A letter from the Presidents

COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS VOLUME 31 NUMBER 4 October 2012

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In This Issue
Aliated with the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching, the Central States Conference and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS www.cct.org October 2012 Page 1
(As Co-presidents this year, the Presidents letter will be co-written
by Debbie and Anna.)
How fast did September slip by?!
Now that were in the thick of things, we want you to start thinking about what you can do for
yourself professionally this year. We all need humor, encouragement, and new teaching ideas
from time to time to help us stay fresh and renewed in our classrooms. Thats exactly what
this years Fall Conference will do for you. We are bringing together four of Colorados best
presenters to spend a day (Saturday, October 13) with you at the awesome Air Force Academy
in Colorado Springs. Dont miss Mira Canion, Dale Crum, Shannon Ruiz and Teacher of the
YearNoah Geisel, all in one day! Chances like this dont come around often, so be sure to join
us. In fact, the deadline is upon us, so STOP READING NOW, GO TO www.regonline.com,
and GET REGISTERED!!!! There is NO onsite registration, due to security at the Academy.
Now that youre registered (and back), our parent organization, ACTFL, is also providing some
excellent Webinars this fall. Weve included a page (later in the newsletter) to let you know about
those. You can expect the high quality we always receive from ACTFL to be present in these
webinars. Check them out.
Yes, it is early to start thinking about the Spring Conference, (after all we are just gearing up for
the Fall Conference), but there is something to be said about planning and setting everything in
place. Take a look at our NEW FORMAT for the Spring Conference (in this newsletter) and all
that you will get with your registration. We have been listening to teachers requesting that we not
use up two days of subs and that we make the keynote speaker accessible to everyone.
This years Spring Conference, February 21 -23, 2013 in Loveland will encompass several
new things---Thursday evening sessions with a wine and cheese welcome reception, a Saturday
general session to hear the keynote, and language immersion luncheons. We hope you will take
advantage of all that is offered. Also note that you get a price break for registering early. All in all,
it will be a great conference---great location, wonderful accommodations with breakfast included,
lots of sessions (do not forget to submit your proposal to give a session!) and a chance to speak in
the language and network with teachers from around the state. Hope to see you there!!
CCFLT is working hard to provide you with the best training, speakers and camaraderie available.
We encourage you to join us and take advantage of these great opportunities, and in turn,
encourage a colleague by bringing them with you!
See you soon!
Debbie Cody Anna Crocker
codydebbie@hotmail.com acrocker@jeffco.k12.co.us
Board of Directors 2012 2013
Ofcers
Debbie Cody, Co-President, South High SchooI .......... codydebbie@hotmaiI.com
Anna Crocker, Co-President, Jeffco ............................. acrocker@jeffco.k12.co.us
Cristin BIeess, President-EIect ..........................................bIeesscct@yahoo.com
EIementary/Secondary Representatives:
Greg Breitbarth, LittIeton Academy..........................................greg_tegu@yahoo.com
Lisa BIoomer, Pine Creek High SchooI.................................. Iisa.bIoomer@asd20.org
Amy FIynn, Bear Creek High SchooI.......................................aynn@jeffco.k12.co.us
EIisabetta Kaufman, South High ......EIisabetta.Kaufman@puebIocitycityschooIs.us
Diana Noonan, Denver PubIic SchooIs.............................diana_noonan@dpsk12.org
MichaeI Verderaine, Doherty High SchooI........................................verdema@d11.org
Becky Loftus, Oberon MiddIe SchooI......................................rIoftus@jefco.k12.co.us
Katie Lorimer, HighIine Academy................................kIorimer@highIineacademy.org
Post Secondary Representative:
Courtney Paige FeII, CU BouIder.....................................Courtney.FeII@coIorado.edu
Fawzia Ahmad, USAFA.....................................................fawzia.ahmad@ccd.edu
At-Large Representative:
Stefan BetIey, HoIyoke High SchooI..............................................betIeyst@hcosd.org
Grace Koda, LittIeton Academy....................................................gkoda@Ips.k12.co.us
Non-Voting Appointed Members:
Jennifer Marglin, Executive Secretary. ................................. execsec.ccft@yahoo.com
Valerie Cody, Editor .................................................................... valcody7@yahoo.com
Susan Murray-Carrico, Web Master.......................................susan.murray@asd20.org
CCFLT website: http://www.ccft.org
CCFLT Listserv E-maiI Address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CCFLT/
Use this address to send a message to the Listserv after joining
To change the emaiI address to which your CCFLT Listserv email is sent,
go to: http://www.ccft.org/listserv.pdf and follow the instructions.
