West Virginia Department of Education World Language Initiatives

1. West Virginia Department of Education World Language Initiatives October 13, 2011

2. Our Collective Journey • THREE GOALS • KNOW • To meet or exceed state, national and international curriculum standards that incorporate acquisition of 21st century skills through engaging opportunities in the arts, world languages, health and physical education, career/technical education as well as the core subjects of reading/English/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.

3. Our Collective Journey • BEHAVE • To develop the personal skills and dispositions of wellness, responsibility, cultural awareness, self-direction, ethical character and good citizenship in an environment that is caring and safe.

4. Our Collective Journey • ACCOMPLISH • To graduate from high school prepared for post-secondary education and career success through personalized pathways and guidance that focus students on productive and satisfying lives.

5. Language Trekkers

6. Language Trekkers • Pre-K • 18 traditional songs, stories and rhymes • Available in Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish • Categorized by study projects • Sample lesson plans • Media content using puppets, contextual visuals and audio

7. Language Trekkers • Goals • Exposure • Foreign words convey meaning • Attune receptive listening skills • NOT to provide direct instruction

8. Language Trekkers • Aligned with WV Early Learning Standards Framework • Social-emotional • Arts • Language and Literacy

10. Language Leaper • FLAP Grant • Media-based FLES program • Content-related • Space-themed • Currently available in Chinese and Japanese • Three times per week for 30 minutes

11. Language Leaper • Four thematic units per year • 15 Instructional episodes per unit • Discovery Discussion • Teaching Context • Activity 1 • Cultural segment • Activity 2 • Wrap-up • Song • Teacher Master Screen

12. Language Leaper • Assessments per unit • Assessment 1 – Interpretive Listening – evaluated by classroom teacher • Assessment 2 – Presentational – evaluated by Language Specialist • Can Do Statements • SOPA

13. Pre-pilot Year2010-2011 • Seven schools • Four counties • All grade levels • Assessments

14. SOPA

15. Pilot Year2011-2012 • 14 Schools • 10 Counties • K-2 Focus • Language Specialists

16. Language Specialists • Video-conference • Visit • Evaluate • SOPA

17. Kindergarten • All About Me • Community • Senses • Seasons

18. First Grade • Trees and Plants • Let’s Recycle • Our Pets • Weather and Our World

19. Second Grade • Animal Structures • Family • Life Cycle • Careers and Community

20. Third Grade • How do Careers Impact our Lives? • What are Raw Materials? • Maps and Directions • Planets

21. Fourth Grade • Natural Disasters • Food • An Animal’s World • Shapes of Our Buildings

22. Fifth Grade • Geography • Endangered Animals • Landform Features • Let’s Go Shopping

23. Language Leaper It’s your turn!

24. Summer Institute • June 21-24, 2011 • On-going Professional Development • Participants divided into teams • Focus on LinguaFolio and self-assessment

25. Summer Institute • June 28-30 • Cedar Lakes Conference Center • “Personalizing Learning”

26. School Innovation Zones Act • “Creative and innovative ways to improve student learning” • $5,000 - $50,000 • 12/1/2011 • Suggested ideas • Curriculum centered around real world • Foreign languages in K-5 wvde.state.wv.us/innovationzones/

27. Questions? Robert Crawford rcrawford@access.k12.wv.us Debbie Nicholson dlnichol@access.k12.wv.us