WHAT IS A TEACHER??

Who are we?….

Who am I?

Patricia Smith Janney

So Many Theories…

Who do we follow?

What do we incorporate into our learning style?

GAGNE

DEWEY

Vygotsky Gardner

Piaget

Skinner

Bruner

(Roblyer, 2010)

What works in the classroom of a second language learner?!

• Technology works !• Communication works!• Teacher training works!• Parent involvement works !• Highly educated leaders work !• Technological support of teachers

works!• Appropriate assessments work !

(Moore, 2006)

Constructivism

• A Proven method of instruction… We need to get together and share ideas. (Windschitl, 1999)

Technology……Teaching will never be the same

Computers are essential in the classroom for learninga second language (Liu, 2002)

A majority of foreign language studentsprefer using technology

In the classroom (Liu, 2002)

TestingSmart assessments for the 21st century.

“We ought not to forget that what we are after is far more than high scores on standardized tests” (Eisner, 2003, p.279)

Arts IntegrationMusic, dance, movement and song to ignite young minds.

(Eisner, 2005)

We are Effective LeadersWe don’t just fill vessels, we light fires!

• We shape young minds• We have the tools to succeed.• We have the continuing education

and training to be our best.• We are teaching the leaders of

tomorrow, let’s light their fire !!!

BIBLIOGRAPHY• Eisner, E. (2005). Questionable Assumptions About Schooling. In D. M.

Kauchak, Charting a Professional Course (pp. 277-285). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

• Glickman, C. (2005). Dichotomizing Education: Why No One Wins and America Loses. In D. E. Kauchak, Charting a Professional Course (pp. 285-291). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

• Roblyer, M. D. (2010). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching. Boston, Massachusetts: Allyn & Bacon.

• Cruikshank,D.,Haefle, D. (2005). Good Teachers, Plural. In D. M. Kauchak, Charting a Professional Course (pp. 291-296). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

• Windschitl, M. (1999). The Challenges of sustaining a Constructivist Classroom Culture. Phi Delta Kappan . Vol. 80. Retrieved from http://www.kappanmagazine.org/

• Liu, M, Moore, Z,, Graham, L,, & Lee, S.(2003). A Look at the Research on Computer Based Technology Use in Second Language Learning: Review of Literature from 1990-2000, Journal of Research on Technology and Education, 34(30), 250- 273. Retrieved from http://jabba.edb.utexas.edu/it/seclangtechrev.pdf

• Moore, Z. (2006). Technology and Teaching Culture: What Spanish Teachers Do. Foreign Language Annals, 39(4), 579-594. Retrieved from http://www.actfl.org