ccflt october 2013 newsletter

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You dont know what you dont

know unl you hear something

you didnt know! We just nished with

our rst CCFLT Mini-Workshop on SB

191 and what it means for World Lan-

guage teachers. I thought I knew whatSB 191 was about and what it means for

me as a teacher and my evaluaon. An-

na Crockers presentaon was chocked

full of inside informaon on SB 191. It

was an informave morning spent with

12 others who want to be able to prove

that they are great teachers to those

who evaluate them.

CCFLT is here to help you be the best teacher you can be. We want to be the

people you go to in order to get informed about world language teaching

and related issues. In that vane, we, the CCFLT Board, are trying to reach as

many Colorado language teachers as possible by helping to facilitate Mini-

Workshops. We would like to oer Mini-Workshops all over Coloradobut to

do so we need your help and experse!

We are looking for Board Ambassadors to step-up and help coordinate Mini-

Workshops throughout the state, especially in areas not on the Front Range.

We realize it is oen hard for the teachers who live more than an hour awayfrom the Front Range to make it to our events. We want to help you organize

events in your area!

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IN THIS ISSUE

Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers www.cct.org October 2013 Page 1

The Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers Volume 32 Number 4

Aliated with the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, the Central States Conference and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Presidents Leer Page 1

Board of Directors Page 3

Spring Conference Flyer Page 4

CCFLT Awards Nominaon

Form

Page 5

Spring 2014 Presentaon

Proposal Form

Page 6

German Embassy Teacher

of Excellence

Page 7

Fall 2013 Conference Flyer Page 8

Why Serve? Page 1

State Advocacy Team Up-

date

Page 1

Essay Contest Form Page 1

Video Contest Form Page 1

Teacher Tips Page 1

Technology Page 1

World Language Day Page 2

2014 Central States Con-

ference Flyer

Page 2

Register Onlinefor the Spring

Conference beginning October 6
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What is a Board Ambassador? A Board Ambassador is someone who:

is passionate about collaborang with other World Language teachers.

is willing to present on a topic they are comfortable with or help nd a presenter.

can secure a locaon to hold a Mini-Workshop (a school library or classroom works great).

will be the on-site contact for the event prior to and on the day of (if a CCFLT Board member cannot be pre-

sent).

will receive a special cercate acknowledging the me spent on helping to promote professional develop-

ment for other teachers!

CCFLTs commitment to the Board Ambassadors is to:

help reach-out to teachers in your area to invite them to the Mini-Workshop.

adverse the Mini-Workshop to all our membership.

handle the registraon and paperwork.

provide cercates of aendance and CDE cercates.

support in anyway possible to make the event successful.

If you are interested in being a Board Ambassador, please contact me at [email protected] let

s getsomething going!

And, by the way, these Mini-Workshops are in addion to our annual Fall and Spring Conferences! See page 6if

youre interested in subming a session proposalfor our Spring Conference! We hope to see you a lot this year!

Sincerely,

Crisn Bleess

CCFLT President

[email protected]

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Ocers

Crisn Bleess, President Castle View HS [email protected]

Debbie Cody, Past-President South HS [email protected]

Diana Noonan, President-Elect Denver Public Schools [email protected]

Elementary and Secondary Representaves

Jenny Beltman East Grand Middle [email protected]

Lisa Bloomer Pine Creek HS [email protected]

Amy Flynn Bear Creek HS [email protected]

Becky Lous Oberon MS [email protected]

Deborah Ormsby The Internaonal School [email protected]

Kristy Swartwood Englewood MS [email protected]

Heather Wien Elizabeth HS [email protected]

Post-Secondary Representaves

Fawzia Ahmad USAFA/DCSD [email protected]

Alice Meyers US Air Force Academy [email protected]

Courtney Fell* CU Boulder [email protected]

At-Large Representaves

Teresa McNeil* Colorado Springs District 11 [email protected]

