Past Conferences
2023 FLAND Summer Conference and Book Study
“Finding Common Ground”
March 1 - August 1: 10 assignment Asynchronous Book Study (only for those seeking PD credit)
August 3 - 4: Hampton Inn and Suites Northwest; Bismarck, ND (conference)
Join the Foreign Language Association of North Dakota (FLAND) for the 2023 Summer Conference course, "Finding Common Ground." In this conference course, participants will participate in a book study (asynchronously) and also attend (in-person) the FLAND conference August 3 and 4, 2023 at Hampton Inn and Suites Northwest; Bismarck, ND.
To receive 2 Professional Development credits, you must participate in the book study prior to and attend the in-person conference. To receive 1 Professional Development credit, you must complete the book study prior to August 1, 2023. If you do not want Professional Development credits, sign up and attend the conference on August 3 and 4. Attending only the conference does not meet the requirements for hours required for the Professional Development credits.
The central piece of this course will be the book Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom, by Florencia G. Henshaw and Maris D. Hawkins.
Participants will read and complete the assignments outlined below.
Book Study and Conference Fees: Payable to FLAND
Register for FLAND 2023 Conference
Conference Selection:
$195 - FLAND Membership Dues 2023-2024 & Conference Registration (if you are doing the book study and attending the conference, the book study fee is waived)
$70 - FLAND Membership Dues 2023-2024 & Book Study Fee
$175 - FLAND Retired Membership (gratis) & Conference Registration
Professional Development Credit: Through North Dakota University System
$100 for 2 Professional Development Credits for participating in BOTH the book study and conference.
$50 for 1 Professional Development Credit for participating in the online, asynchronous book study
https://apps2.ndsu.edu/dce-course-list/classdetails/ClassObj::282
Once you have paid your registration fee to FLAND, you will receive an invite to join a Google Classroom for the book study portion, which you will work on at your own pace.
Section I: SLA Pedagogy
Assignment 1
Read: Preface, Some Notes on Terminology and Chapter 1: Guiding Principles
Do: Reflect on the chapter and answer 5 of the 12 Discussion and Expansion Questions on pages 25-27. OR Choose 1 of the 3 Observation and Application questions on page 27-28. Submit on Google Classroom.
Assignment 2
Read: Chapter 2: Goals and Assessment
Do: Reflect on the chapter and answer 5 of the 13 Discussion and Expansion Questions on pages 60-63. OR Choose 1 of the3 Observation and Application questions on page 63-64. Submit on Google Classroom.
Section II: Interpretive Communication (Chapters 3-4)
Assignment 3
Read: Chapter 3: Input, pages 67-84
Do: Complete the pretest on page 67 and “In a nutshell” on page 84. Submit on Google Classroom.
Assignment 4
Read: Chapter 3: Input; What Does It Look Like in the Classroom, pages 85-98
Do: Reflect on the chapter and answer 5 of the 13 Discussion and Expansion Questions on pages 99-101. OR Choose 1 of the 3 Observation and Application questions on page 102. Submit on Google Classroom.
Assignment 5
Read: Chapter 4:Reading, Listening, Viewing, pages 103-116
Do: Complete the pretest on page 103 and “In a nutshell” on page 116. Submit on Google Classroom.
Assignment 6
Read: Chapter 4:Reading, Listening, Viewing; What Does It Look Like in the Classroom pages 117-128
Do: Reflect on the chapter and answer 3 of the 8 Discussion and Expansion Questions on pages 129-130. OR Choose 1 of the 3 Observation and Application questions on pages 130-131. Submit on Google Classroom.
Section III: Presentational and Interpersonal Communication (Chapters 5-6)
Assignment 7
Read: Chapter 5: Output, pages 135-144
Do: Complete the pretest on page 135 and “In a nutshell” on page 144. Submit on Google Classroom.
Assignment 8
Read: Chapter 5: Output; What Does It Look Like in the Classroom pages 145-157.
