ENRICHING WORLD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: Practical Strategies and Interactive Activities for Increasing Your Students Achievement and Motivation (Grades 6-12) 2014 Schedule Connecticut Hartford January 30 (Bristol) CT Five (5) Contact Hours Available with Prior District Approval For MA, Contact Hours Verification Available RI Five (5) Contact Hours Available Michigan Detroit January 31 (Livonia) MI SCECH Available (5 Hours) Presented by LOUIS MANGIONE Outstanding World Language Teacher and Presenter Designed for Grades 6-12 World Language Educators hhstrengthen your students achievement with powerful strategies and activities that will engage all your students hhincrease understanding, achievement and motivation with creative interactive activities and advanced techniques for incorporating TPR New York Long Island January 29 (Ronkonkoma) White Plains January 28 (New Rochelle) NY CPE Hours Verification Available with Prior District Approval CT Five (5) Contact Hours Available with Prior District Approval in White Plains only NJ Professional Development Hours Available with Prior District Approval Pennsylvania Harrisburg January 27 (Camp Hill) PA CPE Hours Verification Available with Prior District Approval hhadd dozens of ready to use ideas and techniques to your repertoire of instructional methods hhcreate an interactive environment that promotes a greater understanding of vocabulary, grammar and culture of the target language Amazing presenter! Wonderful ideas I can use immediately! M. Hermosilla, Spanish Teacher
Practical Ideas and Strategies This outstanding seminar is designed for world language educators who want to help their students communicate more effectively in the target language. Louis Mangione will provide you with a wealth of practical, ready to use ideas and activities to help your students become more adept in the target language. You will learn methods for increasing effective communication through interactive, learner centered activities. In addition, Louis will share management tips, teaching techniques and implementation strategies for using these interactive activities effectively and efficiently in your classroom. You ll leave this dynamic seminar with valuable strategies and activities that you will be able to use immediately in your own program. These innovative ideas will help boost the proficiency and motivation of all your students. All educators working with world language students will benefit from this exceptional seminar led by a master world language teacher. Ten Key Benefits of Attending 1. Learn From a Master World Language Teacher As an experienced world language teacher, Louis has used these outstanding ideas with his own students 2. Strengthen Communicative Competence Learn dozens of ideas and strategies to help your students effectively practice the target language and improve their communication skills 3. Create Learner Centered, Student Friendly Activities Explore a variety of lively, interesting activities that will focus your students on improving their communication in the target language 4. Apply Brain Compatible Learning Techniques Experience how to teach a concept to all students at the same rate through approaches that apply the latest findings on how the brain learns 5. Increase Active Student Participation Discover a wealth of activities and strategies that will increase meaningful engagement time for your world language students 6. Provide Opportunities for Student Creativity Gather exciting ideas that challenge students to apply their hidden talents in the production of quality work 7. Plan Lessons that Help ALL World Language Learners Achieve Success Learn classroom proven strategies for helping all students be successful in acquiring second language skills, including your students who are at risk and those with learning disabilities 8. Use Daily Classroom Procedures to Enhance Your Curriculum Choose from dozens of ideas and strategies for making links between day to day lessons Highly practical classroom procedures and routines that provide for continuity and closure 9. Strengthen Both Student Motivation and Achievement Learn ready to use ideas and techniques for increasing your students intrinsic motivation to meet high standards 2 10. Receive an Extensive World Language Resource Handbook Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook packed with proven, practical strategies and activities, ready for immediate use when you return to your classroom
Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately hha wealth of effective and easy to use strategies and activities that develop your students communicative skills in the target language hhclassroom proven activities that increase your students use of the target language in the classroom hhactivities that maintain focus and encourage motivation regardless of the length of the class period hhsuggestions for monitoring and assessing students as they participate in interactive world language activities hhhow to effectively use the target language almost exclusively for instruction from day one hhpractical activities that focus on understanding and retention as primary goals A passion for teaching is the driving force in Louis Mangione s seminar. A passion well dressed in creativity and a wealth of practical ideas! I encourage all teachers to spend a day with Louis. Sherry Picciolo, Spanish/French Teacher hhdozens of strategies for enhancing the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills of your world language students hhhow to create an inclusive second language environment that lowers the affective filter hhhow to apply Howard Gardner s Multiple Intelligences Theory to best support the unique needs of second language learners hhhow to successfully use imagery, drawing, music, and role playing to enhance instruction and facilitate assessment hhways to help your students who are at risk or are learning disabled find success in the world language classroom hhhow to effectively integrate Total Physical Response into your curriculum hhideas for creating an atmosphere that is challenging yet allows all students to be successful hhproven strategies that will help you apply the National Standards for World Language Learning in your program hhstrategies for increasing your students motivation for learning the target language hhinnovative activities that promote active involvement hhhow to effectively utilize alternate forms of assessment hhdozens of useful ideas and specific activities that you can use immediately in your world language classroom To Register, Call Toll-Free 1-800-735-3503 3
A Message From Seminar Leader, Louis Mangione Dear Colleague: Bureau of Education & Research 915 118th Avenue SE PO Box 96068 Bellevue, WA 98009-9668 Phone (800) 735-3503 Fax (425) 453-1134 www.ber.org Now, more than ever before, we are faced with the challenge of ensuring that learning is accessible to all students those who are motivated as well as those who must be persuaded to learn, those who are accustomed to success in the classroom and those who struggle academically. World language instruction has changed in many ways. Facilitating communication has become the most important goal of our classroom efforts, and the overriding desire of our students remains becoming competent to understand and communicate in the target language. We are always searching for ways to engage students in learning, maintain and elevate their interest in the subject matter, convince them of their ability to succeed, and provide them with the necessary skills to become effective communicators. To achieve these goals, we must diversify our instructional strategies to include a wide range of teaching techniques, using what works from existing research and the resulting methodologies. This seminar is intended to provide teachers with specific, practical strategies for creating meaningful world language instruction. You will observe and participate in numerous activities proven to engage all learners, lower the affective filter in the classroom, and give every student the opportunity to be confident and competent in the acquisition of a second language. You will expand your instructional repertoire to encompass a variety of techniques for enhancing the learning of all students in your second language classroom. You will expand your instructional repertoire to encompass a variety of techniques for enhancing the learning of all students in your second language classroom. Sincerely, Louis Mangione P.S. Come prepared to be involved in a variety of hands on learning activities that will be immediately useful to you in your own classroom setting. 4
What Your Colleagues Say About Louis Mangione Absolutely fabulous! I can t wait to go back to my classroom and implement these practical ideas! Ashley Tremper, Latin Teacher Great seminar! Lots of immediately useful information and activities! Anna Collins, French Teacher Louis stretches your mind so you can see on a deeper level what language learning can be. Calandra Jackson, French Teacher This is by far the best seminar that I ve attended. The day was informative, interesting and full of practical ideas and strategies that I can use immediately. Merci! Brenda Jensen, French Teacher Excellent ideas! I feel re energized and ready to rock and roll tomorrow morning. Pam Hunt, Spanish Teacher Intriguing! Louis presents