Sessions

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2020 Virtual Fall Immersion PD Schedule & Links

The sessions at a glance

Each session is 60 minutes. There is a 15 minute break between the sessions so that you have time to stretch, process the takeaways, and take care of body needs.

Saturday, november 14, 2020

Keynote: 9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST (60 minutes)
Gregg Roberts, The Future of French DLI
Livestream on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpowerEDPD
Watch the recorded keynote on YouTube

Session 1: 10:30 AM PST / 1:30 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Dr. Cecile Nedellec, Interpretive Communication: The What and How

  • Marie Barguirdjian, Des albums de littérature jeunesse qui donnent le désir de lire et écrire

  • Mary Lee Dula, Flipgrid Fun: Using videos across platforms for student engagement

Session 2: 11:45 AM PST / 2:45 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Cristina Ladas, Going Beyond the Classroom Walls with Sister School Partnerships

  • Blake Ramsey, Equity and Dual-Immersion Programs (moved to Sunday)

  • Dr. Anne Lair, Renforcer la proficiency à partir de l'interculturalité dans le curriculum

Session 3: 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Emma Franks, Enseigner la francophonie avec TV5MONDE

  • Dr. Valerie Sun, Presentational Communication: The Needs and Scaffolds for Language Production

  • Sophia Forker, Attitudes of Foreign Language and Heritage Language of Learners of French Toward Selected Regional Accents of French

Session 4: 2:15 PM PST / 5:15 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Bea Armand & Aby Koundoul, A quoi ressemble les interventions en lecture en école d'immersion...et en virtuel

  • Bekah Lugo, Des activités de petits groupes pour l'école à distance

  • Agnès Tounkara, French Heritage Language Programs

Session 5: 3:30 PM PST / 6:30 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Michelle Haj-Broussard, Gestion de la classe en immersion française

  • Valerie Theriez, Escape Rooms in Google Classroom

  • Vanessa Bertho & Ségolène Merlet, Les Petits Penseurs & Le Prix Albertine

Sunday, november 15, 2020

Keynote: 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST (45 minutes)
Amanda Seewald, Language Immersion Educators: The Global Liaisons We Need
Livestream on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmpowerEDPD
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6nosOlX7W3E

Session 6: 12:00 PM PST / 3:00 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Emilie Lehr, AppSmash TV5MONDE avec Pear Deck

  • Chris Hoenig, Raising Responsible Global Citizens - The Power of Universal Human Rights & Responsibilities

  • Nicole Naditz, Language Learning à la Mode Part 2: The Interpersonal Mode of Communication

Session 7: 1:15 PM PST / 3:15 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Sophie Othman, Canopé et Banque de Ressources Numériques Educatives (BRNE)

  • Fabrice Jaumont - moderator, Parent Panel: Supporting Non-Native Speakers

  • Kyra Pahlen, LingoZING: audio-comics to engage and teach students audio-comic books

Session 8: 2:30 PM PST / 4:30 PM EST (60 minutes)

  • Sophie Othman et Monique Clifford, Authentic Resources with Culturethèque, Lumni, and Epic!

  • Tina Simon, L'enseignement de l'écriture au primaire: Jongler entre les deux langues

  • François Petit-Perrin, Enseigner l'histoire en français dans le cadre de la diversité linguistique et culturelle d'une école bilingue aux Etats-Unis.

  • Blake Ramsey, Equity and Dual-Immersion Programs