Meeting Teacher and Student Learning Targets in Combination Programs

Elizabeth Sandstrom / Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Nataliya Ushakova / Staten Island Technical High School Katya Ratushnyuk / Bruriah High School

History of Startalk Discover Russian● Started in 2010 as Teachers program.● Collaborated Teachers and Students Program since

2011● Locations: Fairfax County, VA; Glastonbury, CT● Participants from different states● Ready. Set. Go.

Learning Russian Teaching Russian

Principles of Startalk ● Implementing a Standards-Based and Thematically Organized Curriculum

● Using the Target Language and Providing Comprehensible Input for

Instruction

● Facilitating a Learner-Centered Classroom

● Integrating Culture, Content, and Language in a World Language Classroom

● Adapting and Using Age-Appropriate Authentic Materials

● Conducting Performance-Based Assessment

Implementing a Standards-Based and Thematically Organized Curriculum❖ Different Curriculums per level of Language

Proficiency (I; II)

St. Petersburg (I) St. Petersburg Ambassador Program (II)

Daily schedule

# Topic Teachers Level Vocabulary

1 Visiting Russian City/Moscow

I 07/23

город, театр, ресторан, памятник, собор, площадьдостопримечательностьстарый/новый, красивый/некрасивый, русский/американский

2 Daily Schedules

I 07/22

расписание, покупка билетовКогда? в 6 часовсейчас 6 часов

3 Daily Schedules

II 07/22

расписание, покупка билетовутром, днем, вечеромКогда? Сколько...?

4 Buying clothing in Russian store.

I 07/24

Мне нужно…У меня… красная майка, синяя юбка...

5 Food traditions during Russian holidays.

II 07/23

Русская кухня, что нравится, какие ингредиентыбублики, сушка, пельмени, блины, вареники, чай, квас, борщ, пирожки.

Using the target language and providing comprehensible input for instruction

Inside Outside circle

Target Language is used 95% in the classroom

Discussion point1. Learner centered classroom, what does it look like

in your class?

3. Where is the teacher?

2. Which strategies work better for you in learner centered classroom?

Facilitating a learner centered classroom

pair share guide & care

Integrating culture, content and language

Adopting and using age appropriate authentic materials

● Tasks differentiated by levels

● Daily student-teacher activity

Conducting performance based assessment

Discussion Point- Authentic materials:

- Matreshka- Gusli; lozhki- Platok- Gzhel’ (authentic folk art )- Supermarket circular- City Tour Guide

Design Activity for Learner Centered Classroom

1. Implementing a Standards-Based and Thematically Organized Curriculum

2. Using the Target Language and Providing Comprehensible Input for Instruction

3. Facilitating a Learner-Centered Classroom

4. Integrating Culture, Content, and Language in a World Language Classroom

5. Adapting and Using Age-Appropriate Authentic Materials

6. Conducting Performance-Based Assessment

… using similar age-appropriate authentic materials.

Students shared with our site visit team:The students love the program, its immersion format, all the real-life application of the activities and the pace from slow to fast each day.

Students feel that there is good support for each and every one of them, no matter what their level is and that ‘no one is left behind’.

Participant FeedbackDear Betsy,

The StarTalk methodology I learned from all y'all this summer bore more beautiful fruit today -- I mean to the extent that I wanted to cry.I developed a new lesson on daily routines using StarTalk methods (and Power Points!).The results of the oral assessment today showed how effective this approach is.So what can I say but a big thanks to all of you who trained us in how to do this.

ВСЕМ ОГРОМНОЕ СПАСИБО !!!--Margaret Mary