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Greta Lundgaard has been integral to the leadership development within the language profession. Leaders do not come fully formed, becoming a leader takes time and conscientious effort.  Greta's vision, focus and ability to deliver are the strengths on which she draws but because she knows her strengths, she also knows that she can't do it all by herself. The power of a team is always stronger than one person.  

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Mentions:  

The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place. - George Bernard Shaw 

Clifton Strengths Finder  

The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni 

LILL  Marty Abbott 

Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An  Introduction by Bill VanPatten 

Children and Languages Making the Match: New Languages for Young Learners, Grades K-8 by Helena I. Curtain and Carol Ann A. Dahlberg 

Teachers Handbook: Contextualized Language Instruction  by Judith L. Shrum 

High5 - Strengths Test: https://high5test.com/ 

LILL: Leadership Initiative  for Language Leadership  

Assessment for Learning  

Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe 

Dr. James Wussow - Plano TX 

Dr. MK McChristian - Academic Coordinator at Dallas ISD 

MetroPlex Foreign Language Supervisors (MFLS) 

Wayside Leading the Way to Proficiency  https://www.waysidepublishing.com/teaching-resources/professional-development 

Bio:  

A former German teacher and World Languages Curriculum Coordinator for the Plano Independent School District in Texas, Greta Lundgaard now works with schools and school districts as a world language consultant.  She has served as the president of the Texas Association for Language Supervision (TALS), the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT) and the National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL).   

In a world obsessed with instant gratification and hurry up mentality, Stephany Sipes reminds us, "to go slow so we can go fast." As she begins her second year in a new district, Stephanie and host of the Language Lounge, Michelle Olah, discuss how she is bringing together and motivating the World Language teachers in her district. Drop everything, listen and dust off your resume. You're going to want to be a part of her team.

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Bio:

Stephany spent the past 17 years advocating for proficiency-focused and performance-based learning experiences for students as a former Spanish teacher, assistant principal, and World Languages coordinator.  She currently serves teachers and students as the Director of Language Programs in one of the fastest-growing school districts in Texas.  Stephany is a Cohort 2 member and Cohort 4 facilitator of ACTFL’s Leadership Initiative for Language Learning (LILL) and has presented at various conferences including TFLA, SWCOLT, and ACTFL.

Mentions

Shelly Brown - Instructional Coaching

Greta Lundgaard - Parking the Helicopter episode 7 of the Language Lounge https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7-parking-the-helicopter-with-greta-lundgaard/id1583241169?i=1000537984484

Betsy Gilliland - University of Hawaii at Manoa

Common Ground - Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom by Florencia G. Henshaw and Maris D. Hawkins

The Seven Steps to a Language -Rich Interactive Classroom by John Seidlitz and Bill Perryman

ACTFL Guiding Principles https://www.actfl.org/resources/actfl-proficiency-guidelines-2012

Keys for Planning for Learning by Donna Clementi and Laura Terrill

NADSFL  National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Language : \ Effective Principals Framework https://nadsfl.org/principles-of-effective-world-language-programs/

LILL- Leadership Initiative for Language Learning- ACTFL https://www.actfl.org/learn/leadership-initiative-language-learning

In this episode of the Language Lounge, Alexis Buschert talks with host Michelle Olah about how to make IPA's more manageable. Alexis has great tips and tricks for saving you time, energy and your mental health. Did you know you don't have to grade everything?  

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Bio: 

Alexis Buschert taught high school Spanish for 10 years in Oregon public schools. She has also taught in France as an English teaching assistant and participated in a Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminar in Ecuador. Alexis spent her time in the classroom transitioning to proficiency-based teaching and trying everything from an immersion-style deskless classroom, to teaching fully online during the pandemic. 

Alexis still takes Spanish classes at home and abroad whenever possible. 

https://mobile.twitter.com/srtabuschert

Show Notes:  

Group making document  

Interpersonal Boot Camp: Using the TALK rubric https://mmeblouwolff.weebly.com/revolutionized-teaching/interpersonal-boot-camp-using-the-talk-rubric 

One page flyer (Strategies for Interpersonal Speaking  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/0B-ZAzkNQrDrsTnhhejlmT0x6aW8/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102214238169992691410&resourcekey=0-n5j45OWkA-zVkZJ0n4tI5w&rtpof=true&sd=true 

IPAs 

ACTFL presentation 

Leave it at school! Effectively manage IPAs and reclaim your life! 

Building IPA's is super hard -  

IPAs are hard for teachers and students too - but once students get the hang of it they can show so much more language.  

Teachers- open ended tasks that don't have "correct" answers 

Look at the IPA as a demonstration or celebration of what they can do  

How can teachers lighten their load 

Limit the amount of tasks that you grade - but you don't need to grade all the tasks-  

What do I need to assess the most?  

