World Language Middle School CIA Meeting August 27, 2012

Sign-in Sheet Introductions WL Department Agenda Assessment Calendar Pink Sheets CIA Binders/Book Curriculum Folders Welcome to School Year!

Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience. The United States must educate students who are linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate successfully in a pluralistic American society and abroad. This imperative envisions a future in which ALL students will develop and maintain proficiency in English and at least one other language, modern or classical. Children who come to school from non-English backgrounds should also have opportunities to develop further proficiencies in their first language. - ACTFL Statement of Philosophy Big Rocks I

Standards ACTFL CT Framework Implementing the Standards Begin with the curriculum What are the Big Rocks? Curriculum Unit Daily lessons Big Rock Chart Big Rocks I (cont.)

Implementing New Curriculum

Thank You to our Author Teams! Wiki Site Big Rock Activity Sheet List of Required Items Meet by language groups to: review revised curriculum (required items) Fill in Big Rock Activity Sheet (Unit 1) Whole Group: Share Unit 1 Big Rocks Level I Revised Curriculum

TELL Document Teacher resource tool/Teval ACTFL Proficiency Document Oral proficiency Measurement Can Do Survey SpIt SpIt September & May TELL Teacher Effectiveness Language Learning

Your Key Areas for What is your “Big Rock”? What will this look like in your classroom? Supervisor survey Teacher Support Group – 9/12/12 Book Club – 9/27/12 Next CIA meeting: October 22 middle school October 29 high school Pink sheets Feedback forms Big Rocks II