Do: Reflect on the chapter and answer 5 of the13 Discussion and Expansion Questions on pages 158-159. OR Choose 1 of the 3 Observation and Application questions on pages 160. Submit on Google Classroom.
Assignment 9
Read: Chapter 6: Interaction, pages 161-174
Do: Complete the pretest on page 161 and “In a nutshell” on page 174. Submit on Google Classroom.
Assignment 10
Read: Chapter 6;Interaction; What Does It Look Like in the Classroom pages 175-183
Epilogue: Reality Check, pages 189-195.
Do: Reflect on the chapter and answer 4 of the 10 Discussion and Expansion Questions on pages 184-186. OR Choose 1 of the 3 Observation and Application questions on pages 186-187. Submit on Google Classroom.
All discussion questions must be completed by August 1, 2023 for Professional Development credit.
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Let's get together!
Please join us at the Bistro Wednesday night for social hour from 6-8 to relax before the conference begins. (1103 E. Front Ave, Bismarck. This is optional. There will be food and drinks available for purchase.)
And also join us at Fort Lincoln State Park Commissary for the FLAND Awards Banquet on Thursday, August 3. FLAND will cover the entrance fee for all vehicles entering the park. Our social hour will begin at 6 PM, followed by a buffet meal catered by Lady J's at 7 PM. All Current and Retired Foreign Language teachers and guests are invited. Cost is $40 per plate. Retired members who would like to attend the banquet, but not the conference should email Erika Feole at treasurerfland@gmail.com for payment options.
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Conference Schedule
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
6:00-8:00 PM Social at the Bistro, Bismarck
Thursday, August 3, 2023
8:30-9:00 Registration and Silent Auction Open
9:00-12:30 Session 1: Assessment Maris D. Hawkins
12:30-2:00 Lunch and Membership Meeting
2:00-5:00 Session 2: Input Maris D. Hawkins
6:00-7:00 Banquet Social Hour @ Fort Lincoln State Park
7:00-.... Banquet @ Fort Lincoln State Park
Friday, August 4, 2023
8:00-8:30 Silent Auction Open
8:30-11:30 Session 3: Output Maris D. Hawkins
11:30-12:45 Lunch and AAT Meetings
12:45-3:00 Session 4: Feedback Maris D. Hawkins
3:00 Closing
REQUIRED STUDENT MATERIALS
Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom by Florencia G. Henshaw and Maris D. Hawkins
ISBN- 13: 978-1-64793-006-6
Evaluation Plan:
S/Satisfactory
U/Unsatisfactory
- Handed in all reflections on Google Classroom before August 1, 2023
- Participated in all assigned Flipgrids
- Attended and participated in the in-person conference August 3&4 (2 credit option)
- Did not read the assigned material
- Did not hand in the assigned reflections on Google Classroom
- Did not participate in all assigned Flipgrid discussions
- Did not attend the in-person conference August 3&4 (2 credit option)
Accommodations:
Hampton Inn and Suites Bismarck Northwest
2020 Schafer St. Bismarck, ND 58501
701-751-5656
Reserve your Room! - Special block rate!
https://bit.ly/BookYourRoomHamptonInn
If you'd like to arrive early and visit the park on your own time, consider purchasing a daily or annual pass to visit this peaceful historical site and learn about the early settlements on the prairie.
Check out this awesome zoo! So many animals and fun for all ages.
Bringing the family? Check out the waterpark in Mandan with waterslides, a lazy river, and a kids play area.
Check out the State Capitol Building and while there, definitely take the elevator to the top!
From dinosaurs to today, this museum has awesome displays of all sorts of historic items special to North Dakota and the prairie.
More fun! Rides, mini golf, bank shot basketball - all for a very reasoble price.
Social on Friday, January 27th and Conference on Saturday, January 28th
Sponsored by the Foreign Language Association of North Dakota (FLAND)
Friday, January 27, 2023
Social: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Badlands Bar and Grill, 1400 31st Ave SW, Minot, ND. Gluten-free and vegetarian options will be available.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Conference: 8:30 AM - 3:45 PM, Central Campus 215 1st St SE, Minot, ND 58701
Park in the lot on the East side of the school.
