Inspired Proficiency

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Ashley talks about her struggles with distance learning and interviews a former student, Araceli Schmalz, who shares her proficiency journey. Includes a new game from Sarah Breckley and a calm tip from Julie Speno! Detailed show notes to follow at www.deskfree.wordppress.com Season sponsorship brought to you by: WaysidePublishing #followtheowl Episode sponsors: World LanguageClassroomby Josh CabralEl Mundo de Pepitaresourcesin Spanish, French, Russian, German and ESLA.C. Quinteroand JenniferDegenhardtand their classroom readers

Play Inspired Trivia with Wayside at https://waysidepublishing.com/inspired Detailed shownotes availble at https://deskfree.wordpress.com/2020/04/15/season-5-episode-5-big-experiences-for-our-learners-with-glenda-dehoyos/ Resources and links mentioned on the show: Ashley’s slideshows from Weeks 1and 2of Distance Learning.Maybe You Should Talk to Someoneby LoriGottlieb.Glenda’s slideshow from ACTFL 2019: Big Experiences for Little Learners bookLet the Children PlayOld episode about minimalism Greatest Hits Music in the Early Language Classroom PresentationGlenda’s Playlists to sharefrom her Youtube channelMyfreebingocards.com bingobaker.com Julie’s mat’s from her TPT store Thank you to guests Glenda DeHoyos, Sarah Breckley & Julie Speno!

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Play Inspired Trivia with Wayside here: https://waysidepublishing.com/inspired Gale Stafford and Ashley discuss their presentation from ACTFL about bringing play and student interests into our teaching.Also includes Sarah Breckley's game segment and Julie's calm tip. Detailed notes to be published soon at www.deskfree.wordpress.com Presentation slides are here: tinyurl.com/y4wwpou2

Thank you to our guests! Detailed shownotes will be added within a week at www.deskfree.wordpress.com below are links to resources that have been shared by WL teaching community, compiled by Emily Loughlin. Thank you to presenting sponsor Wayside Publishing! https://waysidepublishing.com/inspired List of links for school closures: Request2 free weeks of Senor Wooly.comThe Comprehensible Classroom and Martina Bex1o+ days of lessons for Spanishclass (and other language activity ideas)Instructional videofor how to use 9 activities for ANY text in ANY language GarbanzoappFluency Matters coursesfree to closed schoolsDuolingo mobile app to practice languagesDuolingopodcaststo listen to native speakers and stories in French and SpanishPractice the lyrics to your favorite songs with Lyrics TrainingNational Spanish Exam Practice tests and exercisesGames/ exercises Practice testsEdpuzzle, embed questions into videos or use some that someone else has already made Nearpod, interactive learning experiences for studentsNetflix/ Hulu/ Amazon/ Apple TV, suggest shows for students to watch (maybe even the whole family) or suggest shows that are in English with Target Language audio or subtitlesLoteria Google Doodle Gamefor Spanish teachersFlipgrid ideas, video recording communication toolNewsela resources, news articles in English and Spanish at various reading levelsFluent Key resources, similar to lyricstraining or edpuzzleSutoriCustomizable digital graphic organizersSmile andlearn, younger learners wanting to practice Spanish and FrenchFree Mundo en tus manos downloadsFree access to Basho and friendsFree resources from Marina Rose and her department 2 Free Spanish readers from Jennifer Degenhardt Thank you to Joshua Cabral or Wlclassroom, El mundo de Pepita, Jennifer Degenhardt and A.C. Quintero for being regular supporters of Inspired Proficiency.

