Welcome!F.L.E.S. Elementary Share Day 2014

In partnership with Brookfield High School

Special thanks goes to…* Bagelman, Brookfield* BJ’s Wholesale Club* Bridgewater Chocolate, Brookfield* Costco, Brookfield* Mama’s Cheesebread Factory* Starbuck’s Coffee, Danbury* Shoprite, Brookfield* Stew Leonard’s, Danbury

…for donations & breakfast…* Brookfield High School & Mr. Joseph Palumbo, Principal BHS

…for serving as the host district.

Goals & Objectives* network

* share ideas, methodology

* share lessons

* Learn about & discuss current programs

* imagination, innovation, invention

* strengthen & advocate for elementary programs across the state

F.L.E.S. Elementary Share Day

Share Day Agenda

9:00-9:30 Breakfast/Welcome and opening remarks & Special thank you to Mr. Joseph Palumbo, Principal BHS

9:30-9:45 Teacher introductions/School program information 9:45-10:45 Share 10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:00 Share and closing remarks

WorkingRetreat

Teacher’s 5 C’s (in CT)

CoffeeChildrenComputerChattingCleaning

“El carrito”

“El carrito”

“The hot dog, redefined one cart at a time.”

Las piraguasLas

piraguas

Las piraguasLas

piraguas

Las piraguasLas

piraguas

The idea behind the program has less to do with the usual talk about a globalizing world and America’s need to become a polygot nation if it’s going to compete effectively with China and other rising economies- though that’s part of it- and more to do with the nimble minds of the boys and girls doing the learning. Research is increasingly showing that the brains of people who know two or more languages are different from those who know just one, and those differences are all for the better. Multilingual people, studies show, are better at reasoning, at multitasking, at grasping and reconciling conflicting ideas. They work faster and expend less energy doing so, and as they age, they retain their cognitive faculties longer, delaying the onset of dementia and even full-blown Alzheimer’s disease. A bilingual brain is not necessarily a smarter brain, but it is proving to be a more flexible, more resourceful one. In a polygot world, that’s a lesson that a largely monoglot country like the U.S. ignores at its peril. “Monolingualism,” says Gregg Roberts, a language-immersion specialist with the Utah state office of education, “is the illiteracy of the 21st century.”

Time Magazine article, “The Power of the Bilingual Brain” July, 2013

(Utah) It kicked off in the 2009 school year with 1,400 students in the 25 schools and by this fall (2013) will include 20,000 kids in 200 schools- or 20% if all the elementary schools in the state, with nearly 95% of school districts participating up through grade 12.

The National Standards 5 C’s for Foreign Language Learning

CommunicationCulturesConnectionsComparisonsCommunities

The National Standards 5 C’s for Foreign Language Learning

CommunicationCulturesConnectionsComparisonsCommunities

ACTFL’s National Standardsfor World Language 1996

21st Century Skills/Recipe for Success

5 Cs of World Language Instruction

Communication – Learn to:• Use language to communicate in “real life” situations• Interpret oral and written messages• Demonstrate cultural understanding • Present oral and written information to various audiences

for a variety of purposes. Culture – Learn to:• Understand and appreciate the relationship among

languages and cultures • Understand and respect other people's points of view,

ways of life, and contributions to the world.  Connections – Learn to:• Access information from worlds of knowledge to which a

monolingual speaker may only partially enter, if at all. • Connect with other subject areas, which share many

common themes, topics, and content.

Comparisons - Learn to: • Compare, contrast, and comprehend the nature of

language and culture • Discover patterns, make predictions, and analyze

similarities and differences• Strengthen one's knowledge of one's own language and

culture.

Communities - Learn to:• Interrelate appropriately in multilingual and multicultural

communities at home and around the world.• Live, work, and prosper in a global

7 Cs of 21st Century Learning Expectations

Collection of Information – Learn to:• Access, organize, and use information• Evaluate and cite sources• Align solutions with tasks

Collaboration – Learn to:• Initiate independently • Share responsibilities• Assist others• Take a variety of roles• Contribute ideas • Apply strategies• Keep an open mind • Tolerate different viewpoints

Communication – Learn to:• Listen actively • Express ideas• Use multiple, appropriate forms of media and a variety of

techniques.

Creativity – Learn to:• Generate ideas, be original, and maximize creative efforts.• Know your personal creative process• Profit from your mistakes

Critical thinking – Learn to:

• Ask clarifying questions and analyze complex systems• Evaluate evidence and justify arguments• Reflect on learning and transfer problem-solving skills

Character – Learn to:

• Show consideration, respect, and concern for others• Embrace diversity and maintain positive values

College and Career PreparationCredit: Mike CamporealeWorld Language CoordinatorStratford Public Schools

CS 7 & 8 COMPARISONSof Language and Culture

CS 9 COMMUNITIES

CS 5 & 6 CONNECTIONS

CS 4 CULTURES

CS 3 Presentational

CS 2 Interpretive

CS 1 Interpersonal

Credit: Jessica Haxhi

Wikispaceswww.wikispaces.com

http://secondhilllanespanish.wikispaces.com/ http://latinamericanculture1.wikispaces.com/

bulletin board workshopsshare websitespost article linksshare technology, videos

Time Magazine article, “The Power of the Bilingual Brain” July, 2013

For the Utah teachers and kids, policy issues matter a lot less than the simple day-to-day richness of bilingual living. Third-grade French teacher Georgia Geerling had never taught below the level of community college and high school before she took a job at Morningside Elementary School, and she was not fully prepared for what the experience would be like. “When they hug me, I’m so touched,” she says. “We had an assembly, and the kids were all onstage singing in French, and I just cried. They’re so wiggly!” That’s a fair way of describing third-graders as any. But their restless bodies reflect equally active, playful, energetic brains. Learning the lyricism and the magic of another language can make them better brains too.

Thank you participants!

F.L.E.S. Elementary Share Day 2014

In partnership with Brookfield High School

Have a nice year!