Abigail Braddock

abraddock@gmail.com

Houston High School

9755 Wolf River Blvd.

Germantown, TN 38138

Handout URL: http://sites.google.com/tflta2008

Making the Connection

• Why are students today wired differently?
• How can I adapt what I already do to engage these students?
• What are some resources I can use to incorporate technology to appeal to a variety of learning goals in the Latin classroom?
• How can I help Latin students connect ancient to modern?

Bridging the Gap:We need to move away from:

• Teacher-centered to student-centered
• single sense to multi-sensory
• isolated work to collaborative work
• passive learning to active/inquiry
• factual/knowledge to critical thinking
• Isolated context to Authentic/real world

Ancient Content +Life Skills

• The “Cool” Factor
• Digital Composition
• Presentation, Presentation, Presentation
• The Apprentice: Mythology Madness
• Poetry and Podcasting

Bridging the Gap: The Process

• Setting the scene
• Guiding the process
• Encouraging collaboration and self-evaluation
• Evaluating content and skills

Getting It Done:

• Google Docs
• Practice Makes Perfect:  DiscoverySchool http://school.discovery.com/
• We Love to Play Games!
• Flashcard Exchange http://www.flashcardexchange.com
• Quia http://www.quia.com
• Especially when we get to compete!
• BINGO! http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bingo/
• PowerPoint Games by Mark Damon http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/

Digital Composition

• Composed story must reflect the action in the picture
• Specific grammar concepts emphasized
• Active engagement with the activity
• Peer-editing
• Posting allows class follow-up and a product for parents

Presentation, Presentation, Presentation

• Rationale:
• Students need practice speaking in public
• Students need practice thinking on their feet
• Students need parameters for presenting
• Students need constructive feedback
• AP Poetry Presentation
• Show what you know!
• Discuss the “big picture”
• Respond to questions

The Apprentice: Mythology Madness

• Rationale:
• “Buy In” Activity: Market Research
• Creatively building upon prior knowledge
• Group Accountability
• Honing research, writing, speaking skills
• But we need parameters!!
• Planning/ Brainstorming with Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com
• Research Expectations: NO WIKIPEDIA!
• PowerPoint Expectations
• Slide Layout
• Content
• Text/ Images
• Giving Credit Where Credit is Due Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net

Poetry and Podcasting

• The importance of connection
• Thomas Macauley “The Lays of Ancient Rome”
• Research and Portrayal of Character
• Poetry in Motion

Mehercule! How do I grade all of this?

• Creating Rubrics http://www.teachervision.fen.com/page/4521.html
• Rubistar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
• Rubric Builder http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php

What have we learned?

“Kids are spending over six hours a day engaged with some type of media and that for more than a quarter of that time they are using more than one medium at a time.”

                                    - Kaiser Family Foundation