Cut it down to 1 or 2 modes per assessment  

Look at different tasks for each class 

What does your district require?  You're not going to get paid more for grading more… 

Cheating is a huge issue -  

Our assessments are not the end of the world- it's okay not to put everything in gradebook 

At the end of the unit it is summative - so there's not as much feedback 

Taking away the reason to cheat - don't grade the interpretive task  

Quick way to provide rubric - not error correction-  

Focus on proficiency driven comment - one thing they did well- and something to work on  

You don't have to grade everything 

A good rubric 

Committing to actually grading things - create an environment that allows you to focus and get it done - then it's not hanging over your head anymore.  

Attitude adjustment - stopped talking about tests- stopped talking about anticipating  tests-  

Don't build it up into a big thing - started offering and encouraging retakes - 

This is you demonstrating your learning today-  why can't everyone get a good grade - especially 

Be intentional about your goal - what it is you need to see  

Social Emotional Learning might not be what you think. In this episode, Bertha Delgadillo speaks with Language Lounge host Michelle Olah about Social Emotional Learning. Bertha gives great concrete examples. You'll be surprised. You might already be doing it.  

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Show notes:

Twitter: Profedelgadillo 

Instagram: Profesora Delgadillo  

Facebook: Profesora Delgadillo  

LinkedIn Bertha Delgadillo  

Blog: www.profesoradelgadillo.com/blo 

CASEL - Collaborative for Social Emotional Learning https://casel.org/ 

Carolina - Fun for Spanish Teachers  https://funforspanishteachers.com/2020/05/breathing-exercises-for-elementary-spanish/ 

Samara Spielberg: 30 day World Language Gratitude Challenge  

https://bit.ly/37sDPga 

@SamaraSpielberg (twitter) @SrtaSpielberg (insta) 

@micolealdiainsta:  printable calendar students color to express their feelings  

Canva for educators for templates for social emotional learning  

Bertha's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQGV1d_hJHWwBV4CanuX_A 

Bertha's upcoming virtual workshop with the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey Professional development Workshop Series: Register here:  https://flenj.org/workshops/ 

So much of it is just good classroom management.  

How to do it in the TL  

Embed SEL in our practice - what am I already doing- what can add 

create sentence stems to help students create sentences 

Creating relationship skills 

Self awareness -  

Concrete examples of how to incorporate SEL into her class every day  

The importance of humor  

Student response:   

Opportunity to see growth over time 

Praise students for using vocabulary that's not on the scaffold 

Motivates others to try to do the same 

Reflection/ Self-reflection 

Give students an opportunity to do their best work  

Have pool of questions that you are going to use so you don't repeat the same questions  

Goal setting   

Time management  

Activities to calm yourself down  

Self management  

Social awareness - being  

Life talks 

Maris Hawkins speaks with Michelle about how to navigate conferences,  why it's important to attend your local, state, regional and national conferences, how to choose which sessions to attend and the importance of attending pre-conference workshops. She also doles out tips on how to reach out to others, the magic of attending an unconference and how conference organizers can design conferences to foster connections.  

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Show Notes

Mentions:  

GWATCFL - Greater Washington Association of Teachers of Foreign Language 

ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages  

AATSP -  American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 

NNELL - National Network for Early Language Learning 

NECTFL - Northeast Conference on Teaching Foreign Languages  

ATD and Training Magazine  

EDCamp- Unconference 

People:  

@MarisHawkins 

Samara Spielberg  

Thomas Sauer - TELL Collab 

Jim Ventosa  

Thomas Sauer and Alyssa Villlareal 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1AjPPBbD8V9RQlaqeo0jNMIGEe50QAKF2 

Bio:  Maris is a lower and middle school Spanish teacher in Washington, DC. She is the co-author of the book, Common Ground: Second Language Acquisition Theory Goes to the Classroom. Maris has presented at various conferences including NECTFL, SCOLT and ACTFL and has facilitated various workshops through national organizations with school districts.  

Mentor relationships come in all shapes and sizes.  In this episode, Michelle talks with Liz Matchett, about the importance of being a mentor and finding mentors so we can find ways to grow professionally and as a human being.  

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Social Media 

Insta: sramatchett FB: Elizabeth Matchett 

 Bio:  Liz Matchett, and National Board Certified Teacher, wears many hats. She loves teaching Spanish at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. She is also one of the team of instructors for the World Languages Curriculum and Instruction courses at the Stanford Teachers Education Program. For more than 30 years, she has been a Team Leader for the Stanford World Language Project which delivers professional development for San Francisco Bay Area practicing teachers. To round out her professional time, she is the Executive Director of the California Language Teaches' Association. She lives with her husband and three cats in Redwood City, California.  

Mentions:   

Gabriela Garger Colleague at Gunn HS.  

Greta Lundgaard@gretafromtexas 

In this episode of the language lounge, Diego Ojeda talks about his experiences of Hispanic Heritage Month as an immigrant and how language teachers can go beyond "celebrating" Hispanic Heritage Month, and honor the Hispanic people in our communities. 

