EdTechTeacher

Teaching Foreign Language with Technology, June 21-22, 2012

This intensive workshop will offer hands-on opportunities for Foreign/World Language educators to explore practical ways to use technology to enhance instruction of the 5 C's framework (Communication, Culture, Community, Connections and Comparisons), with specific attention to listening, speaking and writing skills. The workshop will explore innovative ideas, effective techniques, and thoughtful plans for incorporating Web-based resources, social media, and emerging technologies into foreign language classrooms with an eye towards building global awareness, collaboration skills, and critical thinking.

Participants will examine numerous examples of the best Foreign Language resource web sites, work with innovative tools to help students practice and improve their speaking, listening and writing skills, develop fluency with Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, and online social networks, and learn how to connect their students with others from around the world. They will also be introduced to vibrant online learning communities so that they may engage in their own ongoing learning and professional development long after the workshop’s end. Examples of technology use in foreign language classrooms will be drawn from a variety of contexts and languages, and the workshop is appropriate for teachers of any foreign language. The combination of presentations, resources, and hands-on lab time will leave participants with strategies to build creative, collaborative, and community-minded classrooms of the 21st century.

Schedule

The building opens at 8:30 am, and we strongly recommend arriving fifteen minutes early the first day. Coffee and snacks will be available each morning. Though lunch is not provided, there are a variety of food options available within walking distance.

• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Class
• 12:00 pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Class

Instructors

Erin McCloskey is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and a graduate of the Learning and Teaching program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). At HGSE she researched online teacher professional development, focusing on the relationship between technologically-mediated learning and intercultural learning. She has taught professional development courses about sheltered instruction for ELLs through the School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT, served as an advisor to pre-service secondary school teachers in the Boston Public Schools, advised HGSE faculty on the incorporation of technology in instruction, and served as a teaching fellow for several HGSE courses in the Technology, Innovation and Education program. Erin is the principal consultant on a project to develop online courses for Costa Rican Spanish-literacy teachers in collaboration with Costa Rica’s leading distance university. Prior to doctoral studies, Erin was a high school Spanish teacher, EFL teacher, and language curriculum developer at Phillips Academy at Andover, Concord Academy, Community Day Charter School in Lawrence, MA, and a public school outside of San José, Costa Rica. Erin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University, where she got her A.B. in Comparative Literature (Spanish/English), and received her Ed.M. in Technology, Innovation and Education from Harvard University.

Tom Daccord, Co-Director of EdTechTeacher, is an educational technology specialist and the author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites. Tom has worked with schools, districts, and colleges in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia and presents on educational technology at various national and regional conferences. A former social studies teacher, Tom currently serves as President of the National Council of Social Studies Technology Committee and is the creator and co-webmaster of Best History Web Sites, an award-winning portal, and The Center for Teaching History with Technology, dedicated to helping K-12 history and social studies teachers effectively incorporate technology into their courses. Tom has served as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) project consultant, is an advisor to Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE), and is a board member of the Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (MASCD).

Registration

To register, please complete our Online Registration Form. Please note that your registration is not complete until we receive payment. If you have any questions, please email us or call (888) 377-9518.

Payment

The cost of the workshop is $595. There are two workshop payment options:

1. If paying by check or requesting a Purchase Order please make Check or PO payable to EdTechTeacher, Inc. and mail to:
   
   EdTechTeacher
   Attention: Ileen Matthews
   41 Kinsley Lane
   Mendon, MA 01756
   
   
2. If you plan to pay online by credit card you can pay securely via our PayPal account.

Please note: Space in our workshops is limited and they have sold-out in recent years. Spots are guaranteed on a first-paid, first-served basis, so please expedite payment as soon as possible.

Cancellation Policy

You can receive a full refund for your registration payment until June 1. After June 1, you will receive a full refund if we can replace you with a person from a waiting list. Otherwise you will receive a 50% refund for cancellation.

Waiting List Policy

If the workshop is full, we'll put you on the waiting list, and let you know what your position is on the list.

Computer Equipment

Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop computer with wireless capability. You are welcome to bring a tablet such as an iPad or Galaxy in addition to your laptop, though tablets are not compatible with all web tools. EdTechTeacher does not provide computers for participants.

Professional Development Credits

We have received approval from Framingham State University (Massachusetts) to award 1 (one) graduate credit to participants at a cost of $75. To receive graduate credit participants must be in attendance for all onsite instruction and complete all assigned work.

Once registered, participants will receive additional graduate credit details.

Registrant Survey

All participants are asked to complete a pre-workshop online survey. It will be e-mailed to those who have completed both registration and payment. The survey will help us identify participant needs and objectives and may influence the topics covered during the workshop.

Questions

If you have any questions, please email us or call (888) 377-9518.