Jian Lin Denver Language School [email protected]

Non-Vong Appointed Members

Kristen Boehm Execuve Secretary [email protected]

Julie Doyle Newsleer Editor [email protected]

Susan Murray-Carrico Web Master [email protected]

*Replacing Board members who resigned aer one-year of a two-year term.
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CCFLT 2014 Spring Conference Awards Program

We want to make it even easier for you to acknowledge a fellow teacher with a special recognion award. The person in

your department who goes above and beyond! The one who always develops innovave and excing acvies for stu-

dents! The teacher who has increased enrollment and has led the way to academic excellence!

Express your appreciaon, your admiraon, and your gratude by nominang him or her for a CCFLT Special Recognion

Award that will be presented at the Spring Conference next year. Only teachers who have been CCFLT members for a full

year prior to nominaon may qualify for an award; members of the Board of Directors are not eligible.

Please create one Word document in which you include the following:

1. a cover page with the required informaon given below

2. a leer of nominaon of two pages or less

3. a maximum of three leers of support of one page each.

The cover page must include the following informaon:

About the nominee: Nominees name, Award category, School, Years of teaching experience, Phone (H), Phone (W),

Address, City, State, ZIP, Email

About the nominator: Nominators name, Phone (H), Phone (W), Address, City, State, ZIP, Email

About the nominees supervisor: Supervisors name, Title, Phone (W), Email address, School, School address, City,

State, ZIP, School district name

Combine these components into ONE document and send it as an email aachment to The CCFLT Grants and AwardsCommiee at [email protected]. In the message line, write: CCFLT Awards Nominaon and aach the electronic

copy of your nominaon packet.

Winners will be presented a plaque at the 2014 Spring Conference Awards Luncheon.

Applicaons must be received by December 1, 2013.

The Genevieve Overman Memorial Service AwardPresented to a world language educator for dedicated and long ser-vice to the teaching profession, as well as commitment and leader-ship in serving CCFLT.The New Educator AwardPresented to a world language educator in the first five years ofteaching, who exhibits a great deal of potential in developing ideasfor world language education.The Kris Wells Memorial Creativity AwardPresented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional crea-tivity and innovation in the field of world languages, whether teach-ing, administration, or materials development.The Excellence in Teaching AwardPresented to a world language educator who has excelled in class-room instruction.

The Friend of Foreign Languages AwardPresented to an individual or group from outside the world languageteaching profession who has made significant contributions to theteaching and learning of world languages.New Teacher Scholarship2 scholarships will be awarded to new World Language teachers (intheir first 3 years of teaching) to attend the CCFLT Spring Conferencein February, 2014.Program Leadership AwardPresented to a world language educator who has provided exceptionalleadership and innovation in programs beyond the classroom level.
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In order to have a successful conference, we need YOU to present a session! Our conferences

have always been great due to the wonderful teachers in Colorado who are willing to share their

ideas and successes with world language teaching.

We are accepng proposals in the following areas: Methods/Techniques, Assessment, Culture,Technology, Curriculum and Arculaon, Language for Specic Purposes/Using Spanish in the Re-

al World, and Research.

Proposals must be submied by November 15th

. Weve made it easier than ever for you to submi

a proposal with a new online form(or go to hp://nyurl.com/session-proposal) to become a

presenter! All presenters will receive a cercate acknowledging their contribuon to the profes

sional development of world language teachers in Colorado.

If you have quesons, please contact Crisn Bleess at [email protected].

Submit a Proposal to Present a Session at the

2014 Spring Conference

Call for Student Volunteers

for the CCFLT Spring Conference

Do you work with undergraduate or graduate

students in the foreign languages?

Encourage them to volunteer at the CCFLT Spring Conference

Friday, February 21st

and Saturday, February 22nd

, 2014

Dues for student volunteers include everything from seng up booths and materials to greeng conference guests.