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Bio: 

Diego is a passionate Spanish teacher and an accomplished world language presenter. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, with many years of experience teaching in his native country and in the United States, Diego brings a refreshing, cultural awareness and innovative perspective to the teaching of the Spanish language.  

Social Media: Twittier: @diegoojeda66, Instagram:@Sr_Ojeda ,  

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiegoOjedaEDU 

Show notes  

Links:  

La gran ironía de la celebración del mes de la Herencia Hispana en los Estados Unidos de América. La gran ironía de la celebración del mes de la Herencia Hispana en los Estados Unidos de América.  

We Cannot Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Without Celebrating Immigrants - https://www.waysidepublishing.com/teaching-resources/we-cannot-celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-without-celebrating-immigrants 

Beyond the Piñatas: An Authentic Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month - https://www.waysidepublishing.com/teaching-resources/beyond-the-pi%C3%B1atas-an-authentic-celebration-of-hispanic-heritage-month 

Honoring is better than celebrating: Hispanic Heritage Month - https://srojeda.com/2022/09/08/honoring-is-better-than-celebrating-hispanic-heritage-month/

Stephanie Carbonneau loves to learn and that's evident in her eclectic approach to teaching.  As the school year gets started, she's been thinking about how she can rely on her strengths so she can focus on learning and growing her teaching. She states, "There is no mold for a perfect teacher. Imposter Syndrome is REAL. Teacher should do more of what they are good at and less of what they are not." So she keeps her trusty teacher tool box handy as she tries out new things and adapts them for herself and her students. Stephanie also talks about her goal for this year: taking time off of presenting in order to focus on learning.  As a result, she is growing as a teacher and accepting only those activities that are authentically her.    

Bio:  Stephanie Carbonneau, a middle school French teacher from Maine, has a Masters degree in Teaching Languages. She is known for her “Glow and Grow” approach to language learning in a mostly deskless environment that focuses on interactive communicative lessons, using authentic resources with CI strategies. Stephanie is co-creator of a Manie Musicale, now serving 3,000 schools both in the states and internationally.   

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Show Notes

Books:  

The Teacher's Handbook Judith Shrum and  Eileen W. Glisan 

The Minimalist Teacher - by Tamera Musiowksy-Borneman & C.Y. Arnold  

Managing ADHD in School: The Best Evidence -Based Methods for Teachers  by Russell Barkley, PhD 

Super 7 and the Sweet 16 https://comprehensibleclassroom.com/2014/05/08/super7sweet16/  

Enacting the Work of Language Instruction: High Level Teaching Practices by Eileen Glisan and Richard Donato  

Rebecca Blouwolff - Blog post 12/29/2015 TALK Rubric  https://mmeblouwolff.weebly.com/revolutionized-teaching/interpersonal-boot-camp-using-the-talk-rubric 

The Keys to Planning for Learning: Effective  Curriculum, Unit, and Lesson Design by Donna Clementi  

Culturally Responsive Teaching - By Geneva Gay 

Upgrade Your teaching Understanding Neurodiversity by Jay McThighe and Judy Willis,M.D. 

Differentiation in Your Brain : Learning from Neuroscience to Teach More Effectively by Carol Ann Tomlinson & David A. Sousa  

Mentions: 

Rebecca Vallette  

Thomas Sauer - Tell Project   

Ashley Uyaguari - deskless classroom   

#Langbook  on Twitter discussing Common Ground by Florencia Henshaw and Maris Hawkins 

Julie Speno (language Lounge episode 24, April 13, 2022) recommended Managing ADHD in School: The Best Evidence -Based Methods for Teachers  

Rebecca Blouwolff  

Paul Sandrock 

Twitter handle @mmeCarbonneau  

At the beginning of this school year,  Amy Lenord posted on Twitter, "This school year is special, it feels so different, but I am also so different." In this episode of the Language Lounge, Michelle Olah talks with Amy about her very personal journey in coming to terms with a difficult time in her life and how that struggle has impacted her life and her teaching.

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Show notes:

Amy Lenord - https://twitter.com/alenord

Florencia Henshaw - https://twitter.com/Prof_F_Henshaw

Meredith White - https://twitter.com/PRHSspanish

Catherine Ousselin - https://twitter.com/catherineku72

In this episode of the Language Lounge, Michelle talks with elementary French teacher and president of NYSAFLT, Jenny Delfini. Using 90% target language as an example, Jenny and Michelle talk about how teachers can set goals at the start of the school year and actually keep them!  

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Twitter: @JL_Delf 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jenny-delfini-761810a7 

Instagram: jl_delf 

Bio: Jenny Delfini has been a French and Spanish teacher for twenty years. For the last fifteen, she has been teaching languages to children in the elementary schools; she works with classroom teachers, special area teachers, and other language teachers to create cross-curricular units that are dynamic and that promote world languages. She is currently the president of NYSAFLT, her state's language teacher organization.