Enter through door #8 on the North Side of the building. Follow the signs upstairs to the second floor and enter room #221 for our conference room. Room #225 will have the silent auction and swap shop.
8:30-9:00 Registration, Silent Auction and Swap Shop Opens Room #225
Please consider bringing a donation for the Silent Auction. Bids will begin at $5. Items valued below $5 should be placed in the Swap Shop.
9:00-10:30 Workshop session #1 – Integrated Performance Assessments
10:30-12:30 Membership meeting / lunch
Lunch will be catered in from Qdoba. Lunch is included with the cost of the conference.
12:30-1:15 Workshop session #2 -- Rubrics and Scales
1:15-2:15 Small Group Time --
Language Groups Meeting - AATG/Spanish/Language Organizations meet – as they finish shifting into planning your own IPA’s and applying the rubrics and scales to your own curriculum.
2:15-3:45 Workshop session #3 -- Reflection on Assessments and Goal Setting
3:45 Closing remarks.
Silent Auction closes, pay for items
Accommodations:Hotel rooms may be reserved under the block for FLAND. The deadline for reservations under the block is December 31st. Single king for $99 OR Double queen for $109.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
300 37th Ave, SW
Minot, ND 58701
(701}-837-1200
Registration can be found online for this conference You may pay by check or PayPal.. Please fill out the Google Form.
https://bit.ly/FLAND2023WinterConferenceRegistration
Cost
$60 - 2022-23 FLAND Dues & Winter Conference
$30 - Winter Conference (FLAND dues already paid)
Check payable to FLAND.
Mail to:
Erika Feole
Red River High School
2211 17th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Online payment through PayPal
An invoice will be sent to the given email above in 3-5 business days. There is an additional $2 fee you must add to your total.
2022 Summer Conference - Printable
“Words and Actions”
2022 FLAND Summer Conference
June 6 - August 15, 2022
June 6 - August 1 Asynchronous Book Study
August 9 and 10 - Conference at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
August 15 – Submit Unit Plan
Join the Foreign Language Association of North Dakota (FLAND) for their 2022 Summer Conference course, "Words and Actions." In this conference course, participants will participate in a book study (asynchronously) and also attend (in-person) the FLAND conference August 9 and 10, 2022 at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. To receive 2 Professional Development credits, participants must participate in both the book study and in-person conference.
The central piece of this course will be the book Words and Actions: Teaching Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice, by Cassandra Glynn, Pamela Wesely, and Beth Wassel.
Participants will read and complete the assignments outlined below. They will bring that learning to the in-person conference and work on adapting an existing unit or lessons for Social Justice. At the end of the conference, participants will have a new or modified unit to bring to their students that has the lens of Social Justice. This Unit Plan will be submitted as the final project.
Suggested schedule for the online component of the book study.
PART 1: Introduction and Preparing to Teach (Intro-Chapter 2)
Week 1: June 6 (3 hours)
Read: Foreward, Preface, Chapter 1: Introduction
Do: Answer 3 of the 4 Chapter 1 Discussion questions on page 13 and submit on Google Classroom
Week 2: June 13 (3 hours)
Read: Chapter 2: Preparing to Teach for Social Justice
Do: Answer 3 of the 4 Chapter 2 Discussion questions on page 29 and submit on Google Classroom
FlipGrid: Reflect on Part 1; What are you thinking about your own teaching experience?
PART 2: Units and Planning (Chapters 3-5)
Week 3: June 20 (2 hours)
Read: Chapter 3: Creating Original Social Justice Units
Do: Answer 3 of the 4 Chapter 3 Discussion questions on page 42 and submit on Google Classroom
Week 4: June 27 (2 hours)
Read: Chapter 4: Adapting Existing Curricula for Social Justice
Do: Answer 3 of the 4 Chapter 4 Discussion questions on page 61-62 and submit on Google Classroom
Week 5: July 4 (3 hours)
Read: Chapter 5: Planning Daily Lessons
Do: Answer 4 of the 5 Chapter 5 Discussion questions on page 77 and submit on Google Classroom
FlipGrid: Reflect on your reading of Chapters 3-5: What are you thinking about your own teaching experience? What unit would you like to create or adapt for Social Justice? (You will work on this unit in August at the in-person conference.)
