FLESFEST 2019
Creativity in the World Language Classroom: Practical, Powerful, Essential!
Keynote Speaker: Anne Cummings Hlas, Ph.D.
Explore why creativity is important, examining creativity from the teacher viewpoint and student viewpoint. Learn how to make input comprehensible, and learn where students use their creativity to build or create.
Publication (click to view) Practical Creativity: Activities and ideas for Your Language Classroom
Keynote Presentation (click to view)
Making Creativity Work in Your Classroom
Presenters: Anne Cummings Hlas, Cammy Rathsack, Hannah Apold
Let's revitalize our teacher toolboxes by adopting and adapting multi-modal approaches that support our students in thinking and learning creatively. Together we will explore Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Tactile activities and brainstorm how to adapt them to different teaching contexts.
Presentation Handout (click to view)
Google Folder of Lessons and Activities (click to view)
Create Meaning, Engage Learners, and Make Learning Visible
Presenter: Pam Delfosse
See how you can leverage creativity to build comprehension, engage learners, and make learning visible. Come experience comprehensible input, student engagement, and formative assessment strategies by participating in a Japanese micro-lesson!
Presentation Handout (click to view)
Creative Responses to Reading at the Novice Level
Presenter: Sarah Thompson
Let's explore how creativity can make us better readers. Learn how to ensure that novice learners understand what they are reading and are able to respond creatively to what they read.
Google Folder of Reading Documents (click to view)
Collaboratively Creative (Round Tables)
Facilitators: Deb Boness, Josh LeGreve, Jessica Owens, Jody Schneider
How can creativity get us out of a rut and onto a path moving forward? Join your fellow participants in a series of round table discussions around creative and practical solutions and strategies for everyday challenges. Round table topics include the following: Classroom Management; Authentic Resources; Staying in the Target Language; Managing Work Loads
Round Table Discussion Notes (click to view)
Round Table Resource List (click to view)
Keynote Speaker: Anne Cummings Hlas, Ph.D.
Explore why creativity is important, examining creativity from the teacher viewpoint and student viewpoint. Learn how to make input comprehensible, and learn where students use their creativity to build or create.
Publication (click to view) Practical Creativity: Activities and ideas for Your Language Classroom
Keynote Presentation (click to view)
Making Creativity Work in Your Classroom
Presenters: Anne Cummings Hlas, Cammy Rathsack, Hannah Apold
Let's revitalize our teacher toolboxes by adopting and adapting multi-modal approaches that support our students in thinking and learning creatively. Together we will explore Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Tactile activities and brainstorm how to adapt them to different teaching contexts.
Presentation Handout (click to view)
Google Folder of Lessons and Activities (click to view)
Create Meaning, Engage Learners, and Make Learning Visible
Presenter: Pam Delfosse
See how you can leverage creativity to build comprehension, engage learners, and make learning visible. Come experience comprehensible input, student engagement, and formative assessment strategies by participating in a Japanese micro-lesson!
Presentation Handout (click to view)
Creative Responses to Reading at the Novice Level
Presenter: Sarah Thompson
Let's explore how creativity can make us better readers. Learn how to ensure that novice learners understand what they are reading and are able to respond creatively to what they read.
Google Folder of Reading Documents (click to view)
Collaboratively Creative (Round Tables)
Facilitators: Deb Boness, Josh LeGreve, Jessica Owens, Jody Schneider
How can creativity get us out of a rut and onto a path moving forward? Join your fellow participants in a series of round table discussions around creative and practical solutions and strategies for everyday challenges. Round table topics include the following: Classroom Management; Authentic Resources; Staying in the Target Language; Managing Work Loads
Round Table Discussion Notes (click to view)
Round Table Resource List (click to view)
