Bridging ourDu pass

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Bridging our Du passéPast, Present, and
Future vers lavenir!Six Strategies for
Using Older Materialsin New Ways
Tammy Aiello Teaching FSL
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Introductions

• Who am I?

• Who are you?

• PDSB Teacher
• Teaching FSL Blogger
• facebook administrator (Ontario Core French
  Teachers 2 others)
• TPT teacher-author
• _at_madameaiello
• Pinterest - madameaiello

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• "La folie, c'est de faire toujours la même chose
  et de s'attendre à un résultat différent."
• Albert Einstein

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1. Learner Relevance

• Change improved alignment
• Tasks effective?
• action oriented
• appropriate level
• ? backward design, based on need
  (Acti-vie 2 example Une maison pas
  comme les autres)

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2. Student to student interactionin French

• Guide on the side
• Strategies (speaking listening)
• Purposeful talk
• Social exchanges
• Scaffolding ? unscripted/pseudo-authentic events

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How?

• Cooperative Learning Strategies
• Student pairings interacting simultaneously
• (i.e. inside outside circle, tea party)
• Modeling scaffolding intended to get students
  to repeat, repeatedly ? build repertoire
• Vocab games

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3. Teacher communicationin French

• Handouts / Text
• images, icons simple French
• whiteout or edit files to update
• standard phrasing (if you wish)
• Verbal instruction
• anchor charts
• teach practice classroom instructions
• act, mime, point

Yes, really!
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4. Authentic Texts

• Exposure full comprehension
• Varied simple
• Audio, visual textual
• Links between fun, simplified input more
  meaningful content
• Ex Téléfrançais ep 13 Geo concepts, social
  awareness, Terry Fox, healthy living

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5. Close Reading ( Viewing, Listening)

• Common Core technique
• Purposeful reading to uncover layers of meaning
  that lead to deeper comprehension
• Exposure full comprehension
• Sources?
• CD tracks from older programs
• Online (just one example)
• Learn 360 videos, TFO, TV5

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6. Innovate

• Try (or create!!) something new
• tech novelty vs. depth
• activities with movement
• music
• Collaborate with peers to bridge the past to the
  present, and onwards
• facebook, Twitter, email, blogs, PD
  conferences, board initiatives (and beyond too)

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Pensez, parlez et partagez

• What older resource do you have that you might
  use?
• How can you adapt it for the new curriculum?
• Think to yourself
• Talk with a partner
• Share with the group (if desired)

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Resources Consulted

• Ontario Curriculum Documents
• CSC series - A Guide to Reflective Practice for
  Core French Teachers
• ASCD Closing in on Close Reading
• Acti-vie 2
• On Y Va 1 2
• Colleagues across the province J