In exchange for their assistance, the volunteers aend the conference and 2+ conference sessions on that day at no

charge. Contact the CCFLT Volunteer Commiee Chair ([email protected] ) for more informaon!

Student volunteers do not have to be members of the CCFLT, but we do encourage them to take advantage of the

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Amy Flynn, German teacher at Bear Creek High School has

been awarded the German Embassy Teacher of Excellence

Award. The German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award is given by the

German Embassy Washington, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut

and the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). It recog-

nizes up-and-coming teachers who employ modern teaching methods,

use learner-centered instruction, communication-based instruction, new

media in instruction, intercultural connections and proficiency-based as-

sessment.

The award is given to only 3 U.S. teachers each year. The prize includes a

2 week stay in Germany to take a professional development course and a trip to the American Council

on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention in Orlando this November to accept the

award.

Be sure to visit ACTFL Awards pageand read about their numerous awards!

ACTFL Edwin Cudecki Award for Support for Language Educaon

ACTFL-MLJ Emma Marie Birkmaier Award for Doctoral Dissertaon Research in Foreign Language Educaon

ACTFL Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instrucon Using Technology with IALLT (K-12)

ACTFL/Cengage Learning Faculty Development Programs Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruc-

on Using Technology with IALLT (Postsecondary)

ACTFL-NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Educaon

ACTFL-MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Educaon

ACTFL Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Educaon (K-12)

ACTFL Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Educaon (Postsecondary)

ACTFL Melba D. Woodru Award for Exemplary Elementary Foreign Language Program
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CCFLT 2013 Fall Conference

Are you on Target? How to Maintain 90% Target Language in the Classroom


ACTFL set an ambious goal for teachers and students to use the target language in the classroom

90% of the me. This goal is supported by current research on the value of using the target lan-

guage almost exclusively; however, aaining this goal can certainly be challenging for both stu-

dents and teachers. This full-day, interacve workshop will be lled with engaging and eecve strategies to

help all teachers and students maximize their use of the target language and reach or exceed the 90% mark.

This workshop will address a variety of topics including teacher strate-

gies for staying in the target language, encouraging students to use the

target language, approaches to grammar instrucon in the target lan-

guage, reconsidering curriculum design, using technology to stay in thetarget language, dierenaon, and assessment. For each topic, parci-

pants will learn proven strategies that they can use immediately in their

classrooms. By the end of the workshop, over 50 strategies will be pre-

sented!

Parcipants will have ample opportunity to discuss the strategies and ideas as well as address concerns or ques-

ons. A focus of this workshop will be how parcipants can realiscally apply this informaon in their class-

rooms. The goal is that teachers will feel empowered to increase their use of the target language and will leave

with a specic plan for how they can reach this goal.

About the PresenterRebekah Stathakis is a Naonal Board Cered Teacher, author, and award-

winning presenter.

She has taught immersion classes for children as young as 12 months old and cur

rently works with college students; however, Rebekah parcularly enjoys teach-

ing at the middle-school level. She has been honored with many educaonal

awards including a 2006 naonal Disney Teacher award, which recognizes creav

ity and innovaon in teaching. Previous aendees have commented on Rebek-

ahs warm and comprehensive presentaon style and the wide variety ofgames, acvies and ideas provided.

Onsite Registration still available for the Fall Conference

The goal is that teachers will

feel empowered to increase

their use of the target

language and will leave with

a speciic plan for how they

can reach this goal.


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Are you interested in serving on the CCFLT Board of Directors?

Do you know a colleague who might be? Serving on the Board provides greatopportunities for networking, collegiality, giving back to your profession, and

most of all, FUN. To express your interest in running in the next election, to

nominate a colleague, or to get more information, please contact:

Fawzia Ahmad : ( [email protected] )

I look forward to hearing from you.

Why Serve on the CCFLT Board?

