodity known as ‘language’? It comes to virtually everyone… In fact, no mute tribe has ever been discovered. Place two humans together anywhere in the galaxy, and communication bubbles up spontaneously. Yet, it largely defies our best attempts in the classroom. Come learn about the ‘nature’ of language and communication. Be prepared to laugh heartily and to reflect profoundly. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, Italian Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator Presenter: Katya Koubek, Storm Lake, IA This presentation will discuss the study on the anxiety and comfort levels of native and non-native speakers of English, conducted at a small liberal arts university. The information on the study design and research findings as well as the implications of this study to help bridge the gap between native and non-native speakers of English will be shared. The participants will be invited to reflect on the research findings and discuss issues and solutions related to the integration of non-native speakers of English to the English-speaking higher education institutions. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: English Audience: College/University www.csctfl.org Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 43 S A T U R D A Y S-707 Room: Grand Ballroom B Exhibitor Session: Reading Activities Sure to Inspire a ‘LIKE’ Presenter: Carol J. Gaab, TPRS Publishing/Fluency Matters, Chandler, AZ Reading is the perfect platform for facilitating language acquisition, and novel CI-based reading activities are an ideal way to turn an ordinary reading into CCCI (Compelling, Contextualized, Comprehensible Input). Learn how to deepen comprehension, boost reader engagement and accelerate acquisition through powerful activities that are easy to implement and sure to leave students looking for the ‘LIKE’ button! Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Various Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-708 Room: Grand Ballroom C Keys to Kindling Communication Presenter: Linda L. Egnatz, 2014 ACTFL Teacher of the Year, Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort, IL S A T U R D A Y Data suggests that the only way to learn a language is to practice speaking it. It also suggests that students who use the language in class feel more successful and are more likely to continue language learning. The key to growing language proficiency and retention seems to be getting students to speak more. Enter the gateway to increased communication in your classroom by learning strategies that will increase risk taking and spark conversation. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-709 Room: Grand Ballroom D 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Flipping Post-Secondary French Presenter: Carolyn Gascoigne, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE This session will share examples of a flipped classroom in French at the postsecondary level. Essentially, the traditional model of instruction taking place in class and practice via homework taking place outside of class is inverted. In this case, the presentation of new material is done outside of class and class time is reserved for both individual and group practice with immediate feedback. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: French Audience: College/University Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: English, Spanish, German, French Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-711 Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 Exhibitor Session: From German Level 1 to 5: Interlocking the Modes of Communication Presenter: Dagmar Schalliol, Klett-Langenscheidt, Oak Park, IL Communication, the exchange of meaning through language, is interpersonal in nature, interlocking the presentational and interpretive modes. Thus, the three modes of communication must be taught in tandem. This presentation will provide suggestions on using authentic materials that engage students in activities which integrate and train these skills in a variety of modern, culturally authentic contexts and employing standards-based self-assessments that build students’ self-awareness and confidence. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English, German Examples: German Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-712 Room: Manchester Room The Newly Familiar: One Participant’s Experience in BadenWürttemberg Seminar for American Scholars Presenter: Eva-Maria Russo, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Presentation will share information learned in seminar, which focused on current developments in German secondary/post-secondary education as result of demographic developments/ethnic diversity. Topics include contemporary European issues and introduction to German as a Foreign Language departments and German departments of Baden-Württemberg universities, along with teaching of German as a Foreign Language by means of intercultural and applied cultural studies (including projectoriented approaches of learning). Related topics include placement, evaluation, textbooks. Theme: Professional Development Language: English Examples: German Audience: HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator Exhibit Break & Raffle 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM S-710 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Exhibitor Session: BYOLL. The first free language lab for mobile users Presenter: Ralf Porankiewicz, ReLANpro USA, Redondo Beach, CA Bring Your Own Language Lab, by ReLANpro provides the first free language lab for mobile users. In this session we will show you how to access your free account, share materials and submit answers. Bring your smart-phone and tablet to join our session. 44 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program BEST OF STATE SESSIONS We are pleased that 9 of the 17 state organizations that comprise the Central States Conference have chosen to bring their Best of State presentations to this year’s conference. You will find these sessions highlighted throughout the program, and you will know that each of them provides the very best their state has to offer. Saturday, March 22, 2014 SESSION 8: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM S-801 Room: Lindbergh Room Best of Indiana: T³ - Trucs de Trésors pour Tous Presenters: Gary Spurgin, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis, IN; Steve Ohlhaut, West Lafayette High School, West Lafayette, IN The presenters will share a variety of tried and true activities that encourage students to get actively involved in the language and culture. Particular emphasis will be given to the beginning and intermediate levels of French. Activities that are aligned to both AP and IB curriculums will be a major focus as well. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: French, English Examples: French, English Audience: MS/JHS,HS S-802 Room: Laclede Room Building Proficiency in the Elementary School: From One Word Responses to Functional Chunks Presenter: Helena Curtain, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Emerita), Milwaukee, WI It is important to teach vocabulary in contexts that will lead to language proficiency. Functional chunks—memorized and unanalyzed phrases of high frequency—are an especially important part of developing proficiency because they allow students to participate more fully in interpersonal and presentational communication even at very early stages and move students away from simply learning vocabulary words. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Various Audience: Elementary S-803 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Speaking Treats for Your Bag of Tricks Presenters: Ryan Rockaitis and Mercedes Koch, Deerfield High School, Deerfield, IL Why do students take a language class? Because they want to SPEAK it! Join us as we share suggestions to get every student speaking on meaningful topics for extended amounts of time. We will explain and demonstrate a variety of ideas that you can add to your bag of tricks and start to use on Monday. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-804 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Common Core & World Languages: Implementing a Real World Communication Model Presenter: Rosalie M. Cheatham, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR Reflecting performance expectations of the Common Core standards and their alignment with the standards for language learning, this session offers strategies for redesigning course activities and projects so that students acquire knowledge and skills to use language successfully in the real world. Techniques for emphasizing authentic culture and for assuring that all modes of communication are developed and assessed appropriately, including a redesign matrix applicable to all languages, are provided. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English, French Audience: HS, College/University S-805 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Action Research: Lessons and Examples from the Classrooms of World Language Teachers Presenters: Viann M. Pederson and Karla Smart-Morstad, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN This presentation will describe the what, why, and how of action research in classrooms. We will focus on realizations, discoveries, and questions that world language teachers have from researching their own teaching and their students’ perspectives on learning. Examples connect to ACTFL Standards and include the research of K-12 teachers in Spanish, German, French, Chinese, and Arabic classrooms. Participants will have immediate online access to the work in 25 graduate projects. Appropriate for K-12 teachers and teacher educators. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Other S-806 Room: Broadway I Transformation: Making the Move from Faculty Member to Administrator Presenter: Alan D. Lytle, University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Little Rock, AR Making the move from full-time teaching faculty to either full-time or halftime administrator is stressful, especially in second languages. Very few of us ever have training in what will be expected; we walk into a “sink-or-float” situation, many times with dire effects. How can we learn on the job, perform well, and still maintain our beliefs about language learning? The presenter will use his 26 years of experience as a faculty member and administrator to offer suggestions in maintaining your sanity! Theme: Professional Development Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-807 Room: Broadway II Creating Space for Standards-Based Teaching: Putting the Textbook in Its Place Presenters: Timothy Farley, Thomas Capuano and Carol Marshall, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO In university foreign language programs where the orientation of most faculty to L2 pedagogy is the grammar-mastery paradigm, the introduction of Standards-based teaching demands creativity and determination. The presenters share their efforts to implement an input-rich model of second language acquisition in such an environment using task-based curricula, target culture contexts and authentic texts. Presenters will share Integrated Performance Assessment and action research data from elementary French and Spanish classes and one intermediate Spanish class. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: French and Spanish Audience: College/University Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 45 S A T U R D A Y S-808 Room: Grand Ballroom B Transitioning to the AP Language and Culture Program Presenters: Sabine Lewis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Elke Lorenz, Manhattan High School, Manhattan, KS Participants will learn how to adapt and adjust existing world language programs to the new AP language and culture requirements. Presenters will show how to incorporate authentic materials and cultural information at all levels. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-809 Room: Grand Ballroom C Help Us Help You! A Discussion with YouTube’s Señor Jordan and Professor Jason Presenters: Jason R. Jolley, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO and Jeremy Jordan, Grain Valley High School, Grain Valley, MO S A T U R D A Y YouTube’s two most popular Spanish instructors, Jeremy Jordan and Jason Jolley, better known as “Señor Jordan” and “Professor Jason,” will discuss what they do, how they choose topics and design lessons, and what they have learned from thousands of online students. Most importantly, as part of a discussion on how their lessons can be used to supplement or help to flip regular classroom instruction, they will ask participants to suggest topics for future lessons. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: English, Portuguese, Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-810 Room: Grand Ballroom D Piñatas, The Hidden Content Presenter: Julia Valdes, Pleasant Hope School District, Pleasant Hope, MO This presentation will involve a comprehensive review of the piñata, not as a paper toy, but as a cultural entity. Included in this informative presentation will be an explanation of the origin of the term in relation to its historical development. In addition we will examine the music, symbolism, form and content, connected to the practice of celebrating with a piñata. The sociological effects of the piñata will be discussed as well. Theme: Culture Language: Spanish and English Examples: Spanish and English Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-811 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Exhibitor Session: Daily Tech-Guides Support 90% TL Usage For Level One Secondary Students Presenter: Ellen Shrager, Teacher Voice Publishing Villanova, PA Managing classroom behavior and maintaining target language usage can be derailed by transitions. Learn how to create a ‘daily PowerPoint techguide’ that keeps transitions and activities in the target language supported by strong visual cues. It will extend paired practices and integrate audio, video and textbook accessories with seamless transitions. 46 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish, French Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS S-812 Room: Gateway Ballroom 5 CSCTFL All Star Session: Facilitating Class Trip and Study Abroad Presenter: Genevieve M. Peden, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI As frequent travelers and experienced language learners, teachers know instinctively what to look for and how to behave when in a foreign country. Our students, however, may need a little help to maximize their immersion in the target country and language. This session will focus on tips and activities that will help students prepare for and make the best of that ever-so-important experience. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: English Audience: MS, JHS,HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-813 Room: Manchester Room Language Advocacy for the 21st Century Presenter: Bill Rivers, JNCL-NCLIS, Washington, DC The language enterprise in the US stands at the nexus of globalization, intercultural communications, and the spread of stability and democracy worldwide. Our professionals are teachers, interpreters, translators and others. We enable the vital role played by language in 21st century citizenship. This session describes how the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Council for Language and International Studies works to advocate for language in the US, and how you can help. Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: English Examples: N/A Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/Administrator Saturday, March 22, 2014 SESSION 9: 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM S-901 Room: Lindbergh Room Best of Wisconsin: Less Grammar, More Language: Building Communication Through Journals Presenter: Joshua A. LeGreve, Lake Denoon Middle School, Muskego, WI Need ways to assess communication while allowing students to self-monitor their progress? Presenters will share their experiences using “proficiency journals” to assess communication while engaging students in reading, writing, listening, and speaking using authentic materials and skills! Help students use journals as a form of growth and self-reflection while integrating authentic tasks and have a way for you to monitor growth and formative assessments in one organized place! Spanish examples, all languages welcome. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-902 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 CBCI Culture Based Comprehensible Input Presenter: Carrie Toth, Carlyle High School, Carlyle, IL and Carol Gaab, TPRS Publishing/Fluency Matters, Chandler, AZ Meet two TPRS teachers who are taking it to the next level by infusing culture into every aspect of their lessons—all while using 90%+ target language and keeping it comprehensible to all students at ALL levels—novice too! Learn how to develop cohesive cultural units based on novels and other readings, videos, infographics, commercials, feature films, songs, tweets, etc. See examples of fresh, engaging, proficiency-based assessments! Participants will be encouraged to collaborate and share! Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: HS S-903 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Using Music to Develop Fluency Presenter: Kristin M. York, Nevada Community Schools, Nevada, IA Rationale, strategies, and activities for adding music to your classroom to produce positive results in comprehension and production of the target language. How using pop music can encourage participation, improve student attitudes, enhance pronunciation, introduce grammatical structures, offer students chunks of useable language, and make your classroom more engaging. Participants will leave with Spanish language specific ideas and activities for using songs as a part of everyday instruction. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-904 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Teaching World Language Textbook Topics through a Social Justice Lens Presenters: Cassandra Glynn, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN and Beth Wassell, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ This interactive session will engage participants in a step-by-step process for adapting typical topics in traditional world language classes to be taught in a contextualized manner through the lens of social justice. Examples will be provided for beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of language learning in Spanish, French and German. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, German Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-905 Room: Broadway I Speak to Learn Grammar Presenter: Nicola C. Work and Isabel Espinoza, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH This session reports the findings of a semester-long study in French and Spanish conversation classes to incorporate SLA theory-based principles to teach grammar developed by Work & Espinoza into speaking activities. The presenters will share a detailed description of the scope and sequence of the speaking activities that they used to teach grammar appropriate to the ACTFL intermediate-mid proficiency level. Speech samples will be analyzed to demonstrate the type of grammatical gains learners had. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: French, Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-906 Room: Broadway II Marketing World Languages: An Ongoing Campaign Presenters: Emily Spinelli, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese,Walled Lake, MI; Jenny Frazier, East Grand Rapids High School, East Grand Rapids, MI; Irma Torres, Oakland Schools, Waterford, MI Participants in this session will receive information about how to engage in the successful promotion of world language courses and programs. Participants will learn how to provide effective and appropriate answers to questions from students, parents, and administrators about the rationale for the study of world languages and the goals of language study. Participants will also learn how to advocate to maintain existing courses and programs and create new ones. Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: English Examples: English, Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS,HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-907 Room: Grand Ballroom B 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Developing Intercultural Competency in the Language Classroom Presenters: Aleidine (Ali) Moeller and Kristen Nugent, University of NebraskaLincoln, Lincoln, NE How can language teachers assist learners in developing intercultural communicative competency in order to gain an inside view of another culture, its values, attitudes and knowledge in ways that promote a deeper understanding while involving the learner actively in that learning process? Examples of problem/task based approaches that place the learner in the role of cultural anthropologist as they discover and explore practices, products and perspectives of the target culture will be shared and demonstrated. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: None Audience: None S-908 Room: Grand Ballroom C Night at the Museum: Make Everything Come to Life! Presenter: Lisa Lilley, 2010 ACTFL Teacher of the Year, Central HS/ Pipkin Middle School, Springfield, MO Looking for some “out of the box” activities to liven up your classroom? This session will highlight several activities and mini-projects designed to engage students and lead to meaningful production of the target language. Allow students to make important historical and cultural figures come to life through a student produced visit to a wax museum. Learn about letterboxing, a very different take on a scavenger hunt, plus many, many more creative ideas. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, German Audience: MS/JHS, HS Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 47 S A T U R D A Y S-909 NADSFL/NCSSFL Luncheon Room: Grand Ballroom D Four 21st Century Skills Your Students Need (entrance ticket required) Presenters: Lauren Rosen, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Deana Zorko, La Follette High School, Madison, WI 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Revitalize lessons by integrating the 21st Century World Languages Skills Map. Analyze how technology-based tasks foster the following four skills your students need: Creativity & Innovation, Media Literacy, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, and Social & Cross Cultural Skills. Examples in Spanish, French and Japanese demonstrate language performance of multiple grade and ability levels. Website and handouts guide participants familiarity with the skills and how they are likely already fostering them, with or without intention. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, Japanese Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-910 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 S A T U R D A Y Exhibitor Session: Form, Content, Strategies, Tools: Planning and Delivering Instructional Excellence Presenter: Charlie Hanchett, Vista Higher Learning, Boston, MA This interactive session presents, in turn, format, content, strategies, and visual tools for planning and delivering high-quality, integrated and scaffolded lessons and courses. Participants learn how to define appropriate expectations, and experience content and tools to meet and assess each expectation. Each participant leaves with a personalized instructional plan, having identified the basics of their preferred content, strategies, and tools. A thorough reference handout is provided. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: French, Spanish, German, Italian Audience: HS, College/University S-911 Room: Manchester Room Exhibitor Session: Project-based Learning on a Global Scale — Preparing Students for 21st Century Citizenship Presenter: Randy Sinisi, EF Education First, Denver, CO Project-based learning on a global scale — preparing students for 21st century citizenship through project-based learning, we can peak student curiosity and take classroom lessons to a global scale. Learn how to combine authentic student inquiry with language learning in a way that motivates students and aligns with Common Core Standards. Participants will review exemplary student projects and explore how 21st-century citizenship skills are learned. Share success stories with other teachers and take away new ideas to improve the student experience in any language. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: None Audience: MS/JHS,HS Final Exhibit Break 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM 48 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Laclede Room Saturday, March 22, 2014 SESSION 10: 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM S-1001 Room: Lindbergh Room Best of Missouri: How to Revive Your Program in 180 Days Presenter: Tammy Lueck, Rolla High School, Rolla, MO Do you want to breathe new life into your program and make stronger connections with your students? Are you in a new school and struggling to make the program your own? Come to this session to hear the story of how the presenter revived a German program on the brink of elimination. You will receive practical, common sense suggestions applicable to all languages that you can use even if your program is thriving! Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1002 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Exhibitor Session: AATSP Programs, Resources, and Opportunities Presenter: Emily Spinelli, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Walled Lake, MI Participants in this session will learn about the numerous programs of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. This session will provide details about AATSP student activities including the National Spanish and Portuguese Exams, the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, and the Poster Contest. This session will also highlight faculty opportunities including the study-abroad scholarship program, online classroom resources, webinars, and the annual conference. The session will end with a drawing for free AATSP memberships. Theme: Professional Development Language: English Examples: Spanish, Portuguese Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-1003 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Keep Calm and Communicate! Presenters: Jeffrey Karr and Sara Schall, Central High, International Baccalaureate School, Springfield, MO Do you have problems making your students speak in the target language? Do your students know how to employ circumlocution? Do YOU? Join us at this session to learn strategies to take your students from controlled, memorized phrases to free dialogue. We will share activities and simulation assessments that apply to units you already teach and that will encourage the use of circumlocution in the target language. Examples will be given in French and Spanish. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: French, Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1004 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 FLEXible Possibilities Presenter: Ann Hite, Roseville Area Middle School, Little Canada, MN Theme: Culture Language: French, English Examples: French, English Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1008 Hear a description of a unique FLEX program that seeks to do more than Room: Grand Ballroom C introduce students to the academic aspects of language acquisition. See examples of lessons on: cultural self-awareness; defining culture; observing Assessment to Inform Instruction our reactions to difference; pragmatics and speech acts; language extinction; Presenter: Laura Terrill, ACTFL Presenter, Indianapolis, IN and language discrimination. Participants will gain ideas for teaching students What does language performance look like? ACTFL provides a variety of the connection between learning a new language and navigating their multiassessments for distinct purposes. Examine examples from assessments of cultural communities with openness and curiosity. proficiency and performance, assessments tied to units of instruction, and Theme: Culture the new assessment of performance (AAPPL). Build understanding of key Language: English characteristics of novice, intermediate, and advanced ranges of performance Examples: English to guide classroom instruction and assessment. Audience: MS/JHS Theme: Assessment Language: English S-1005 Examples: Multiple Room: Broadway I Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ What Are Students Really Thinking? Students’ Perceptions of Administrator Teacher Target Language Use Presenter: Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH Do you find yourself teaching in English because you think your students likely don’t comprehend or worse yet will rebel if you speak the ACTFL recommended 90-100% in the target language? This session presents results of a grade 7-12 multi-school survey on student perceptions of teacher target language use in the classroom. Participants will gain strategies, activities and techniques for maintaining a strong and supportive target language atmosphere. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: Spanish, French, Italian, German Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1006 Room: Broadway II Strategies and Methods in Meeting Goals of Teaching a Foreign Language in Academia Presenter: Ori Kritz. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Teaching/learning a foreign language in an academic setting involves more than preparing students to be able to use the language in a country in which it is spoken. Hebrew has an additional aspect — it is a classic language in which the Old Testament is written. This lecture will focus on what are all the goals of learning and teaching a foreign language and the various methods and strategies used to achieve them. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: English, Hebrew Audience: College/University S-1007 Room: Grand Ballroom B Best of Michigan: Bringing French Rap and Hip Hop into the Language Classroom Presenter: Sarah N. Mecheneau, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI This presentation will offer inventive ways to teach French by concentrating on the cultural aspects of rap, hip hop, and slam in France, one of the most active countries for these genres. Not only does rap reveal the richness and complexity of the French language, it also opens a window into contemporary France. The presentation will focus on introducing artists and poets along with interactive activities for the students. S-1009 Room: Grand Ballroom D Can I Use an Online Translator? Presenter: Rebekah Stathakis, Eye on Education, Mt. Prospect, IL Computer-based translation tools abound and students are eager to use them. However, is there any educational value to using these translators? This session will be filled with information about translation tools, how to discourage students from using them inappropriately, and how to teach students to use them effectively. The presenter will share a variety of websites as well as engaging activities that can be tailored to fit your curriculum and your students. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish, French Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1010 Room: Grand Suite I Filme und Filmen: Die Kombination von Wissen und Tun Presenters: Susanne Even, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN This session gives an example of how knowledge and action can come together in a project course on film. In this particular course, undergraduate university students familiarized themselves with basic film analysis, watched and discussed German films, and demonstrated their new-found knowledge in two film projects where they became both producers and actors. Participants will have access to film analysis vocabulary and see for themselves how different concepts were successfully translated into student projects. Theme: Culture Language: German Examples: German/English Audience: HS, College/University Submit your 2015 Session and Workshop Proposals — http://www.web-reg.com/csc-prop/ Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2014 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 49 S A T U R D A Y S-1011 Room: Grand Suite II Building an On-line Course: You Can Do It! Presenters: Jan Macian, Jenny Galeano, and Chrsitine Miller, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Our team has constructed hybrid Spanish courses for teaching language and literature. This presentation focuses on the process of developing an on-line course for language teaching at the elementary and intermediate level. The presenters will (1) describe the program that offers synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities using multiple technologies; (2) outline the issues we encountered as we developed the course; and (3) discuss bestpractices when developing on-line courses. Opportunities for discussion and networking will be provided. