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Title: Council Rock World Languages


1
Council Rock World Languages
  • Secondary Program
  • Grades 8-12
  • 2008-2009

2
The Importance of World Languages
  • The year 2006 has been proclaimed as the year
    to Discover Languages and continues the decade
    of world language awareness and importance.

3
Pennsylvania Chapter 4 requires.
  • There is no World Language requirement for High
    School Graduation in Pennsylvania
  • 2 World Languages must be offered in every Pa.
    high school one for a 4 year sequence

4
Scope of Curriculum
  • High School Elective Program
  • 4 languages offered
  • French I-V, Spanish I-V, German I-V, Latin I-III
  • Middle School Program
  • Level I French, German and Spanish
  • Grade 8 only- CORE program

5
Standards-Based Programs
  • Standards-Based
  • Formulated from
  • PA State standards
  • ACTFL Standards

6
World Language Teachers
  • Thirty three in 2005-06
  • Pa. Certificated K-12-Secondary Language
    Specialists
  • All Highly Qualified as per NCLB

7
Evidence of a Quality Program Curriculum Renewal
  • Updated or renewed in regular 7-8 year
    intervals since 1975
  • Frameworks begun in 1999
  • dynamic
  • undergoing regular revision
  • cyclical renewal
  • Renewal process
  • Research
  • Publisher presentations
  • The most recent full renewal is that of the
    Spanish curriculum. Begun in 2004, will continue
    through 2007, when the French renewal will begin

8
Curriculum Renewal
  • Since 1998
  • French begun 1998- completed 2000
  • German- Begun 2000- completed 2002
  • Spanish
  • Begun 2003-04- To be complete 2006-07

9
Planned Curriculum Renewal in World Language
  • Spanish Curriculum Renewal complete 2006-07
  • French and Latin Renewal to begin 2006-07
  • German Renewal to begin 2007-08

10
World Language Committees
  • Since 1998, Middle Level and High School
    Committees work with each language
  • In 2004, course committees, with course leaders
    formed
  • Course leaders in charge of pacing, normalized
    Mid Terms and Finals in all World Language
    courses

11
World Language Best Practices
  • Staff use of Intranet to share and revise
    curriculum
  • In Classrooms
  • Student-centered-Active learning
  • Emphasis on higher-order, critical thinking
  • Cooperative learning
  • accommodation for multiple learning styles

12
Differentiated Instruction
  • Levels II and III in German, French and Spanish
    offer a differentiated sequence
  • Each individual course framework offers a variety
    of instructional practices

13
Remedial Instruction/ Enrichment
  • All teachers- multiple clinics weekly
  • Take-home Tutors available in 2 languages dual
    purpose
  • On-line support keyed to texts- dual purpose
  • Student tutors Language Honor Societies

14
Assessment Practices
  • Oral Proficiency component in each formal
    assessment
  • Normalized Mid Terms-keyed to standards
  • Normalized Final Exams-keyed to standards

15
Proficiency Levels in World Language
  • ACTFL Proficiency Levels Goals
  • Level I courses Low to Mid-Novice proficiency
  • Level II courses Mid-Novice
  • Level II Accelerated Mid-to High Novice
  • Level III Mid to High Novice
  • Level III Honors- Low Intermediate
  • Level IV Low to Mid-Intermediate
  • Level V AP Mid to High Intermediate

16
..Evidence of high standards
  • 2006-07 is the first year of AP offerings in
    French, German, and Spanish- Level V
  • Since 1998, students have sat for AP exams, and
    averaged scores of 3.0 or higher in each language

17
Program Strengths
  • CR Curriculum is rigorous
  • Dual-sequenceAccelerated Level TwoHonors Level
    Three in French, German and Spanish
  • Higher than 50 retention rate in Level III IV
    courses
  • New Level V courses showing initial high
    retention rate
  • High student achievement

18
Course Enrollments
  • Numbers to be added here for enrollments in each
    language
  • Slide not complete

19
Student Achievement Winners
  • Bucks County Oral Proficiency Contest-16 winners
    in late February, 2005
  • Dozens of local and regional award-winners in
    French, Spanish and German National Exams-
    trophies, plaques, trips
  • 2005 Students of Latin I, III and III sat for
    National Latin exams highly ranked in Pa. and
    nationally

20
National Honor Societies
  • Chapters in each High School
  • French Since 1998
  • German Since 1999
  • Latin Since 2004
  • Spanish Since 1996
  • Hundreds of students have been honored and have
    performed service for others

21
Research Chinese as Second Language offering
  • Preliminary research State and National Mandarin
    offerings being studied for 06-07 and beyond
  • Possible pilot course proposal in Mandarin

22
Distance Learning
  • Pilot program 2005-06 -high schools
  • French I
  • German I
  • Latin II and III (blended)
  • Ongoing program assessment

23
7th Grade Presentations
  • Overview of languages offered to all students
  • One class period- Presentation by District
    Coordinator before course selections
  • High School language students as aides

24
Student Extra-Curricular Language Clubs
  • French, German, Spanish and Latin at high schools
  • Monthly meetings
  • more in-depth study of culture, i.e. cuisine,
    dance, holidays
  • Further discussion of history and political
    philosophy
  • Guest speakers
  • Informal Language clubs at Middle Schools

25
Proposed Summer School
  • Summer 2006
  • 5th-7th grade students
  • French, German, Spanish, Latin
  • One-week exploratory presented by Council Rock
    staff

26
Areas for Improvement
  • Brain research indicates earlier study is most
    advantageous for higher second-language
    proficiency
  • Research Findings from National Defense Institute
    on Proficiency

27
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