Breakout+Sessions

__**Wednesday, September 7th, 2011**__

Course Overview Unit Plan Requirement Overview //Standards for Foreign Language Learning// //Designing Curricula and Planning Lessons//

1. Set goals for the course

2. Discuss requirement of rationale and unit plan outline that are due next week. The rationale should be a paragraph of why the learning is important and what you hope to accomplish. The unit plan outline should be between 7-10 lessons.

3. View and discuss video modules from UT Austin and ACTFL a) [|What Teachers Must Know] b) Professionalism (I have a welcome packet for you from [|ACTFL]) c) [|Historical perspectives] d) [|ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines] e) [|National Standards] f) [|Standards and the 5Cs] video--We watched the first 15 minutes

HW: Rationale and Unit Plan due next week

Give ACTFL packet to Elise Turn in rationale and unit plan outline
 * __Week Two: Wednesday, Sept 14th, 2011__**

//**Current Approaches to World Language Teaching and Learning (Part 1--Focus on TPRS)**//

1. Review ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the National Standards/ 5Cs (see links above)

2. View & discuss ACTFL video of a TPRS lesson "Sports In Action" [] --As you watch, take notes on what you find interesting, surprising, or especially important about the teaching and learning in the lesson

__Other TPRS resources__ [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmfnrYerYbY](video of basic TPR commands with 6th grade Spanish class) []

Next week: lesson plan #1 due