PART 3: Implications in Teaching (Chapter 6-8 and Appendices)
Week 6: July 11 (2 hours)
Read: Chapter 6: Critical Moments
Do: Answer 3 of the 4 Chapter 6 Discussion questions on page 88 and submit on Google Classroom
Week 7: July 18 (2 hours)
Read: Chapter 7: Self-Assessment and Reflection
Do: Answer 4 of the 6 Chapter 7 Discussion questions on pages 97-98 and submit on Google Classroom
Week 8: July 25 (3 hours)
Read: Chapter 8: Moving Forward
Do: Answer the 3 Discussion questions on page 106 and submit on Google Classroom
FlipGrid: Reflect on your reading of Chapters 6-8: What are you thinking about your own teaching experience? Where are you in regards to the Unit you will adapt for Social Justice? What questions do you have for Dr. Glynn now so they can be answered in August?
Please have all Discussion questions and FlipGrids handed in/completed by August 1, 2022 to help with grading for Professional Development credit.
Unit will be workshopped at the Conference.
Final Units will be submitted on or before August 15, 2022 for Professional Development credit.
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Conference - Concordia College, Moorhead, MN – Jones AB
Tuesday, August 9, 2019
8:30-9:00 Registration and Silent Auction Open
9:00-11:00 Session 1: Crosswalk and Review of North Dakota’s Indigenous and World Language Standards (2022) (Emily Parrill)
11:00-12:30 Session 2: Cassie Glynn
12:30-2:00 Lunch and Membership Meeting
2:00-5:00 Session 3: Cassie Glynn
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
8:00-8:30 Silent Auction Open
8:30-11:30 Session 4: Cassie Glynn
11:30-12:45 Lunch and AAT Meetings
12:45-3:00 Session 5: Cassie Glynn
3:00 Closing
Monday, August 15, 2022
Do: Submit your completed revised or new unit plan on Google Classroom
REQUIRED STUDENT MATERIALS:
Words and Actions: Teaching Languages Through the Lens of Social Justice by Cassandra Glynn Pamela Wesely, and Beth Wassell (Second Edition)
ISBN 978-1-942544-63-0
Evaluation Plan:
S/Satisfactory
- Handed in all reflections before August 8, 2022
- Participated in all assigned Flipgrid
- Attended and participated in the in-person conference August 9&10
- Created an adapted or new unit/lessons for Social Justice
- Submitted Unit Plan on or before August 15
U/Unsatisfactory
- Did not follow the outlined schedule for reading the assigned material
- Did not participate in all assigned Flipgrid discussions
- Did not attend the in-person conference August 9 & 10
- Did not create nor adapt a unit or lessons for Social Justice
- Did not create/submit unit
Click here to register ---> Conference Registration
The WHY:
An Online Encounter
2020 FLAND Summer Collaboration
June 14th - August 4th, 2020
Online
Welcome to FLAND’s 2020 Summer Collaboration “The WHY: An Online Encounter.”
We are so glad to have you join us for this unique encounter. As we dive into the study of Bill VanPatten’s thought-provoking, yet accessible book, While We’re On The Topic, we know that you will be challenged to think about your teaching in a more critical way and what better way to do that than to do it with friends with whom you can talk through the substantive work.
During this Summer Collaboration, we will take the opportunity to focus on the WHY:
Why do we make the choices that we do in our teaching strategies? We would like to challenge all participants to unite in reflection this year and to consider their own WHY. While reading the book, answering questions and, responding to other participants’ responses, we will consider the best practices of Second Language Acquisition and how they are best appropriated in our classrooms. Additionally, we will discuss the important connection between our practices and their alignment with ACTFL.