A note from Ashley: This was recorded before all the schools began closing because of Covid-19. I hope you can still be inspired by what we share, an interview on feedback, a new game and new calm tip! But, I understand if this is something you prefer to listen to later on. I will share this episode again when things are settled down. I will release a special edition #Covid19wl episode by Friday of this week. Featuring Meredith White, Diego Ojeda, Samara Spielberg and Stephanie Carbaneau. Thank you to everyone who has been sharing in this difficult time. Please let me know if you have other requests for the next few weeks. Best, Ashley Shownotes: Play Inspired Trivia: Visit Wayside Publishing to answer the trivia questions and enter the prize drawing! Winners announced on Twitter. Welcome to Inspired Proficiency and thank you for joining us for episode 5 of season 2. As always, please tweet any takeaways and inspirations to #inspiredproficiency. Don’t forget that Ashley and her podcasts are also on Facebook in the group “Inspired Proficiency Teacher Collaboration” with lots of great ideas for the classroom. Ashley just returned from an amazing conference where Stephanie Carbonneau was named the Maine Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Stephanie! The Corona Virus is affecting us all. If you want to share out how it's affecting you, get on Twitter or Facebook and share your story! Stay healthy and try to be positive! Next week Ashley will put out a special Corona Virus Resources episode so stay tuned! Today’s Interview: Today Ashley talks with Joshua Cabral of World Language Classroom about Corrective Oral Feedback. Joshua presents at conferences and trains teachers in workshops as well as teaching French and Spanish to grades 1-8 in MA. Joshua is also a huge supporter of the podcast and Ashley is always excited to talk to him. He is doing a lot of traveling and presenting this year. He loves working with teachers and helping them learn and grow! Josh is a big fan of Starbucks, in case you hadn’t heard! Feedback Any information you provide to students to show them where they are on their language learning journeyFeedback is supposed to help students move faster along the journey towards proficiencyGrades and correcting are what we think of a lot as feedback but it doesn’t have to be JUST thatTHREE TYPES Appreciation Coaching Evaluation Indication of where they are right nowSummative assessments (sometimes)Proficiency mindset means it's more about where they started and where they want to go and where they are currently and the student is participating in setting these goalsThere’s always room for more goals How do we choose what to give feedback on?Errors are when a student has not acquired this skill yet, they’re guessingMistakes are when they HAVE acquired it, but they have an inaccuracy in the momentMistakes are more likely to happen in the moment (speaking) but less likely if students have time to think it through properly (writing)FOCUS ON FIXING MISTAKES, not errors Clarification requestsAvoid the native language as much as possible, keep it communicative in the target languageTake a part of the incorrect sentence and focus on it with a pause or a rephrase to see if they really have acquired it or not to see if they can correct their mistake or if you need to provide more input for their errorSimilar to clarifying with a questionStarting the sentence again for the student to repeat with a new order or new mindset, they might be able to fix their mistake againChanging SOMETHING about it might help them realize they made a mistake and they can have another opportunityMight be as simple as adding a pronoun they weren’t using, or it could be more complex related to tenseKeep the communication going, avoid the native languageElicitationRepeat the sentence back, stress the inaccuracyIt's very likely that a student will be higher at reading and listening than they are at speaking and writing so they will...

Play Inspired Trivia with Wayside at https://waysidepublishing.com/inspired and be entered to win a prize! Thanks to our presenting sponsor Wayside Publishing! Updates for season 5! Sarah is back with 10 more games! YAY!Julie Speno from Mundo de Pepita will talk to us every episode about being calm in the classroom.Thank you to Joshua Cabral and World Language Classroom for your continued support of the podcast. He’ll be the guest on episode 2 of season 5! Today’s Interview: Julie Speno talks to us today about her why and and other information for a calm classroom. You might know Julie from the first EVER episode of Inspired Proficiency where she spoke about target language use in the classroom. Visit www.deskfree.org for detailed show notes on Julie’s interview Game Segment with Sarah Breckley: Twisted Symbols Inspired Trivia: Visit Wayside Publishing to answer the trivia questions and enter the prize drawing! Winners announced on Twitter. Resources and links mentioned on the show: MAFLAMassachusetts Foreign Language AssociationACTFLAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign LanguagesFLAMEForeign Language Association of MaineNECTFLNortheast Conference on the Teacher of Foreign Languages World LanguageClassroomby Josh CabralJulie’s first interviewon the first episodeJulie’s Teachers Pay Teachers shopNNELLNational Network for Early Language LearningWayside PublishingTrivia Guests: Sarah Breckley on Twitter @SarahBreckley and herblogJulie Speno on Twitter @MundoDePepita and herblog Season sponsorship brought to you by: WaysidePublishing #followtheowl Episode sponsors: World LanguageClassroomby Josh CabralEl Mundo de Pepitaresourcesin Spanish, French, Russian, German and ESLA.C. Quinteroand JenniferDegenhardtand their classroom readers

Ashley Uyaguari gives you some info about what to expect during the upcoming season of Inspired Proficiency!

Featuring an interview with Jade Cintron @erijade, 10th game segment with Sarah Breckley @SarahBreckley. Ashley also shares her gratitude as she wraps up this 4th season. Inspired Proficiency will be back again in March 2020! Detailed show notes available within a week at www.deskfree.wordpress.com

Interviews with Jade Collins @lasecundariajac and Ebony Thornton @EThorntonGHS. New game with Sarah Breckley @SarahBreckley Detailed shownotes will be on www.deskfree.wordpress.com within a week! Share takeaways using #inspiredproficiency email Ashley ashley@deskfree.org with any questions.

