Joanne Jenkins Seconded Teacher / Administrator Ministry of Education Elementary Core French Webcast January 23, 2007 La Colombie Britannique Le Meilleur Endroit sur Terre

 Learning French and the Teacher’s 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) 3. Further support and closing remarks (slides 24-27) All links to info provided w/ attached Word document  Learning French and the Teacher’s 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) 3. Further support and closing remarks (slides 24-27) All links to info provided w/ attached Word document

Teacher’s role and impact To all of the educators in various stages and places in your career, 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”.

 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.  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. Teacher’s role and impact - Core French 5-12 IRP 2001, Introduction, Rationale Benefits of Learning French

Motivating elementary students in your class  Relationships you build with your students, care and value that you show for them and subject matter. Motivating elementary students in your class  Relationships you build with your students, care and value that you show for them and subject matter. Teacher’s role and impact  What are your beliefs about the French language and cultures, especially in relation to BC, Canada? Do you like teaching French?

Teacher’s role and impact People do what they enjoy doing and feel competent doing: Students, teachers, everybody! “I just couldn’t find time to get it done!” People will do what they enjoy doing and feel competent doing. (and safe!) People do what they enjoy doing and feel competent doing: Students, teachers, everybody! “I just couldn’t find time to get it done!” People will do what they enjoy doing and feel competent doing. (and safe!)

Teacher’s role and impact 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. 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. If you want to gain more competence and have more fun teaching French,

Teacher’s role and impact You, the teacher, are the ambassador of the Francophone World.

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.  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.

What do I teach? “Where is that worksheet with the animals to colour in with the colors listed in French?” Une vache brune Look over PLOs to verify that your classroom activities are in line with the outcomes desired for your grade level.

What do I teach? Core French 5-12 Enhancement Package Enhancements to make IRP documents more useful Core French 5-12 Enhancement Package 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

What do I teach? Course overview on one page! Core French context PLOs Key Elements Language-Learning Strategies Assessment Opportunities

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Indicators and examples with each PLO

Core French 5-12 Integrated Resource Package 2001, 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. Students actively engage in meaningful tasks.

Core French 5-12 Integrated Resource Package 2001, The goal of lang. learning is performance w/ lang. rather than knowledge about the language. Language is bound to culture. Lang. learning is complex! Instruction takes into account individual learning styles and rates. Lang. learning is cyclical. The Communicative- Experiental Approach

Language Learning Strategies Core French 5-12 Integrated Resource Package 2001,

What about assessment? Assessment Core French grades 5-7 ListeningReadingSpeaking each equal emphasis From grades 8-12, equal emphasis placed on listening, reading, speaking and writing.

Remember our one page Course Overview? Assessment Opportunities Enhancement Package, page 5 Add your own

How Core French Grades 5-12 From Core French 5-12 Enhancement Package, page 2

Role / Purpose of Enhancement Package and Integrated Resource Package

Core French Integrated Resource Package 2001  Each grade level has the PLOs, Instructional Strategies, Suggested Assessment Strategies and Recommended Resources. from Grade 5

IRP Grade 5:Respond to Creative Works

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!

Core French Integrated Resource Package 2001 Appendix C Assessment and Evaluation Samples Example: Grade 5 Photo Safari C-8 to C-10 Appendix B Learning Resources

One further document to support you Implementation Information for Teachers of Core French 5-12 link to PDFPDF Implementation Information for Teachers of Core French 5-12 link to PDFPDF Find additional information such as: Language-Learning Strategies, online resources, assessment and evaluation, frequently asked questions and more!

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. 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.

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.