Thank you for your patience with us as we have navigated something new for this summer. We appreciate that so much. Hopefully, you have ordered and received your copy of the book and that you are ready to DIVE IN! We apologize that we did not have the whole summer experience ALL planned out months in advance as we normally do, but planning for a lot of unknowns weighed heavily on us all, and we wanted to do the best we could under the circumstances to provide you with an event that would be time well-spent. Without further ado, join us for the FLAND 2020 Summer Collaboration.
Please click through the following presentation or click the link to go to the presentation for all of the Collaboration information:
A Few Notes:
*Feel free to begin reading the Prologue and doing the week’s assignment, even if your registrations through FLAND and NDUS are not complete. You will have until July 1st to complete the registration process.
*Registration for the FLAND part of our Collaboration will be done online. You will have the option to mail in your payment or use PayPal.
Registration and 20-21 Dues for FLAND Members: $30
Registration for Non-FLAND Members: $35
Registration and 20-21 Dues for Student Members: $20
Registration for Retired (gratis) Members: $10
If mailing, make your check payable to FLAND and send to
Kristine Middleton
707 25th Ave S
Grand Forks, ND 58201
*Registration for the credit will be done through NDSU, MSU, or UND. The URL for the credit through NDUS will close on July 10th, after which, the credit will no longer be available.
*In order to access Flipgrid, you will need a Google or Microsoft account.
Suggested Dates for Completion of Work:
Sunday, June 14th-June 20th, 2020
Welcome
Flipgrid Tutorial
Prologue and Wait! Before You Begin Reading
“While We’re on the Topic” by Bill VanPatten
Flipgrid Response: Introduction
Sunday, June 21st-June 27th, 2020
CLT 1 Teaching Communicatively Implies a Definition of Communication
Flipgrid response to one question and two comments on other participants’ responses
Sunday, June 28th-July 4th, 2020
CLT 2 Language is Too Abstract and Complex to Teach and Learn Explicitly
Flipgrid response to one question and two comments on other participants’ responses
Sunday, July 5th-July 11th, 2020
CLT 3 Language Acquisition is Constrained by Internal and External Factors
Flipgrid response to one question and two comments on other participants’ responses
Sunday, July 12th-July 18th, 2020
CLT 4 Instructor and Materials Should Provide Appropriate Level Input (and Interaction)
Flipgrid response to one question and two comments on other participants’ responses
Sunday, July 19th-July 25th, 2020
CLT 5 Tasks Should Form the Backbone of Communicative Curriculum
Flipgrid response to one question and two comments on other participants’ responses
Sunday, July 26th-August 1st, 2020
CLT 6 Any Focus on Form Should be Input-Oriented and Meaning-Based
Flipgrid response to one question and two comments on other participants’ responses
Sunday, August 2nd-Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
Wait! Before You Read The Epilogue and Epilogue
Flipgrid: compose questions for author, Bill VanPatten, to be shared with him during our Zoom with him.
Monday, July 27th, 2020
WHY Videos by Internationally-known Presenters shared asynchronously.
Members watch at their own pace.
WHY Video Presenters:
Mira Canion
AnneMarie Chase
Elizabeth Dentlinger
Erica Peplinski
Justin Slocum Bailey
Annabelle Williamson
Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
One-hour Zoom, required for those seeking credit.