The Board of Directors posions, which last for two academic years, give members the opportunity to:

Pracce Communicaon skills in at least two languages

Promote Connecons at state, regional, and naons levels

Make Friendships all over the state

Gain Leadership and professional growth opportunies

Share Teaching ps, experiences and concerns

The responsibilies include:

Serve for two academic years (beginning the May aer you are elected)

Aend monthly meengs from August to May

Aend fall retreat in August (2 days, 1 overnight)

Work at the Spring Conference

Serve on a minimum of two commiees; one Standing and one Spring Conference commiee

Chair a commiee in your second year

Reimbursements and benets include:

Up to twelve hours CDE recercaon credit

All phone calls

Mileage at 25 cents per mile

Spring Conference registraon and two luncheon meals

Fall Conference registraon

Cercates for volunteer hours

Easy to nominate yourself

Build statewide networking connecons
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CCFLT and ACTFL State Advocacy Team UpdateLast November, at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Assembly ofDelegates ACTFL Executive Director Marty Abbott asked state representatives to be part of a nation-wide advocacy effort by serving on a state advocacy team. Several Colorado teachers present joinedthis effort including CCFLT Past-Presidents Anna Crocker & Debbie Cody, current CCFLT PresidentCristin Bleess, Mary Vogel, Beth Brown, Liberty Husky, Maureen Richards, Noah Geisel, Jian Lin, Di-ana Noonan, and 2013 ACTFL President Toni Theisen.

Throughout the year, the team members participated in quarterly conference calls with Marty Abbott ofACTFL and Dan Davidson from the Board of Directors of the Joint National Committee on Languages

(JNCL). The January call had 97 people registered with 47 participating live during the call. The par-ticipation has increased and the interest is helping build a force for language advocacy across thecountry. There are contacts from all 50 states. As a result of these calls, there have been positivecommunications from staff members of senators and representatives.

Your representatives on the CCFLT Board of Directors to the Advocacy / Outreach Committee areAmy Flynn and Kristy Swatwood. They represent CCFLT on all levels of advocacy. Due to mypast involvement with ACTFL having served on the Board of Directors for 8 years and as the 2009President I am in close contact with ACTFL and their efforts to advocate on behalf of CCFLT. My po-sition is an appointment and non-voting and I will work with Amy and Kristy. Our job is to stay abreastof and report on legislative actions affecting world language education. We will work together to move

our language agenda forward in the state of Colorado. Please contact Amy or Kristy with your ques-tions or concerns.

I encourage everyone to go to theACTFL website Advocacytab and follow up with the latest ActionAlert. ACTFL has made it very easy and helpful for you to reach out to our state legislators using theTake Action button.

There is a form letter that you can either just sign or you can customize the letter as it fits your schoolor district needs. You just add you zip code and it automatically is sent to the offices of Colorado U.S.Senators and Representatives. You will receive a reply indicating receipt of your letter and a promiseto read your email (or letter) do their best to get you a timely response addressing your thoughts andconcerns.

Janine Erickson, Colorado State Advocacy Team Leader
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Annual CCFLT Student Essay Contest

Students are our best voices for world language educaon! CCFLT is seeking student essays in the stu-

dents target language for the annual student essay contest. Winning essays will be posted at the CCFLT

Spring Conference and may be shared with representaves and senators to make them aware of the

voices of their young constuents. Each sponsoring teacher must be a current member of CCFLT. Each

teacher may only submit up to three (3) essays.

Elementary and middle school/junior high winners will receive $25, while high school and university winners will receive $50; winner

also receive a cercate commemorang their accomplishment. One winner will be selected for elementary, middle school/junior

high, high school and university levels. The teachers of the winning students will be invited to aend the 2014 Spring Conference

Awards Luncheon to accept the award on behalf of their students.

The topic reects the theme of the CCFLT 2014 Spring Conference

The Real World of Real Languages

Elementary and Middle/Junior High: Write a story or essay in your target language that exemplies/illustrates the importance of

knowing another language in the real world.

