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LinguaFolio Training Using Student Self-Assessment to Build and Document Proficiency Immersion 2012: Building Contexts for a Multilingual World Pre-Conference Afternoon Workshop October 18, 2012. Introductions. With the group, we will be sharing: Name & Title(s)

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  1. LinguaFolioTrainingUsing Student Self-Assessment to Build and Document ProficiencyImmersion 2012: Building Contexts for a Multilingual WorldPre-Conference Afternoon WorkshopOctober 18, 2012

  2. Introductions With the group, we will be sharing: • Name & Title(s) • Location & Language(s) of Immersion Program • Your primary PD goal for this workshop [Tweet form: < 15 words]

  3. Info & Logistics • Breaks & Restrooms • Wireless Network • Power Outlets • Electronic GadgetsPlease . . . Switch all electronic devices to silent, mute or vibrateLogin to the wireless network with only 1 device

  4. Group Norms Teamwork Individual Work Take care of own needs Be a reflective learner Ask questions and be actively involved in your learning Have FUN! • Begin and end on time • Listen to ideas and experience of others • Respect different communication styles and learning needs • Work together!

  5. Let’s take a look at the agenda . . .

  6. Introductions With the group, please share: • Name & Title(s) • Location & Language(s) of Immersion Program • Your primary PD goal for this workshop [Tweet form: < 15 words]

  7. Overview of LinguaFolio

  8. Overview of LF Read the 9 statements and decide if each one is . . . Reality or Rumor!

  9. Overview of LF • LinguaFolio® is a standards-based formative assessment tool that consists of three parts, which are the Biography, the Dossier and the Passport. LinguaFolio® encourages students to record and reflect on their ongoing language learning, and, when combined with work samples, external exams or proficiency-based tests, it can provide a complete picture of a student’s language performance. Reality!

  10. LinguaFolio • standards-based • self-directed • formative assessment tool THAT • records ongoing learner progress • displays student-selected evidence to validate proficiency self-assessment, and • provides a comprehensive view of student performance

  11. BIOGRAPHY • Language learning background • Can-do* statements • Learning goals PASSPORTGlobal Profile in e-LF • Summarized snap shot of self-assessments • Record of external assessments DOSSIER • Digital text, audio, andvideo work samples • MP3 files • Podcasts

  12. Overview of LF 2. LinguaFolio® is a language portfolio learners use only during their K-12 formal instructional time. It allows them to document their language competencies in all languages, including immersion and heritage languages, and is designed to help them learn to manage their own language learning. Rumor!

  13. Overview of LF 3. All LinguaFolio® documents are available for FREE in Microsoft Word and PDF formats, and the software for the online version, e-LinguaFolio (as seen at www.elinguafolio.org), is also available at no charge to educational entities (state departments, universities, districts, schools, etc.) through open source licensing. Note: It is necessary to have server space available and a technology specialist manage the e-LinguaFolio software. Reality!

  14. e-LinguaFoliohttp://www.elinguafolio.org/

  15. Overview of LF 4. LinguaFolio® Junior is only available in American Midwestern states and central Canadian provinces because it can withstand blizzards, ice storms and tornadoes but not hurricanes, earthquakes or tsunamis. Rumor!

  16. Overview of LF 5.Thanks to a partnership with the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) at Edvantia, the LinguaFolio® self-assessment checklists are available in English and 10 other languages: Arabic, French, German, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese. Additional languages could also be added. Reality!

  17. Why those 10 LOTE?LOTE=languages other than English • Home language survey results • Program needs • ESL • Dual Language/Immersion • Others such as Cantonese, Cherokee, Greek, Hawaiian, etc. • How soon? Done by whom?

  18. Overview of LF 6. LinguaFolio® allows language educators and administrators to align local language programs with state curriculum standards, national standards in language education and other content areas, and internationally accepted criteria. This makes language learning more clearly understood by those who are not language educators, such as parents and principals. Reality!

  19. Individual Proficiency Analysis Use the LF Self-Assessment grid to assess your communication skills in a 2nd or 3rd language • Read the ‘I can’ statements for each skill from Novice Low – Superior. • Circle the highest level you can demonstrate for each skill. • Reflect and be ready to share 1 or 2 observations about this activity.

  20. NOVICE INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SUPERIOR

  21. Proficiency Scales

  22. Overview of LF 7. LinguaFolio® debuted in 2001 during the North American Year of Languages celebration. It was piloted by teachers in 15 states and 3 provinces. Feedback from the pilot was collected by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and revisions were completed by 2005. Rumor!

  23. EUROPEAN LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO EUROPÉEN DES LANGUES European Language Portfolio

  24. Who are the players? • ACTFL American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages • ACTFL Proficiency & Performance Guidelines • European Council • Common Scale of Reference • NCSSFL National Council for State Supervisors for Languages • TESOL Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

  25. LinguaFolio LF

  26. History of LinguaFolio • 5-state pilot, 2005-2006 GA, KY, NC, SC, VA • National revisions 2007-2009 • ESL Checklists from NC2007 – 2009 • Revisions to LinguaFolio Jr. 2010 - Present

  27. LinguaFolio Proficiency-based Nationally and internationally aligned Learner-centered FREE

  28. Overview of LF 8. The LinguaFolio® Biography contains the self-assessment checklists, but also has reflection pieces where students can record information about their language learning background, strategies and even their intercultural encounters. The reflection pieces can be used as is or modified and adapted for specific programs or groups. Reality!

  29. GRID OR MAIN CAN-DO Novice High SUB CAN-DO EXAMPLES CUSTOMIZED CAN-DO

  30. Overview of LF 9. By 2017, every dual language/immersion student will have their own LinguaFolio® which can continue to be used in postsecondary education and the world of work as evidence of a graduate who is a multilingual, knowledgeable global citizen. Rumor!

  31. What’s your LF Reality? 10. Please use this space for your own LinguaFolio® reality based on the plans you’re making individually, as a school or program, etc.

  32. Creating a LinguaFolio

  33. e-LinguaFoliohttp://www.elinguafolio.org/

  34. BIOGRAPHY • Language learning background • Can-do* statements • Learning goals

  35. “I Can” Self-Assessment Checklists with Evidence Upload Area (Dossier)

  36. DOSSIER • Digital text, audio, andvideo work samples • MP3 files • Podcasts

  37. PASSPORT • Summarized snap shot of self-assessments • Record of external assessments

  38. LinguaFolio: Passport

  39. Implementing LinguaFolio

  40. LinguaFolio Outcomes Facilitates K-16 articulation Serves as a tool for students to manage their language learning Recognizes and values immersion and heritage languages Promotes language learning as a life-long endeavor

  41. LinguaFolio Outcomes Informs language learners and their parents Assists businesses and employers Helps educators . . . Work smarter, not harder!

  42. Increased . . Motivation Active learning Self-confidence Time thinking about learning Teacher creativity Improved relations between learner/teacher Stronger focus on communication More informed parents Greater realization of language use in community Research from Europe

  43. LinguaFolio Nebraska Study Dr. Ali Moeller, University of Nebraska, conducted a 5-year longitudinal study investigating the: Impact of goal setting on student achievement Role of self-assessment Implementation of LF as an assessment tool to promote articulated K-16 language programming

  44. Set or adjust learning goals Reflective Learning Process Self-assessand reflect Select strategies Provide evidence

  45. Effects on Student Achievement Principles of Assessment for Learning + LinguaFolio Reduced Class Size 4x to 5x > Moeller, 2010

  46. Moeller’s Research Results • Goal Setting is key • Motivation increased • Achievement positively affected and increased over time • Teacher training highly important

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