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Romance Languages Faculty Meeting January 15, 2014. North Carolina World Language Essential Standards. NC State Board of Education (SBE) Goals Students Globally Competitive Healthy & Responsible Schools Led by 21 st Century professionals Leadership guiding innovation
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Romance Languages Faculty MeetingJanuary 15, 2014 North Carolina World Language Essential Standards
NC State Board of Education (SBE) Goals Students Globally Competitive Healthy & Responsible Schools Led by 21st Century professionals Leadership guiding innovation Governed & Supported by 21st Century Systems Future-Ready Students
Standard Course of Study (SCS) Common Core State Standards English Language Arts * Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Mathematics North Carolina Essential Standards Arts Education *English Language Development *Guidance Healthful Living *Information and Technology Science Social Studies World Languages * Common Core Literacy Standards, English Language Development, Guidance, and Information & Technology Essential Standards are delivered through ALL content areas.
Philosophy Communication is central to human nature Technology brings the world closer together Language learning is essential for all • Leads to insights into culture • Makes interdisciplinary connections • Builds proficiency for a multilingual world
North Carolina World Language Essential Standards Statewide implementation began Fall 2012
Structure & Organization • Communication • Culture • ComparisonsConnections to Language & Literacy (CLL) • ConnectionsConnections to Other Disciplines (COD) • Communities (CMT) World Language Essential Standards The strands of the Essential Standards
4 Essential Standards • Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication. (Interpersonal Mode) • Understand words and concepts presented in the language. (Interpretive Mode) • Use the language to present information to an audience. (Presentational Mode) • Compare the students’ culture and the target culture. (Culture)
Proficiency-Based Organization World Language Essential Standards K-12 Proficiency Expectations
Proficiency Outcome Expectationsfor Levels I - VIII Alphabetic Languages
ACTFL Proficiency Levels Advanced – Paragraph Level Narrate and describe in past, present and future and deal effectively with an unanticipated complication Intermediate – Sentence Level Create with language, initiate, maintain and bring to a close simple conversations by asking and responding to simple questions Novice – Word Level Communicate minimallywith formulaic and roteutterances, lists and phrases
Building Proficiency to beGlobally Competitive for Work When does a Future-Ready student develop a level of proficiency to use in the global marketplace?
NC World Languages Wiki http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
Contact Information Ann Marie Gunter World Language Consultant NC Department of Public Instruction ann.gunter@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3865 Christie Lynch Ebert Section Chief, K-12 Programs NC Department of Public Instruction christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Helga Fasciano Special Assistant, Global Education NC Department of Public Instruction helga.fasciano@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3864