High School and University: Write an essay in your target language that reects on a personal experience that exemplies/

illustrates the importance of knowing another language in the real world.

Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2013.

Length and presentaon:

One page maximum, typed, double spaced

Times New Roman font, 12-point font size

Wrien in the target language with aenon to the rubric below

Cover sheet to include:

Students name

Students grade level (i.e., French, 3rd

grade)

Students age

Students address, phone number

Sponsoring teachers name

Name of school

School address

Send essays [email protected]

Essays must arrive by December 1, 2013

By entering the contest, all parcipants acknowledge that CCFLT has their permission to edit and use their entries as deemed appro-

priate to the purpose of the contest.
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Strong Developing Not yet Students

Assessment

deas and Contentdevelopment) Clear and focused,holds readers atten-

tion. Relevant anec-

dotes/details enrich

central theme.

Writer is beginning todefine the topic,

even though devel-

opment is still basic

or general

Paper has no clearsense of purpose. De-

tails are sketchy or

missing, Requires

much inference

S D NY

Organization Organization en-

hances/showcases

central idea/ theme.

Order, structure/

presentation of infor-

mation is compel-

ling/moves reader

through text.

Organizational struc-

ture is strong enough

to move the reader

through the text with-

out much confusion.

Writing lacks clear

sense of direction.

Ideas, details or

events seem strung

together in loose or

random fashion; no

identifiable internal

structure.

S D NY

Voice Writer speaks directly

to reader in individu-

al, compelling and

engaging way.

Crafted with aware-

ness/respect for au-

dience/ purpose

Writer seems sincere

but not fully en-

gaged or involved.

Result is pleasant or

even personable,

but not compelling.

Writer seems indiffer-

ent, uninvolved, or

distanced from topic

and/or audience.

S D NY

Word Choice Conveys intended

message in precise,

interesting and natu-

ral way. Words are

powerful/engaging

Language is func-

tional but lacks ener-

gy. Easy to figure out

the meaning on a

general level.

Writer demonstrates

limited vocabulary. S D NY

Sentence Fluency Easy flow, rhythm

and cadence; strong

varied structure

More pleasant than

musical; more me-

chanical than fluid.

Choppy, incomplete,

rambling or awkward

Conventions Spelling, grammar,

punctuation have

few errors

Errors are distracting

and impair readabil-

ity

Errors repeatedly dis-

tract reader and

make text difficult to

read

S D NY

Presentation Form/presentation

enhance message

Message is under-

standable in format

Garbled message

relating to presenta-

tionS D NY

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Annual CCFLT Student Essay Contest Rubric


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CCFLT 2014 STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST FORM:

This is a fantasc opportunity for your students to create a 2-minute video of themselves in a conversaon with another

student. The conversaon should reect the theme of the 2014 CCFLT Spring Conference The Real World of World Lan-

guages. Pairs of students will create, present, and record an original conversaon. They may determine the topic of their

conversaon, but they should demonstrate ACTFLs Communicaon standard: the use of language for communicaon in

real life situaons, "what students can do with language rather than what they know about language.

A cercate and a $10 gi card will be awarded in each language at each level of language and school to students who

create the best video according to the rubric. All students will receive a cercate for parcipang. Only teachers who are

members of CCFLT may submit entries. Each teacher is allowed to send 1 video per language, per level of school

(elementary/middle/high school/university). We are only able to accept presentaons in a digital format (e.g. DVD or a

le sent via email). *New this yeara student permission form (available on the CCFLT website) is required from each

student parcipang to allow the CCFLT to showcase the student videos at our spring conference.

Please ll out the entry form below and aach it to your DVD or via email.

