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What is a Webinar?
Okay, it's a weird word, but don't let it scare you. :o) A webinar is a way for me to show you things on my computer and talk to you about them. It's also a way we can interact together so you can ask questions and I can answer them right then. It's a web seminar. All you need is a computer that has Flash installed (98% of all computers already have it), a sound card and speakers (a headset with mic is recommended for interaction). See the webinar FAQs if you have questions or the webinar CALENDAR to view upcoming webinar dates.
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Technology Ideas for Language Assessments
Tuesday,
May 15, 2012
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm eastern
COST: $10
Paper and pencil tests might be able to measure a small portion of a student's mastery of a language, technology can help us expand the range of skills we're looking for in our students. In this webinar, we'll take you through some ways of using free (or low cost) online websites and software to assess your students and their acquisition of the target language. We'll start with a brief introduction to Quia, and then move on to using mashups, audio and video drop boxes and conversations on the CLEAR site. We'll also take you on a tour of websites that allow your students to make their own comics and animations (and add their own voice to them), discover Microsoft's Mouse Mischief, and many others!
Integrating Music into the Language Curriculum
Tuesday,
May 22, 2012 (will be available as a
recording only as of 5/23)
8:00 pm to 9:15 pm eastern
COST: $10
Music can be both a valuable and enjoyable way of bringing comprehensible input to your students. Most teenagers may not be able to memorize information for their classes, but if you play their favorite songs, you'll notice they know every word in them. When we use music as a tool in our classes, we can improve our students' comprehension and add to their cultural knowledge at the same time. In this webinar, we'll discuss ideas for utilizing three types of music: folk music, popular music, and educational music, and we'll see how well-timed music can be used to create a repetitious din of the target language that stays with the students throughout the day.
Advanced Spanish
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COST: FREE
Are you a Spanish teacher who would like to brush up on your Spanish? Our profe Benito is going to host a class for those who want to participate in an upper level Spanish time. Come join us for an evening of practice. Click here to join the webinar room. No registration is necessary for this class.
ARCHIVED TEACHER TRAINING:
Steps to Strides Series
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The Steps to Strides Series are six webinars geared towards moving teachers from those small, beginning steps to more confident, great strides in using TPRS® in their classroom.
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1-TPRS® for Toe-Dippers
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COST: $10
If you're new to TPRS® or have only dabbled in it so far, this webinar will help you take the next step to incorporate more TPRS® into your classroom routines. You'll also hear some easy ways to build yor circling skills before you launch into storytelling. If you aren't sure where to start, this is the perfect beginner's webinar.
TPRS® for Toe-Dippers Registration:2-Building the TPRS® Foundation
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So, you've decided TPRS® is the route you want to go. In this webinar, we'll discuss setting up your classroom to produce the best results, along with ideas to help you get started implementing TPRS® with your students. This is a great way to start your year with organizational ideas and practical advice for laying a solid foundation to build your TPRS® classroom on.
Building the TPRS® Foundation Registration:3-Focusing on the Structures
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Sometimes we can get so caught up in the vocabulary we need to teach that we lose sight of the structures we are focusing on. In this webinar, we'll look at lists and learn to separate the essentials from the good to knows and the optionals. This will be a hands-on webinar with attendee participation as much as possible. Have your textbook or vocabulary list handy!
Focusing on the Structures Registration:4-Personalizing Your Questions
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Personalizing is more than merely a drill asking each person the same personal question. It is a conversation between the teacher and a student, where the teacher then uses that conversation to draw in the other students. We'll look at the basics of personalization and practice working with it.
Personalizing Your Questions Registration:5-Growing a Story Together
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When students and teachers work together to create a story, student interest and participation will go through the roof. In this webinar, we'll focus on how to get student participation during stories with a few simple techniques as you learn the skill of growing a story together with your class.
Growing a Story Together Registration:6-Comparing and Contrasting for Extra Reps
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In every step of the TPRS® process, we can use comparing and contrasting to help reinforce the structures. This webinar will show you ideas for using parallel stories and break-out PQA during the story to keep the student interest high and increase your repetitions.
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Maintaining the Momentum
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TPRS® can make the class fun, but sometimes the momentum begins to slide after you've been doing stories for a while. In this webinar we'll discuss using other activities to supplement your classes and help keep the momentum going, and also some ideas on how to deal with the physical fatigue factor.
Transitioning to TPRS®
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COST: $10
Now that you've decided to get into TPRS®, how do you start the transition? This webinar will give you ideas on how to ease the transition for your students as you switch from a traditional textbook methodology to TPRS®.
3 Levels + 1 Room = Success
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COST: $10
Are you teaching in a small school? Are you expected to teach a multi-level class with no extra prep time? Wouldn't it be nice if you could teach the same basic thing to everyone and yet have significant growth from all levels? In this session, you will see how TPRS® (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) can be applied effectively to make a successful multi-level classroom.
Managing the Class While TPRS®ing
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Mastering the art of storytelling is only part of the equation when it comes to a real classroom. Interested in some ideas on keeping the students' attention and encouraging their participation? In this webinar we'll go through some tips for managing the students during the three steps of TPRS and ways to motivate them to be more involved in the language acquisition process.
TPRS®-Friendly Assessment Ideas
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COST: $10
It's time to think outside the box! Paper and pencil assessments aren't always the most accurate way of showing how proficient our students are in the language. In this session you will be introduced to various other types of assessments that will free up more time in class and possibly more time for you as a teacher.
