Rutgers World Languages Institute

Summer 2009 Lunchtime Programs

Lunchtime Program

The World Languages Institute offers all participants an optional lunchtime program on topics related to methodology and technology.

Please register in Room 102 with Patty Blum. Payment of a non-refundable fee of $5.00 for each presentation is required at the time of registration.

Please register at least five (5) days prior to each presentation date to allow enough time to prepare the workshop materials and finalize lunch arrangements.

Unless otherwise noted, location for lunchtime presentations is Room 110 at the Language Institute/Lab, 20 Seminary Place.

We realize that morning classes go to 12:30 and lunchtime presentations start at 12:15. We will ask faculty who teach morning classes to allow students to leave early on days when they would like to attend lunchtime presentations.

Work in Groups? Oh NO! Effective Strategies for Collaborative Learning I (Theory)
Date:	Thursday, July 2 (Limited to 20 participants)
Time:	12:15-1:15 (Lunch at 12:00 noon)
Place:	CAC Language Institute/Lab, Room 110
Presenter:	Dr. Monica Devanas, Director of Faculty Development and Assessment Programs, CTAAR (Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research)
Description:	Collaborative learning refers to an instruction method in which learners at various performance levels engage in a common task in which each individual depends on and is accountable to each other. Groups of students work together in searching for understanding, meaning or solutions or in creating an artifact of their learning such as a product. Learn the most essential strategies to make collaborative learning work!

Work in Groups? Oh NO! Effective Strategies for Collaborative Learning II (Practice)
Date:	Wednesday, July 8 (Limited to 20 participants)
Time:	12:15-1:15 (Lunch at 12:00 noon)
Place:	CAC Language Institute/Lab, Room 110
Presenter:	Dr. Monica Devanas, Director of Faculty Development and Assessment Programs, CTAAR (Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research)
Description:	Put into practice what you learned the previous week!

Vital Time Management & Organizing Skills For Instructors
Date:	Tuesday, July 14 (Limited to 20 participants)
Time:	12:15-1:15 (Lunch at 12:00 noon)
Place:	CAC Language Institute/Lab, Room 110
Presenter:	Janice Marino-Doyle, Personal Organizer and Coach and owner of Clear Aim Organizing, LLC
Description:	Today’s busy instructors have more to do than time allows. Crammed desks, bursting files, lost documents, overbooked days, missed appointments and electronic overload have reduced the amount of available productive and profitable time. This workshop will begin to teach you how to create a personal action plan for time management and organization. It will also introduce you to the most important aspect of all: how to develop a personalized system to maintain order. The skills that are explained here will help you learn how to stay on track and how to successfully modify your plan when situations change. Learning these key concepts will assist you in organizing and managing your time and space for a lifetime.

The Revised World Languages Standard
Date:	Friday, July 17 (Limited to 20 participants)
Time:	12:15-1:15 (Lunch at 12:00 noon)
Place:	CAC Language Institute/Lab, Room 110
Presenter:	Cheri Quinlan, Coordinator of World Languages and International Education, NJ Department of Education
Description:	This session will focus on the changes to the world languages standard and the implications they have on teaching, assessment, and curriculum design.

Passing the Baton: Motivating Activities Where Kids are in the Lead
Date:	Thursday, July 23 (Limited to 24 participants)
Time:	12:15-1:15 (Lunch at 12:00 noon)
Place:	CAC Language Institute/Lab, Room 110
Presenter:	Kathy Valente, Spanish Teacher Kathy Valente has taught Spanish in the Little Silver school district for 5 years. In addition to being a public school teacher, she also teaches English as a Second language and Spanish privately. She is a graduate of the College of Charleston and spent a year attending La Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile. She attended graduate school at the Monterrey Institute of International Studies in Monterrey, CA. She has experience with performance-based assessments and has administered the NJ STAMP test for the past 5 years. Her district was recognized for having the highest speaking scores on the STAMP in the state of New Jersey.
Description:	Motivation is considered by many to be the main factor in determining the success in acquiring a foreign language. Keying in on our students’ motivation is crucial to the success of our language classrooms. How do we increase our students’ active personal involvement in their second language learning? Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to provide an educational environment which is challenging and rich in stimulation for students.This environment sparks their intrinsic motivation, which in turn raises their natural curiosity and interest. Attendees will learn how to create student-centered activities which promote independence in the world language classroom.