Leading Your World Language Program

Download or read book Leading Your World Language Program written by Catherine Ritz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential resource for district, school, and program leaders who supervise, evaluate, or otherwise support World Language programs, this book provides clear, practical guidance on leading an exemplary K–12 World Language program. No matter whether you speak the language, the effective approaches in this book will equip you with the tools you need to implement and evaluate World Language curricula in your school. Catherine Ritz provides a clear and research-based framework for World Language instruction aligned to rigorous national and state standards, and addresses essential concepts and topics, including program and curriculum design, assessment and evaluation, and strategic planning. Whether you are a World Language department chair with years of experience, a school administrator with no background in language education, or a World Language teacher, you will find much to use in this book. It is chock-full of ready-to-use resources and tools, including: Templates for program and unit planning, observation protocols, and sample assessments World LAnguage program models for different age ranges, and a sample curriculum unit Additional resource lists and further reading recommendations.

Download or read book Leading Your World Language Program written by Taylor & Francis Group and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Your World Language Classroom written by Rachelle Dene Poth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for K–12 world language teachers, this book provides clear, fun and practical guidance on how to help students master language in the classroom using technology tools. Regardless of your level of technological proficiency as a teacher, this book will show you how to provide effective learning to students in in-person, online and hybrid environments and help you become more comfortable at using digital tools. With teacher vignettes sprinkled throughout, chapters are filled with ideas that will help you foster an inclusive, positive and student-centered classroom environment that supports students’ communication skills and social and emotional needs. Poth’s easy-to-use methods and strategies will help you create authentic, purposeful learning experiences that will prepare students to be risk-takers in a new language in and beyond the classroom.

Download or read book Language Program Direction written by Gillian Lord and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical tips and theory for Language Program Directors Language Program Direction: Theory and Practice combines helpful, practical, everyday advice with research and theory to offer a rich, contemporary resource for Language Program Directors or anyone involved in administering a language program. Intended for current and future foreign language teaching professionals, volumes in the Theory and Practice in Second Language Classroom Instruction series examine issues in teaching and learning in language classrooms. The topics selected and the discussions of them draw in principled ways on theory and practice in a range of fields, including second language acquisition, foreign language education, educational policy, language policy, linguistics, and other areas of applied linguistics.

Download or read book Teaching World Languages with the Five Senses written by Elizabeth Porter and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this fun, practical guide, you will have everything you need to re-envision and reinvigorate your world language classroom. Author Elizabeth Porter draws on a brain-based approach to show how language learning is a sensory experience. Students can effectively learn languages and improve retention through activities and lessons that incorporate the five senses – sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Chapters include real-world, research-backed examples and classroom strategies and activities ready for use. An essential resource for world language teachers, this book introduces language learning philosophy and an out-of-the-box, effective approach that uses neuroscience combined with best practices to promote a highly engaging language learning environment.

Download or read book The Literacy Coaching Handbook written by Diana Sisson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to become a more effective literacy coach to ensure lasting changes in teaching and learning at your school. In this second edition, literacy experts Diana and Betsy Sisson offer clear, research-based strategies that encourage professional development and growth. You’ll discover how to ... Understand the various roles that a literacy coach plays, from "change agent" to "data analyst"; Partner with administrators to build a school instructional team; Determine which coaching model to use with your teachers; Support your classroom colleagues and raise student achievement; Tackle the literacy concerns present in today’s schools, and any resistance from classroom teachers who don’t want to be coached; Discover innovative ways to provide multimodal coaching in the digital age; Design a plan to promote growth centered on assessment and collaboration; and Manage the multi-faceted responsibilities of literacy coaching with practical strategies. Each chapter contains special features such as Coaching Moves, Coaching Questions, Working With Administrators, and Additional Readings to help you apply the information to your own situation. In addition, the Appendices offer photocopiable PD tools and study guide questions so you can discuss the ideas with others. With this practical book, you’ll have all the guidance you need to overcome challenges and thrive in your coaching role.

Download or read book School-wide Systems for Multilingual Learner Success written by Lisa Auslander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-21 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovative and accessible, this book provides a roadmap for designing school environments that address the needs of English learners (ELs). Offering a wealth of resources to support school leaders working with multilingual students, Auslander and Yip explain how a systems thinking approach enables the development of stronger school-wide multi-tiered systems of support and can lead to meaningful, context-specific solutions that set up ELs for success. With vignettes, case studies, and tools for readers in each chapter, the book not only identifies what effective practices look like but also outlines methods to help effectively implement culturally and linguistically responsive teaching. This book covers relevant topics in the field, including Teacher team inquiry, planning, and collaboration Social-emotional learning in planning and instruction Culturally and linguistically responsive, trauma-informed assessment and interventions Effective leadership strategies Perfect for district, school and teacher leaders, this book includes concrete strategies, tools, and resources for implementing research-informed improvements to support different categories of multilingual learners, including newcomers, students with interrupted education, and long-term ELs.