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: English, Spanish Audience: College/University, Supervisor/Administrator S-1012 Room: Grand Suite III Submitting a Manuscript to the CSCTFL Report S A T U R D A Y Presenter: Stephanie Dhonau, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR In this session, participants will learn how one may prepare a manuscript for publication in the CSCTFL Report, a peer-reviewed journal. Participants will find out about the publication requirements and the processes it takes to arrive at the final volume. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: English Audience: College/University S-1013 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 CSCTFL 2013 Scholarship Award Winner: Preparing Students for the New AP Exam of Spanish Language and Culture Presenter: Betty A. Lotterman, 2007 CSCTFL Teacher of the Year, Mounds View High School, Arden Hills, MN As the grateful recipient of the CSC scholarship to the CentroMundo AP College Board approved workshop in Sevilla during the summer of 2013, I will share a lesson that was developed at the workshop to help prepare students for the new AP Spanish Language and Culture exam. The lesson will include the key components students need to be successful on the exam. Because I also teach lower levels, I will include some strategies that can be included in lower level courses to help prepare students for the AP course. This would also be a good session to attend if you are wondering if a AP Spanish Language and Culture class would be a good fit for your program. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English, Spanish Examples: Spanish Audience: HS S-1014 Room: Manchester Room Integration of Culture and Community to Enhance Proficiency Presenter: Jeanette L. Sipp-White, Parkway South High School, Manchester, MO How can we integrate culture and community in the modern language classroom without having to take a detour from our daily curriculum? How can we use culture and community to improve student communication and 50 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program motivation? This session will address these questions to give helpful strategies and resources for teachers ready to move beyond the textbook. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS Saturday, March 22, 2014 SESSION 11: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM S-1101 Room: Lindbergh Room Best of Ohio: Five Activities to Keep Your Classroom Engaging and Fun Presenter: Gaby Semaan, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH In this interactive session participants will engage in five different activities which they can adapt and use in their language classrooms. The presenter will share proven effective teaching techniques ranging from fractal learning, to music, games and kinesthetics. The session includes practical demonstrations and audience participation. All attending should be willing to share in the activities and to apply some of the discussed methods during the session. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Languages of the participants Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-1102 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Lights, Camera, Action! Real-World Assessments Presenters: LaShae Eck and Heather Argaez, Glendale High School (Springfield R12), Springfield, MO We all want our students to be able to USE the language but how do we do it? We will share how we incorporate grammar and vocabulary lessons to thematic units. These units provide a structure for students to demonstrate their conversational skills both for formative and summative assessments. We will also discuss how to use common technology like flip cameras, smartphones and mobile laptop carts during these assessments. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-1103 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 Blending the World Languages Classroom: How to Create Online Content that Works Presenter: Katharina H. Gross, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI Blended learning, the flipped classroom, and online tools are all valuable new additions to the repertoire of the world languages instructor, but how are they created? In this session participants will see examples of successful blended and flipped FL courses, learn how to use several new online tools for language learning, and create an online module for use in their own classrooms. Participants should bring a laptop with Internet connection. Theme: Technology Language: English, German Examples: English, German Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-1104 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Resistance to the Third Reich in Film: Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Presenters: Reinhard K. Zachau, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN; Susanne M. Wagner, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN To this day the twenty-one year old Sophie Scholl is Germany’s best-known female resistance fighter against the Nazis. Her well-documented final days are reenacted in the award-winning movie Sophie Scholl — the Final Days. The session introduces excerpts from the movie script. By using a number of well-designed worksheets, participants will learn about Sophie’s courageous reaction to the Gestapo interrogation techniques and place her resistance within the historical context. Meant for second and third-year German. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: German Examples: German Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1105 Room: Broadway I Contemporary Latin American Women Journalists: Non-fiction Narratives Presenter: Kimberly K. Louie, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO Many real life events are the basis for non-fiction works that are created by the implementation of both traditional and new journalistic techniques. Once the investigative process is fulfilled, the information gathered is then transformed into narrative form. This style of writing, as illustrated by Patricia Verdugo (Chile), Viviana Gorbato (Argentina), Alma Guillermoprieto (Mexico), and Zoé Valdés (Cuba), provides an excellent forum for dealing with controversial political and social topics through literary works. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: Spanish, English Audience: HS, College/University S-1106 Room: Broadway II Using Interviews to Promote Target Language Learning Presenters: Ruth A. Kauffmann and Gail Gonzalez, University of Wisconsin Parkside, Kenosha, WI This session highlights the use of interviews with target language speakers to reinforce vocabulary and content emphasized in an intermediate foreign language class. The process of question preparation, interview technique training, summarizing interviews and presenting these interviews to the class helps students to gain confidence and practice in interacting in the target language and promotes cultural learning as students interact with native or heritage speakers of the target language. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: HS, College/University S-1107 Room: Grand Ballroom B Go Medieval on ‘em’: Teaching the Middle Ages in Lower Level High School German Presenter: Michael Bendorf, Westside High School, Omaha, NE Session will showcase a unit on the Middle Ages, used in high school German level 2, with a focus on Germany. Topics include Vikings, coat of arms imagery for German/Swiss/Austrian cities, knights, castles, a simplified version of the Song of the Nibelungs, and selected tales of Till Eulenspiegel. Resource materials will be shared. Theme: Culture Language: German, English Examples: German Audience: HS, College/University S-1108 Room: Grand Ballroom C Standards-Based Grading and Assessment in the World Language Classroom Presenter: Susan Christopher, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, MO Want to make your grades reflect your objectives more clearly? Learn easy changes to make your gradebook align to the ACTFL standards and modes of communication. Participants will leave with ways to change their grading practice, provide specific feedback to their students and assess using the ACTFL standards and modes of communication. Walk away with concrete steps on how to get started right away. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: English Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-1109 Room: Grand Ballroom D Connected Classrooms: Tech, TL, and Teens Presenter: Carrie M. Toth, Carlyle High School, Carlyle, IL Participants in this session will learn how, over the last year, we have connected our classrooms via Edmodo and encouraged them to use and grow in the target language through virtual interactions. We will share examples of projects, connections, and brain breaks that students have shared throughout the year. Workshop participants will leave with ideas for getting their students to use the TL to communicate virtually with classrooms across the US. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1110 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 Media: Student Led Learning Presenters: Anne McPartland and Melissa Dumas Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, MO We present an effective way to use student led research and discussion to bring students to a deeper understanding of target cultures and current events. This technique can be adapted to all levels and abilities. We encourage students to be responsible for finding video clips, developing vocabulary lists and leading class discussions in the target language. This is a great way for students to be exposed to native speakers, improve listening skills and develop a true confidence in their language ability. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: German, French, Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University www.csctfl.org Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 51 S A T U R D A Y S-1111 Room: Manchester Room FLAM General Business Meeting Presenters: Janice DeNure, FLAM , Eureka, MO; Lisa Lilley, FLAM, Springfield, MO Don’t miss this opportunity to network with other Missouri language teachers and find out what is happening with FLAM. Get the scoop on what’s been going on in Jefferson City, Washington, DC and our state regions. Celebrate our award winners and learn more about upcoming FLAM events. All Missouri world language teachers are welcome. Theme: None Language: English Examples: None Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator Saturday, March 22, 2014 SESSION 12: 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM S-1201 S A T U R D A Y Room: Lindbergh Room Best of Nebraska: I 6 the 90s! Presenter: Stephanie Iwan Flamme, Logan View High School, Hooper, NE Based on the ACTFL recommendation of using the target language for 90% of your class time, this session will give practical advice to accomplish this in your classroom. Participants will learn strategies to set up their classroom so that the teacher as well as the students are using the target language. They will also review and participate in activities which are engaging and will help the students use the language within the classroom setting. When this session is finished, you will love the 90s! Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: HS S-1202 Room: Laclede Room Dynamic Community Advocacy for Young Language Learners Presenters: Martha Nyikos and Vesna Dimitrieska, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Dynamic Community Advocacy for Young Learners, a key issue in advocating for languages in the early years is finding ways to provide free, sustained language teaching. Given that many languages, including Arabic, Chinese and Persian rarely find their way into the school curriculum, this session offers a successful ongoing community-based model of how one university-town partnership addresses advocacy with programming for pre-K-9 showing how to start and grow such efforts. Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-1203 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 A “Site” to See: Developing Local Community-Based Learning Activities for Beginning Students Presenters: Cecilia McGinniss Kennedy, Clark State Community College, Springfield, OH; Ksenia Bonch Reeves, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 52 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Nearby restaurants, stores, hospitals and urban centers in the United States increasingly serve as sites where Spanish exists alongside English. We will discuss how activities targeting the four skills can be adapted to help students connect with the communities in which they work, study and live. We will give examples of community-based and service-learning projects, discuss the “do’s” and “dont’s,” and provide participants with a resource package of activities for face-to-face, online, or hybrid classrooms. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: HS, College/University S-1204 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 2 An Artistic Approach to Project Based Learning Presenters: Tammy G. Pallares and Erik Terwey; Edison Preparatory High School; Tulsa, OK This unit incorporates research into the domains of writing, artistic expression, and presentational speaking in the target language. Participants will learning how to design a student-centered unit that where students will produce a research paper, a technology based presentation, and a significant artistic artifact. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: Spanish, French Audience: HS S-1205 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Manual escritura creativa Presenter: Maria T. Balogh, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, IL The purpose is to present ideas to implement in an upper level university creative writing Spanish class. I am in the process of writing a manual for this purpose and would like to share ideas with colleagues at other universities who might be interested in teaching a creative writing class. Theme: Culture Language: English, Spanish Examples: English, Spanish Audience: College/University S-1206 Room: Broadway I A Multi-Level Curriculum: Integrating Online Learning, the 5 Cs, and Content-& Task-Based Instruction Presenters: Molly Jeon, Bloomington High School North, Bloomington, IN and Keiko Kuriyama, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN This presentation discusses a multi-level curriculum that fully addresses the National Standards and provides students the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed on the Japanese Language and Culture AP exam by the completion of fourth year. The curriculum applies a holistic approach that utilizes authentic materials, content- and tasked-based instruction, and online learning at all levels. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English, Japanese Examples: English, Japanese Audience: HS S-1207 Room: Broadway II Foreign Language Learners’ Cultural Identity Evolution, and Their Acquisition to a Global Competence Presenter: Yue Zheng, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Foreign language acquisition is a linguistic reflection of another worldview. The process changes the learners’ cultural perspectives. The study investigates Chinese language learners’ cultural identity change. They gain the sociolinguistic perspectives and develop a global competence of acknowledging different cultural perspectives. Chinese and other foreign language teachers can take this aspect into consideration in their teaching practice and facilitate the students’ learning beyond the technical issues of foreign language learning. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: English and Chinese Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-1208 Room: Grand Ballroom B Using My Big Campus in the German Classroom Presenter: Sasha L. Johnson, Noble High School, Noble, OK In this presentation, I will familiarize the audience with how our German classroom uses a password-protected social network (My Big Campus) to collaborate on assignments, conduct group research, interact in the target language and explore cultural connections. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: German, English Audience: HS S-1209 Room: Grand Ballroom C CSCTFL All-Star Session: Involve Them, They’ll Learn Presenter: Laura L. Terrill, Independent Consultant, Indianapolis, IN This session will consider the key components of intrinsic motivation and will explore how carefully designed team learning activities may increase motivation on the part of students. Participants will examine the key components of cooperative learning and will work together to adapt activities in ways that lead to an increase in student engagement. Emphasis will be placed on structures that foster interdependence while emphasizing individual accountability — the two key elements in successful team work. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-1210 Room: Grand Ballroom D Authentic Materials, eh! Presenter: Kristopher Morehead, Pipkin IB/MYP World School, Springfield, MO Looking for authentic, engaging, age-level appropriate materials for use in your French classroom? Consider Canada, eh! We’ve got French speaking neighbors and they’ve got a lot of great resources. Discover exciting materials that will help improve your student’s visual interpretation and reading comprehension skills as well as boost their confidence! Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: French Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-1211 Room: Gateway Ballroom 1 VoiceThread Tutorials for Spanish Language Learners Presenter: David Thompson, Luther College, Decorah, IA The goal of this session is to introduce a series of on-line tutorials for intermediate and advanced-level students of Spanish. These tutorials, created with the web tool VoiceThread, are interactive guides to help students practice and strengthen their understanding of particularly challenging aspects of Spanish grammar. Participants in the session will learn about the VoiceThread platform, about the tutorials for students of Spanish, and about a collaborative research project at Luther College based on the tutorials. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: HS, College/University S-1212 Room: Manchester Room France Then and Now: From DeGaulle to the EU Presenter: Alice J. Strange, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO The years from 1965–2014 have seen far-reaching changes in France. The presenter first traveled to France as a student in 1965 and took slides on this and many subsequent trips. This session offers a visual documentation of cultural developments as seen by one teacher over nearly five decades. The pivotal événements of ’68 are included. Was anyone else there? An extensive reading list of serious and popular works about French culture will be distributed. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: French Audience: MS/HS, HS Graduate Credit Option CSCTFL are happy to offer a one‐hour graduate credit from Ashland University (OH). The requirements are: 1. Attend 15 hours of CSCTFL workshops or sessions. 2. Submit a paper including: a. Your name b. The name of the sessions/workshops c. Time (1 hour, 2 hours, etc.) in the sessions/workshops/ keynote speaker (must add up to 15 hours total) d. Your reflections (one paragraph per hour) of the session and how you might incorporate it into your teaching. 3. Send the reflection paper to Martha Pero at perom@ hudson.edu by April 15, 2014. 4. Apply for credit from Ashland University at: https:// www.ashland.edu/academics/education/profdev/ register.p?WID=21874&CID=6 (The cost is $175 with no out-of-state fees.) Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 53 S A T U R D A Y Saturday, March 22, 2014 SESSION 13: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM S-1301 Room: Lindbergh Room Best of Minnesota: WL Special Education Student Accommodations with Digital Enhancements Presenter: Daryl R. Boeckers, Buffalo HS & University of Minnesota, Buffalo, MN Do you have students with an IEP or 504 plan who would benefit from accommodations? This session focuses on creating an accommodated test and accompanying audio CD of instructions. The presenter will walk you through common audio tools for PCs and Macs to create and edit audio files for an accommodated test. Session information, handouts and tutorial videos are located at: https://sites.google.com/site/spedtechbhs/home Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S A T U R D A Y S-1302 Room: Laclede Room Teaching Pedagogical Grammar in Writing to Enrich International Students’ Academic Writing Presenter: Youssif Z. Omar, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO The study focused mainly on carrying out a thorough investigation about knowing how to teach pedagogical grammar in writing contexts to enhance and enrich students’ writing. Findings of this study proposed some strategies, regarding teaching and learning pedagogical grammar in writing contexts to enhance international students’ writing. The participants of this study are ten international students, who are doing their grad studies in the United States. The methodology of this study is qualitative research method. Theme: Professional Development Language: English Examples: English Audience: College/University S-1303 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Let’s Make Escamochas! Presenters: Julia Valdes, Pleasant Hope School District, Pleasant Hope, MO; Maly Hayes, Strafford School District, Strafford, MO Do you like to eat? Do you like fresh fruit? Let your palate go for an adventure with us. Come, join us in this street adventure and learn how to make Escamochas. This is a delicious treat you can include in your lesson plans. Lots of useful vocabulary and an experience your students will not forget. Theme: Culture Language: English, Spanish Examples: English, Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS S-1304 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 3 Tu blagues? Presenter: Laura A. Durnin, Glendale High School, Springfield, MO Venez rire, et venez voir comment vous pouvez utiliser les blagues en cours. Nous allons regarder des sites, des bouquins modernes et anciens et des clips qui 54 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program présentent la comique. Nous visons l’enrichissement de la lecture, du parler, de l’écoute et peut-être de l’écriture. Nous allons chercher également des connections culturelles conçernant l’humour. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: French Examples: French Audience: HS S-1305 Room: Broadway I The CI-Based Classroom & The Interpersonal Mode: Effective Implementation and Student Accountability Presenter: Nathan Beck, John F Kennedy, Catholic High School, Manchester, MO Ready to implement the Interpersonal Mode in your WL Classroom and follow ACTFL’s 90% use statement, but unsure about how to proceed and how to hold students accountable for their interpersonal communication? Wondering what Interpersonal Communication looks like in a Comprehensible-InputBased Classroom? Teachers will walk away with a greater understanding of how to implement the Interpersonal Mode in a CI-Based Classroom and how to better hold students accountable for their interactions in the target language. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1306 Room: Broadway II Exploring Attitudes Toward Linguistic Diversity: L2 Spanish Students Interviewing Native Speakers Presenter: Sofia M. Paredes, Drake University, Des Moines, IA In this study I describe both the linguistic and cultural gains as well as the challenges reported by students conducting interviews with Spanish native speakers about linguistic diversity in their Spanish-speaking communities. The topics explored included attitudes toward different accents, monolingualism, multilingualism, lexical borrowing, and code-switching. I also examined the relationship between logical organization and lexical-grammatical features in the reports produced by the students to assess their experience and the interview. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: Spanish Audience: College/University S-1307 Room: Grand Ballroom B Best of Kansas: Internet Safety for Teenagers: Authentic Video ‘Texts’ from Argentina and Spain Presenter: Charles A. Thorpe, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Participants will view several authentic “texts,” in the form of short videos, that address Internet safety for teenagers, produced by social and government agencies in Argentina and Spain. The presenter will describe various ways the clips can be integrated into beginning, intermediate, and advanced Spanish classes, allowing the student contact with the real language of Argentina and Spain while providing sensible suggestions on what one should, and shouldn’t do, on the Internet. Theme: Technology Language: Spanish Examples: Spanish Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1308 Saturday, March 22, 2014 Room: Grand Ballroom C An E-portfolio to Track Language Proficiency Development and to Assess Program Effectiveness Presenters: Isabel J. Espinoza, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH and David Hidalgo, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Christopher Lemon, Kenton Ridge High School, Springfield, OH Program accountability has become a central task at educational institutions, mainly for accreditation purposes. Through an e-portfolio, the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at the University of Dayton assesses its program effectiveness by tracking students’ language proficiency development throughout the four year program. In this presentation we describe the three interconnected modules of the e-portfolio, the performance assessment instruments, and language-, literature-, and culture-rubrics. Sample rubrics and assessment instruments will be shared. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: English Audience: College/University S-1309 Room: Grand Ballroom D The Importance of Play and Playfulness in the Language Classroom Presenter: Helena Curtain, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Emerita), Milwaukee, WI Play and playfulness are important components in language education. This session will focus on how playfulness can enhance language learning and teaching and will present major underlying concepts and hands-on strategies demonstrating those concepts. At the end of the session participants will be able to identify three benefits of play for language learners and adapt at least one idea for their own classroom. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, Supervisor/Administrator S-1311 Room: Gateway 1 Classroom Management: Unlocking the Gate for Effective Handling of Your Language Classroom Presenter: Gaby Semaan, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH In this interactive session participants will discuss issues relating to their classroom management. The presenter will serve as a moderator using scenarios, simulations and real class events to engage the participants in a stimulating discussion of strategies and techniques that will assist them in handling difficult situations and in creating conducive learning classroom environment. This session will allow participants to bring in their experiences and challenges; here, everyone will be a presenter and a participant. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, Supervisor/Administrator SESSION 14: 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM S-1401 Room: Lindbergh Room Developing Activity-Based Assessments Presenter: Kristin N. Saxon, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Students are successful test-takers when assessments reflect the structure and content of classroom activities. The presenter will share examples of classroom activities and how they can be used in assessments. The examples provided are based on American Sign Language courses but can be adapted to instruction of other languages. Theme: Assessment Language: English Examples: American Sign Language Audience: HS, College/University S-1402 Room: Laclede Room Developing an Articulated K-12 World Language Program Presenter: Jennie Frazier, East Grand Rapids Public Schools, East Grand Rapids, MI; Irma R. Torres, Oakland Schools, Waterford, MI Developing a strong and well-articulated world language program requires careful planning. Many factors need to be analyzed and taken into account. In this session, the presenters will discuss the steps that can lead to a quality program. Examples will reference two long-standing programs. Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: English, Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, Supervisor/Administrator S-1403 Room: Ballpark Conference Center 1 Euroland for Language Learners Presenters: Hannelore H. Weber, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; Elke Lorenz, Manhattan High School, Manhattan, KS In this session, participants will examine some of the cultural, social and economic challenges associated with the European Union, the Euro, and Germany. The goal of the session is to provide some background information, resources and classroom materials to help acquaint students with the more recent developments within the EU and with Germany’s role in it. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: German and English Audience: MS/JHS, HS, College/University STAY I N TO U C H W I T H U S Website: http://www.csctfl.org/index.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CSCTFL Twitter: https://twitter.com/csctfl Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/csctfl Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 55 S A T U R D A Y S-1404 Room: Broadway I Teach Like a Champ Presenter: Carole L. Ogden, Kickapoo High School, Springfield, MO This presentation will offer many practical techniques from Doug Lemov’s book Teach Like A Champion designed to create a positive classroom environment through increased engagement as well as promote lifelong learning by challenging students through critical thinking. In this interactive session, the presenter will model techniques she uses in her classroom, ways to set and maintain high expectations, and encourage the audience to reflect on how they could apply them to their own teaching situation. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: French, Spanish Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University S-1405 Room: Broadway II Use of Online Dictionaries as Multimedia Learning Tools in Second and Third Language Writing Presenter: Nadya Tanova, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH S A T U R D A Y Digital multimedia learning tools provide engaging and interactive learning experiences when used appropriately. This session will address the use of online dictionaries and translators from a multimodal perspective. Research results conducted with multilingual learners composing in their second and third languages will be presented. The participants’ strategies and perceptions about online resources will be highlighted. The audience will learn about the role these multimedia tools may play in multilingual writing. The presenter will provide guidelines and resource ideas for integrating online dictionaries into second and foreign language writing. Theme: Research Language: English Examples: English, French, Italian, Spanish Audience: HS, College/University S-1406 Room: Grand Ballroom A Märchen Einheit Presenter: Karin Schestokat, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK Märchen-Einheit Fairy tales, a stepping stone to appreciate German literature. For 4th-semester German at the university level. Teaches the structure of fairy tales, usage of simple past tense, and writing skills (students write their own fairy tales). For testing purposes: create a vocab quiz, either fill in the blanks or with a word bank; expand to a longer unit by bringing in contemporary fairy tales (maybe from other countries) and/or comparisons to film adaptations. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: German, English Examples: German Audience: HS, College/University S-1407 Room: Grand Ballroom B Expanding World Language Instruction to K-6 Level through Culture Presenters: Gudrun E. Sherman, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO; Amy Randles, Hazelwood West HS St. Louis, MO; Kimberly Ady, Nerinx Hall High School, St. Louis, MO This presentation will share four different ways of engaging elementary and middle school students in learning German through language activities 56 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program and cultural products and practices, such as sharing well-known children’s books, crafts, games and songs. Participants will also learn how college and high school students can be engaged to provide instruction in German to elementary students in the context of service learning. Project descriptions with specific examples will be shared for future application. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: German Audience: Other S-1408 Room: Grand Ballroom C Hybrid/Flipped/Blended Classes—Why Should I Bother? Presenter: Michelle Stigter, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN Would students learn language better in a blended environment? My “digital natives” would have content explained on demand, and I could completely focus on communication and culture during our f2f classroom time. This session is a discussion of my students’ perceptions about their own learning our newly blended environment. We will explore: what my students like, what they hate, what stumbling blocks we experienced, and the impact of hybridization on outcomes. Theme: Technology Language: English Examples: German, Dutch, English Audience: Elementary, MS/JHS, HS, College/University, Supervisor/ Administrator S-1409 Room: Grand Ballroom D 2014 CSCTFL Report Publication: Here vs. There: Approaches to Teaching History and Culture in the US and Abroad Presenter: Annis N. Shaver and Louise Grandouiller, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH Course offerings for the university minor in Foreign Language, specifically German and French, contain an upper-level course in history and culture. When the opportunity arises to teach this course in the targeted country, the professor must make accommodations for authentic encounters with the history and culture combined with condensed preparation and study time for students. We will present the modifications we made, which may be beneficial for others in similar situations. Theme: Culture Language: English Examples: English, French, German Audience: College/University S-1410 Room: Grand Suite II Global Cities, New Skylines – Teaching Architecture Across the Curriculum Presenters: Ingrid Zeller, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Venera Stabinsky, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL With a focus on the integration of architecture and cultural history in the German classroom, this session will include an overview of German architecture, a thematically relevant unit on performance-based assessments using technology, a unit on “Bauhaus and Beyond” targeting German heritage and community engagement, and a unit on the new environmentally building style Passivhaus with a focus on examples for the three modes of communication. Theme: Activities and Strategies Language: English Examples: German Audience: College/University S-1411 Room: Grand Suite III One State’s Attempt to Measure Program Quality Presenters: Leah McKeeman, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Phyllis Farrar, Kansas Department of Education, Topeka, KS The Kansas World Language Advisory Council aims “to improve the quality and support the growth of teaching and learning of world languages in Kansas.” Two surveys were conducted in consecutive years, one on the number of students learning language (2010) and one on characteristics of quality programs (2011). This session will highlight survey findings, professional development efforts, and strategic changes. Attendees will learn from our state’s efforts ways to advance programs from “good” to “great”. Joint Boards Dinner (by invitation only) Saturday, March 22, 2014 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Ballpark Conference Center 2 & 3 Theme: Curriculum and Articulation Language: English Examples: English Audience: Supervisor/Administrator S-1412 Room: Manchester Room Foreign Language Association of Missouri Post Conference Executive Board Meeting Presenters: Janice DeNure, FLAM, President, St. Louis, MO; Tammy Lueck, FLAM President Elect, Rolla, MO; Lisa Lilley, FLAM Past President, Springfield, MO S A T U R D A Y Theme: Advocacy and Policy Language: English Examples: English Audience: Other Connections Across Borders: Communication, Collaboration, and Innovation FLAM/KSWLA Joint Conference October 17-18, 2014 Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 57 58 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 2015 Central States Conference A joint conference of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures March 12 – 14, 2015 Hilton Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN For more information, contact Patrick T. Raven CSCTFL Executive Director PO Box 251 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0251 Phone: 414-405-4645 Fax: 414-276-4650 E-mail: CSCTFL@aol.com Web: www.csctfl.org Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 59 60 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 2013–2014 Advisory Council Members (as of February 1, 2014) Benefactor Jayne E Abrate Kimberly A. Huegerich Keely Lake AATF (IL) IWLA (IA) WAFLT (WI) Patron Barbara S. Andrews Individual Membership (OH) Kerisa L. Baedke Individual Membership (IA) Todd B. Bowen New Trier HS (IL) Brigid M Burke Bowling Green State University (OH) Kevin Cessna-Buscemi National Spanish Examinations (IN) Donna L Clementi Individual Membership (WI) Phyllis Farrar KS Department of Education (KS) Hans-Peter Kohlhoff Individual Membership (WI) Lisa A Lilley Individual Membership (MO) Judith M Michaels Individual Membership (WI) Aleidine (Ali) Moeller University of Nebraska-Lincoln(NE) Anne G Nerenz Individual Membership (MI) Patrick T Raven Individual Membership (WI) Sherrie A. Ray-Trevino AFLTA (AR) William P. Rivers JNCL/NCLIS (DC) Vickie L Scow Nebraska Department of Education (NE) Sarah K Shackelford Finneytown HS (OH) Gary L. Spurgin Individual Membership (IN) Roslyn M Terek Individual Membership (OH) Bill VanPatten Michigan State University (MI) Lori J Winne Individual Membership (OH) Sponsor Marty G. Abbott ACTFL (VA) Jody L. Ballah Individual Membership (OH) Angelika Becker Carmel HS (IN) Teresa R. Bell Individual Membership (UT) Diane W. Birckbichler Ohio State University (OH) Cortney R Bird Olentangy Liberty HS (OH) Cristin Bleess CCFLT (CO) Lewis Bosworth Individual Membership (WI) Freddie A. Bowles University of Arkansas (AR) Susan A. Buffa Individual Membership (MI) Kathryn Bulver Eastern Illinois University (IL) Michael Camp Chicago Tech Academy (IL) Nicci Carney Individual Membership (IN) Heide Caruthers Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL) Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco Xavier University (OH) Rosalie M Cheatham Individual Membership (AR) Christine Coleman Delta College (MI) Susan Colville-Hall University of Akron (OH) Anneris Coria-Navia Individual Membership (OH) Keith Cothrun AATG (NJ) Helena Curtain Individual Membership (WI) Viviana Muriel de Bonafede MiWLA (MI) Jan Denning KSWLA (KS) Janice L. DeNure Stephanie Dhonau Laura A. Durnin Martina Dvorak Linda L Egnatz Richard Emch Ellen K Ericson Tommy G. Erwin Isabel J Espinoza Julie L. Frye Ann W Gabelmann Christa N. Garcia Lorraine Gardner Carolyn E Gascoigne Justin D Gerlach Samantha L Godden- Chmielowicz Manuela Gonzalez-Bueno Mary M Goodwin Virginia L. Gramer Louise M. Grandoullier Katharina H Gross Kellye McKay Guzik Elizabeth Hanlon Marjie Hay Suzanne B. Hendrickson Jean M. Hindson Paul J Hoff Lucas D. Hoffman Gisela Nina Holmquist Stephanie A Iwan Flamme Charles J James Julie A Jezuit Susan C. Johnson Jason R Jolley Sanaa Jouejati Jeffrey Karr Cecilia J. Kennedy Janice H Kittok Constance K Knop Mercedes Koch Katya Koubek John Krauss Darlene K. Lankenau Cecily Lee Elke Lorenz Betty A. Lotterman Jessica M. Lumetta Alan D Lytle Marge R. 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Morehead Springfield Pipkin IB/MYP World School (MO) India Morrow Lincoln HS (IA) Mercedes Muniz-Peredo Individual Membership (IN) Jason L Noble Pella Christian HS (IA) Susan A Nordquist Individual Membership (MN) Martha Nyikos Indiana University (IN) Jason Owens SD World Language Association (SD) Viann M Pederson Individual Membership (MN) Sarah A Percival NILA (NE) José V. Pérez Individual Membership (OH) Martha L Pero Hudson HS (OH) Sigurd Piwek Individual Membership (WI) Julia M. Price Westosha Central HS (WI) Kathleen A Priceman Individual Membership (IL) Jeanne M Psket Individual Membership (WI) Sharon B Rapp Individual Membership (AR) Jane Rauschenberg Individual Membership (OH) Karen L. Robinson Individual Membership (NE) Ryan J. Rockaitis Deerfield HS (IL) Lauren B Rosen University of Wisconsin (WI) Janet M Rowe Hortonville HS (WI) Adrienne J. 