PAST FLESFESTS 2012-2017
2017 FLESFEST
Keynote Speaker: Sigurd Piwek
WAFLT - Teacher of the Year
Milwaukee German Immersion Elementary School
Session Descriptors
Do You Wonder How Good Listening Leads to Asking Good Questions?
with Donna Clementi
Being a good communicator is a two-way process. It involves both listening actively and asking good questions to keep the conversation going (without falling down a rabbit hole!). Come explore how curiosity and creativity lead to enriched and rewarding communication.
Can You Imagine Traveling Without Even Leaving Your Classroom?
with Deana Zorko
What if, like Alice, our students could travel to amazing places instantly? Powerful tech tools can help them do just that. Join me to discover how to guide students through the looking glass where they can boost their creativity and proficiency, by actively engaging with art and other culturally rich images. Effective strategies for communication as well as formative and summative assessments adaptable to all levels will be included.
How Can Play Guide Our Students Successfully Through the Wonderland of Language and Culture?
with Jody Schneider
“Who in the world am I? Ah, THAT's the great puzzle!” said Alice. See how stories, games, and play provide a natural, meaningful context for self-discovery and for connecting to others and our world. Play-focused strategies are ideal for fostering curiosity and inspiring creativity while also promoting communication.
How Do Visible Thinking Routines Help Learners Think Deeply and Become Curiouser and Curiouser?
with Josh LeGreve
Our students spend a great deal of time in a digital Wonderland filled with rich visual and informational stimuli. As world language teachers, how can we train students to think deeply and critically in the target language as they analyze a cultural image, video, or artifact? Learn how to use Visible thinking routines to help students approach our world with limitless curiosity.
FLESFEST 2017 RESOURCES ON QUESTIONS AND CURIOSITY IN THE CLASSROOM
Keynote Speaker: Sigurd Piwek
WAFLT - Teacher of the Year
Milwaukee German Immersion Elementary School
Session Descriptors
Do You Wonder How Good Listening Leads to Asking Good Questions?
with Donna Clementi
Being a good communicator is a two-way process. It involves both listening actively and asking good questions to keep the conversation going (without falling down a rabbit hole!). Come explore how curiosity and creativity lead to enriched and rewarding communication.
Can You Imagine Traveling Without Even Leaving Your Classroom?
with Deana Zorko
What if, like Alice, our students could travel to amazing places instantly? Powerful tech tools can help them do just that. Join me to discover how to guide students through the looking glass where they can boost their creativity and proficiency, by actively engaging with art and other culturally rich images. Effective strategies for communication as well as formative and summative assessments adaptable to all levels will be included.
How Can Play Guide Our Students Successfully Through the Wonderland of Language and Culture?
with Jody Schneider
“Who in the world am I? Ah, THAT's the great puzzle!” said Alice. See how stories, games, and play provide a natural, meaningful context for self-discovery and for connecting to others and our world. Play-focused strategies are ideal for fostering curiosity and inspiring creativity while also promoting communication.
How Do Visible Thinking Routines Help Learners Think Deeply and Become Curiouser and Curiouser?
with Josh LeGreve
Our students spend a great deal of time in a digital Wonderland filled with rich visual and informational stimuli. As world language teachers, how can we train students to think deeply and critically in the target language as they analyze a cultural image, video, or artifact? Learn how to use Visible thinking routines to help students approach our world with limitless curiosity.