Welcome to Inspired Proficiency and thank you for joining us for season 4, episode 8. As always, please tweet any takeaways and inspirations to #inspiredproficiency. Detailed notes found at www.deskfree.wordpress.com Today’s Panel on Culture in the Classroom in the Communicative Classroom: Panelist #1: Kristen Keefe teaches Spanish in New Jersey and has been teaching many levels of high school Spanish for 19 years. Panelist # 2: Julia Koch has been teaching high school French for the last seven years in New Jersey. She has made many presentations on Intercultural Competence. Panelist #3: Stephanie Carbonneau has been on the podcast many times and is an avid fan! She teaches middle school French in Maine. Panelist #4: Melanie Reid Thomas has also been on the podcasts twice before. She currently teaches Spanish in New York and has experience in several levels including middle school and high school. Another Game Segment with Sarah Breckley: Bread and Butter Game! Resources and links mentioned on the show found at www.deskfree.wordpress.com Guests: Kristine Keefe on Twitter @kkeefe_hassan and herblogand she is also on the board ofFLENJand their 2019 Teacher of the Year! Congrats!Julia Koch on Twitter @jaybeekay518 and herblogStephanie Carbonneau on Twitter @MmeCcarbonneau and her blogMelanie Reid Thomas on Twitter @senoraMThomas and herblogSarah Breckley on Twitter @SarahBreckley Season sponsorship brought to you by: WaysidePublishing #followtheowl Check out their ProficiencyTalks! Find detailed notes at www.deskfree.wordpress.com

Welcome to Inspired Proficiency and thank you for joining us for season 4, episode 7. As always, please tweet any takeaways and inspirations to #inspiredproficiency. Detailed notes found at www.deskfree.wordpress.com Season sponsorship brought to you by Wayside Publishing #followtheowl Guests: Jessica Haxhi @jhaxhiRachel Rodriguez @MaestraOTMKia London @MaestraKLondonNatalia DeLaat @natadel76Sarah Breckley @SarahBreckley Detailed notes at www.deskfree.wordpress.com

Welcome to Inspired Proficiency and thank you for joining us for the final episode of season 4, episode 6. As always, please tweet any takeaways and inspirations to #inspiredproficiency. Don’t forget that Ashley and her podcasts are also on Facebook in the group “Inspired Proficiency Teacher Collaboration” with lots of great ideas for the classroom. Our presenting sponsor Wayside Publishing invites you to nominate a world language teacher you know who is making a difference proficiency-driven practices! Nominate them on their website so they can be a featured educator on the blog. Interview: Dr. Mana is very excited to share information with us today on the show. She has her PHD in language and literacy with a strong focus on formative assessment and how it helps in the language classroom. She has taught Arabic at the university level and trained Arabic teachers. Detailed notes at www.deskfree.wordpress.com Game Segment with Sarah Breckley: Photo scavenger hunt with a tweak Resources and links mentioned on the show: QuizletSusan Brookhart’sbookExploring Formative AssessmentsBook:Enacting the World of Language Instruction: High Leverage Teaching Practicesby EileenGlisan and Richard Donato Episode2, Season 3 Podcast with Rebecca Blouwolff and her ideas for a Target Language Discourse Community with many ideas from the Glisan Donato book mentioned in today’s podcast Guests: Dr. Mouna Mana on Twitter @ms_mounaSarah Breckley on Twitter @SarahBreckley Season sponsorship brought to you by: WaysidePublishing #followtheowl Episode sponsors: World LanguageClassroomby Josh CabralTinaHargadenand CILiftoffand CI Liftoff FacebookpageA.C. Quinteroand JenniferDegenhardtand their classroom readers: SecretosEl Mundo de Pepitaresourcesin Spanish, French, Russian, German and ESL

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This episode features Ellen Toubman, Beckie Bray Rankin, Ryan Casey, Sharon Stout, and Lisa Goodenough discussing assessment. As well as a new game from Sarah Breckley! Detailed notes will be available soon at www.deskfree.wordpress.com

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Welcome to Inspired Proficiency and thank you for joining us for the final episode of season 3. As always, please tweet any takeaways and inspirations to #inspiredproficiency. Find detailed shownotes at www.deskfree.wordpress.com Ashley has TONS of awesome opportunities for PD this summer in MA if you’re interested register here! See Ashley at MAFLA and ACTFL this fall. Interview: Carrie was nominated by listeners as someone they want to hear from to learn HOW she juggles it all. Carrie teaches levels 2-4 full time in southern IL, authors books for Fluency Matters, and works for Señor Wooly. She is successful in juggling many tasks because she adds new things to do gradually and not all at once. She is working in her 25th year of teaching in the classroom and year 12 of not using a textbook. Carrie is a curriculum developer for Señorwooly.com and is also involved at her local and state level when it comes to foreign language advocacy and instruction. Activities to share Quiplash- listening/input based activityCircle the Wagons- speaking/output basedDiscussion Thursday- output based/ speaking activityYellow Brick Road- output/speaking activity Carrie also gives tips for teachers who want to teach with more comprehensible input Resources and links mentioned on the show: Class Dojo Fluency Matters to buy Carrie’s books (and others) Detailed shownotes found at https://deskfree.wordpress.com/2019/05/28/season-3-episode-10-activities-for-stories-with-carrie-toth/ Guests: Carrie Toth on Twitter @senoraCMT and her website and Youtube account and on TPT: Somewhere to Share Episode sponsors: WaysidePublishing #followtheowlACTFLConference is this November in Washington, DC.TinaHargadenand CI LiftoffEl Mundode PepitaPuentesbooks from A.C.Quintero& Jennifer Degenhardt