Reading Together
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Reading is a vital part of the TPRS® method, but many students don't like to read on their own. How can you engage the students while also teaching them to read in another language? In this hour session, presenter Deb Read will take you through the steps of reading together with the entire class using Chalkboard Productions' Big Screen Readers, using circling and personalized questions and answers that can be used with any material you read together with your class.
Digitial Storytelling with Alice
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2 Hours
COST: $10
Alice is a free 3-D animation program that can be an effective way for students to illustrate a story in any language. Although originally created for beginning computer programming students, Alice is easy for anyone to use. Students enjoy watching their stories come to life. The program can also be used to upload their creations to YouTube.
In this webinar, we'll learn the steps to set up an Alice world, including adding objects, animating those objects, using billboards, making speech bubbles, as well as inserting sounds and recorded voices.
Devising
Effective Rubrics
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COST: $10
Rubrics can be an effective evaluation tool, especially when you use the TPRS® method. Do you need some ideas for creating rubrics that are not only effective but accurately give the students a picture of where they stand with their language learning? This webinar will take you through the basics of setting up a solid rubric and help you create rubrics for various language learning activities.
Helping
the Bread Rise
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COST: $10
Brains use their "down time" to recycle and organize the information they've been given. When you bake bread, you need to give the dough time to rest. During that time, the ingredients come together in new ways and create a structure that gives bread that wonderful fluffy texture. Without time to rest, the dough becomes flat and dense. In a classroom situation, giving the brain short rests can actually create an opportunity for the material you've been covering to combine together in new ways and create the lift of learning you want your students to have. In this webinar, we'll discuss some ideas for short brain rests that will make your teaching time even more productive.
FREE LIVE WEBINARS:
TPRS® Teacher Chat
May
8, 2012
8 pm --
9 pm EDT
COST:
FREE
Do you have questions about using TPRS® in your classroom? Do you wish you had an experienced teacher you could talk to about your specific situation? Do you wonder if others have the same questions as you do? Do you just want to chat with other teachers? Join Chalkboard Productions and presenter Deb Read for this free teacher chat time. There's text chat, voice chat, or you can even use a webcam. Hope to see you!
No registration will be required for this webinar. Just click this link about 10 minutes before it's scheduled to start: http://chalkbrd.adobeconnect.com/qa/ (Or just go in anytime and look around to see what it will look like. Log in as a guest with whatever name you want everyone in the chat room to see.)
ARCHIVED FREE WEBINARS:
TPRS® for the Extremely Skeptical - Archived
Can students really learn another language through listening to stories? Is TPRS® a valid methodology or is it merely another educational fad that will soon pass away? If you are skeptical about this method and wonder if the research supports it, you need to see these facts and test results that might just change your mind, and your classes, forever.
This webinar is now archived. Click here to view.
What in the World is TPRS®? - Archived
Do your students memorize vocabulary for the test and then instantly forget it? Do they struggle through short reading passages? Do they resist actually talking in the language? Join us as we walk through the three steps of TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) during this webinar, and start your students on the fast track to true proficiency in the language. For complete beginners. Great to share with colleagues!
This webinar is now archived. Click here to view.
Alternate Reality Learning - Archived
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you miss it? Click
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Change your classroom into a whole new world! Alternate Reality Learning (ARL) introduces new characters and a new setting for spicing up the language classroom. In this hour session, learn what an ARL is and ideas on implementing it in your own classroom. You'll also see a demonstration of Chalkboard Productions' Duckopolis, Community and Kingdom in action.
The presenter will be Deb Read, creator of these ARL core modules. She is also the owner of Chalkboard Productions and a 22-year veteran French and Spanish teacher.
Help! I Need Ideas for Substitutes! - Archived
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you miss it? Click
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Have you ever
needed a day off because you were under the weather but didn't take it
because it was too much work NOT to teach? Presenter Deb Read has created
an entire ready-to-go substitute lesson plan that gives the students practice
in the four basic skills, even with a sub who doesn't speak the language.
See clips of the DVDs and examples of the worksheets included in the 12-page
worksheet packet that comes included in the DVD price.
TPRS® is a registered trademark by Blaine Ray, creator of the method. Used with permission.
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Student's Point of View
I
ordered a bunch of your stuff awhile back, and as a TPRS teacher, I LOVE
LOVE LOVE your materials more than I can say! They have made my life so
much easier and they've allowed me to make the structures and the vocabulary
100% comprehensible for my students! I just wanted to say that I am assuredly
your biggest fan and I look forward to more! From the bottom of my heart,
THANK YOU!
--Kristy
Just wanted to let you know... I just watched your "Reading with Kids" webinar, which was fabulous,(I have also purchased and used/am using "La Ardilla Azul," "Duckopolis," and "Nuestra Comunidad". I will be watching your Alternate Realities Webinar, as well, though probably not live. Thank you for helping to make me a better teacher, and for helping to make my job easier! Keep the good stuff coming!
---Heather B.
I
so enjoyed your webinar on alternate realities! I have known people who
have studied languages using this method (and loved it). The idea of using
the ducks is so very cute, and I can imagine how much my high school Spanish
students would love all the engaging activities you include!
Thanks again for the great ideas and for a helpful and fun webinar. :)
Melinda N.
Houston
Spanish II
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Steps to Strides Series
1-TPRS® for Toe-Dippers
2-Building the TPRS® Foundation
3-Focusing on the Structures
4-Personalizing Your Questions
5-Growing a Story Together
6-Comparing and Contrasting
Archived Webinars
Maintaining the Momentum
Transitioning to TPRS®
3 Levels + 1 Room = Success
Managing the Class While TPRS®ing
TPRS®-Friendly Assessments
Reading Together
Digital Storytelling with Alice
Devising Effective Rubrics
Helping the Bread Rise