One-hour Zoom, (optional) to discuss the WHY videos
Saturday, August 15th, 2020
All work must be completed by this date
2019 Summer Conference
“Growing Minds, Building Community”
Featuring guest presenter Amy Marshall
Tuesday, July30th – Thursday, August 1st
Dickinson Middle School; 2675 21st St W; Dickinson, ND 58601
*All times are listed in Mountain Time*
Monday, July 29th Social
Social: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Phat Fish Brewery 1031 W Villard St; Dickinson, ND
Tuesday, July 30th
Conference: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm – Dickinson Middle School; 2675 21st St W; Dickinson, ND
8:30-9:00 Registration, Silent Auction, and Swap Shop (location)
9:00-9:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks about CI
9:30-10:15 Central States Information: Paula Williams
10:15-12:00 Card Talk: Amy Marshall
12:00-1:45 Membership Meeting (catered lunch, additional cost)
1:45-4:30 Games/Activities for Low/Med/High Output: Amy Marshall
4:30-5:30 Use of Technology: Amy Marshall
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Conference: 8:45 am – 2:45 pm – Dickinson Middle School; 2675 21st St W; Dickinson, ND
8:45-9:00 Silent Auction and Swap Shop Open
9:00-11:00 Special Person Interviews with Write and Discuss: Amy Marshall
11:00-12:15 Lunch (on your own)
12:15-2:45 Reading: Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) and Class Novels: Amy Marshall & Laura Abuhl
4:15 - late Medora; meet at 4:15 at Hawthorn Suites (Optional: additional cost)
Thursday, August 1st, 2019
8:30-9:30 ND-AATG Meeting/Gathering
Conference: 9:45 am – 3:30 pm – Dickinson Middle School; 2675 21st St W; Dickinson, ND
9:45-10:00 Silent Auction and Swap Shop Open
10:00-12:30 Embedded Readings: Amy Marshall & Laura Abuhl
12:30-1:15 Lunch (catered, additional cost)
1:15-3:15 Using Comprehensible Language to Play Mafia: Amy Marshall & Laura Abuhl
3:15-3:20 Conference Closing Session
3:20-3:30 Wrap up Silent Auction
CSCTFL Topics: Paula Williams, Dickinson Public Schools, Dickinson
Paula had the opportunity to go to Central States Conference this past spring. She will share briefly on the sessions she attended. She will share information on “Leadership and Growing Foreign Language Programs” and “Using Music to Teach.”
Guest Presenter: Amy Marshall, Dudley Middle School, Massachusetts
Amy Mar
shall has an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in Spanish and Secondary Education. She has her Master’s degree from Middlebury College in Spanish Language and Literature. She has been teaching for 18 years at the college, high school and middle school levels. For the past 11 years Amy has been teaching Spanish to children in grades 6-8. She used to be a passionate grammar teacher, but once she discovered the world of TPRS and other comprehensible input teaching techniques, there was no denying the success that she was seeing in her students and no turning back for her! She is on a journey to constantly question and challenge herself and to become the best that she can be at this craft. It is exciting to have this growing community of like-minded educators to share and work with and to learn from! Amy has led various local professional development workshops in the last several years to both members of her regional school district as well as other local school districts. She has presented at Express Fluency in Vermont, NTPRS and will be a featured presenter this summer at NTPRS. When Amy is not teaching, she is a mother of five amazing kids, wife to a great guy and zookeeper to two rabbits, four cats, one dog and a horse. If she’s not playing with her kids, she’s working with her horse or hiding somewhere reading a book.
Card Talk
In our classrooms, we want to plug in and connect with our kids right from the beginning of the year. Card talk is an activity that can be easily incorporated in the classroom starting on day one to begin conversations and lay the foundation of building a classroom community that will exist in your classroom for the entire year. This is an activity that has applications in all levels and for all ages of language instruction. Come and learn how to use this simple, no prep activity to start conversations about what is most important to our students…anything about themselves and their lives. The connections that students are able to make with you as their teacher and other students will pay off continually as the year goes on.
Games and Activities for Low/Med/High Output
Having a bag of tricks with strategies to use for most scenarios can be a lifesaving tool for a teacher! In this session we will explore a variety of games and activities that range from short brain breaks (requiring no output from students) to games that could last a whole class period (requiring student driven output). These are games and activities that could be used in any level classroom and will all be very low/no prep required. Come ready to try these games and activities out and to brainstorm modifications and different uses for them that we can all share and use to make our bag of teaching tricks even bigger!
