Check the great sessions that IHLA offers for the upcoming Winter-Spring season for 2013. Keep checking this page for updates on even more opportunities for Professional Development. All IHLA Member School Teachers and Registered members are invited to register online. Review the details about the session, time and location. Attendees will receive a confirmation of attendance message to keep in their PD portfolios.
Sessions are offered only if at least 8 participants are registered and confirmed. Check your email for communication and updates.
These sessions are made possible thanks to a grant from Alberta Education.
001 - BEGINNING STEPS WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE HL CLASSROOM - January 10
Ever tried to use technology in your heritage language (second language) classroom? Ever used a Blog or a Wiki and an Audiopal, or a Worlde? If these tools sound foreign to you, this session will make you fall in love with them. Be sure that anything you will learn in this session comes free of charge and can let you connect to your students beyond the limited classroom time you have. No technology pre-requisites necessary.
SESSION TAKES PLACE AT THE COMPUTER LAB AT THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION - Enterprise Square2-995
10230 Jasper Ave NW
6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
SESSION CANCELED
002 - WRITING Projects 1 – January 26
In 21 c education teachers must be the architects of student learning. In this workshop you will experience several ADDITIONAL literacy projects that you can offer HL students of various ages and ability levels and become aware of what teachers must do to shape the architecture for student engagement. Move through the process from developing the assignment/task to presenting it to students to offering opportunities for guidance and feedback to making the project available to various audiences. You will leave this session with models for tasks and student supports that you can adapt or translate.
SESSION TAKES PLACE IN RM 218 ED SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
11210 - 87 Avenue
2:00 - 6:00 P.M.
003 - Fun and Games in Beginning literacy – Feb 9
Learning to read and write is an exciting process for young and/or beginning HL learners. A different alphabet can be a challenge to overcome and not an obstacle. Using local newspapers or the Internet and games can leave positive impressions on your students that will last a lifetime. This workshop will help you expand your repertoire with 20 great strategies (tasks, games, activities) that will involve all Multiple Intelligences and motivate students to practice literacy at home and in the HL community.
SESSION TAKES PLACE IN RM 218 ED SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
11210 - 87 Avenue
2:00 - 6:00 P.M.
004 - BEGINNING STEPS WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE HL CLASSROOM - February 28 (repeat session)
Ever
tried to use technology in your heritage language (second language)
classroom? Every used a Blog or a Wiki and an Audiopal, or a Worlde? If
these tools sound foreign to you, this session will make you fall in
love with them. Be sure that anything you will learn in this session
comes free of charge and can let you connect to your students beyond the
limited classroom time you have. No technology pre-requisites
necessary.
SESSION TAKES PLACE AT THE COMPUTER LAB AT THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION - Enterprise Square2-995
10230 Jasper Ave NW
6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
005 - Global citizenship development – Mar 9
Learn
about three perspectives of Global Citizenship (GC) and assess what you
are already doing to help your students develop GC and how you might
tweak your program to do more. By the end of the session you will be
able to: define global citizenship, set three goals for GC in your HL
classroom, and identify at least nine projects that match your goals.
SESSION TAKES PLACE IN RM 218 ED SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
11210 - 87 Avenue
2:00 - 6:00 P.M.
006 - WIKIS IN THE HL CLASSROOM - Mar 14
This session gives participants great and practical overview on how to use wikis, a free online tool to create lessons, projects and even units for your heritage language )second language) classroom. You leave the session with a working knowledge on how to set up your on wiki and how to use it for the next lesson. This is a very popular session.
SESSION TAKES PLACE AT THE COMPUTER LAB AT THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION - Enterprise Square 2-941
10230 Jasper Ave NW
6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
SESSION CANCELED
007 - WRITING Projects 2 – Mar 16
In 21 c education teachers must be the architects of student learning. In this workshop you will experience several ADDITIONAL literacy projects that you can offer HL students of various ages and ability levels and become aware of what teachers must do to shape the architecture for student engagement. Move through the process from developing the assignment/task to presenting it to students to offering opportunities for guidance and feedback to making the project available to various audiences. You will leave this session with models for tasks and student supports that you can adapt or translate.
SESSION TAKES PLACE IN RM 218 ED SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
11210 - 87 Avenue
2:00 - 6:00 P.M.
008 - DIGITAL STORIES IN THE HL LANGUAGE CLASSROOM - Mar 28
Attend this session and learn to write digital stories. Participants will learn and create tow storybooks using Storybird.com and also will design and create a storybook based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
SESSION TAKES PLACE AT THE COMPUTER LAB AT THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION - Enterprise Square2-941
10230 Jasper Ave NW
6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
009 - DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE HL CLASSROOM - APR 11
Discover over 20 tools, free and available online to inspire your HL (SL) classrooms. This workshop reviews current tools and inspires participants with fantastic ideas to enhance your lessons and unit plans. From Social Bookmarking, to MIndMapping, to collaborative discussion boards, discover what and how your students can bring their creative juices to the classroom and connect with their communities.
SESSION TAKES PLACE AT THE COMPUTER LAB AT THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION - Enterprise Square2-941
10230 Jasper Ave NW
6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
010 - Planning for Global citizenship – April 27
Learning a HL offers students an opportunity to enrich their lives, especially in a multicultural society in a globalized world. It is sometimes challenging to keep students in the HL program; yet many former HL students will state how they “envy their peers with language skills” or “wish that they had continued”. This workshop will offer insights from these students and suggestions as to how to entice your students to continue in the HL school. You will also learn ten ways to guide students to recognize the value of their HL and be rewarded/acknowledged for that knowledge and skill.
SESSION TAKES PLACE IN RM 218 ED SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
11210 - 87 Avenue
2:00 - 6:00 P.M.
011 - Advanced Literacy Strategies – May 1 – 6:00 - 9:30 p.m
Once your students can read, get them involved in learning through reading. This session explains student engagement and presents 10 ways to get more student involvement in literature, poetry, biographies, autobiographies...
SESSION TAKES PLACE IN RM 218 ED SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
11210 - 87 Avenue
6:00: 9:30 P.M.
012 - DIGITAL PLANNING IN THE HL CLASSROOM - May 16
Even if you only attended one other technology session you will find this workshop useful, to attend to integration of digital technologies in your HL (SL) classroom from the planning perspective. Consider task-based planning, RATFS and other planning approaches using the extensions of digital tools. Great session to plan for next year.
SESSION TAKES PLACE AT THE COMPUTER LAB AT THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION - Enterprise Square2-941
10230 Jasper Ave NW
6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
013 - ASSESSMENT THOURGH TECHNOLOGY THE HL CLASSROOM - May 30
This
session gives participants a an overview, as well as a hands-on experience of online tools supporting formative and summative assessments for your HL (SL) classroom. Create surveys, quizzes and final tests using digital technologies.
SESSION TAKES PLACE AT THE COMPUTER LAB AT THE FACULTY OF EXTENSION - Enterprise Square2-941
10230 Jasper Ave NW
6:00 - 9:30 P.M.
SESSION CANCELED
