From https://theawla.wildapricot.org/events
The Alabama World Language Association will be sponsoring the following professional development events in the coming months, open to AWLA members and guests:
An IPA Everyday
June 18-19
IPAs (Integrated Performance Assessments) reflect basic, realistic human language in use in the world. Instructors already have access to resources to create meaningful, articulated, integrated sequences of interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational activities. Use those resources for quick, motivating, formative student learning every day.
How to Teach with Authentic Media
June 19
Once of the core practices for effective language teaching is using authentic materials. In this session, a five-step scaffolded approach to modifying the tasks at each level of instruction will be presented. This approach will allow all students to experience success with authentic “text”. The focus will be primarily on audio and video.
Proficiency, Technology, Brain Breaks, and More!
June 26
Come learn how to increase student engagement, streamline classroom management and build a safe classroom community through the use of technology tools and brain breaks in a proficiency-oriented classroom!
Spanish Immersion Workshop
July 1-3
AWLA Member Dr. Leonor Vázquez-González, PhD will host a 3-day immersion workshop for Spanish teachers focusing on the Dominican Republic.
Comprehensible Input in the Classroom
July 10
How do I build a student-driven, communicative, comprehensible-input curriculum? Come to Mobile and find out. Topics covered include
a. how to teach vocabulary and structures with minimum instruction.
b. how to engage Novice-low/mid students with personalized interviews
c. How to Do A Picture Talk with a Class Novel or Cultural Piece of Realia!
For more details about all of these upcoming opportunities, go to https://theawla.wildapricot.org/events
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