Use of Technology: Using Snapchat and Bitmoji to Spice Up Your Class
If we are going to connect with our students, there is no better way than to meet them where they are, and they are deep into the tools of the social media world. Let’s investigate some easy ways to show our students that we can connect with them in their world through short videos, pictures, stickers, memes and more! We will be using phones for this session and will help you to set up accounts and create a Bitmoji step by step. Get ready to engage in technology creativity with scaffolding for the very beginners right up through those who feel proficient in technology. Get ready to engage your creativity!
Special Person Interviews
Continuing to build community in our classroom throughout the year is so important. Once we get plugged into our students, we need to stay plugged in. There are many ways to do this, but the Special Person Interview is a special experience that really celebrates each student and at the same time creates a wonderful springboard for discussion, exploration and connection within your classroom. This one activity alone will set your class apart from the rest of your students’ classes. This is the one class they can come to and share and learn about each other. They have the chance to find out what is important to everyone AND at the same time thoroughly acquire the target language. It is quite a special thing to accomplish ALL of that AND have students feeling encouraged as you just talked with them and listened to them!
Write and Discuss
Modeled after an ELA strategy called Language Experience Approach, Write and Discuss allows you to take any input that you have had in class and put it into writing. This enables you to offer a variety of additional input opportunities for the students. For example, if it’s Monday and you spent 10 minutes discussing what your students did over the weekend, stop and do Write and Discuss. Students will repeat back the input they remember from the conversation and the teacher will either write it on the board or use a document camera so that the students can see the language coming to life right before their eyes.
Reading: Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) and Class Novels
Reading is such an important part of language acquisition. We all know that, but sometimes the idea of introducing it as a part of our class that teacher and students enjoy can be intimidating and overwhelming. This session will discuss and play with a variety of different options for incorporating reading into your classroom including different ways to implement Free Voluntary Reading and different approaches to teaching a class novel. We will also discuss novels that are culturally appropriate, available and which levels they are best suited to. If you read novels or articles in your class, bring your thoughts and ideas about which novels you prefer for which levels and why!
Embedded Readings
Created by Laurie Clarcq and Michelle Whaley, an Embedded Reading is a collection of three or more scaffolded versions of a text designed to prepare students to comprehend texts that they perceive to be beyond their ability. The scaffolding of the different versions builds success, confidence, and interest in reading. In this session, you will learn the nuts and bolts of embedded readings and practice creating them from the top down and from the bottom up. Each technique has its own unique benefits and functionality.
Mafia
In case you do not know about this VERY fun role-play game and its potential in the world language classroom, here is an explanation by Martina Bex, from The Comprehensible Classroom: “Mafia is a role-play comprehensible input game in which a poor town is being tormented by the evil Mafia. The police force is working tirelessly to identify the perpetrators of the heinous crimes being committed while the local doctor does everything in his or her power to save the victims of the Mafia’s unconscionable attacks. The local news reporter is the only one safe from the Mafia, and he or she bears the burden of informing the townspeople of the Mafia’s every move.” In this session, we will demonstrate how to play this game in a language class and highlight ways to tweak it for the level of your students. We will also PLAY Mafia!!
Membership meeting
The membership meeting will include a catered lunch (separate cost).
Don’t miss out on the membership meeting to stay informed of FLAND updates as well as state and an update on the Seal of Biliteracy.
Medora
Dinner and a Show... Join us Wednesday, July 30 for an adventure west. We will depart from Dickinson Hawthorn Suites at 4:15pm with a caravan (please note if you are willing to be a driver) to the breathtaking historic town of Medora, just a short 40 minute drive. Once there, we will first savor Pitchfork Steak Fondue and take in the views of the Badlands. Savor your steak (vegetarian option available) as you overlook the picturesque Badlands. Your steak comes with fresh fruit, salad, coleslaw, vegetables, baked beans, garlic toast, baked potatoes, brownies, cinnamon-sugar donuts, lemonade and coffee. You may even enjoy a beer or glass of wine while being serenaded with western melodies performed live by The Coal Diggers Band from the Medora Musical. Next, we will take a seat in the Burning Hills Amphitheatre for the big show. The Medora Musical is professionally produced, with high energy western style musical and is proudly dedicated to the legacy of America’s 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt. We will sit as a group and your families and/or are welcome to join us. Indicate on your registration how many tickets you would like for the musical and supper.