www.regonIine.com to join, renew, or register for conferences.
The Newsletter of the
Colorado Congress
of Foreign Language
Teachers
ub||shed 4 nmes year|y:
August, Cctober, Ianuary, Apr||
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Have a question about dues?
Please email
Jennifer Marglin
CCFLT Executive Secretary
execsec@cct.org
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appreciated. Make checks
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P.O. Box 270065
Louisville, CO 80027-9998
Questions on advertising costs,
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Go to www.regon||ne.com/cct
DeadIine for registration is Wednesday,
October 3rd.
There wiII be NO on-site registration.
CDE reIicensure hours are avaiIabIe for
$10. May pay on-site for credit onIy.
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A LL11L8 l8CM 1PL 8LSluLn1LLLC1
Crlsun 8leess
1he school vear alwavs brlnas wlLh lL loLs of exclLemenL and enerav Lo
lmplemenL new ldeas and Lo be an even beuer Leacher Lhan lasL vear. 1haL ls
Lhe [ov of Leachlna. We aeL a new sLarL each fall. lL ls llke an auLomauc do-over
for someLhlna LhaL was well done Lhe rsL ume, buL can be even beuer Lhls
ume around.
LasL vear aL Lhe CClL1 Sprlna Conference, Anna Crocker, uebble Codv, and 1onl 1helsen presenLed so manv areaL ldeas
LhaL l Look back Lo school. Some ldeas l sLarLed Lo lmplemenL rlahL awav llke lncorporauna more acuvlues wlLh Lhe Lhree
modes of assessmenL and uslna 8ackward ueslan and have seen areaL resulLs. CLher ldeas, llke assesslna wlLh lAs, l leL
roll around ln mv head for a whlle and have worked lnLo mv unlLs and lessons for Lhls new school vear.
1hls ls whv l love Lo auend conferences. l alwavs have and l alwavs wlll. no mauer how much l learned aL Lhe lasL
conference l auended, someone alwavs has a new ldea Lo share Lo help me lmprove who l am as a Leacher and Lo make
Lhe learnlna beuer for Lhe sLudenLs. As resldenL-LlecL, l am exclLed Lo be able Lo represenL our oraanlzauon aL our
nauonal AC1lL conference and our Lwo realonal conferences, CSClL1 and SWCCL1.
As exclLed as l am abouL auendlna Lhese Lhree areaL conferences, l know LhaL Lhe conferences CClL1 has here ln our
own backvard are second-Lo-none. Manv of our Colorado Leachers noL onlv presenL aL our CClL1 conferences, buL aL Lhe
oLher nauonal and realonal conferences, Loo. Colorado ls denlLelv ahead of Lhe curve on hosuna areaL conferences!
1hls vear's lall Conference wlll be chocked full of Lhese souahL-aer presenLers. noah Celsel, Mlra Canlon, uale Crum,
and Shannon 8ulz have all presenLed aL conferences around Lhe counLrv and even have presenLed kevnoLe addresses for
conferences! 1hese are Lhe people LhaL oLhers around Lhe counLrv wanL Lo see and learn from and Lhev are rlahL here ln
Colorado, members of CClL1 [usL llke us!
l hope Lo see vou aL boLh our lall and Sprlna Conferences Lhls vear. l also encouraae as manv of vou as posslble Lo auend
Lhe AC1lL Conference ln ennsvlvanla ln november, Lhe CSClL1 Conference ln March ln Chlo, and/or Lhe SWCCL1
Conference ln Aprll ln nevada. lL ls alwavs areaL Lo see our sLaLe well represenLed!
COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS www.cct.org October 2012 Page 6
CCFLT 2013 SPRING CONFERENCE
EMBASSY SUITES
LOVELAND, COLORADO
FEBRUARY 21 23
t NEW FORMAT: (MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!!)
o Thursday, February 21:
2-hour sessions starting at 5 pm
Wine and cheese Welcome Reception 7 pm
o Friday, February 22:
Exhibitors open all day
Morning sessions
Awards luncheon
Afternoon sessions
Wine (cash bar) and hors doeuvres in the Exhibitors Hall
o Saturday, February 23:
Exhibitors open all day
Morning Sessions
Keynote Speaker open to all attendees
Immersion luncheons
Afternoon sessions
Your registration gives you Thursday sessions, wine and cheese reception, all sessions Friday and
the wine (cash bar) and hors doeuvres in the Exhibitors Hall, all sessions Saturday and the keynote
speaker address.
If you would like to attend the Awards Luncheon and/or the Immersion Luncheon (Chinese, French,
German or Spanish immersion luncheon) please add this on to your registration for an extra fee.
Visit the website for registration information:
Register by November 1 = $60
Register by December 1 = $65
After December 1 = $70
On site registration = $80
COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS www.cct.org October 2012 Page 7
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Meme MarLes 8loa
Mv new pro[ecL Lhls vear ls a bloa l'm calllna Meme MarLes (www.mememarLes.Lumblr.com). uslna Lhe popular slLe
1umblr (lf vou don'L know abouL 1umbr, LrusL me LhaL vour sLudenLs can Lell vou all abouL lL!), lL ls an auempL Lo comblne
pop culLure realla wlLh comprehenslble lnpuL.
A meme, accordlna Lo Lhe Merrlam-WebsLer dlcuonarv, ls an ldea, behavlor, sLvle, or usaae LhaL spreads from person Lo
person wlLhln a culLure. ln Lhe lnLerneL aae, famlllar memes lnclude 1ebowlna, lanklna, Lhe uanclna 8abv, emoucons,
musLache makers and cuLe plcLures of caLs wlLh endearlna capuons. AnvLhlna LhaL has aone vlral" ls a meme.
1he lnLerneL ls full of slLes dedlcaLed Lo memes. ?ou probablv have a lacebook frlend whose prole ls a meme machlne
of oversharlna. WhaL makes Meme MarLes of lnLeresL Lo World Lanauaaes Leachers, ls LhaL each posL ls Laaaed wlLh anv
relevanL vocabularv and arammar Lerms. 1hls allows vou Lo search for conLenL relaLed Lo vour lessons and hopefullv
provlde enaaalna realla LhaL addresses culLure and comparlsons. [non-Spanlsh Leachers: Lhls ldea ls L-A-S-? Lo repllcaLe ln
vour LaraeL lanauaaes. lL Look me ve mlnuLes Lo launch Lhe slLe.]
As vou can see ln Lhe plcLure of Lhls recenL posL, l have Laaaed lL wlLh Condluonal 1ense" as well as lnnluve forms of verbs
LhaL lL uses.
ln order Lo search Meme MarLes, slmplv use Lhls llnk and ll ln Lhe lasL parL of Lhe url wlLh vour search Lerm: hup://
mememarLes.Lumblr.com/Laaaed/voursearchLerm. So lf vou wanLed Lo search for 1ener" vou would use hup://
mememarLes.Lumblr.com/Laaaed/1ener.
When vlsluna Lhe slLe, vou wlll see LhaL lL ls noL [usL memes, l'm addlna enLerLalnlna LweeLs from famous Spanlsh speakers,
vldeos and more. Whlle Meme MarLes ls sull a far crv from Lhe Lreasure Lrove of pop culLure realla on a slLe llke Zacharv
!ones' Zambombazo, Lhe facL LhaL lL ls searchable should makes lL an accesslble and ume-savlna Lool for Leachers. 8esL of
all, anvone can posL so LoaeLher we can develop Meme MarLes lnLo a daLabase rlch ln maLerlals for anv lanauaae lesson.
