+ Students at Teachers Using Teaching Assistants in the Immersion Language Classroom
+ Meet our presenters! Students & Teachers from the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Massachusetts Austin Edwards Ilana Heller MaryAnn Mestre-Price Ruth Whalen Crockett
+ Goals… Today you will… Experience first hand! Engage in activities! See Teaching Assistants in Action!
+ Goals… Today you will Observe how one school : Changes school culture Enhances student language learning outcomes
+ Goals…Today you will Participate in novice level 100% immersion activities Learn from student teaching assistants
+ Our work this morning Play in Spanish! Experience as the role of student The role of Organic World Language (OWL)
+ Student Service Juniors and Seniors School job = 60 hours Most students serve as support aids to our 7 th and 8 th grade classes.
+ Summer Orientation
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+ Engagement Rubric
+ Turn and Talk What is one thing that surprised you when reading the rubric? What are three skills Teaching Assistants are working on? What new question do you have?
+ Questions for our TAs Why are you a Teaching Assistant? How do you know that you are making a learning difference? How do you believe your work shapes and changes the school culture of Parker? How has being a Séptimo TA changed you?
+ Turn & Talk How might you engage student leaders in the facilitation of your class on Monday?
+ Q&A What questions do you have?