Strengthening World Language Education: Standards for Success
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Strengthening World Language Education: Standards for Success 63rd Annual Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages February 9–11, 2017 New York Hilton Midtown Carole Smart, Chairperson PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS November 16 SAVE THE DATE VISIT ACTFL.ORG for all convention information and updates A CONVENTION UNLIKE ANY OTHER Join in harmony with your colleagues and find innovative ways to strike Experiencethe right chord with your learners at the most comprehensive It professional development opportunity available to language educators today. REGISTRATION AND HOUSING open Spring 2017 | EARLY BIRD DEADLINE July 12, 2017 OPENING GENERAL SESSION WORLD LANGUAGES EXPO 800+ EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS This exciting experience is a must, The interactive expo showcases 250+ Enjoy outstanding professional with a dynamic keynote speaker and the premier products, services, hands-on development focusing on innovative announcement of the 2018 ACTFL Teacher exhibits, and various opportunities to programs, research-informed practices, of the Year. It’s a sure way to start your connect with fellow attendees, including emerging trends in the language convention off on a high note. the Social Media Lounge, the Collab Zone, profession, and roundtable discussions that the Confer-sation Corner, the Career Café, will help make your instruction sing. and more than 60 exhibitor workshops. 2 2016-2017 NECTFL Board of Directors Vice Chair Chair Past Chair Bill Heller Carole Smart Rebecca K. Fox SUNY Newmarket Jr-Sr HS George Mason Geneseo (NY) (NH) University (VA) Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Silvina Orsatti Margarita Dempsey Rosanne Zeppieri Stacy Blair José Ricardo-Osorio Nathan Lutz University of Smithfield High West Windsor Essex Street Shippensburg Kent Place Pittsburgh at School and Bryant Plainsboro RSD, Academy (NY) University (PA) School (NJ) Greensburg (PA) University (RI) retired (NJ) Class of 2019 Class of 2020 William Anderson Michael Bogdan Maryann Cheri Quinlan Christopher Gwin Kathy J. Fegely Massapequa South Middleton Woods-Murphy NJDOE and Toms Camden County Antietam High School District (NY) School District (PA) Nutley Public Schools River Regional College (NJ) School (PA) (NJ) Schools, retired (DE) The NECTFL Review Staff Robert M. Terry Thomas S. Conner John Carlino Brian F. Page Sean McDonough Managing Editor and Review Editor Executive Director Administrative Administrative Articles Editor Assistant Assistant 3 Newly Elected Class of ’21 (terms begin July 1, 2017) Margarita Dempsey, Leslie Grahn, Deborah Espitia, Delaware World Smithfield High School (RI) Howard County Public Schools (MD) Language Immersion Program (DE) Deborah Espitia Margarita Boyatzi Leslie Grahn is celebrates a Dempsey is a the Coordinator of milestone this first-generation World Languages year: 40 years American who for the Howard teaching world learned English County Public languages, in kindergarten. Schools in beginning as a It’s no surprise Maryland. She has Peace Corps that she grew up twenty-seven Volunteer in loving languages. years of teaching Colombia. After She majored in experience in four years in “the French at French, Spanish, toughest job you’ll Skidmore College and Exploratory ever love,” Debbie and received her MAT in French from Language at middle and high school levels returned to the States to teach French and Assumption College. She studied in France in both urban and suburban settings. Spanish in Virginia: first on the Eastern while in high school and pursued Leslie holds a Bachelors degree from the Shore in one of the smallest school postgraduate courses in France and Spain. University of Maryland, Baltimore County systems in the nation; then, at a junior She teaches French III, IV and V and in French and Education and a Masters high school in Hampton City Schools. The Spanish III at Smithfield High School in degree in Administration and Supervision next stop was Howard County Public Smithfield, Rhode Island. At Smithfield from Loyola University. During her career, Schools in Maryland, from which Debbie High School she has served on many Leslie has supervised fifteen student recently retired. During her tenure in committees, including NEASC chair, teachers and was named Prince George’s HCPSS, Debbie taught high school District Evaluation Committee, Strategic County Teacher of the Year in 1999. She Spanish, served as department chair, and Planning Committee and Superintendent’s has been on the Board of Directors of the took on the role of Coordinator of World Advisory Group and has advised the Maryland Foreign Language Association Languages and ESOL. Sprinkled National Honor Society, the class of 2008 since 1996, serving as its President from throughout, Debbie also taught Spanish and has directed many drama productions. 