Hotel Info
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Dickinson
1170 Roughrider BlvdDickinson, ND 58601Phone: (701) 483-7829The room rate is $83.70 per night.Hotel Block: July 29 - August 2 (mention FLAND)
SAVE THE DATE
January 25th & 26th 2019
Grand Forks, ND
Once again we are excited to announce our Winter Conference with its theme “Pay it Forward”.
The conference program & registration form will be available in December.
Accommodations:
Hotel rooms may be reserved under FLAND.
Book Quick!
Best Western: King Bed for $125
3350 32nd Ave South
Grand Forks, ND
(701-775-5000)
AmericInn: Double Room for $99
1820 S Columbia RD
Grand Forks, ND
(701-780-9925)
The Friday night social will start at 6:30pm with the location to be determined.
This is a hockey weekend in Grand Forks, that means that you should book your hotel ASAP!And if you want to take in a game watching North Dakota's finest hockey team, get your tickets now too at: theralph.com or Ticketmaster.com or Stubhub.com
Tickets cost around $49 initially.
2018 Summer Conference
Schedule of Events
2018 Winter Conference for Foreign Language Teachers:
“Bring It Back; Pay It Forward”
Saturday, January 27, from 8:15 am – 3:30 pm, with Social on Friday, January 26, beginning at 7:30 pm
Sponsored by the Foreign Language Association of North Dakota (FLAND)
Schedule
Friday, January 26
Social: 7:30 pm at Santa Lucía Restaurante, 1109 38th St. S. (just north of West Acres). Individuals order from the menu which features Greek and Italian food.
Saturday, January 27
Conference: 8:15 am-3:30 pm, Fargo South High School, 1840 15th Ave. S., Fargo, ND 58103
2017 FLAND Summer Conference
August 7-9, 2017
Grand Forks & Winnipeg
Mark you calendars now for the 2017 FLAND Summer Conference!
The 2017 FLAND Summer Conference for Foreign Language Teachers is a conference for all current, retired, and pre-service foreign language teachers who are members of FLAND. The goal of the summer conference is to bring local and regional foreign language teachers together to participate in professional development sessions on current best practices in foreign language education.
This summer's conference, “Utilizing Travel to Enhance Foreign Language Instruction and Learning," will actively engage participants in activities that will prepare them to be group leaders of foreign or domestic travel. The conference will highlight how to plan meaningful travel activities for students and explore ways to get students engaged with travel destinations and cultures and use their language skills when traveling. We will also examine our role as Foreign Language teachers in the understanding and fostering of human rights around the globe.
To immerse ourselves in the above, the 2017 FLAND Summer Conference will take place in Grand Forks the first day then travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba, for the second and third days. Conference participants will engage in exploration of the cultures of Canada that including historic French-Canadian culture, the cultures of new Canadians from around the world as represented in Folklorama, and a visit to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
The 2017 FLAND Summer Conference will be offered for one credit of continuing education pending approval. Information about the conference and registration forms will also be posted via FLAND's listserv and Facebook page.
The FLAND Summer Conference is a great way to connect with other Foreign Language teachers and grow professionally in the realm of Foreign Language teaching.
Please join us for this exciting opportunity!
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2016-2017 Winter Conference: "Bring It Back; Pay It Forward"
Join us in Bismarck January 28th for a day of collaboration, learning, and reinvigorating time. It is the middle of winter and the start of a new semester. We all need that extra push from our supportive colleagues to keep a positive attitude to end the year. The conference will focus on those who have had the opportunity to attend the regional and national conferences. They will share with us what they have learned and how we can implement these ideas in our classrooms. Other presenters include Cara Cody-Braun and Martina Dvorak. Click on the form below to print off and send in your registration by January 22nd.