Agendas


 * Professional Development for Cooperating/Master Teachers of World Languages and Cultures **

//** What do 21st Century WL teachers need to know and be able to do? **// || || || || ||
 * Day 1: July 20, 2013 **
 * ** Morning Session ** || Welcome and Introductions: Logistics, Introduction of Participants/Staff   Overview of Program Goals
 * || **[[file:Life cycle.pdf|Life Cycle of a Career Teacher]]:** Crafting successful, life-long professional journeys for World Language educators
 * || **[[file:RelationshipBuilding_Peterson.pdf|Professionalism]]:** Relationship building, establishing trust, creating a culture of mutual respect and support  ||
 * || ** LUNCH ** ||
 * **Afternoon Session ** || ** Introduction to Wikispace **
 * || **[[file:Stndrds&ExpctatnsTchingProf2013.pdf|Standards and Expectations for the Teaching Profession]]:** ACTFL/NCATE/CAEP Standards, State Standards for the Teaching Profession, TELL/STELLA  **Presentation by Participants and Discussion **
 * || **Panel:** Recent Student Teachers  ||
 * || ** Action/Vision Board Activity **
 * || ** Reflection ** ||
 * || **Homework: Choose an article that interests you. Write a reflection of two or three sentences on the Discussion tab on the Interesting Articles page.** ||

**// What are the essential pedagogical skills that student teachers must acquire during this //** **// phase of their professional growth? //** || **LUNCH ** ||
 * Day 2: July 21, 2013 **
 * ** Morning Session ** || ** Connecting and Setting the Context for the Day ** ||
 * ^  ||  ** Review of Standards for Language Learning **  ||   ||
 * ^  ||  ** Essential Theory and Practical Skills: ** What do student teachers need to know and be able to do?   ||   ||
 * **Afternoon Session **

|| **:** Subject matter and pedagogical competency, exams, student teaching || ||
 * ^  ||  **Preparing teachers to teach 21st century learners:** Incorporating Common Core and 21st Century Skills  ||   ||
 * ^  || ** Action/Vision Board Activity ** ||   ||
 * ^  || ** Reflections ** ||

//** How can teacher education programs facilitate the credentialing pathways for WL educators? **// ** Session ** ||  ** Implications of certification requirements for different stakeholders: ** How to support teacher candidates in the process  || || || ||
 * Day 3: July 22, 2013 **
 * ** Morning **
 * ^  ||  ** Creating a cadre of qualified World Language Teachers: ** The ideal programs
 * ^  || ** [[file:Recruitment of Cooperating Teachers.pdf|Recruitment of Master/Cooperating Teachers]] **
 * ^  ||  ** Reflection **  ||
 * ^  |||| **LUNCH **

|| ** Free Afternoon **  ||

//**How do we create and support a culture of reflective practices and **// //**continuous improvement among WL educators? **//
 * Day 4: July 23, 2013 **
 * ** Morning Session **

|| ** Connecting and Setting the Context for the Day: **   **  ** || ** Mindset Theory **  ||
 * ^  || ** [[file:CreatingRflctivePrctce2013 LM_HC.pdf|Creating Reflexive Practice]] **
 * ^  ||  ** Observation Protocols: ** Developing or selecting protocols that promote reflection and growth of teacher candidates, and improve observation and feedback techniques   ||
 * ^  ||  ** Coaching: ** Providing meaningful feedback, differentiated coaching methods   ||
 * ^  || **[[file:Professionalism_for_the_World_Language_Teachers.pdf|Professionalism]]:** School and community norms/expected professional conduct, appropriate use of technology, cultural difference and backgrounds

|| || **LUNCH ** || ||
 * || ** [[file:PracticalSupport.pdf|Practical Support for the Teacher Candidate]] **
 * **Afternoon Session **

|| ** Group Work: ** ||
 * ^  || ** Action/Vision Board Activity **

** Reflection ** ||

//**How do you attain a work/life balance and survive in a demanding educational environment? **//
 * Day 5: July 26, 2013 **
 * ** Morning Session **

|| ** Connecting and Setting the Context for the Day **  ||
 * ^  || **[[file:stress.pdf|Work/Life Balance]]:** Time management, Organizational skills, Stress management, Taking care of yourself and the new members of our profession  ||
 * ^  || ** Presentations ** ||
 * ^  || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">STARTALK Survey, Reflections and Closure ** ||