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Welcome to LinguaFolio

Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Kentucky. Welcome to LinguaFolio. Transatlantic Dialogue Sponsored by the Goethe-Institut. Members of Council of Europe Ministries of Education National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) . EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO

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Welcome to LinguaFolio

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  1. Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Kentucky Welcome to LinguaFolio

  2. Transatlantic Dialogue Sponsored by the Goethe-Institut Members of Council of Europe Ministries of Education National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL)

  3. EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES Alliance Française Goethe-Institut Instituto Cervantes Russian Language Testing Consortium Universidade de Lisboa Università per Stranieri di Perugia University of Cambridge

  4. EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES European Language Portfolio Over 75 approved versions are used in over 20 countries Each version must be approved by the Council of Europe

  5. EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES Common Frame of Reference Common Scale of Reference European Language Portfolio

  6. Approximately 400 statements, subdivided into 40 categories, which describe what typical language users can do… ACTFL Performance Guidelines Common Scale of Reference 160 statements for language educators to determine proficiency…

  7. Comparison ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the Common European Framework

  8. EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES The ELP seeks to: Add value to language learning Promote plurilingualism Encourage reflection on achievement Contribute to mobility in Europe for workers and students

  9. LinguaFolio further seeks to: Facilitate K-16 articulation Serve as a tool for students to manage their language learning Recognize and value heritage languages Promote language learning as a life-long endeavor

  10. LinguaFolio helps: Language learners and their parents • Educators • Businesses and employers

  11. LinguaFolio Indiana! Student Name: Indiana Department of Education World Languages www.doe.virginia.gov/Instruction/ Language/LinguaFolio Virginia Department of Education LinguaFolio USA! - A national “Year of Languages” world language initiative endorsed by the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL). LinguaFolio Indiana! - A state pilot program supported by the Indiana Department of Education, Office of Program Development: World Languages.

  12. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/linguafolio What is LinguaFolio? A Web site of resources for creating an individual portfolio

  13. What is LinguaFolio? A pilot program for elementary, secondary, university, and adult learners http://www.doe.virginia.gov/linguafolio/participate.html

  14. Five training modules: • Module 1 • Welcome to LinguaFolio – the ultimate inbox • History and development of LinguaFolio • Module 2 • How do I learn? Let me Google the ways… • Developing autonomous and reflective learners through self-assessment • Module 3 • Accessing the Global Chat Room • The importance of interculturality • Module 4 • Send a New Message: “Can-do” • Guidelines for development of self-assessment criteria • Module 5 • Just do it! • Implementation in the classroom

  15. Implementation For LinguaFolio to be effective, it is important that students record information in all three sections of LinguaFolio: • Language Biography • Language Dossier • Language Passport

  16. Timeline Pace your implementation to best fit your: • schedule • school • class or level • goals • teacher • student • purpose

  17. Model, Model, Model Complete your own LinguaFolio or a sample for students to see. Sample activity from training module 5: Complete p. 55 or 86 of Teacher’s Guide Discuss with partner how you decided what to enter and also how you would introduce this activity in your class

  18. Housing LinguaFolio

  19. Implementation Tips Introduction to Learners: Game Score Analogy (p. 6 ) LinguaFolio Nebraska

  20. Implementation Tips Language Biography • Share your model • Allow learners to complete, answering any questions that arise • Group learners to work on biography section together

  21. Implementation Tips Language Passport • Checklists Self, Peer, Teacher • LinguaFolio Jr. Grades 3-8 Reflects outcome based program goals • LinguaFolio Grades 9-16 Reflects personal goal and career plans

  22. Implementation Tips Language Dossier • Folder of Evidences • Collection of evidence ongoing

  23. Implementation Tips Language Dossier can include: • Dialogs • Projects • Research • Compositions • Copies of awards • PowerPoint presentations • CDs/DVDs/Videotapes • Photos

  24. Classroom Time Management Scenarios • Self directed, once a week time periods for learners to update and record their progress • Periodic time fillers, when there is an extra 10 minutes, learners could update and record their progress Adapted from LinguaFolio Indiana

  25. Classroom Time Management Scenarios • Frequent out of class assignments for which learners could be assigned to update and record their progress • Periodic group work where learners can peer assess Adapted from LinguaFolio Indiana

  26. Timeline Checklist: • Decide where to house LinguaFolio • Dates for learner, parent, community presentation of LinguaFolio • Dates for pilot data submissions • Reflect integration throughout year or semester

  27. Timeline Checklist: • List of chosen Biography pieces and due dates • Dates for checklist work including self-assessment, peer assessment and teacher assessment • Dates for dossier collection, reflection, evaluation • Passport completion

  28. Resources LinguaFolio Nebraska http://www.nde.state.ne.us/FORLG/PreK16.htm Indiana World Languages site with LinguaFolio links: http://www.doe.state.in.us/opd/wrldlangs/ European Language Portfolio http://culture2.coe.int/portfolio/ LinguaFolio http://www.doe.virginia.gov/LinguaFolio

  29. Contacts Virginia Helen Small Foreign Language Specialist Virginia Department of Education North Carolina Helga Fasciano Second Language Consultant NC Department of Public Education South Carolina Ruta Couet World Languages SC Department of Education Georgia Susan Crooks Program Specialist, Foreign Languageand International Education Georgia Department of Education OR Gregory Barfield, World Languages Coordinator Fulton County School System Kentucky Jacqueline Bott Van Houten World Language and International Education Consultant Kentucky Department of Education

  30. Just go for it!

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