Previous Symposiums

 

Oct. 24, 2009 UH Manoa - Moore Hall

Oct. 4, 2008 Harnessing Technology for Your Classroom
University of Hawai'i at Manoa - Moore Hall 153
Co-sponsored by the French Division of UHM, Alliance Française Hawai'i, AATF, and the Services Culturels of the French Consulate in San Francisco
Session 1: Exploring on-line resources for teaching languages and How to build a Wiki.
Session 2A
: Authentic Materials. Explore various websites that offer authentic reading and listening materials. (PC Lab)
Session 2B:
Student Assessment. Explore various websites for use in student assessment. (Faculty Development Lab)
Session 2C:
Tools for Communication . Explore various websites and programs that allow for communication on-line and on other devices. (Macintosh Lab)
Session 2D:
Atelier pédagogique : "Enseigner avec RFI", la radio dans la classe de français. Mme Mathilde Landier will speak about how to choose a radio program from Radio France Internationale for use in the classroom and how to plan activities around that choice. She will incorporate tips on the Internet site of radio in French
(www.rfi.fr) and how to makerecordings from that site.
(St. John 11) Note: This presentation is in French.

Oct. 27, 2007 Fall Symposium: "Mixed Plate Saturday"
Session 1A: Timing and Textbooks. Explore various teaching schedule setups and textbook options. Bring a copy of your schedule and textbook.
Session 1B: Standards-based Rubrics for Assessing Oral Proficiency. Analyze rubrics, discuss related issues. Bring a short audio or video clip of an oral presentation/speech.
Session 2A: Highly Qualified Teachers: Professional Development What is the federal definition of a "highly qualified teacher"?
Explore various methods towards achieving this.
Session 2B:Study Abroad: Planning the Overseas Experience. Important considerations and experiences w/ Int'l trips
Session 3A: Best Lessons: Bring a lesson to share
Session 3B: Language Learning Technologies: Explore the latest!

Oct. 14, 2006 Fall Symposium: "Navigating the Curriculum"
The 3 sessions will focussed on curriculum mapping, e-portfolios, and
international service learning. E-Portfolios by Kawika Napolean, KCC; Curriculum mapping, authentic materials and language vs. content objectives by Doris Christopher, UH Manoa; Learning in application: A successful model of integration of international education and service learning in your curriculum by Linda Fujikawa, KCC

Nov. 6, 2004 Fall Symposium: Understanding and Implementing the Standards: From Assessment to Planning
Co-facilitators Dr. Sally Hood Cisar (COE, UH Manoa) and Dr. Paul Chandler (LLEA, UH Manoa) will help attendees make sense of all those assessment buzzwords, to help improve foreign language learning and instruction. Session goal: Participants will leave with their own individually developed performance assessments and rubrics for classroom use.

Oct. 12, 2003 Fall Symposium: Using Authentic Video in Second and Foreign Language Classrooms Presented by: Kenny Harsch, Assistant Director, English Language Institute, UH-Manoa

Oct. 27, 2001 Fall Symposium: Using the Internet in Language Teaching
Workshops:
1. Finding Resources on the Internet for Beginners presented by Ester Rodrigo Diez, Kerri Russell, and Marta Gonzalez-Lloret, UH Manoa
2. Web Page Design with Blackboard presented by Steve Jacques, UH Manoa, and Hildre Herrera, TransPacific Hawaii
3. Stephen Fleming, UH Manoa, and Tess Lane, HPU

Oct. 21, 2000 Fall Symposium: Language Advocacy Panel discussionLocation: Treetops Restaurant Graham Crookes: Issues in Language Program AdvocacyHelen Varner: Promotions and Public Relations StrategiesTerri Menacker: The Community Connection in Language Education

A HALT Subcommittee was formed to address issues of Advocacy: Contact Tess Lane at tlane@hpu.edu for more information.

 

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