multicultural hearts, minds and voices welcome to the k-12 world language program in the menasha...
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Multicultural Hearts, Minds and Voices
Welcome to the K-12 World Language Program in the Menasha Joint School
District
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All students in the Menasha Joint School District will have the chance
to experience and learn:
another language
the culture of the peoples that speak that language
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All Students in Menasha:
Learn another language starting in Kindergarten
Have the option to continue their study of FL through 12th grade
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CONTENT-RELATED FLES INSTRUCTION
INTEGRATING REINFORCINGand
Other areas of the Elementary School Curriculum
Ay Carumba
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When Menasha Began it’s FLES program in 1993,
the major needs were…………….
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• Finding a communicative basis
for the FL instruction
• Finding ways to reinforce and enrich the existing elementary curriculum • Finding a means of
working with classroom teachers to promote
cooperation and address concerns about taking away time in the
classroom
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Time Allotments for FL study at the Elementary School
Grade Minutes
5 * * * * 25 4 * * * * 25 3 * * * * 20 2 * * * * 20 1 * * 20 K * * 20
Times per Week
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•Communicative Emphasis
•All Students Participate
• Instruction in Regular Classroom Setting
•Content-RelatedO Tannenbaum
Uno, dos, tres..
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CONFLICT WITH REGULAR ELEMENTARY STAFF
• Math• Social Studies
• Language Arts• Science
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When is there time
for FL instruction
? Show benefits through research on WL in the elementary school
Integration(somewhat) solves the time problem
Teaching multicultural curriculum (state and national standards)
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• On average, children need to hear information and/or concepts 11 times before memorization takes place (adults need 22 times)
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Fosters Critical
Thinking Skills
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Regular classroo
m teacher can use during
instruction
てをあげて!Raise your hand!
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Gain multicultural insights
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New, exciting, challenging and fun!
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Beyond Elementary School
Students continuing from elementary school will have the option to take “2” college level courses during HS (equal to 21-24 college credits).
70% of students opt to continue their FL study through MS and HS.
Students are using their experiences and knowledge from FL classes to enhance their academic careers.
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BENEFITS BEYOND THE FL CLASSROOM
Students at the HS level planning their futures that include views of the larger “world” beyond their city borders
Standardized test scores at the K-12 level that have held steady or increased over the past 17 years
A marked increase in the number of families and students participating in multicultural learning experiences
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FL Instruction
FL GoalsCore Curriculum
Goals
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back…………
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• Determined program goals (long and short term)
• Mission, Vision, Value and Goals from the start
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• Planned schedules and workloads that lead to teacher burnout.
-interact with numerous classroom teachers
-develop curriculum and materials
-communicate with parents and community
-build public relations
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SINK OR SWIM…….
Launching an early language program without sufficient planning
--not enough time for implementation
--not enough involvement of the rest of the school community
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-World Languages were treated the same as other academic subjects.
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• Implemented an entire new program one grade level/one year at a time.
1-1993K-1993
2-19943-1995
4-19965-1997
6-1998Middle School
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Dealt with critical articulation issues from the beginning
(not left for later)
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Relied on the use of the Target Language rather than English for communication in the world language classroom.
日本語で?
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Made language choices based on attention to other important
factors(not based on popularity)
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• Considered language and teaching skills
• Considered particular type of PR skills, skills in a particular language, etc.
Hired the Teachers we needed for the program,
not the credentials
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Held district-wide planning meetings.
• Involved community
• Involved classroom and language teachers (at all levels, administrators)
• Establish core planning committee
Initial planning involved many different groups
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Allocated budget “but” never “determined” in the beginning how it would “play” out after K-5 programs
-staff-materials-inservice
-miscellaneous costs
BUDGET
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-Planned for articulation with secondary school programs
-Developed a plan for program evaluation
-Disseminated program information
-Developed curriculum• Located and adapted materials
• Planned scope and sequence, classroom materials and activities
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Designed, searched for and implemented public relations and
advocacy strategies
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