1. Westfield State Proficiency Academy
Rita A. Oleksak
Director of Foreign Languages/ELL
Glastonbury Public Schools
July 17, 2016

2. Professional Development
Department meetings
Department trainings
OPIc, MOPI, Sans/Sony, IPA, Crossing Major Borders, Articulated Curriculum Writing
District PD
Building-level
Department-level
Conferences
AATSP
ACTFL
CT COLT
MaFLA
NECTFL
NNELL

3. Glastonbury Curriculum Foreign Language Grades 1-12
GRADE THREE EXPECTATIONS In third grade, students receive Spanish instruction three times a week for 25 minutes with lessons centered on the essential question: “What do we find in our global community?” The cultural contexts for third grade instruction are Spain and China which parallel the third grade Social Studies curriculum. Students learn the Spanish language and hispanic culture through direct instruction, stories, poems, songs, games, and activities. Students who meet expectations in third grade can communicate on very familiar topics using a variety of words and phrases that they have practiced and memorized. Students are also beginning to combine words and phrases to create simple sentences, sometimes supported by memorized language. The topics covered in third grade include world geography, fruits and animals from around the world, and more.  Students can recognize some familiar words, phrases and simple sentences from these topics when they hear them spoken or see them written. Students can also introduce themselves, say hello and goodbye, express how they are feeling, respond to and ask simple questions.

4. Assessments External Assessments Students OPIc
6-Level Students (French, Spanish, Russian) - (236)
WPT
AAPPL
5th Grade (Spanish) - (431)
8th Grade (Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese) –(545)
HSK/YCT
All Chinese Students
ALIRA
All Latin Students - (225)
Common Assessments
Students
Mid-Term Exam
All language students Grades 1-12
Final Exam