FLESFEST 2017 RESOURCES ON QUESTIONS AND CURIOSITY IN THE CLASSROOM
2016 FLESFEST
DIY: Blueprint for Building Language Proficiency
Designing thematic unit plans for a strong communicative foundation
Keynote Speakers:
Jessica Bradley, Teri Kruschke-Alfonso and Helena Curtain
2016 Session Listings:
Custom Built: Thematic Units with Helena Curtain
Building Inspection: World Language Goggles with Donna Clementi
Multi-Story Building with Carol Hartmann and Jessica Bradley
Checking Structural Integrity: DIY with Lisa Bane and Sarah Beste-Thompson
DIY: Blueprint for Building Language Proficiency
Designing thematic unit plans for a strong communicative foundation
Keynote Speakers:
Jessica Bradley, Teri Kruschke-Alfonso and Helena Curtain
2016 Session Listings:
Custom Built: Thematic Units with Helena Curtain
Building Inspection: World Language Goggles with Donna Clementi
Multi-Story Building with Carol Hartmann and Jessica Bradley
Checking Structural Integrity: DIY with Lisa Bane and Sarah Beste-Thompson
FLESFEST 2015
Saturday, February 28th, 2015 - Alverno College
****Where We Can Go with What We Can Do****
Fuel the Journey with Confidence and Competence
Keynote Speaker: Lynn Sessler Neitzel
We Can Stay in the Target Language 90%+
Session Listings:
Helena Curtain's FLES Program Resource Guide
What's the Big Idea? What Language Programs Can Do!
-with Jessica Bradley
Every minute in our classroom counts. Let’s use our valuable class time to create an experience for students that makes sense to them and enables them to understand and use the target language. We will look at the big picture to get a realistic sense of what we can expect from students and we will explore the importance of thematic planning, coherence, proficiency targets and articulation in and across world language programs. Curriculum Writing Days June 23, 24, 25, 2015 - free registration link!
All Aboard! Active Learning Stations You Can Do!
-with Sarah Beste
Our world language students stay engaged when they are active. Let’s show them where they can go with what they can do as they work in stations on each of the communication modes: interpersonal, presentational, and interpretive. Carefully set-up stations can provide students with the tools they need to communicate and collaborate with confidence. This session will provide you with tips and tools for effective differentiation through stations activities. Click for the activity folder here!
If You Can Imagine It, You Can Do It - Stories: Moving Through the Modes
-with Carley Goodkind
Stories can take us everywhere! Infuse your curriculum with stories and the rich language and cultural experiences they offer us. You will walk away from this session with engaging and effective strategies in all three modes of communication that you can adapt to your specific teaching context. There will be time to share your ideas with other participants, too, so bring your imagination with you!
Saturday, February 28th, 2015 - Alverno College
****Where We Can Go with What We Can Do****
Fuel the Journey with Confidence and Competence
Keynote Speaker: Lynn Sessler Neitzel
We Can Stay in the Target Language 90%+
Session Listings:
Helena Curtain's FLES Program Resource Guide
What's the Big Idea? What Language Programs Can Do!
-with Jessica Bradley
Every minute in our classroom counts. Let’s use our valuable class time to create an experience for students that makes sense to them and enables them to understand and use the target language. We will look at the big picture to get a realistic sense of what we can expect from students and we will explore the importance of thematic planning, coherence, proficiency targets and articulation in and across world language programs. Curriculum Writing Days June 23, 24, 25, 2015 - free registration link!
All Aboard! Active Learning Stations You Can Do!
-with Sarah Beste
Our world language students stay engaged when they are active. Let’s show them where they can go with what they can do as they work in stations on each of the communication modes: interpersonal, presentational, and interpretive. Carefully set-up stations can provide students with the tools they need to communicate and collaborate with confidence. This session will provide you with tips and tools for effective differentiation through stations activities. Click for the activity folder here!
If You Can Imagine It, You Can Do It - Stories: Moving Through the Modes
-with Carley Goodkind
Stories can take us everywhere! Infuse your curriculum with stories and the rich language and cultural experiences they offer us. You will walk away from this session with engaging and effective strategies in all three modes of communication that you can adapt to your specific teaching context. There will be time to share your ideas with other participants, too, so bring your imagination with you!
FLESFEST 2014
26TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
****DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?****
INTEGRATE TRIED AND TRUE FUN "TRICKS OF THE TRADE"
TO BUILD MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
Saturday, March 8th, 2014
NEW LOCATION: ALVERNO COLLEGE
FLESFEST 2014 Presenter Notes:
Keynote Speakers: Donna Clementi and Bill Curtis
Casting the Spell through Music
Presenter: Mary Clementi
Wave the Wand: Use the Task to Conjure Their Story
Presenter: Josh LeGreve
Abracadabra!
