Conference Agenda

Thursday

12:00-12:55       Registration / Book Display

1:00-1:45           Session A

                        ~Mary Ellen Voshell; Capital High School - Exploring Latino Values Through Art

The rich and varied latino cultural experience is communicated in powerful, colorful and provocative works of art, full of symbolism, beauty and cultural pride.  Artists portrayed include recent immigrants to the United States as well as second and third generation latinoamericanos.  Many bear scars from racism, mistreatment and cultural conflict which infuse their art, yet the overwhelming impression is one pride, inspiration and beauty.  Inspire your students by combining easily-accessible web images and biographical information from online sources to create your own art presentation.  Adaptable for all languages.

~Sheila Miller; Borah High School - SIOP in The World Language Classroom

SIOP or Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol is an organizational framework for classroom instruction and it is now implemented in many school districts as the instructional model.  The instructor will briefly explain its 8 components and they can be connected to the World Language classroom.  The strategies and ideas presented will be appropriate for any World Language.

~Greg Hopper-Moore; PNCFL Executive Director - French MOSAIC Takes Students Around the World

Knowing that the Eiffel Tower is in Paris isn’t the only cultural knowledge that French students should have. In fact, we should give them a much deeper understanding of the world. Come see how the freely available French MOSAIC units incorporate core concepts of geography into lessons that are engaging and concrete.

2:00-2:45           Session  B

~Dennis Ohrtman; Lewiston High School (retired) - Where Ecuador is the Largest Country in the  World

Views are upside and downside up for students in one of the world's smallest and impoverished countries, but the reality is spatial.  When I entered FLOM's planetary instruction observatory there was Ecuador, blown out of proportion-the center of the hemisphere.   The question?  Are the kids in the same place?  It's Ecuador, schools and kids, in a world where Ecuador is the largest country.  Pictures from Partners of the Americas 2009 will be shared.

                        ~Heather Jasper; Les Bois Junior High School - French Influence In North Africa

This presentation will briefly cover French colonization of North Africa and go more in depth on culture in the region.  We will discuss modern Arab and French music, cuisine, language and clothing with an emphasis on Morocco.

~Christine Olley; West and South Junior High Schools -  Love and Logic^®:  Classroom Management in the World Language Classroom

                                    Love and Logic^® offers Nine Essential Skills teachers can begin implementing

immediately.  It provides simple strategies to help teachers build relationships and to

create an environment where students feel safe and motivated to participate in world

language classrooms.

3:00-3:45           Session  C

~ Robert Sims; Idaho Humanities Council - Art in Japanese-American Camps of World War II

Japanese-Americans imprisoned during WWII used art to help sustain their spirits.  Art was an important part of Japanese culture, infusing every aspect of life, and this was reflected in their activities during their imprisonment.  Join me and find out more about Idaho's camps.

~ Ruthanne Keenan Orihuela; University of Idaho - The Subjunctive Isn't a Dirty Word:  Teaching and Learning Strategies to Make the Subjunctive Enjoyable for Both Teacher and Student

Not everyone feels comfortable teaching the subjunctive, and this discomfort often transfers to our students.  This presentation will help clarify WHAT the subjunctive is, WHY it exists, and WHY it is such a useful part of the Spanish language.  When teachers are armed with greater understanding of the concept of the subjunctive, it becomes easier to pass that understanding on to students.  Worksheets and teaching strategies provided.

~Beret Norman; Boise State University - Using Graffiti to teach "culture" and "Culture"

We will discuss and create classroom uses of "whiteboard-graffiti," as well

as assignments for students' graffiti (on paper) for vocabulary building and

pre-writing assignments.  And we will explore the topic of graffiti as art,

and thus a part of Culture.  All languages can participate, but ancillary

information will be provided in German for ideas about discussing graffiti

for the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall (9. Nov. 1989).

4:05-5:00           Section Meetings

 (French, German, Spanish and Less Commonly Taught Languages)

5:30-8:30           Basque Museum Open-Tours Available

7:00-                 50th Year / TOY Banquet at the Beside Bardenay Restaurant / Distillery Tours Available

Friday

8:30-8:55           Registration / Continental Breakfast  / Book Display

9:00-9:15           Greetings / Okinawan Shamisen Performance

9:15-9:50           Keynote-Toni Theisen

10:10-10:55       Session D

~Toni Theisen; (Current ACTFL TOY); Loveland High School, Loveland, CO. - 21st Century Tools to Support and Challenge our 21st Century Learners

Our 21st century learners need a multi-sensory and multi-layered learning environment that is designed to inspire creativity, synthesis, and collaboration, as well as provide opportunities to analyze, reflect and evaluate.  How do teachers engage students in 21st century learning using the many online tools?  First, participants will examine Bloom's taxonomy and analyze its role in critical thinking strategies.  They will then experience different classroom activities as well as design activities that apply higher level questioning techniques.  Finally participants will take a look at tools that makes learning come alive for our 21st century digital learners with videoclips, "how to" explanation handouts and discussion.  Participants will examine such online tools as Wikispaces, Vokis, Toondoo, Wordle, Flickr tools, Piclits, Google docs, Twitter, Facebook and many more.  Amaze your students with these new skills and tools.