My new project this year is a blog Im calling Meme Martes (www.mememartes.
tumblr.com). Using the popular site Tumblr (if you dont know about Tumbr, trust
me LhaL vour sLudenLs can Lell vou all abouL lL!), lL ls an auempL Lo comblne pop
culture realia with comprehensible input.
A meme, accordlna Lo Lhe Merrlam-WebsLer dlcuonarv, ls an ldea, behavlor,
style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. In the
internet age, familiar memes include Tebowing, Planking, the Dancing Baby,
emoucons, musLache makers and cuLe plcLures of caLs wlLh endearlna capuons.
AnvLhlna LhaL has aone vlral" ls a meme.
1he lnLerneL ls full of slLes dedlcaLed Lo memes. ?ou probablv have a lacebook frlend whose prole ls a meme
machlne of oversharlna. WhaL makes Meme MarLes of lnLeresL Lo World Lanauaaes Leachers, ls LhaL each
posL ls Laaaed wlLh anv relevanL vocabularv and arammar Lerms. 1hls allows vou Lo search for conLenL relaLed
Lo vour lessons and hopefullv provlde enaaalna realla LhaL
addresses culture and comparisons. [Non-Spanish teachers:
this idea is E-A-S-Y to replicate in your target languages. It took
me ve mlnuLes Lo launch Lhe slLe.]
As vou can see ln Lhe plcLure of Lhls recenL posL, l have Laaaed lL
wlLh Condluonal 1ense" as well as lnnluve forms of verbs LhaL
it uses.
ln order Lo search Meme MarLes, slmplv use Lhls llnk and ll ln
the last part of the url with your search term:
hup://mememarLes.Lumblr.com/Laaaed/voursearchLerm.
So lf vou wanLed Lo search for 1ener" vou would use
hup://mememarLes.Lumblr.com/Laaaed/1ener.
When vlsluna Lhe slLe, vou wlll see LhaL lL ls noL [usL memes,
Im adding entertaining tweets from famous Spanish speakers,
vldeos and more. Whlle Meme MarLes ls sull a far crv from Lhe Lreasure Lrove of pop culLure realla on a slLe
llke Zacharv !ones' Zambombazo, Lhe facL LhaL lL ls searchable should makes lL an accesslble and ume-savlna
Lool for Leachers. 8esL of all, anvone can posL so LoaeLher we can develop Meme MarLes lnLo a daLabase rlch
ln maLerlals for anv lanauaae lesson. !usL vlslL Lhe slLe and cllck SubmlL" Lo be a parL of Lhls pro[ecL!
Noah Geisel, TOY -
CCFLT & SWCOLT
Meme Martes Blog
From our Teacher Of the Year...
Why 5erve on the CCIL1 8oard?
1he 8oard of ulrecLors posluons, whlch lasL for Lwo academlc vears, alve members Lhe opporLunlLv Lo:
t racuce Communlcauon skllls ln aL leasL Lwo lanauaaes
t romoLe Connecuons aL sLaLe, realonal, and nauons levels
t Make Frlendshlps all over Lhe sLaLe
t Caln Leadershlp and professlonal arowLh opporLunlues
t Share Teachlna ups, experlences and concerns
1he responslblllues lnclude:
t Serve for Lwo academlc vears (bealnnlna Lhe Mav aer vou are elecLed)
t Auend monLhlv meeunas from AuausL Lo Mav
t Auend lall reLreaL ln AuausL (2 davs, 1 overnlahL)
t Work aL Lhe Sprlna ConferenceServe on a mlnlmum of Lwo commluees, one SLandlna and one Sprlna
Conference commluee
t Chalr a commluee ln vour second vear
8elmbursemenLs and beneLs lnclude:
t up Lo Lwelve hours CuL recerucauon credlL
t All phone calls
t Mlleaae aL 23 cenLs per mlle
t Sprlna Conference realsLrauon and Lwo luncheon meals
t lall Conference realsLrauon
t CerucaLes for volunLeer hours
t Lasv Lo nomlnaLe vourself
t 8ulld sLaLewlde neLworklna connecuons
COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS www.cct.org October 2012 Page 9
2013 CClL1 8oard CandldaLes
vlslL www.ccL.ora Lo run for Lhe 8oard.
