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7 STEPS TO A LANGUAGE-RICH ASL CLASSROOM
Rapidly growing in popularity and demand, more and more high school students in the United States are registering to learn the critical skill of American Sign Language (ASL). Like any language, teaching ASL requires high-impact and engaging strategies to facilitate learning. In this FREE one-hour webinar, Anna Matis, the author of 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Foreign Language Classroom, will be joined by ASL teachers Bethany Davis and Daphryne Manning as they share how to implement the book's techniques for ASL instruction with general education students. This session is appropriate for ASL teachers in a general education setting or deaf educators who would like to learn more about the 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Foreign Language Classroom.
Enhancing ESL Instruction with Strategies from the Foreign Language Classroom with Anna Matis
In many districts, the foreign language or LOTE (Languages Other Than English) and ESL departments are separate and teachers rarely collaborate, yet LOTE and ESL teachers have the same goal for their students: language acquisition! How can ESL and LOTE teachers learn from each other? In this webinar, we will dive into the possibilities of collaboration between the two departments, explore tips for getting our language learners motivated, and discuss high-yield strategies for providing comprehensible input and low-stress opportunities for output, whether that is with English or a foreign language.
Author Anna Matis discusses the strategies included in her book and training, 7 Steps for a Language-Rich, Interactive, Foreign Language Classroom.
Many factors influence second language acquisition. But let's talk about the three that we have direct control over, the M. A. Q. Understanding the power of M. A. Q. can transform the way you view and experience second language acquisition and instruction.
Listen to Anna narrate her story about the factors that most affect second language acquisition (the M.A.Q.)
with illustrations by Valentina Gonzalez
Alyssa Jean, Senior Instructional Content Manager at Ellevation, will join Anna Matis to share free resources to help you adapt research-based strategies for a distance learning environment. Whether you’re teaching live online classes through Zoom, or working to provide resources to students who don’t have Internet access, this webinar will leave you with actionable steps you can take to support your ELs during this challenging time by leveraging their home language and environment.
Sally Barnes describes how to use the 7 Steps’ Step 6 and 7 (Structured Conversations, Structured Reading and Writing) in asynchronous and synchronous online learning environments. She shares specific strategies and activities to keep students engaged and active in the target language. These steps will benefit ALL teachers of language, including LOTE/World Language, ESL/Bilingual, and content teachers of ELs!