Language exchange session_august_24_2010_
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Language Exchange
Colleen Coffey, Marquette University
Benjamin Stewart, Wikieducator (http://wikieducator.org/User:Bnleez)Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
August 24, 2010
What is it and how does it happen?
Students:What happens before the session? ActivationWhat happens during the session? InteractionWhat happens after? Refection
Teachers:What happens before the session? Plan
What happens during the session? Implement
What happens after? Reflect/plan
Planning for groups
During the language exchange
During the language exchange
Scheduling partners
Active learning partnership
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The "role" of the teacher
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How do we know what is happening? Is it important to know what is happening? Why? What types of activities and assessment tools give us measureable outcomes?
Theory
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Complex versus Constructed
Theory
Differentiated instruction/assessment: content, process, and productSheltered instruction: planning, comprehensible input, interaction, assessmentConnection, contagion, (Christakis & Fowler, 2009), and complexConnective community: Open, diverse, autonomous, and interactive (Downes)
Questions to consider related to LEsHow to develop a network of educators who are interested in participating in language exchanges (LEs)?
Q & A