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World Languages Teachers, Breathe New, Personalized Life Into Your Old Assignments

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Session description

Transform your old assignments for students to creatively express their reading, writing, listening, and speaking proficiency skills. Differentiate and personalize student-created podcasts, videos, webpages, and books. Sites include Adobe Express, Podcast, Padlet, Book Creator, Seesaw, and Canva. Participants interact with students’ creations, customizable templates, and lists of ideas per skill.

Outline

I. Opening: Brief introduction of self and my why
II. Objective of session: Repurpose an old assignment from any of the reading, writing, speaking, listening activities, into a website, flyer, speaking book, video, podcast.
a. Provide link for Padlet for participants to share ideas and collaborate throughout
b. Share list of strategies to implement in world languages classroom
III. Share sites that I use in my Spanish classes
a. Give brief synopsis of each and that I will provide samples
IV. Samples of what differentiating instruction using interactive technology can look like
a. Share one link at-a-time of student generated differentiated products
b. Solicit ideas to be placed in the Padlet (It will be shared with participants at the end)
V. Explain 7 Principles of Personalized Learning
a. Share various students’ tech creations
b. Explain how students personalized by choice and voice, choice in demonstrating learning, others
c. Share template link to create a book on Book Creator.
d. Share how to make a podcast from an old assignment, using Adobe Podcast or Padlet.
e. Demonstrate/walk through process how to create a book in chunks
f. Share planning template chunks
VI. Summarize ideas and sites.
VII. Closing

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Supporting research

*Katherine Schrock: https://www.schrockguide.net/passion.html
*(NCSSFL-ACTFL) National Council of State Supervisors for Languages and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Can-Do Statements for
Proficiency Self-Assessment: https://www.actfl.org/resources/ncssfl-actfl-can-do-statements
*Fulton County Schools 7 Principles of Personalized Learning:
https://fultonpl.weebly.com/7-principles-of-pl.html

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Presenters

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Spanish Teacher
Fulton County Schools

Session specifications

Topic:

Personalized Learning

TLP:

Yes

Grade level:

PK-12

Audience:

Curriculum Designer/Director, Teacher Development, Teacher

Attendee devices:

Devices required

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Participant accounts, software and other materials:

Adobe Express, Podcast.Adobe, Padlet.com, Voki.com, Bookcreator.com

Subject area:

Multi-Language Learners, World Languages

ISTE Standards:

For Educators:
Designer
  • Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
  • Design authentic learning activities that align with educational standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize learning.
For Students:
Creative Communicator
  • Choose the appropriate platforms and digital tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

TLPs:

Connect learning to learner, Ignite Agency

Disclosure:

The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session

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