vouna wlll Lake place aL Lhe CClL1 Sprlna 2013 Conference .
Pope vou declde Lo [oln us!
COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS www.cct.org October 2012 Page 10
GkAN15 - AWAkD5 - 5CnCLAk5nI5
Lverv vear Lhe Colorado Conaress of lorelan Lanauaae 1eachers honors Lhose lndlvlduals who have conLrlbuLed
exLenslvelv Lo forelan lanauaae educauon. Check ouL Lhe CranLs, Awards, Scholarshlps and ConLesLs. SLarL plannlna
on who vou wlll nomlnaLe!
IALL 2012
DLADLINL: 5L1LM8Lk 30, 2012
IALL INNCVA1ICN GkAN1 CI $500.00
IALL INNCVA1ICN GkAN1 CI $250.00
New 1eacher Conference 5cho|arsh|p to auend the Ia|| Conference
5kING 2013
DLADLINL: DLCLM8Lk 1, 2012
1he Genev|eve Cverman Memor|a| 5erv|ce Award: resenLed Lo a world lanauaae educaLor for dedlcaLed and lona
servlce Lo Lhe Leachlna professlon, as well as commlLmenL and leadershlp ln servlna CClL1.
1he Lxce||ence |n 1each|ng Award: resenLed Lo a world lanauaae educaLor who has excelled ln classroom
lnsLrucuon.
1he rogram Leadersh|p Award: resenLed Lo a world lanauaae educaLor who has provlded excepuonal leadershlp
and lnnovauon ln proarams bevond Lhe classroom level.
1he kr|s We||s Memor|a| Creanv|ty Award: resenLed Lo a world lanauaae educaLor who has demonsLraLed
excepuonal creauvlLv and lnnovauon ln Lhe eld of world lanauaaes, wheLher ln Leachlna, admlnlsLrauon, or
maLerlals developmenL.
1he New Lducator Award: resenLed Lo a world lanauaae educaLor ln Lhe rsL ve vears of Leachlna, who exhlblLs a
areaL deal of poLenual ln developlna ldeas for world lanauaae educauon.
1he Ir|end of Iore|gn Languages Award: resenLed Lo an lndlvldual or aroup from ouLslde Lhe world lanauaae
Leachlna professlon who has made slanlcanL conLrlbuuons Lo Lhe Leachlna and learnlna of world lanauaaes.
New 1eacher Conference 5cho|arsh|p: 1o auend the 5pr|ng Conference
MCNL1Ak GkAN15:
lf vou have an ldea for a pro[ecL for vour classroom, please conslder applvlna for one of Lhe followlna aranLs:
8onald W. Walker Memorlal CranL ......$1000
Sprlna lnnovauon CranL .........................$230
Sprlna lnnovauon CranL .........................$300
17
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Annual CCFLT Student Essay Contest
CCFLT is seeking student essays in English for its annual essay contest.
Winning essays will be posted at the CCFLT Spring Conference and will
be shared at the local, state, and national levels with representatives
and senators to make them aware of the voices of their young
constituents. Students are our best voices for world language education!
Each sponsoring teacher must be a current member of CCFLT. Each
teacher may only submit up to three (3) essays.
The elementary and middle school winners will receive $25, while high
school and university winners will receive $50; K-12 winners also receive
a plaque commemorating their accomplishment. The teachers of the
winning students will be invited to attend the Spring Conference Awards
Luncheon to accept the award on behalf of their students.
