1. Connections- Connect with other disciplines and Acquire Information Stefanie Picmann Whitney Rantz Jessica Geroux

2. What does connections mean to you in relation to learning and teaching??

3. What are connections? Relating content from one subject area to another.

4. Example Example of TE302 Does anyone else have any personal examples of using connections in the classroom?

5. Why are connections important? Connections shift students’ focus from language acquisition to broader learning experiences Opens up students access to information Increases students interest to learning Students can apply knowledge from one class to other classes Makes learning new things easier through knowledge learned in other classes

6. Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language

7. Progress Indicators Grade 4: Students demonstrate an understanding about basic concepts learned in other subject areas in the target language.

8. Progress Indicators Grade 8: Students discuss topics from other school subjects in the target language. Students comprehend articles or short videos in the target language on topics being studied in other classes. Students present reports in the target language on topics being studied in other classes.

9. Progress Indicators Grade 12 Students discuss more advanced topics from other school subjects in the target language Students acquire information from a variety of sources written in the target language about a topic being studied in other subjects

10. Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.

11. Progress Indicators Grade 4 Students read, listen to, and talk about age appropriate school content, folk tales, short stories, poems, and songs written for native speakers of the target language

12. Progress Indicators Grade 8 Students use sources intended for same age speakers of the target language to prepare reports on topics of personal interest, or those with which that have limited previous experience

13. Progress Indicators Grade 12 Students use a variety of sources intended for same age speakers of the target language to prepare reports on topics and compare these to information obtained on the same topics written in English