Classroom Management and Character Education to Enchant the Classroom
Presenter: Jody Schneider
Making English Disappear: The Tricks to a Target Language Classroom
Presenter: Jessica Bradley
26TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
****DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?****
INTEGRATE TRIED AND TRUE FUN "TRICKS OF THE TRADE"
TO BUILD MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
Saturday, March 8th, 2014
NEW LOCATION: ALVERNO COLLEGE
FLESFEST 2014 Presenter Notes:
Keynote Speakers: Donna Clementi and Bill Curtis
Casting the Spell through Music
Presenter: Mary Clementi
Wave the Wand: Use the Task to Conjure Their Story
Presenter: Josh LeGreve
Abracadabra!
Classroom Management and Character Education to Enchant the Classroom
Presenter: Jody Schneider
Making English Disappear: The Tricks to a Target Language Classroom
Presenter: Jessica Bradley
FLESFEST 2014
25th Anniversary Conference!
Active Minds, Active Bodies, Active Language: Communication through Purposeful Play
Saturday, March 2, 2013
UW-Waukesha
25th Anniversary Conference!
Active Minds, Active Bodies, Active Language: Communication through Purposeful Play
Saturday, March 2, 2013
UW-Waukesha
2013 FLESFEST
Keynote Speaker: Helena Curtain
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Session Presenter Notes
Planning for Purposeful Play: From Inception to Assessment
Erin Koplitz and Jessica Bradley
Making the Text Come Alive: How to Make Stories Lift Off the Page in Play
Lisa Bane & Susan Wolter
Movement for Motivation and Language They Will Remember
Eileen Hesseling, Gina Pagel, LA Sripanawongsa-Piyanut, Jody Schneider
Using Technology as a Platform for Play and Communication
Anita Alkhas
Keynote Speaker: Helena Curtain
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Session Presenter Notes
Planning for Purposeful Play: From Inception to Assessment
Erin Koplitz and Jessica Bradley
Making the Text Come Alive: How to Make Stories Lift Off the Page in Play
Lisa Bane & Susan Wolter
Movement for Motivation and Language They Will Remember
Eileen Hesseling, Gina Pagel, LA Sripanawongsa-Piyanut, Jody Schneider
Using Technology as a Platform for Play and Communication
Anita Alkhas
FLESFEST 2012 PHOTOS!
IF YOU LEAD WITH CULTURE, LANGUAGE WILL FOLLOW
Keynote Speaker
Donna Clementi
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Past FLESFEST 2012 Session Presenter Notes
Using Culturally Rich and Linguistically Loaded Literature for Planning Thematic Units - Lynn Sessler
From Land to Language Across the C's (using culturally based social studies connections) - Jody Schneider
Linking Language and Learning: Art Works! - Jackie Dove & Marge Draheim
Culturally based art works creates opportunities to connect, compare, and come together.
From Land to Language Across the C's (using culturally based social studies connections) - Jody Schneider
Linking Language and Learning: Art Works! - Jackie Dove & Marge Draheim
Culturally based art works creates opportunities to connect, compare, and come together.
Sample Units Infused With Culture
Inspired by FLESFEST at CSCTFL, Milwaukee, WI, March 10, 2012
The units described on this link are "works in progress," shared by colleagues infusing culture into standards-based units. They represent a variety of languages, grade levels and program models. They may be tweaked, modified or adapted for use in any beginning level language programs, K-16.
Myself / My Family, Grades 1-2
Peruvian Market, Grade 4
Let's Go to a Café!, Grade 4
Famous Spanish Speaking Women, Grade 2
César Chávez & Martin Luther King, Jr. Grade 2
Weather and Seasons, Level 1
Let’s go Outside/Vamos Afuera, Grade 1
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The Art of the Portrait,6th semester class
Food/Nutrition Grade 3
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