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Monday, July 22
 

9:30am EDT

Welcome by MaFLA & Westfield State!
Monday July 22, 2019 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
  MaFLA

10:00am EDT

Proficiency: Understanding and Being Able to Tell Someone About the Levels (Part 1)
What do the different proficiency levels look like? How can I determine the different proficiency levels when I see and hear them?
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Monday July 22, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

10:00am EDT

Moving beyond Topics: Identifying Themes that Engage Learners (Part 1)
A thematic curriculum allows teachers to create meaningful, real-world contexts for standards-based teaching and learning. By building on learners’ interests and life experiences, their attitudes, skills and knowledge are developed in meaningful ways. What real-world contexts will guide what students will have to know and be able to do by the end of a unit?
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Monday July 22, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles, addnew

12:00pm EDT

Lunch
Monday July 22, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals, addnew

1:00pm EDT

Proficiency in My District
What does the shift towards teaching for proficiency look like in actual classroom? Veteran attendee of the Proficiency Academy--Kim Talbot of Melrose Public Schools--will share how her district is making the shift.
Speakers
avatar for Kim Talbot

Kim Talbot

Director of Global Education, K-12, Melrose Public Schools
Kim Talbot (Ed.D) is Director of Global Education for the Melrose Schools. She is also an adjunct professor at UMASS Boston. She is a member of the MaFLA Board of Directors and the Seal of Biliteracy Steering Committee.

Monday July 22, 2019 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  MaFLA, addnew

1:30pm EDT

Proficiency: Understanding and Being Able to Tell Someone About the Levels (Part 2)
How do I go about setting proficiency targets? How can I set proficiency targets for my own school How do I communicate about proficiency targets to students? administrators? parents?
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Monday July 22, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

1:30pm EDT

Moving beyond Topics: Identifying Themes that Engage Learners (Part 2)
A thematic curriculum allows teachers to create meaningful, real-world contexts for standards-based teaching and learning. By building on learners’ interests and life experiences, their attitudes, skills and knowledge are developed in meaningful ways. What real-world contexts will guide what students will have to know and be able to do by the end of a unit?
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Monday July 22, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

3:00pm EDT

Coffee Break/Dorm Check-In
Monday July 22, 2019 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Meals

3:30pm EDT

Facilitator Break-Out Session
These sessions are guided by a facilitator who supports attendees in working collaboratively to use material from earlier sessions in designing material for their school.
Monday July 22, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
  Break-Out

5:15pm EDT

Closing/Reflection on the Day
Participants have an opportunity to reflect on major messages sent and received during the day.
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Monday July 22, 2019 5:15pm - 6:15pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

5:15pm EDT

Closing/Reflection on the Day
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Monday July 22, 2019 5:15pm - 6:15pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

6:15pm EDT

Dinner
Monday July 22, 2019 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals

8:00pm EDT

Yoga!
Come unwind from day one with some Yoga! Bring comfortable clothes and a yoga mat, if you have one!
Monday July 22, 2019 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
New Hall (Lounge Area)
  MaFLA
 
Tuesday, July 23
 

9:15am EDT

Proficiency in My District
What does the shift towards teaching for proficiency look like in actual classrooms? Veteran Proficiency Academy teachers--Bonnie Rivera, Jen Faulkner, and Erica Nissenbaum of East Longmeadow--will share how they are in making the shift.
Speakers
BR
JF
EN

Tuesday July 23, 2019 9:15am - 10:00am EDT
Wilson Hall
  MaFLA

10:00am EDT

Designing Proficiency-Based Curriculum for 2019
Using Backward design as an organizing principle, which way is better: Theme vs topic?  What’s the difference? What planning templates are there? Why reinvent the wheel?  Are there examples to see?
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Tuesday July 23, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

10:00am EDT

Bringing Can-Do Statements Alive
The release of the 2017 NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements brings a renewed focus on proficiency, performance, and language functions. Teachers will explore how this foundational document can not only guide their unit and lesson planning, but provide guidance for them and their learners to monitor and document student growth.
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Tuesday July 23, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

12:00pm EDT

Lunch
Tuesday July 23, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals

1:00pm EDT

Assessment that Leads to Proficiency
Learning—Showing—Reflecting: Making assessment “authentic.” What do good assessments look like Are there good examples that I can adapt for my own classroom? What about rubrics? Focusing on the importance and value of reflection—from students and teachers.
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Tuesday July 23, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

1:00pm EDT

Putting the Learner Center Stage: Using Performance Assessments to Monitor Learner Growth
Performance assessment tasks refer to assessments which require and expect students to use language in real-life situations. These assessments are formative in nature and can happen at multiple points in a unit. Each unit Can-Do Statement must have a corresponding task.
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Tuesday July 23, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

2:30pm EDT

Coffee Break
Tuesday July 23, 2019 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Meals

3:00pm EDT

Facilitated Break-Out Session
These sessions are guided by a facilitator who supports attendees in working collaboratively to use material from earlier sessions in designing material for their school.
Tuesday July 23, 2019 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
  Break-Out

5:00pm EDT

Closing/Reflection on the Day
Participants have an opportunity to reflect on major messages sent and received during the day
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Tuesday July 23, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

5:00pm EDT

Closing/Reflection on the Day
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Tuesday July 23, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

6:00pm EDT

Dinner
Tuesday July 23, 2019 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals

7:30pm EDT

Wine & Cheese Reception
Come relax with complimentary wine & cheese!
Tuesday July 23, 2019 7:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Owl's Nest
  Meals, addnew
 
Wednesday, July 24
 

9:15am EDT

Proficiency in My District
What does the shift towards teaching for proficiency look like in actual district? Veteran Proficiency Academy attendees--Beckie Rankin, Amy Moran, and Erick Martha-Reynolds of Lexington--will share how they are in making the shift.
Speakers
avatar for Maureen Haviland

Maureen Haviland

World Language, Lexington Public Schools
avatar for Amy Moran

Amy Moran

World Language Department Head, Lexington High School
EM

Erick Martha-Reynolds

Spanish teacher, Lexington High School

Wednesday July 24, 2019 9:15am - 10:00am EDT
Wilson Hall
  MaFLA

10:00am EDT

The Invitation to Learning—the Lesson Plan
What are the components of a good lesson plan? What parts of a lesson need to go where? What should be the “affect” of a good lesson?
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Wednesday July 24, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

10:00am EDT

Moving from Unit Can-Do Statements to Daily Learning Targets
Learning targets are smaller indicators or descriptors of how learners incrementally move toward meeting unit Can-Do Statements and performance indicators. These targets must be small enough that they can be the focus of a single learning episode or a short series of multiple learning episodes. Learners show that they can accomplish these learning targets through a focused check for learning at the end of each learning episode.
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Wednesday July 24, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

12:00pm EDT

Lunch
Wednesday July 24, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals

1:00pm EDT

Fighting Compliance—Ensuring Rigor
How to keep our students motivated and wanting more—understanding what “rigor” means in a world language classroom and how to make sure every lesson has rigorous expectations.
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Wednesday July 24, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

1:00pm EDT

Developing Key Learning Experiences to Guide Lesson Planning
Developing key learning experiences is often not included in curriculum planning. However, teachers benefit from expanding their curricular planning by developing key learning experiences for their units. Key learning experiences further unpack learning targets by outlining vocabulary and language chunks for each lesson Can-Do Statement, and also providing a corresponding check for learning. 
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Wednesday July 24, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

2:30pm EDT

Coffee Break
Wednesday July 24, 2019 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Meals

3:00pm EDT

Facilitated Break-Out Session
These sessions are guided by a facilitator who supports attendees in working collaboratively to use material from earlier sessions in designing material for their school.
Wednesday July 24, 2019 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
  Break-Out

5:00pm EDT

Closing/Reflection on the Day
Participants have an opportunity to reflect on major messages sent and received during the day.
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Wednesday July 24, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Foundations

5:00pm EDT

Closing/Reflection on the Day
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Wednesday July 24, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  Principles

6:00pm EDT

Dinner
Wednesday July 24, 2019 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals

7:30pm EDT

Zumba!
Come relax and have fun with a little Zumba! Led by Carrie Holman!
Wednesday July 24, 2019 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  MaFLA
 
Thursday, July 25
 

8:30am EDT

Geographical Networking Breakfast
Attendees will sit in groups according to the area of the state they work in, and discuss opportunities for collaboration with each other.
Thursday July 25, 2019 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals

9:15am EDT

What Can MaFLA Do for You?
Learn about how MaFLA can serve as your go-to professional development resource throughout the year! Learn about our various events:
- MaFLA Fall Conference
- MaFLA Core Practices Institute
- MaFLA Summer Institute
Learn as well about our online resources, student and professional awards, how to join the MaFLA Board, and more!
Thursday July 25, 2019 9:15am - 9:45am EDT
Wilson Hall
  MaFLA

9:45am EDT

Putting it All into Practice—What Effective World Language Teachers Do
What does research tell us about effective teacher practices in 2019? What do those practices look like in a world language classroom? How does my own teaching reflect those practices? What might I do to ensure that my own practice reflects current research?
Speakers
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Thursday July 25, 2019 9:45am - 11:45am EDT
  Foundations

9:45am EDT

Planning Less to Teach More
Planning and teaching in a performance-based and proficiency-focused program can be very time consuming and yet teachers have so little time to prepare the types of lessons that are needed to truly guide language growth in learners. Through a review of multiple lesson plan formats and a classroom activity repository, teachers will prepare for a more effective way to plan their lessons.
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.

Thursday July 25, 2019 9:45am - 11:45am EDT
  Principles

11:45am EDT

Lunch
Thursday July 25, 2019 11:45am - 12:30pm EDT
Tim & Jeanne's Dining Commons
  Meals

12:30pm EDT

Facilitated Break-Out Session
These sessions are guided by a facilitator who supports attendees in working collaboratively to use material from earlier sessions in designing material for their school.
Thursday July 25, 2019 12:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
  Break-Out

2:15pm EDT

Group Photo!
Thursday July 25, 2019 2:15pm - 2:30pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  MaFLA

2:30pm EDT

Closing/Reflection on the Day
Teachers will be able to reflect on the week’s learning and applications for the teacher’s classroom.
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Sauer

Thomas Sauer

Director, PEARLL
Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning.
GW

Gregory W Duncan

InterPrep, Inc., Columbus, OH
Greg Duncan is an independent world language consultant who serves K-12 schools, teacher preparation institutions and other educationally focused entities throughout the United States and abroad. His work with schools includes professional development of teachers, curriculum and assessment... Read More →

Thursday July 25, 2019 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Wilson Hall
  MaFLA
 
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