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SUPER-LECNY 2012 PRESENTATIONS

"Can You Write A Quality Multiple-Choice Question?"

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Barbara Allen, Spanish Teacher, Vernon-Verona Sherrill    Barbara Patterson, Assistant Director NYSAFLT

The dos and don'ts of developing solid, well-written and quality multiple-choice questions, choosing appropriate sources for test items, writing valid listening settings and selecting appropriate listening stimuli.  Also included are how to calculate item difficulty, balance the level of difficulty and types of questions acceptable at each cognitive level.

Writing Quality Multiple-Choice Questions
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"Teaching the Native Speaker in Your Class"

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Diana Pérez, Spanish Teacher, Institute of Technology, Syracuse City School District

Gather some ideas and perspective for teaching this diverse group of students.

Teaching Heritage Learners
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"How to be a Highly Effective World Language Teacher"

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Nancy Gates, Chittenango School District     Jennifer Roethel, West Genesee School District

A brief overview of APPR as well as examples of professional practices that will enable teachers to receive the highest rating.

APPR
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How to be a Highly Effective World Language Teacher
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"Smartphones (Mlearning) for Smarter Language Learners and Better Speakers"

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Harry Tuttle, Onondaga Community College

See many ways to use smartphones and cell phones to improve students' speaking ability and culture.

Smartphones
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"Puerto Rican Folktales"

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Nicholas Spanswick, SUNY Oswego                                      JoAnne O'Toole, SUNY Oswego

Get to know Juan Bobo, a cultural product of Puerto Rico, who is simultaneously simple and complex.

Juan
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"Bien Dire: Reading and Listening Integration for Upper-Level French Classes"

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Denise Mahns, Fayetteville-Manlius                                        Sarah Woodward-Jones, Fayetteville-Manlius

Several lessons incorporating the resources of Bien Dire magazine and audio supplement in upper-level French courses.  Lessons aligned to the new AP French Language and Culture course topics and suitable for junior and senior French students.

Bien Dire Activity
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SUPER-LECNY 2011 PRESENTATIONS

“Cool Things to Know when Lesson Planning for our 21st Century Classes”

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Susana Senties Delmar      Fayetteville-Manlius      

What do experienced teachers, brain research and the web have in common?  How to achieve better results in the LOTE classroom. 
Included is a Power Point on backward planning and a link to the website of Greg Duncan and his resources:
http://www.interprepinc.com/Home.html

Backward Planning
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"Las Filipinas y Espana: Teaching the Philippines in Your Classroom"

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Rosanne Luis     SUNY Oswego                     

Did you know that there is a country in Asia that was colonized by Spain?  The Philippines.  Learn about how you can teach this country in your classroom
.  Included is a Power Point on the Philippines.


Philippines
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“Lessons that Connect Communities”

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Joanne E. O'Toole, Ph.D., SUNY Oswego   Jillian Richardson, SUNY Oswego      

Consider how lesson design can value the diverse communities of your learners as it builds community within the classroom:  One teacher’s approach and its outcomes.



Lessons that Connect Communities
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“Create Positive Culture Experiences For Your Students”

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Harry Tuttle, OCC        

How do you students really react to your use of culture in the classroom? Analyzing and presenting cultural experiences for positive understanding.  Included is a link to his article and Flickr images on Spanish cultural topics that he has collected.
http://wp.me/p262R-uS

"Mindful Tools

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MaryEllen McGrane & Jean Lynch, Liverpool
 
Kinesthetic learning and visual strategies to engage your students' brains into learning your content.  Included is a Power Point on kinesthetic movement.


Kinesthetic Movement
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