~Ann Tollefson; PNCFL Representative to JNCL-NCLIS - Understanding Articulation, Designing for Performance:  An Action Guide for Planning and Evaluating Language Programs

What are the characteristics of a high quality foreign language program?  How can you decide if your program is effective based on the principles of backward design and Understanding By Design?  This session discusses indicators of quality programs, effective teachers, as well as supportive and informed instructional leaders, policymakers and parents.  Participants will be actively involved and will receive materials to use in identifying strengths and weaknesses in their own programs.

10:55-11:05       Break

11:05-11:50       Session E

~Toni Theisen (Current ACTFL TOY); Loveland High School, Loveland, CO.- 21st Century Tools to Support and Challenge our 21st Century Learners (continued from session D)

~Ann Tollefson; PNCFL Representative to JNCL-NCLIS - Understanding Articulation, Designing for Performance:  An Action Guide for Planning and Evaluating Language Programs (continued from session D)

12:00-1:00         Lunch / BSU Native Intertribal Council Performance

1:10-1:55           Session F

                        ~ H.C. Sharon Wei; Boise State University - Tips and Tricks in Teaching Beginning Chinese

The presentation will demonstrate how to overcome the difficulties of teaching Chinese pronunciation and tones.  Practical tips will be offered. This presentation is for people who do not know Chinese but would like to learn.

~Greg Hopper-Moore; PNCFL Executive Director - Get Connected to Regional and National Resources

Finding the right resources for your busy life can be a challenge. In this session, you will learn about professional development opportunities, free curriculum resources, and other valuable information from around the region. Participants are guaranteed an abundance of ideas to enhance their professional growth.   

~Carolyn Taylor; PNCFL Vice President - The Wyoming-Bolivia Partnership: Project Citizen as a Vehicle for Cross-cultural Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Teacher Education Programs

This presentation examines the collaboration among members of the Wyoming-Bolivia Partnership through Project Citizen.  Project Citizen promotes education for democratic citizenship and teaches middle and secondary-level students to monitor and influence public policy.  This session highlights Wyoming Spanish language and Bolivian ESL pre-service teachers' collaboration in exploring their own, as well as middle and secondary students' civic dispositions in meaningful, linguistically-rich socio-cultural contexts.

~Will Browning; Boise State University - TPR (Total Physical Response) : Using Commands in French & Spanish

A lively demonstration of Total Physical Response techniques.

Showing teachers how to use commands to address visual, aural and kinesthetic learning styles.  Discussion in English; examples in French & Spanish.

2:05-2:50           Session G

~Renee Fritzen (Current PNCFL TOY); Campbell County High School, Gillette, Wy. -"The Power of Play," Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum

This presentation will discuss the power of creativity in the classroom.  By integrating the arts into the curriculum, we allow students to learn and grow through different intelligences which develops the "whole learner."  The arts are also a powerful motivational tool in foreign language learning that connect students to the real world and life long learning.

~Barb Rupert; PNCFL Representative to ACTFL- Bridging the Gap: Vocabulary Instruction to Acquisition           

Vocabulary is the single most important communication tool, yet it is a constant challenge for teachers to provide enough practice for their students to develop automaticity.  This hands-on session is designed to give teachers engaging vocabulary-acquisition strategies to increase communication in the classroom and beyond.

~Cindy Coleman; Pearson Curriculum Specialist - Botero and Pals: Using Fine Arts to Build Spanish Proficiency

Integrate culture and language through this interactive session that shows how to use fine art to build all language skills.  Experience a wide range of effective strategies that use art to teach vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening and writing at varied levels of proficiency while getting students excited about art!

2:50-3:00           Break

3:00-3:45           Session H

~Renee Fritzen (current PNCFL TOY); Campbell County High School, Gillette, WY. -"The Power of Play," Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum (continued from session G)

~Barb Rupert; PNCFL Representative to ACTFL- Bridging the Gap: Vocabulary Instruction to Acquisition (continued from session G)

~Izaskan Kortazar;  Boise State University - How to Improve Spanish Writing Skills Through Colors

The goal of this presentation is to explain a way to mark mistakes in compositions through colors.  This method helps students to think about their mistakes and correct them.  A peer editing technique with different rubrics will be explained.  Working on the same composition for improvement and collective story writing will also be discussed

3:55-                 General Business Meeting / Door Prizes