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You’re not alone:

You’re not alone:. Encouraging collaborative efforts among teachers and using existing world language infrastructure to create resources for Less Commonly Taught languages. . LCTLs and Spanish working together .

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You’re not alone:

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  1. You’re not alone: Encouraging collaborative efforts among teachers and using existing world language infrastructure to create resources for Less Commonly Taught languages.

  2. LCTLs and Spanish working together

  3. As Foreign Language teachers we are all in this together and are here to help one another.

  4. Renaissance Academy K – 9 Language ProgramStudents take daily language classesEvery student studies a language:Arabic, Chinese orSpanish Formula for success: All language teachers meet together weekly to share ideas and materials

  5. COLLABORATION IN YOUR SCHOOL:Establish a relationship with other language teachers at your school. (ESL)Get together, share ideas.Find a mentor in your school.Ask other language teachers for feedback.

  6. Share/Borrow MaterialsShare IdeasOffer something in returnCombine classesShare culturesPerform skitsTeach songsWorld Language Club

  7. COLLABORATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY:Get to know language teachers from other schools.Find a mentor in the community.Create a wiki.arabicteachers.wikispaces.com

  8. Teaching Essentials & Best Practices:Adapt these teaching techniques to your language.The National Capital Language Resource Centerhttp://www.nclrc.org/essentials/index.htm

  9. Teaching Activities:Adapt many teaching activities from commonly taught languages to your language.Especially Listening and Speaking activitiesideas: arabicteachers.wikispaces.com

  10. Resources: Teaching MaterialsSend for Textbooks Professional Copies/Review copies ESL or commonly taught languagesUse Language Teaching Websiteshttp://teachers.net/mentors/spanish/http://www.abcteach.com/http://www.uni.edu/becker/Spanish3.htmlhttp://web.cortland.edu/flteach/

  11. Resources: Teaching MaterialsUse studentsUse parentsGive extra credit pointsSub-plan

  12. Types of activities you will find on the Arabic Sharing Wiki Information Gap Activities Conversation Activities Speed friendshipping Hands on Cards TPR with cards Figurines Felipe y Marta Figurines/Puppets/Toys Activity Sheets Picture Files Picture Pairs Wipe off boards Games Picasso Concentration Fly swatter Fruit Basket

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