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This module will give you an introduction of the best practices, basic concepts, strategies and methodologies in WL teaching and learning. We encourage you to go over all the sections and complete the checking for understanding quizzes. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions at pablo.martineztorres@polk-fl.net (863) 534-0018 Ext. 652
Our Mission
To develop in our students literacy skills through foreign language acquisition, and to foster a cultural awareness that prepares them to interact successfully in a global world.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Florida World Languages Standards
Florida World Languages Standards
Research shows that standard-based instruction improves students' academic achievement. In this workshop, you will learn the basics about the 2011 WL Standards. Access the presentation and print out the Standards document below (right). Then, complete the quiz below the resources.
World Languages Standards PPT.pptxWorld Languages Standards and Benchmarks In Color.rtfComplete the WL Standards quiz below.
Comprehensible Input Part 1: What is CI?
Comprehensible Input Part 1: What is CI?
Do you know when do your students acquire language? In this workshop, you will learn the most important strategy in language acquisition: the use of comprehensible input (CI). See the presentation and videos, and read the articles provided. Then complete the quiz below to check your understanding of the practice.
1 Comprehensible input-Principles of WL Teaching and Learning.pptxComprehensible Input Article.pdfComprehensible Input Article.pdfComplete the Comprehensible Input (CI) quiz below.
Comprehensible Input Part 2: The How To
Comprehensible Input Part 2: The How To
What does Comprehensible Input look like in the Classroom? In this workshop, you will learn how to make language comprehensible in order to increase students' level of proficiency. Watch the videos, read the articles and material provided. Then, complete the quiz below.
Article # 2 What Counts as Comprehensible.pdfArticle # 8 Tools to Transform Your Language Target Use.pdf90/10 Strategy and Use of Authentic Sources
90/10 Strategy and Use of Authentic Sources
How much Target Language do I have to speak in my classroom? What resources improve language proficiency? In this workshop, you will learn about how the importance of strategies such as stay in the target language (Left column) and the use of authentic sources (right column) in order to increase students' level of proficiency. See the presentation and read the articles and material provided. Then, complete the quiz below.
2 Stay in the Target Language-Principles of WL teaching and Learning.pptxStay in the target language Reading.pdfEntering an English Free Zone (1).pdf3 Authentic Sources.pptxAuthentic Sources Handout.pdfAuthentic Sources.docxCheck Your English at the Door.pdfComplete the Stay in the target language and Authentic Sources quiz below.
21st Century Skills
21st Century Skills
What skills do our students need to succeed in their careers and life? We want our students to learn much more than language. We want them to be proficient in 21st century skills. Watch the two videos below and read the American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 21st Century Skill Map. Download the ACTFL 21st century maps and give a glance to the apps you can use with your students to develop such skills.
21st Century Skills ACTFL doc.pdfTechnology and 21st Century Skills Map.pdfAbout the WL Curriculum Specialist
About the WL Curriculum Specialist
Pablo L. Martinez Torres is the World Languages Curriculum and Foreign Exchange Specialist for Polk County Public Schools. He has served as a History, Spanish, ESOL, and Business Administration teacher in Puerto Rico and Florida. He has been the World Languages CS for Polk County Schools since 2014, where Pablo has directed the design, development and implementation of the Spanish Curriculum Maps, textbook adoption process, proficiency-based methodologies, and other district initiatives. He is the former president of the Florida Foreign Language Managers of Education (FFLAME) and the current editor of the Florida Foreign Language Association (FFLA) E-Magazine. In 2017, he was the recipient of the WL State Supervisor of the Year Award by FFLAME. He holds a bachelor in Secondary Education-History from the University of PR-Rio Piedras, a Master in International Politics from Troy State University, and is a doctoral candidate of the Florida Southern College’s Educational Leadership program. He occasionally collaborates with school districts as a consultant and with local newspapers and textbook companies as a freelance writer and reviewer. E-mail: pablo.martineztorres@polk-fl.net Office Phone: (863) 534-0018 Ext.652 Cellphone: (863) 777-0383.
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