Joanne Jenkins

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Elementary Core French Webcast January 23, 2007
La Colombie Britannique
Joanne Jenkins Seconded Teacher /
Administrator Ministry of Education
Le Meilleur Endroit sur Terre
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• Learning French and the Teachers important role
  and impact (slides 1-8)
• BC Core French Curriculum
• What do I teach and how do I teach it? (slides
  9-17)
• What about assessment? (slides 18-23)
• Further support and closing remarks (slides
  24-27)
• All links to info provided w/ attached Word
  document

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Teachers role and impact

• To all of the educators in various stages and
  places in your career,

Merci
Thank you for your time and dedication to the
students of British Columbia to enable learners
to communicate purposefully in French and to
provide opportunities for students to develop an
openness to cultural diversity.
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Teachers role and impact

• Benefits of Learning French

• Career opportunities
• Enhances learning of first and additional
  languages.
• Encourages development of positive attitudes
  toward Francophone and other cultural groups,
  increases students' awareness of their own
  cultures.

- Core French 5-12 IRP 2001, Introduction,
Rationale
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Teachers role and impact

• Motivating elementary students in your class
• Relationships you build with your students, care
  and value that you show for them and subject
  matter.

• What are your beliefs about the French language
  and cultures, especially in relation to BC,
  Canada? Do you like teaching French?

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Teachers role and impact

• People do what they enjoy doing and feel
  competent doing Students, teachers, everybody!
• I just couldnt find time to get it done!
• People will do what they enjoy doing and feel
  competent doing. (and safe!)

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Teachers role and impact
If you want to gain more competence and have more
fun teaching French,

• French Teachers Bursary Program could be the
  answer!
• -funded by the Government of Canada and
  administered by the BC Ministry of Education
  Coordinator Gilbert Verrier. gilbert.verrier_at_gov.b
  c.ca

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Teachers role and impact

• You, the teacher, are the ambassador of the
  Francophone World.

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What do I teach and how do I teach it?

• Love French?
• Prefer to teach just about anything else?
• Someplace in the middle?
• This webcast will support you as you work with
  your students to use French as a communicative
  tool and meet the BC Prescribed Learning Outcomes
  for Elementary Core French.

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What do I teach?

• Where is that worksheet with the animals to
  colour in with the colors listed in French?

Look over PLOs to verify that your classroom
activities are in line with the outcomes desired
for your grade level.
Une vache brune
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What do I teach?

• Core French 5-12 Enhancement Package -2004
• -Enhancements to make IRP documents more useful

• Reduced number of PLOs and made more specific
• More subject and grade specific support material
  for instruction and assessment

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What do I teach?
Course overview on one page! Core French
context PLOs Key Elements Language-Learning
Strategies Assessment Opportunities
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Post in classroom
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Indicators and examples with each PLO
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Core French 5-12 Integrated Resource Package
2001, http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp_lang.htm
Students actively engage in meaningful tasks.
The Communicative- Experiental Approach
Comprehension abilities tend to precede and
exceed productive abilities.
Lang. learning is not accumulation of perfectly
mastered elements of grammar and vocabulary.
Learner errors are to be expected.
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Core French 5-12 Integrated Resource Package
2001, http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp_lang.htm
The Communicative- Experiental Approach
The goal of lang. learning is performance w/
lang. rather than knowledge about the language.
Language is bound to culture.
Lang. learning is cyclical.
Lang. learning is complex! Instruction takes into
account individual learning styles and rates.
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Core French 5-12 Integrated Resource Package
2001, http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/cfrench512/ll
s.htm

• Language Learning Strategies

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What about assessment?
each equal emphasis
From grades 8-12, equal emphasis placed on
listening, reading, speaking and writing.
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Enhancement Package, page 5
Remember our one page Course Overview? Assessment
Opportunities
Add your own
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How
Core French Grades 5-12
From Core French 5-12 Enhancement Package, page 2
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Role / Purpose of Enhancement Package and
Integrated Resource Package
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Core French Integrated Resource Package 2001

• Each grade level has the PLOs, Instructional
  Strategies, Suggested Assessment Strategies and
  Recommended Resources.

from Grade 5
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IRP Grade 5Respond to Creative Works
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Core French Integrated Resource Package 2001

• Appendix A shows development of PLOs by grade

This will help you to know they will be ready for
Grade 8!
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Core French Integrated Resource Package 2001
Appendix B Learning Resources

• Appendix C Assessment and Evaluation Samples

Example Grade 5 Photo Safari C-8 to C-10
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One further document to support you

• Implementation Information for Teachers of Core
  French 5-12 link to PDF

Find additional information such as
Language-Learning Strategies, online resources,
assessment and evaluation, frequently asked
questions and more!
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Suggestions

• Use resources available. Share resources!
• Team with other teachers. Find a mentor.
• Have fun!
• Learning language involves risk-taking.
• Role-model skills of a life-long learner.

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Congratulations!

• If your students go into the next grade with a
  positive attitude towards French and a
  willingness to use French for meaningful
  communication, they will be prepared for future
  success.