Our Proficiency Journey by Kim Talbot https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout Take-aways en-us 2016-07-12 11:25:44 UTC 2016-07-18 19:51:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png Can do statements https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574335 Introduce it at the beginning, wrap it up at the end.

Fail early and often in order to succeed.]]> 2016-07-18 19:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574335 My take-away https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574337 Proficiency is really achievable when well defined. Looking at the numbers and several examples this morning with Greg made me realize the power we hold in our hands. Cannot wait to get into the classroom to try some of these key points.]]> 2016-07-18 19:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574337 As much oral communication as possible in the classroom in order to increase oral proficiency in the target language! https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574341 2016-07-18 19:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574341 Day 1 Take-aways lseri https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574343
  • Don't blast grammar like a firehose!
  • Work the 85% of the bell curve
  • Make the content interesting and relevant to learners 
  • Give students achievable targets and empower them to track what they "can do"
  • Most of our students are compliant learners
  • Students will be in the intermediate range much longer than we previously thought
  • The best gift you can give your students is time for closure & the ability to say they achieved the goals set forth at the start of class

    • ]]>     2016-07-18 19:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574343     Students cannot learn grammatical constructs until they are Intermediate mid https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574347 2016-07-18 19:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574347 Grade 7 and 8 "Level 1" course can technically make it to Intermediate Low by the end of the two years.  (It's a full year course each year for us...) https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574348 2016-07-18 19:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574348 Appropriate tasks https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574349 Task on level, versus task too far off level. If it's too difficult a task, it just will not work. 


    ]]>     2016-07-18 19:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574349     I am proud of how far we have come with the ACTFL proficiency levels so far- I think our targets are just about right in our district and now I want to help everyone get on board and design lessons and assessments better. https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574357 2016-07-18 19:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574357 https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574360 Students must feel that the task is relevant to their lives in order to be interested and invested. If we share learning targets with a "hook" from the beginning of each lesson, they will be more successful. They have to know where they are at and where they are going in order to reach the next level of proficiency. ]]> 2016-07-18 19:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574360 Comfort levels must be high in order to effectively start novice high to intermediate low transition https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574380 2016-07-18 19:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574380 Proficiency achievement= time  https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574390 2016-07-18 19:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574390 Stress https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574406 If a task sets a student up for an emotional breakdown, it will lead to a linguistic breakdown. ]]> 2016-07-18 19:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574406 Our students WANT to Speak! https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574407 2016-07-18 19:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574407 Learning objectives are for teachers and Can do statements are for students https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574421 2016-07-18 19:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574421 motivation is the key to keeping students studying language; students want to learn how to speak so teaching speaking helps motivate students https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574422 2016-07-18 19:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574422 Mistakes are not only ok, but should be encouraged in order lessen student anxiety  in the target language! https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574425 2016-07-18 19:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574425 TIME! https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574433 You need time to get out of the present!!! #irony]]> 2016-07-18 19:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574433 can do statements are the easy language for the students to understand what is intended they to do each class. https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574457 2016-07-18 19:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574457 Compliant learners need better motivational strategies in order to help inspire their desire to learn language https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574461 2016-07-18 19:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574461 The stamp "can-do" statement chart could be a great motivator!    https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574464 2016-07-18 19:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574464 85% of the students achieve the target proficiency level or higher.    https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574523 2016-07-18 19:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574523 Proficiency https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574534 The key is to have proficiency goals not just grammar.

    ]]>     2016-07-18 19:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574534     proficiency  https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574545 motivation
    85%students reach target
    ok to make mistakes
    stamp "can do" great idea

    ]]>     2016-07-18 19:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574545     Any meaning is meaning! https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574570 2016-07-18 19:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574570 comprehensible input is key https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574802 2016-07-18 19:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ktalbot2/MaFLAPABreakout/wish/116574802