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Standards based grading for World Languages

AAPPL Measures and IPAS I think tests are stupid. A test can't tell you how well I do my job or live my life--or anything you really need to know about me. Now, I'm really good at taking tests, and if you were to look at various test scores I've accumulated in my life, I daresay you'd be impressed with me. But do you know how much bearing the ACT, SAT, or GRE has had on any of my roles since college or grad school application time? Do you know how much impact that Issues in Teaching Foreign Languages or  Masterpieces of Hispanic Art and Literature exam has had on me as a teacher, mother, wife, or friend--or even as a speaker of Spanish?

Idée intéressante pour le cours de FLE: Ce week-end, compte tenu de l'actualité iPaginative (cf édito),  l'équipe d'iPagination vous propose un défi exceptionnel spécial Outre-Mer ! - Contemplez ce tableau "Portrait d'une négresse" de Marie Guilhelmine BENOIST - Buvez une gorgée de café, de thé ou de rhum (sujet oblige) - Puis rédigez le récit d'un amour impossible à l'époque coloniale (le thème du roman de Christophe Vallée à l'honneur ce vendredi au Ministère des Outre-mer). - Contraintes :   ·  toute l'histoire se situe naturellement outre-mer au lieu de votre choix. ·  vous disposez de trois heures !

Le site L@BD propose des sélections d'albums, des ressources thématiques pédagogiques et une importante base de données. Actuellement, 26484 notices (avec résumés et commentaires dans les Notes complémentaires).

Le site L@BD propose des sélections d'albums, des ressources thématiques pédagogiques et une importante base de données. Actuellement, 26484 notices (avec résumés et commentaires dans les Notes complémentaires).

In 1968, two researchers conducted a fascinating study that proved the extent to which teacher expectations influence student performance. Positive expectations influence performance positively, and negative expectations influence performance negatively. In educational circles, this has been termed the Pygmalion Effect, or more colloquially, a self-fulfilling prophecy. What has always intrigued me about this study is specifically what the teachers did to communicate that they believed a certain set of students had "unusual potential for academic growth." The research isn't overly explicit about this, but it indicates that the teachers "may have paid closer attention to the students, and treated them differently in times of difficulty." This begs the following questions: Why can't teachers treat all of their students like this? How do we communicate to students whether we believe in them or not?

t's no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and enjoyable. Curious students not only ask questions, but also actively seek out the answers. Without curiosity, Sir Isaac Newton would have never formulated the laws of physics, Alexander Fleming probably wouldn't have discovered penicillin, and Marie Curie's pioneering research on radioactivity may not exist.

Telling our story is an essential part of our humanness. It allows us to feel part of the community that knows our story, and it fosters empathy for those that surround us. Story is a powerful force in shaping mental models, motivating and persuading others, and teaching the lessons of life. Telling story extends back to a time when oral history dominated the tools of communication. And now the flood of technology tools that allow for instant communication has spun us back into a golden age where story again dominates the media landscape.

In my Learning Through Projects series, I wrote about crafting questions that drive projects. Developing interesting, relevant, and meaningful driving questions is challenging. To help teachers with project based learning, Global Digital Citizenship Foundation has free publications with ideas and resource links. The publications are PDFs and are licensed under Creative Commons, so you may distribute or print them as long as you do not modify them in any way.

A new resource from the National Capital Language Resource Center - a must read for WL teachers who are seeking to implement a true standards-based, proficiency-oriented language program.

A new resource from the National Capital Language Resource Center - a must read for WL teachers who are seeking to implement a true standards-based, proficiency-oriented language program.

Un site avec beaucoup de textes, vidéos et podcasts pour les cours de FLE.

Infographic | Elevate and Empower: World Language Instructors as Key Players in the Shift to Competency-Based, Blended Learning via Getting Smart

des resources de #authres sur l'actualité en français

HOW would you rank "important" languages? If asked to rattle them off, many people start with English, but after that are reluctant to go further. Important how, they ask. One approach would be to look at people and money: surely a language is important if it is spoken by lots of people, in countries with great wealth (and presumably, therefore, power).

DOSSIER : Utiliser la bande dessinée en langues anciennes Par Robert Delord et Marjorie Lévêque Le coup de vieux d'Alix l'a rajeuni ! ou de l'usage de la bande dessinée dans le cours de Langues et Cultures de l'Antiquité

DOSSIER : Utiliser la bande dessinée en langues anciennes Par Robert Delord et Marjorie Lévêque Le coup de vieux d'Alix l'a rajeuni ! ou de l'usage de la bande dessinée dans le cours de Langues et Cultures de l'Antiquité

Des ressources pour exploiter la bé'de en cours de FLE

Just getting started with project-based learning (PBL)? Our curated list of resources for educators new to PBL should help you. Before you get started, be sure to check out Edutopia's PBL page, including information about the research behind effective PBL practices. You can also connect with Edutopia's community to learn and share PBL tips.

Project-based learning (PBL) demands excellent assessment practices to ensure that all learners are supported in the learning process. With good assessment practices, PBL can create a culture of excellence for all students. We've compiled some of the best resources from Edutopia and the web to support your use of assessment in PBL, including information about strategies, advice on how to address the demands of standardized tests, and summaries of the research.

You know the hardest thing about teaching with project-based learning? Explaining it to someone. It seems to me that whenever I asked someone the definition of PBL, the description was always so complicated that my eyes would begin to glaze over immediately. So to help you in your own musings, I've devised an elevator speech to help you clearly see what's it all about.

Todas las lenguas tienen un vocabulario base, es decir, es como el soporte para comunicar. Es aquel léxico que está siempre presente en la vida cotidiana, que impregna cada intento de comunicar algo, sencillamente, aquel que nos impide expresar hasta la idea más simple si lo ignoramos. Es por ello que debes aprenderlo urgentemente para poder hablar francés satisfactoriamente. El "diccionario de frecuencias de la lengua francesa del CNRS"  o "Dictionnaire des fréquences de la langue française du CNRS (Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique)" en francés, ha listado los 100 verbos más utilizados en francés.