many creative and imaginative strategies I can implement in class tomorrow. Kristine Lentz Johnston, Spanish Teacher Louis, in his inimitable, engaging style, provides us with a variety of valuable strategies for facilitating the instruction of a world language. I consider this seminar the best that I have taken in my nine years in the teaching profession. Gregory Crowe, Spanish Teacher Great presentation! Very helpful ideas for fun, effective instruction of a language! Gracias! Nora Rolda n, Spanish Teacher Louis provided practical ideas and taught us how to use them. A very energizing and invigorating seminar! Mary Louise McGrath Constantini, Italian Teacher Uniquely Qualified World Language Instructor Louis Mangione is an experienced secondary teacher and an outstanding presenter who has shared his innovative teaching ideas with educators at individual schools as well as district, state and national conferences. Well known for his ability to fully engage his participants in the learning process, Louis uses a hands on approach that supports all students, regardless of learning styles, cultural backgrounds or special needs. Louis is the author of ENRICHING WORLD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: Practical Strategies and Interactive Activities for Increasing Your Students Achievement and Motivation (Grades 6-12), the extensive resource handbook each participant will receive at the beginning of the seminar. You will leave this seminar inspired by Louis enthusiasm and creativity and loaded with a wealth of highly practical, ready to use ideas, strategies and activities. Louis energy and creativity is amazing, thought provoking and highly engaging. Wonderful ideas! Marcy Partnow, French Teacher Fantastic! Louis is dynamic and has terrific ideas! A. Munoz, Spanish Teacher Incredible seminar! So many practical strtategies that I ll start using tomorrow! Josh Kates, Spanish Teacher Excellent seminar! Extremely engaging presenter! Outstanding ideas and activities! Claudia Silverman, German Teacher 5
Louis is the best presenter I have seen yet! His ideas are informative and entertaining at the same time! Lynn Coates, Spanish Teacher Special Benefits of Attending Extensive Resource Handbook Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. Included in the handbook are: Descriptions of innovative teaching strategies designed for world language instruction Sample lesson plans Reproducible activities Materials and resources to enhance your world language program Specific techniques for accelerating learning in your classroom ENRICHING WORLD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: Practical Strategies and Interactive Activities for Increasing Your Students Achievement and Motivation (Grades 6-12) by Louis Mangione Bureau of Education & Research Sample Materials On display will be materials and samples of students work related to world language instruction. Meet and Share This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to meet and share ideas with other world language educators interested in strengthening student world language achievement. 6 Online Learning BER offers educators a wide range of online courses that are affordable, fun, fast, and convenient. Now offering On Demand Video Based courses as well as Scheduled Instructor Led courses. You also may earn optional graduate level credits for most courses. See the catalog of available courses at www.ber.org/onlinelearning. On Site Training Most BER seminars can be brought to your school or district. See the options at www.ber.org/onsite or call 877 857 8964 to speak to one of our On Site Training Consultants. Consultation Available Louis Mangione will be available at the seminar for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own world language program. Semester Credit Option One graduate level professional development credit is available with an additional fee and completion of a follow up practicum project. Details for direct enrollment with Brandman University, part of the Chapman University system, will be available at the seminar. Meet Inservice Requirements At the end of the program, each attendee will receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify hours of participation in meeting continuing education requirements. Can t Attend? A related BER seminar, Strengthening Your Foreign Language Instruction: Practical Strategies for Active Learning (Grades 6 12), presented by another foreign language expert, Deborah Roberts, is available on CDs with a comprehensive resource handbook at a cost of $99.00 plus $9.00 shipping and handling. To order, call toll free 1 800 735 3503 (Stock #A FGR 0692) or use the order form on the back page.