Date________________________

Teacher Name & Contact Informaon (email and phone) _________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

School & District _________________________________________________________________________________

Students Names ________________________________________________________________________________

Students Level of School (circle) elementary | middle/junior high | high school | university

Language __________________________________________________________________

Title of Video _______________________________________________________________

Please submit this form along with your video entry AND student permission form (on CCFLT website) to the CCFLT

Grants and Awards Commiee at [email protected]

Deadline: December 1st, 2013

In the message line, write: CCFLT Awards Nominaon

DVDs can be picked up at the close of the Spring Conference

For further informaon see the following on the CCFLT website: Checklist

Scoring Rubric

Student Release Form(to play videos at spring conference)
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How to Write Learning Objecves

I would like to use Sggins words as the statement in the Learning Tips of this week --Students

can hit any target that they can see and holds sll for them (2010). What learning targets are and how

to use them with students in class are not new topics to educators. According to Paul Black and Dylan

William, students will gain signicantly through learning if teachers provide them with clear learning

goals (1998). This concept is as simple as a driver who begins with a desnaon in mind before going.

That is what we always talk about when planning backwards . Backward Design requires teach-

ers to know their students learning desnaons or learning targets before teaching. Learning targets

reect what students should know, understand, and be able to do as desired outcomes in each lesson

daily.

At the beginning of this school year, I asked all teachers to write daily learning objecves/targets

on the board for students and themselves. Based on my observa-

ons, many of my teachers have done a good job in display-

ing the learning targets/objecves everyday in their classes.

However, some of them sll do not quite understand why

we need to write learning targets, how to write and use

learning targets with students in class, what are the dier-

ences between standards and learning targets, etc. I would like

to share my understanding here in supporng our teachers to

create daily learning targets for their instrucon.

What are the dierences between standards and learning targets? Standards are provided by

the state and derived from the Naonal Standards (new Common Core State Standards CCSS). They

indicate what our students should be able to know and do at the end of any given me. Learning targets

are developed based on state standards and are used in student- friendly language ed to specic les-

sons for the day. Learning targets are also directly connected to formave and summave assessments.

Figure 1: Standards vs. Learning Targets

Standards

Learning Targets (Daily)

1.1.a: Count by ones forward and backwar dfrom 1 to 120, and count by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100

I can count by 1s forward from 1 to 100 I can count by 1s backward from 50 to 1I can count by 2s to 100

Students can hit any target that they

can see and holds still for them.


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Before wring learning targets, teachers should examine relevant state standards related to the

unit and understand the correlaons between standards and skills. When wring learning targets

teachers should use student-friendly language in wrien-lines on the board, and verbalize and mode

exactly what students should know, understand, and be able to do by the end of each day (See Figure 1

Standards vs. Learning Targets).

Once students understand their learning targets, they will be more acvely engage in learning

Teachers should allow students to monitor their learning and hold them accountable for it. Since learning

targets must align to the standard, they should be consistent and modied based on the needs of students. As I menoned earlier, learning targets should be designed daily instead of posng unit learning tar

gets for a couple of days or a week. Learning targets should be specic and focused on the learning fo

that day to check for student understanding. The goal of sharing learning targets with students is to em

power every student and ensure each one becomes a full learning partner.

Jian Lin

References:

Black, P. & Willam, D. (1998).Assessment and Classroom. Assessment in Educaon: Principles, Policy & Prac-ce. (5) 1, p.7-74

Sggins, R., Arter, J., Chappuis, J. & Chappuis, S. (2009). Classroom Assessment for Learning: Doing it right

using it well. Columbus, OH: Allyn and Bacon

How to Write Learning Objecves contd..


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Three years ago, when I began ipping my Spanish classroom, I also began another project a blog. With a

new classroom format, new students and all of the craziness that comes with the beginning of the school

year, I realized that if I was going to keep track of my successes and failures in the classroom, I needed to

start documenng them right away. I love my paper and pencil as much as anyone, but I wanted an elec-

tronic method to keep track not just of what was going on in my classroom, but online resources I found

along the way.