2002-2004 and 2010-2012. In addition, and methods courses at several local She is also an adjunct instructor in French she is a member of the Board of Trustees universities. Her last two years in HCPSS, at Bryant University and has for the National Museum of Language and Debbie returned to the “second toughest taught Spanish Drama Workshop at Rhode serves on the Advisory Board for the job you’ll ever love” – teaching at the Island College.. RIFLA has been an National Association of District middle level. By coincidence, she was important part of Margarita’s professional Supervisors of Foreign Languages assigned to a middle school that feeds into life. She has served as president as well as (NADSFL). Leslie served as a Teacher her former high schools. There is nothing being on the board for many, many years. Consultant on the Pearson-Prentice Hall quite like hearing, “You taught my mom!” For the past two years she has also been series, Realidades, wrote curriculum and It was a wonderful way to wrap up a the AATF Region 1 representative and assessments at the district level, piloted teaching career. Of course, it never really filled a remaining term on the NECTFL portfolio entries for National Board ends. Upon retiring, Debbie moved back board. Margarita has named Smithfield Certification in World Languages Other to the Eastern Shore – this time to Teacher of the Year in 2001, a semi-finalist Than English, and acted as a project Delaware – where she has served as a Rhode Island Teacher of the Year, 2001, reviewer for the New Visions in Foreign teacher mentor for dual immersion RIFLA Teacher of the Year, 2012 NECTFL Language Education Project. With Dr. programs in four elementary schools and Teacher of the Year, 2013, and finalist Dave McAlpine, Leslie has co-authored the is currently developing curriculum for the ACTFL Teacher of the Year, 2013. Her next book in the ACTFL Keys series on middle school level. Debbie also works as FLITES (French Language in the Instructional Strategies to be released in an educational consultant and frequently Elementary Schools), a volunteer, after- 2017. She has served as a selection presents at local, state, regional, and school program which brings advanced committee member for the NECTFL national conferences on a number of French students to a local elementary Teacher of the Year and for ACTFL topics, such as assessment, differentiation, school to teach 4th graders basic French awards. She is a course instructor on engagement, and technology. Debbie is an and her Evening of the Arts program foreign language teaching methods and active member of the Maryland Foreign where her French V class performs an differentiated instruction and is frequent Language Association (MFLA) and has original play for the community, have been presenter and consultant at state, regional, been on the Board of Directors since 2002. honored with the RIFLA Mary Borra and national conferences, specializing in She served as president from 2006-2008 Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 and best practices, specifically hands-on, and is the current MFLA President (2015- 2001. She has been the keynote speaker at interactive strategies and facilitates 2017) and Webmaster/Social Media the RIFLA conference, presented at workshops on the topics of student Manager (2008-present). Debbie is also a RIFLA, MaFLA, NECTFL, and AATF engagement, formative assessment, rigor, member of the following organizations: conferences and has contributed an article and differentiated instruction. ACTFL, ASCD, NADSFL, NNELL, and in Integrating Children’s Literature into NECTFL Advisory Council. Debbie holds a the Curriculum. Margarita has organized B.S. in Education and Spanish from over 25 student trips to France, Spain, Millersville University (PA), coursework Peru and Canada because each time she from the Universidad de Valladolid travels she experiences these countries for (Spain), and a M.S. in Gifted Education the first time through the eyes of her with a Certificate in Administration and students and there is nothing better than Supervision from Johns Hopkins that! University (MD). 4 Table of Contents NECTFL Board of Directors 3 NY Hilton Midtown – Second Floor Plan 6 Welcome Message from the 2017 Chair 7 Theme and Strands Explained 8 Program Schedule and Overview 9 Local Committee 11 Conference Sponsors 12 Exhibit Hall Diagram 13 Directory of Exhibitors 14 Listing by Strand 21 Directory of all Workshops and Concurrent Sessions 23 Sessions at a Glance 38 Index of Presenters 61 2017 Award Winners 63 2017 Mead Fellows 64 Teacher of the Year Finalists 65 Past Award Winners 66 NECTFL Advisory Council 68 NECTFL State Associations 69 The NECTFL Review 70 Message from the 2018 Chair 71 Past Chairs of the Northeast Conference 72 5 New York Hilton Midtown –Floor Plan 6 A Message from the 2017 Chair Dear colleagues and friends, As chair, and on behalf of the NECTFL Board and the Executive Director, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 2017 NECTFL Conference, at the New York Hilton Midtown. It is with open arms that we welcome all of you to participate, learn and connect to one another while exploring the workshops and sessions that will energize you as you delve into our theme of Strengthening World Language Education: Standards for Success.