Ihe e::cy Icpic: (efecI Ihe Iheme cf Ihe CCFLI 2013 Sp(inc Ccnfe(ence. 8cck Ic Ihe FuIu(e: 21
st

Century Technology Today
Icpic: c(e c: fc||cw::
Elementary and Middle School:
How has technology helped me to learn another language?
High School and University:
As social media continues to skyrocket, how can I use this technology to help me learn another language?
Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2012.
LencIh cnc p(e:enIcIicn:
t One page maximum, word processed, double spaced.
t Times New Roman font, 12-point font size
t Written in English with attention to the rubric below
t Ccve( :heeI Ic inc|uce:
o Students name
o Students grade level (i.e., French, Level 1; 3
rd
grade)
o Students age
o Students address, phone number
o Sponsoring teachers name
o Name of school
o School address
t Senc e::cy: Ic:
o /nnc C(ccke(: acrocker@jeffco.k12.co.us
o Essays must arrive by 5 pm December 1, 2012
8y enIe(inc Ihe ccnIe:I. c|| pc(IicipcnI: cckncw|ecce IhcI CCFLI hc: Ihei( pe(mi::icn Ic eciI cnc u:e
their entries as deemed appropriate to the purpose of the contest.
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12th Annual Videotaped Speaking
Contest
A fantastic opportunity for students of CCFLT
members to
create 90-second video/digitally-taped
conversation based
on the new Colorado Academic Standards for
World Language.
Standard 1: Communication In Languages
Other Than
English, focused on verbal communication.
Students may participate in any of the
following:
express needs, tell stories, obtain and convey
information, explain
concepts and procedures and/or persuade.
Students will
focus on conversational mode versus purely
presentational
(such as an advertisement).
This contest is open to all students at all levels.
All
submissions must be received by December 1,
2012.
Visit the CCFLT website at www.cct.org
(contests, grants,
scholarships tab) for rules, requirements and
information.
12th Annual CCFLT Videotaped Speaking Contest
This is a fantastic opportunity for students of CCFLT members to show-off their speaking skills by creating a 90-second
videotape.
Theme for 2013: You are applying for a summer internship at an international camp. The application requires a video
showing how you can manage multi-tasks addressing multi-skills of participants and how you make connections through
language with the various participants. Create your video showing how you are absolutely the best candidate for this
internship.
Judging Criteria:
t Students will create, present, and record an original situation in the target language. Conversations should focus
on interactions with one another. No more than 3 students should be in the video presentation.
t Students may determine the exact topic of their conversation, but they must follow the skills detailed in the new
Colorado State World Language Standards.
t Specifc guidelines and rubrics are available on the links below and give all the inIormation necessary to organize
your students and explain how the students will be assessed.
Performance Details:
t Each entry must be comprised of two to three on-camera students.
t Each student must wear a name tag or a tag with either the number 1 or 2 on it, visible to the judges.
* * Note - You are encouraged to assess the videos and/or have students assess each others entries, using the appropriate
rubric, prior to sending in your submission(s).
Awards:
t First Place will be awarded in each language, at each level - novice low-mid, novice high, intermediate low, and
heritage speakers. These students will receive a certifcate and a $10 giIt card.
t All students will receive a certifcate Ior participating.
Entry Details and Process:
t Only teachers who are members of CCFLT may submit entries. * Note - Board members students may compete
in competitions sponsored by CCFLT, but board members may not be on the judging committee.
t Each teacher may send up to two (2) videos per language, per level.
t Videos must be submitted on DVD. No other formats will be accepted. *Note - please view your product on
multiple computers to ensure that your DVD will play. Also, please be certain to record on a DVD and not on a
CD.
t Please fll out the entry Iorm below. Teachers determine the level that is appropriate Ior their students.