With very lile knowledge about actual blogging, I jumped

right in. I looked at a few other blogs for some ideas on the

basics and set up a blog website. My wring was for my own

reecon and documentaon of my classroom when I began,

so I just wrote without regard to anything else. I did not write

on any set schedule, I wrote when I had something I wanted

to get out and had the me. Frequently, while wring about

the day-to-day of my classroom, soluons and ideas would

reveal themselves. Blogging has also allowed me to vent my

frustraons from the classroom in a producve way.

Aer a couple of months, something surprising happened. I received a comment on one of my posts! I was

shocked. Someone was actually reading what I was wring? Now of course I knew that what I wrote was on

the Internet, but honestly did not think that anyone would nd what I had to say interesng enough to be

bothered reading, let alone making a comment. With newfound purpose, I began to write more regularly

and share my blog on websites and with other teachers. I write and share about sessions I aend at confer-

ences such as CCFLT, ACTFL, AATSP and others so that teachers that are not fortunate enough to aend

these great events can gain some insight into all of the great ideas shared at these events. As a result, not

only do I have an archive of my day-to-day classroom and conference notes, I have a huge cadre of teachers

that have helped me and/or been helped by what I have wrien.

Blogs: Powerful Reecon and Sharing Tools by Heather Wien

Frequently, while writing

about the day-to-day of my

classroom, solutions and ideas

would reveal themselves


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So now I issue the challenge to you, my fellow CCFLT members. Start a blog! Keep track of your ideas, suc-

cesses and challenges, not because we have been mandated to reect, but because we want to. We all want

to connue to improve as teachers, and taking the me to share our classroom stories is a great way to do

that. You will be surprised how helpful it can be, and I am sure when you start receiving comments and realiz-

ing that people from around the world have read your blog, it will empower

you as it has empowered me.

Where to begin

Choose a plaormI use Blogger which is a Google product, but Word-

Press is also another very popular plaorm. I am sure there are many

others as well, but these are very user friendly.

Set up a website for your blogIt doesnt have to be anything fancy, but

it should be something easy to remember and share. Look at other blogs for inspiraon and ideas.

Start wringJust write that rst blog post. Write about what is going on in your classroom or what you

are planning. Just dive in and get started.

Share your blogWe all learn so much from one another. Take your me to share what you are doing

and what you have learned. Share on Edmodo, Edutopia, and other websites as well as in person.

Read and follow other blogsOnce your blog is up and running, you will see how easy it is to follow oth-

er blogs. Read and keep up with what other teachers are doing. Dont be afraid to reference their

blogs in your posts.

Reecon on what we as teachers do in our classroom is very important. Ulizing technology to help

keep your reecons documented and organized is almost a necessity today with all of the demands

of the classroom. A blog is a great tool not only for your reecons, but to share them with others.

Please feel free to check out my blog at hp://www.spanishippedclass.blogspot.com/and send me a

link to your new blog. I cant wait to start sharing and learning with you!
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University of Northern Colorado

WORLD LANGUAGE DAY

April 16, 2014

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADOS DEPARTMENTS OF MODERN

LANGUAGES AND HISPANIC STUDIES HOST WORLD LANGUAGE DAY

This daylong event includes compeons, workshops, cultural presentaons and many other language immersion

acvies in which high school students throughout Colorado and Wyoming may parcipate. UNC has sponsored

World Language Day for over 40 years and last year they welcomed over 1200 students and teachers.

Compeons are scheduled for high school students in grades 9 through 12 in Spanish, French, German, and Chin

while cultural acvies and entertainment are open to all aendees.

The University of Northern Colorado will also award Outstanding World Language Teachers in recognion of their

anguage teaching accomplishments. These awards will be presented at the teachers luncheon by the Departmen

of Modern Languages and Hispanic Studies to honor professional excellence among teachers of world languages i

secondary schools.

Please visit the WLD website at hp://www.unco.edu/wldfor addional informaon and to view photo galleries a

videos of previous events.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
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