Elementary Core French: Bonjour et BIENVENUE!

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Elementary Core French Bonjour et BIENVENUE!

• A webcast for Core French Teachers
• Produced by the
• B.C. Ministry of Education and the
• Richmond School District, SD38

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Bienvenue!

• Introductions
• Joanne Jenkins, Ministry of Education
• Timma Blain, Prince George SD57
• Kelly Burt, SFU
• Pam Haynes, Maple Ridge SD42
• Diane Tijman, Richmond SD38

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Our goals

• Build on our understandings
• Value of second language learning
• Curriculum foundations
• Explore
• Share strategies, activities and tools to support
  you in your teaching
• Observe
• Discuss
• Reflect and Plan

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Visual synectics

• Teaching French is like
• because.

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Our burning questions

• Richmond SD38 teachers
• Sarah Beairsto, Denise Chambers,
• Sara Lai

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Our questions about planning

• How do you plan a unit?
• Where can I find resources books?
• Is it better to provide French instruction in two
  forty minute blocks per week or is daily
  integration of ten to twenty minutes enough or
  better?

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Questions about instruction

• What importance do you put on reading writing
  vs listening speaking?
• Whats the best way to use flashcards?
• Can you share some Readers Theatre scripts
  appropriate for beginners?
• How do you integrate culture?
• What are some good games or songs that kids like?

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Questions about language

• When introducing vocabulary, is it best to have
  students guess what the word means, look it up in
  a dictionary, or tell them the meaning?
• Should I teach verb conjugations? If so, do I
  teach them before key vocabulary so that students
  can make up their own sentences?

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French language culture

• How do you teach the language when you dont know
  it yourself?
• How do I find guest speakers that could come to
  my class? What about links with Fr. Immersion
  students?
• How can I improve my French language skills?

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Questions about assessment

• How do I assess their French? Because they are
  just beginning, and because of the nature of the
  curriculum, I want to base my marks mostly on
  oral participation and skills, but I have no idea
  how to assess them.
• What should I expect my students to know in order
  that they are prepared for high school?
• What do they do at the beginning of Grade 8?

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Think - pair - share

• In groups of 2-3, discuss
• The most important question for me is.
• A question I still have about.

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Joanne Jenkins, BC MOE
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The communicative approach

• Video clip of Karen Lins Grade 5/6 class at
  Ferris Elementary, Richmond, SD38
• While watching, think about
• What aspects of Karens teaching enhance language
  acquisition?
• What do you notice about the students?

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People search
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Kelly Burt, SFU
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Pause-café

• Please be back at 230.
• Merci!

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Pam Haynes, SD42
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Timma Blain, SD57
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Heres What! So What? Now What?
Heres What! So What? Now What?

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Time for reflection and planning

• When teaching French, I know that.
• Today I noticed that.
• I wonder if.
• In my classroom, Im going to try .

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Have we answered our questions?

• A review of questions collected earlier

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And what do the children say?

• Video of Francesca Juhaszs Grade 5/6 class at
  Grauer Elementary, Richmond, SD38

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Other documents

• - Websites and other resources document
• www.bctf.ca/bcatml/
• www.caslt.org
• www.langcanada.ca
• www.jexplore.ca
• Whats important in teaching French
• Pronunciation tips

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Quelques remerciements

• Joanne Jenkins, Ministry of Education

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Feedback

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