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Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 63 Presenter Directory Abbott, Martha Abrate, Jayne Ady, Kimberly Akers, Kathy Amelung, Anna Anderson, Lauren Argaez, Heather S-308 S-603, W-08 S-1407 S-407 S-504 S-207 S-1102 Ballah, Jody Balogh, Maria Beck, Nathan Becker, Angelika Bell, Teresa Bendorf, Michael Boeckers, Daryl Bonch Reeves, Ksenia Bowen, Todd Bruns, Theresa Burke, Brigid S-102 S-1205 S-1305 S-106 S-110 S-1107 S-1301 S-1203 S-113 S-111 S-406, S-505, Delegate Assembly Calkins, Patricia S-701 S-101, S-307 S-807 S-202, S-1005 S-209 S-804 S-1108 S-302 W-28 S-107 S-612 S-105, S-404 S-510, S-704 S-615 S-802, S-1309 Canion, Mira Capuano, Thomas Ceo-DiFrancesco, Diane Cessna-Buscemi, Kevin Cheatham, Rosalie Christopher, Susan Cihangir, Diane Clarcq, Laurie Claus-Nix, Michaela Clivaz, Denise Coria-Navia, Anneris Cornieles, Carmen Cothrun, Keith Curtain, Helena Dadon, Yoninah S-411 De Mado, John S-703 DeNure, Janice S-1111, S-1412 Dhonau, Stephanie S-1012 Dimitrieska, Vesna S-1202 Dinesen, Tracy S-407, S-701 Dueñas Jimenez, Valentín S-108 Dumas, Melissa S-1110 Durnin, Laura S-1304 Eck, LaShae S-1102 Egnatz, Linda S-409, S-708 Espinoza, Isabel S-402, S-705, S-905, S-1308 Even, Susanne S-1010, W-06 Farley, Timothy S-807 Farrar, Phyllis S-113, S-1411, W-04, W-19 Fehling, Anka W-20 Finch, Jenna W-17 Fowdy, Karen S-702 Frazier, Jenny S-906, S-1402 64 Gaab, Carol S-112, S-707, S-902, W-09 Galeano, Jenny S-1011 Gascoigne, Carolyn S-709 Gaunce, Beth S-111 Germain-Rutherford, Aline S-111 Glynn, Cassandra S-606, S-904 Golynskaya, Yeva S-211 Gomez-Jimeno, Clara S-108 Gonzalez, Gail S-1106 Grandouiller, Louise S-1409 Gray-Le Coz, Anne S-504 Gross, Katharina S-1103 Hanchett, Charlie Havas, Linda Hayes, Katie Hayes, Maly Hendrickson, Lisa Herrera, Israel Hidalgo-Giménez, David Hindson, Jean Hite, Ann Hoff, Paul Hoffman, Kristin Hoffman, Lucas Hoops, Bettina Howard, Eric S-910 W-15 CW/EW S-1303 S-702 S-113, S-503 S-402, S-705, S-1308 S-508 S-1004 S-201 S-212 W-02 W-18 S-505 Iwan Flamme, Stephanie S-1201 James, Charles Jeon, Molly Johnson, Sasha Jolley, Jason Jordan, Jeremy W-11 S-1206 S-1208 S-309, S-501, S-809 S-309, S-809 Kaplan, Nicole S-306 Karr, Jeffrey S-1003 Karyekar, Madhuvanti W-06 Kauffmann, Ruth S-1106 Kennelly, Brian S-609 Kittok, Janice S-507 Koch, Mercedes S-301, S-803 Konyndyk, Irene Brouwer W-24 Koubek, Katya S-604, S-706 Kritz, Ori S-1006 Kuchenbecker, Kristin S-305 Kuriyama, Keiko S-1206 Lackey, Kimberly W-07, W-12 LeGreve, Joshua S-901 Lemon, Christopher S-1308 Lewis, Sabine S-808 Lilley, Lisa S-101, S-908, S-1413, W-05, Delegate Assembly Lorenz, Elke S-808, S-1403 Lotterman, Betty S-1013 Louie, Kimberly S-1105 Lueck, Tammy S-608, S-1001, S-1413 Lundgaard, Greta W-14 Lytle, Alan S-109, S-806 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Macian, Jan Marlow, Terri Marshall, Carol Martin, Judith McGinniss Kennedy, Cecilia McKeeman, Leah McPartland, Anne Mecheneau, Sarah Michaels, Judith Miller, Caryn Miller, Christine Moeller, Aleidine Morehead, Kristopher Morrow, India Muccini, Francesca Mushro, Carollyn S-1011 S-607 S-807 S-215 S-1203 Nerenz, Anne Nichols, Jennifer Nugent, Kristen Nyikos, Martha S-304 S-311 S-907 S-1202 Ogden, Carole Ohlhaut, Steve Ohmer, Sarah Olson-Studler, Kathy Olstad, Dan Omar, Youssif Orozco-Domoe, Jaclyn Oviedo-Loredo, Blanca Owens, Jason S-1404 S-801 S-412 NNELL Networking S-602 S-1302 W-29 S-104 S-305 Pahl, Denise Pallares, Tammy Paredes, Sofia Peden, Genevieve Pederson, Viann Pero, Martha Peterson, Barbara Piwek, Sigurd Polk, Randi Porankiewicz, Ralf W-07, W-12 S-1204 S-1307 S-812 S-805 W-27 W-13 S-210,S-410, S-611 S-614 S-710 Price, Julia Randles, Amy Redmond, Mary Lynn Reichert, Cassie Reinhardt, Kate Ridgway, Angelia Rivers, Bill Roberts, Amy Roberts, Elizabeth Rockaitis, Ryan Rosen, Lauren Russo, Eva-Maria W-10 S-1407 S-308, S-409 S-207 S-412 S-412 S-813 CW/EW S-612 S-301, S-803 S-909 S-712 Saxon, Kristin Sayers, Rich Sazawa, Chinatsu Schall, Sara Schalliol, Dagmar Schestokat, Karin Schlinder, Kelly S-1401 S-208, S-502 S-605 S-1003 S-711 S-1406 S-214 S-104, S-1411 S-1110 S-1007 W-10 S-403 S-1011 S-107, S-907, CW/EW S-405, S-1210 S-113 S-506 S-408 Schwarzmeier, Regine S-506 Schwei, Andrew W-03 Sekhar, Amy S-412 Semaan, Gaby S-1101, S-1311, W-16 Serenata, Nicoletta S-401, S-705 Shaver, Annis S-1409 Sherman, Gudrun S-1407 Shrager, Ellen S-205, S-613, S-811 Sinisi, Randy S-911 Sipp-White, Jeanette S-1014 Sloan, Maritza S-610 Smart-Morstad, Karla S-805 Snyder, Maria S-306 Spinelli, Emily S-304, S-906, S-1002 Spurgin, Gary S-801 Stabinsky, Venera S-1410 Stark, John S-210, W-11, W-26 Stathakis, Rebekah S-601, S-1009 Stigter, Michelle S-1408 Strange, Alice S-1212 Stresing, Cathy W-15 Sunderland, Ann S-603 Tanova, Nadya Terrill, Laura Terwey, Erik S-1405 S-103, S-1008, S-1209, W-01 S-1204 Thompson, David Thorpe, Charles Torres, Irma Toth, Carrie S-1211 S-1307 S-906, S-1402 S-112, S-902, S-1109, W-09 Valdes, Julia S-810, S-1303 Waddle, Jocelyne Wagner, Susanne Wassell, Beth Weber, Hannelore Weitzel, Julie White, Meredith Wiley, Brandon Wilkinson, Sharon Winne, Lori Woerner, Jill Wolfkiel, Kathryn Work, Nicola S-111 S-410, S-1104 S-904 S-1403 W-07, W-12 S-303 S-204 S-701 W-02, W-25 S-310 S-509 S-203, S-705, S-905 Yancey, Sarah York, Kristin S-310 S-903 Zachau, Reinhard Zeller, Ingrid Zheng, Yue Zimmer-Lowe, Helene Zorko, Deana Zuchovicki, Laura S-1104 S-1410 S-1207 W-26 S-909 S-213 Connections Across Borders: Communication, Collaboration, and Innovation FLAM/KSWLA Joint Conference October 17-18, 2014 Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza Submit your 2015 Session and Workshop Proposals — http://www.web-reg.com/csc-prop/ Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2014 www.csctfl.org WIN A FREE CSCTFL REGISTRATION! 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Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 65 Exhibit Hall 66 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 2014 Exhibitors (as of February 1, 2014) 157 ACIS Educational Tours aread@acis.com info@acis.com 104 foyer 150Explorica ssteinwedell@explorica.com foyerFLAM AFS Intercultural Programs USA jwright@stchas.edu tmuro@afsusa.org 160 Globus “Student Discoveries” American Association of Teachers of French abrate@siu.edu Group Travel gponiewaz@globusfamily.com 103 Goethe-Institut Chicago foyer American Associatio of Teachers JoAnn.simonetta-stob@chicago. of Spanish & Portuguese goethe.org mkanny@aatsp.org 159 Heart of the Sky-Fair Trade Fundraisers melindavanslyke@gmail.com foyer American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 100 Houghton Mifflin hberman@actfl.org Harcourt jill.wennlund@hmhco.com 135 Beloit College Center for Language Studies 114 Intercultural Student cls@beloit.edu Experiences (ISE) perusichd@beloit.edu dan@isemn.org 105 Breaking the Barrier, Inc. 112Langenscheidt barbara@tobreak.com d.schalliol@klett-langenscheidt. com 109 Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) 126 Language & Friendship, Inc. joyclear@msu.edu info@languageandfriendship.com 133 CETA Tours 149Language-Leaders info@cetatours.com cihangir3e@msn.com 115 Concordia Language Villages 138 Maestro by Tumlare, Educational geswanso@cord.edu Study Programs davidga@tumlare.com 134CONVERSABOOKS laura.zuchovicki@conversaspanish. 111 McGraw-Hill Education com debra.sanders@mheducation.com foyer CSCTFL 2015 107 Middlebury Interactive ratwi001@umn.edu Languages rconnor@middleburyinteractive.com 110 Culture Quest Tours jean@cqtours.com 127, 128, Pearson 129deb.loahr@pearson.com 156 Educator in Service, LLC jan@educatorinservice.com 147 Plowsharing Crafts plowsharing@sbcglobal.net 122, 123 EF Education First katherine.schlemann@ef.com 151 REAL LANGUAGE right away eroberts@averycoonley.org 158 Embassy of Spain-Education Office 106 RELANPRO USA sara.medina@mecd.es ralf@ascd.us 116, 117 EMC Publishing blind@emcp.com 124, 125 Robotel, Inc. gsullivan@robotel.ca 130 Sanako/Educational Systems & Services accounting@esshq.com 118 SANS Inc. 21st Century Technology for Language Learning kannino@sansinc.com 131, 132 Santillana USA Publishing, Co., Inc. cbacigalupo@santillanausa.com 113 Sonrisas Foreign Language info@sonrisasforeignlanguage. com 154 Sosnowski Language Resources mary.sosnowski@wispertel.net 153 Stevens Learning Systems Inc. ralphpoh@att.net 152 Teacher Voice Publishing teachervoicepublishing@comcast. net 102 TPRS Publishing, Inc carol@tprstorytelling.com 148 Travel and Education info@travelandeducation.org 101 Value Holidays joerg@valhol.com 136, 137 Vista Higher Learning edunphy@vistahigherlearning. com 108 Vistas in Education jane@vistasineducation.com 119, 120, World of Reading, Ltd. 121 polyglot@wor.com 155 Worldstrides International Discovery deniser@worldstridesdiscovery.org 139 Youth For Understanding (YFU) srutherford@yfu.org Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 67 Notes 68 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program EVALUATION FORM 2014 CENTRAL STATES CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Please evaluate your experiences at the 2014 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL) to assist in planning for future conferences. Leave this form at the Registration Desk by the end of the th conference or mail it by April 6, 2014, to: Kerisa Baedke, 1923 56 Street, Des Moines, IA 50310. SESSIONS Sessions I attended were informative and interesting. o All Presenters were knowledgeable and well prepared. o All o Most o Most o Some o Some o Few o Few Identify the one session that you would consider the Best of CSCTFL – a session that we would send to the 2014 ACTFL Convention to represent CSCTFL. Title: _____________________________________________________ Session # ____________ Identify any sessions you would like to nominate as ALL STAR presentations, to be invited back to our conference in the future. WORKSHOPS and SESSIONS Rate the workshops and sessions you attended using the following scale with 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest. Workshop/Session Name Session # Presenter(s) Rating ________________________ __________ _______________________ ________________________ __________ _______________________ ________________________ __________ _______________________ ________________________ __________ _______________________ ________________________ __________ _______________________ ________________________ __________ _______________________ ________________________ __________ _______________________ o 5 o 5 o 5 o 5 o 5 o 5 o 5 o o o o o o o 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 Provide specific comments on noteworthy sessions you attended and any suggestions you believe would make CSCTFL sessions even better: SPECIAL EVENTS Keynote Speaker Awards/Recognition Ceremony Language Receptions Rating o 5 o 5 o 5 o 4 o 4 o 4 o 3 o 3 o 3 o 2 o 2 o 2 o 1 o 1 o 1 o 2 o 1 Write specific comments about these events: OVERALL PROGRAM Rate the overall conference program. Rating o 5 o 4 o 3 Indicate sessions, workshops, topics, or special events you would like to see included in next year’s conference. Please continue evaluation on back of page è Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 69 CONFERENCE FACILITIES AND ARRANGEMENTS Rating Registration o 5 o 4 o 3 o 2 o 1 Hospitality o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Meeting rooms Food venues Exhibits, exhibit space and location Hotel price, facilities, and overall comfort Location 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Write specific comments: OVERALL EVALUATION Most desirable features of the conference: Least desirable features of the conference: • How many CSCTFL conferences have you attended? o 1 o 2 – 4 o 5 or more • I plan to attend additional CSCTFL conferences. o Definitely o Probably o Probably not o Definitely o Probably o Probably not • I would recommend this conference to my colleagues. Explain your responses: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Are there any presenters and/or topics you recommend for inclusion in future CSCTFL conferences? Please submit this form by April 6, 2014, to enter the raffle for a gratis 2015 CSCTFL registration! Name ______________________________________________ E-mail _______________________________________ 70 Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program Central States Connections: 2014 Conference Program 71 Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark Lobby Level Second Floor Convention Level Fourth Floor West Tower