Pre-registration required due to limited enrollment. FOUR EASY WAYS TO REGISTER: PHONE toll-free: 1-800-735-3503 (Weekdays 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pacific Time) FAX this form to: 1-425-453-1134 REGISTER ONLINE at: www.ber.org MAIL this form to: Bureau of Education & Research 915 118th Avenue SE PO Box 96068 Bellevue, WA 98009-9668 Who Should Attend Grades 6-12 World Language Educators. Program Hours All seminars are scheduled 8:30 a.m. 3:15 p.m. Check in 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Fee The registration fee is $229 per person, $209 per person for groups of five or more registering at the same time. Call us at 1-800-735-3503 for groups of ten or more. Payment is due prior to the program. No cash please. Fee includes seminar registration, morning coffee and tea, a personalized certificate of participation, and an extensive resource handbook. Cancellations/Substitutions 100% of your paid registration fee will be refunded if you can t attend and notify us at least 10 days before the seminar. Late cancellations can exchange for a certificate to attend another seminar or will be refunded less a $15 service fee. Substitutions may be made anytime without charge. Further Questions Call the Bureau of Education & Research (800) 735 3503 or visit us online at www.ber.org. The Bureau is North America s leading presenter of seminar training for professional educators. Programs are based on sound research, are highly practical in content and consistently receive excellent evaluations. Meeting Sites and Hotel Accommodations Seminars will be held at the following sites: hhdetroit: Embassy Suites Livonia, (734) 462-6000 hhharrisburg: Radisson Camp Hill, (717) 763-7117 hhhartford: Doubletree Bristol, (860) 589-7766 hhlong Island: Clarion MacArthur Airport, (631) 585-9500 hhwhite Plains: Radisson New Rochelle, (914) 576-3700 If needed, please make your own hotel reservations by calling the appropriate hotel listed above. Possible Funding Sources Race to the Top grants; Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds, including Title I School Improvement Grants; Title VI; Title VII; Restructuring grants; At Risk grants, Bilingual/ESL and Migrant Education funds; IDEA; Demonstration School funds; Parent Teacher Organizations; and Inservice Training funds. Program Guarantee We stand behind the high quality of our programs by providing the following unconditional guarantee: If you are not satisfied with this program, we ll give you a 100% refund of your registration fee. 7
915 118th Avenue SE PO Box 96068 Bellevue, WA 98009-9668 ENRICHING WORLD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: Practical Strategies and Interactive Activities for Increasing Your Students Achievement and Motivation (Grades 6-12) Registration (FGX4W1) 1. Detroit (Livonia), MI January 31, 2014 2. Harrisburg (Camp Hill), PA January 27, 2014 3. Hartford (Bristol), CT January 30, 2014 4. Long Island (Ronkonkoma), NY January 29, 2014 5. White Plains (New Rochelle), NY January 28, 2014 Practical and Creative Strategies for Boosting WORLD LANGUAGE Learning FIRST NAME M.I. LAST NAME POSITION, SUBJECT TAUGHT GRADE LEVEL SEMINAR LOCATION NUMBER: (Please see list above) List additional registrants on a copy of this form SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL MAILING ADDRESS CITY & STATE ZIP CODE FGX4W1 PLEASE DO NOT DETACH MAILING LABEL (Just make corrections as needed) ENRICHING WORLD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: Practical Strategies and Interactive Activities for Increasing Your Students Achievement and Motivation (Grades 6-12) SCHOOL PHONE NUMBER HOME PHONE NUMBER ( ) ( ) Registration confirmations are sent via e-mail. If you would like a confirmation, please provide your e-mail address. E-MAIL ADDRESS HOME MAILING ADDRESS CITY & STATE IMPORTANT: PRIORITY ID CODE IMPORTANT: PRIORITY ID CODE EFGX4W1 Fill in the six digit number on the mail label next to the word ID (even if the brochure wasn t addressed to you) ZIP CODE FOUR EASY WAYS TO REGISTER: PHONE toll-free: 1-800-735-3503 (M-F 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. PST) FAX this form to: 1-425-453-1134 MAIL this form to: Bureau of Education & Research 915 118th Avenue SE PO Box 96068 Bellevue, WA 98009-9668 REGISTER ONLINE at: www.ber.org METHOD OF PAYMENT The registration fee is $229 per person, for groups of five or more registering at the same time, the fee is $209 per person. Payment is due prior to the program. No cash please. A check (payable to Bureau of Education & Research) is attached A purchase order is attached, P.O. # (Be sure to include priority ID code on the P.O.) Charge my: MasterCard VISA 1Discover Account # Please print name as it appears on card Confirmation # (If you are confirming a previous registration) / Exp. Date: MO/YR Signature (required for credit card purchases) CAN T ATTEND? I d like to order the CD version of the related seminar, Strengthening Your Foreign Language Instruction: Practical Strategies for Active Learning (Grades 6 12), by Deborah Roberts, $99.00 plus $9.00 shipping (Stock #A FGR 0692). 2013 Bureau of Education & Research. All rights reserved.