COLORADO CONGRESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS www.cct.org October 2012 Page 12
Scoring Guide for CCFL T 90-second world language video Conversation
School Name
Teachers Name
Level of Presentation
Language
Name of Presentation
Students Names #1
#2
Standard 1.2
Speaking
At the advanced level,
what students know and
are able to do includes:
Advanced Profcient In-Progress Student #1 Student #2
A. applying
pronunciation and
intonation patterns at a
normal rate of speech
Mostly successful
in refecting
pronunciation and
intonation patterns
of everyday speech
Somewhat
successful in taking
on pronunciation
and intonation
patterns of everyday
speech
Refects some
awareness of
pronunciation and
intonation patterns
of everyday speech
A P I A P I
B. making predictions,
analyzing, drawing
conclusions, and/or
expressing facts and
opinions
Mostly successful
in predicting,
analyzing, drawing
conclusions, and/or
expressing facts and
opinions
Shows some success
in predicting,
analyzing, drawing
conclusions, and/or
expressing facts and
opinions
Refects some
attempt to predict,
analyze, draw
conclusions, and/
or express facts and
opinions
A P I A P I
C. defning points oI
view, and;
Mostly successful
in defning points oI
view.
Refects some
success in defning
points of view
Makes some attempt
to defne points oI
view.
A P I A P I
D. summarizing and/or
paraphrasing.
Mostly successful in
summarizing and/or
paraphrasing
Somewhat
successful in
summarizing and/or
paraphrasing
Shows some element
of summarizing and/
or paraphrasing
A P I A P I
Length of Video
60-90 seconds Good try, but a little
too long or too short.
A I A I
Innovation
Mostly successful in
extemporizing with
language form.
Somewhat
successful creating
and personalizing.
Varies on patterns
of learned form
somewhat.
A P I A P I
Speed
Forthcoming speech
with coherent
features.
Some coherent
features of sentence-
level speech
Phrase-level speech
refects learned
patterns.
A P I A P I
Record total number of As, Ps and Is for each student.
Multiply by 3, 2 or 1.
Add the points.
Note: Both students must appear on the video. Record the total.
A x 3=____
P x 2=____
I x 1= ____
Total = ___
A x 3=____
P x 2=____
I x 1= ____
Total = ___
Grading Guide: 21-19 points = A = Advanced Rating
18-15 points P Profcient Rating RATING:
14-7 points = I = In-Progress Rating
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8ealnner 8ubrlc (for use wlLh all bealnner and lnLermedlaLe caLeaorles)
1 2 3 4 SLudenL
#1
SLudenL
#2
1oLal
1ASk CCMLL1lCn Mlnlmal compleuon
of Lhe Lask and/
or frequenLlv
lnapproprlaLe.
arual compleuon
of Lhe Lask, mosLlv
approprlaLe veL
underdeveloped.
Compleuon of Lhe
Lask, approprlaLe
and adequaLelv
developed.
Superlor
compleuon of Lhe
Lask, approprlaLe
and wlLh
elaborauon.
CCM8LPLnSl8lLl1? 8arelv
comprehenslble.
MosLlv
comprehenslble,
requlrlna
lnLerpreLauons
on Lhe parL of Lhe
llsLener.
Comprehenslble,
requlrlna some
lnLerpreLauon on
Lhe parL of Lhe
llsLener.
8eadllv
comprehenslble,
requlrlna llule or
no lnLerpreLauon
on Lhe parL of Lhe
llsLener.
lLuLnC? Speech haluna
and uneven wlLh
lona pauses and/
or lncompleLe
LhouahLs.
Speech choppv
and/or slow
wlLh frequenL
pauses, few or
no lncompleLe
LhouahLs.
Some heslLauon
buL manaaes Lo
conunue and
compleLe LhouahLs.
Speech conunuous
and conLrolled
wlLh few pauses or
sLumbllna.
8CnunClA1lCn lrequenLlv
lnLerferes wlLh
communlcauon.
Cccaslonallv
lnLerferes wlLh
communlcauon.
uoes noL
lnLerfere wlLh
communlcauon.
Lnhances
communlcauon.
vCCA8uLA8? lnadequaLe and/or
lnaccuraLe use of
vocabularv.
