West Virginia Department
of Education
World Language Initiatives
October 13, 2011
Our Collective Journey
• THREE GOALS
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• To meet or exceed state, national and
international curriculum standards that
incorporate acquisition of 21st century skills
through engaging opportunities in the arts,
world languages, health and physical
education, career/technical education as
well as the core subjects of
reading/English/language arts,
mathematics, science and social studies.
Our Collective Journey
• BEHAVE
– To develop the personal skills and
dispositions of wellness, responsibility,
cultural awareness, self-direction, ethical
character and good citizenship in an
environment that is caring and safe.
Our Collective Journey
• ACCOMPLISH
– To graduate from high school prepared
for post-secondary education and career
success through personalized pathways
and guidance that focus students on
productive and satisfying lives.
Language Trekkers
Language Trekkers
• Pre-K
• 18 traditional songs, stories and rhymes
• Available in Chinese, French, Japanese
and Spanish
• Categorized by study projects
• Sample lesson plans
• Media content using puppets, contextual
visuals and audio
Language Trekkers
• Goals
– Exposure
– Foreign words convey meaning
– Attune receptive listening skills
– NOT to provide direct instruction
Language Trekkers
• Aligned with WV Early Learning
Standards Framework
– Social-emotional
– Arts
– Language and Literacy
Language Leaper
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FLAP Grant
Media-based FLES program
Content-related
Space-themed
Currently available in Chinese and
Japanese
• Three times per week for 30 minutes
Language Leaper
• Four thematic units per year
– 15 Instructional episodes per unit
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Discovery Discussion
Teaching Context
Activity 1
Cultural segment
Activity 2
Wrap-up
Song
Teacher Master Screen
Language Leaper
– Assessments per unit
• Assessment 1 – Interpretive Listening –
evaluated by classroom teacher
• Assessment 2 – Presentational – evaluated
by Language Specialist
• Can Do Statements
• SOPA
Pre-pilot Year
2010-2011
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Seven schools
Four counties
All grade levels
Assessments
SOPA
Pilot Year
2011-2012
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14 Schools
10 Counties
K-2 Focus
Language Specialists
Language Specialists
• Video-conference
• Visit
• Evaluate
• SOPA
Kindergarten
• All About Me
• Community
• Senses
• Seasons
First Grade
• Trees and Plants
• Let’s Recycle
• Our Pets
• Weather and Our World
Second Grade
• Animal Structures
• Family
• Life Cycle
• Careers and Community
Third Grade
• How do Careers Impact our Lives?
• What are Raw Materials?
• Maps and Directions
• Planets
Fourth Grade
• Natural Disasters
• Food
• An Animal’s World
• Shapes of Our Buildings
Fifth Grade
• Geography
• Endangered Animals
• Landform Features
• Let’s Go Shopping
Language Leaper
It’s your turn!
Summer Institute
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June 21-24, 2011
On-going Professional Development
Participants divided into teams
Focus on LinguaFolio and selfassessment
Summer Institute
• June 28-30
• Cedar Lakes Conference Center
• “Personalizing Learning”
School Innovation Zones Act
• “Creative and innovative ways to
improve student learning”
• $5,000 - $50,000
• 12/1/2011
• Suggested ideas
– Curriculum centered around real world
– Foreign languages in K-5
wvde.state.wv.us/innovationzones/
Questions?
Robert Crawford
rcrawford@access.k12.wv.us
Debbie Nicholson
dlnichol@access.k12.wv.us