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PSMLA Immersion Workshop

PSMLA IMMERSION WORKSHOP

CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE, Philadelphia PA 19118

March 09, 2019

Time

Activity

Location

8:30-9:00

  • Registration
  • Continental Breakfast            
  • Conversation in the target language
  • Time to visit exhibitors

Redmond Room

9:15-10:45

Session 1: Plenary Session By TriState TCI

From Zero to Literacy Through interaction, Personalization, and Collaborative Writing

This session will serve as an introduction to Teaching with Comprehensible Input (TCI). The demo will be in Mandarin, modeling comprehension-focused interaction around PictureTalk and personalized questions and answers (PQA). It will culminate with Write and Discuss/Live Typing, accompanied by reflection and time to debrief. TriState TCI connects teachers from around the PA-NJ-DE area (and beyond!) in sharing and exploring strategies to teach World Languages with Comprehensible Input.

 

Redmond Room

 

10:45-11:00

 

  • Break
  • Conversation in the target language
  • Time to visit exhibitors

Redmond Room

11:00-12:00

Session 2 - Language Specific Sessions

There will be language specific sessions in Mandarin Chinese, French, and Spanish. During this time, participants will be able to ask follow-up questions and practice the techniques modeled in the plenary session. Facilitators will model the Write and Discuss technique in the group’s target language and build on what was learned in the plenary session. Participants will then break into small groups to practice and develop their own activities in the target language.

 

Classrooms

12:00-1:00

  • International Luncheon
  • Conversation in the target language
  • Time to visit exhibitors

Redmond Room

1:00-2:00

Session 3 - Participants’ Choice

  • Small group discussions based on topic and/or language. During this time, participants will be able to choose their group based on interest. We will poll the group at the beginning of the day to determine points of interest, but some examples may include best practices in world language instruction, continued follow up from the morning sessions, and conversations in the target language.
  • Wine Raffle and Workshop Evaluation
  • Certificates and Act 48 Processing
     

Redmond Room