SomewhaL
lnadequaLe and/or
lnaccuraLe use of
vocabularv.
AdequaLe and
accuraLe use of
vocabularv.
8lch and conLrolled
use of vocabularv.
LAnCuACL CCn18CL lnadequaLe and/
or lnaccuraLe use
of baslc lanauaae
sLrucLures.
Lmeralna use of
baslc lanauaae
sLrucLures.
Lmeralna conLrol
of baslc lanauaae
sLrucLures.
ConLrol of
baslc lanauaae
sLrucLures.
1LAM 1C1AL SCC8L:
48
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CCFLT Spring Conference Awards Program
CCFLT Conference 2013 Awards Nomination Form
Weve gone electronic! It has never been easier to recognize a fellow educator!
We want to make it even easier for you to acknowledge a fellow teacher with a special recognition award. The person in your department
who goes above and beyond! The one who always develops innovative and exciting activities for students! The teacher who has increased
enrollment and has led the way to academic excellence! Express your appreciation, your admiration, and your gratitude by nominating
him or her for a CCFLT Special Recognition Award that will be presented at the Spring Conference next year. Only teachers who have
been CCFLT members for a full year prior to nomination may qualify for an award; members of the Board of Directors are not eligible.
The Genevieve Overman Memorial Service Award
Presented to a world language educator for dedicated and long service
to the teaching profession, as well as commitment and leadership in
serving CCFLT.
The New Educator Award
Presented to a world language educator in the frst fve years oI
teaching, who exhibits a great deal of potential in developing ideas for
world language education.
The Kris Wells Memorial Creativity Awards
Presented to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional creativity
and innovation in the feld oI world languages. whether teaching.
administration, or materials development.
The Excellence in Teaching Award
Presented to a world language educator who has excelled in classroom
instruction.
The Friend of Foreign Languages Award
Presented to an individual or group from outside the world language
teaching proIession who has made signifcant contributions to the
teaching and learning of world languages.
New Teacher Scholarship
2 Scholarships will be warded to new World Language teachers (in
their frst 3 years oI teaching) to attend the CCFLT Spring ConIerence
in February.
Program Leadership Award
Presented to a world language educator who has provided exceptional
leadership and innovation in programs beyond the classroom level.
Please create one Word document in which you include the following:
(1) a cover page with the required information (see below)
(2) a letter of nomination of two pages or less
(3) a maximum of three letters of support of one page each
Combine these components into ONE document and send it as an attachment to Michael Verderaime, the CCFLT Grants & Awards
Chair at verdema@d11.org by December 1, 2012.
The cover page must include the following information:
About the nominee:
Nominees name, Award category, School, Years of teaching experience, Phone (H), Phone (W), Address, City, State, ZIP,
Email
About the nominator:
Nominators name, Phone (H), Phone (W), Address, City, State, ZIP, Email
About the nominees supervisor:
Supervisors name, Title, Phone (W), Email address, School, School address, City, Ctate, ZIP, School district name
Please email this information and supporting letters as noted above to
CCFLT Grants and Awards Chair Michael Verderaime: verdema@d11.org
In the message line, write: CCFLT Awards Nomination and attach the electronic copy of your nomination packet.
2010
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A Word from the Outreach Committee:
For over sixty-fve years CCFLT has fulflled its purpose of promoting a sense of
community between those involved in language teaching across Colorado as well as
provide those interested in language in academia with an opportunity to communicate
with others who share their passion.
As a member of the CCFLT, you have the opportunity to expand your current
knowledge of language teaching as well as explore new techniques for the classroom
and beyond. Our mission is to provide you with the necessary skills to establish
the highest standards of profciency among students of foreign languages at the
elementary, secondary, college and university levels.
Membership gives you access to our two conferences held each year, during which
recognized speakers present keynote lectures on language in academics and teaching
developments in a changing world. Not only will you be able to attend these lectures,
but you will also have the opportunity to participate in our language workshops that
focus on the most current issues in the advancement and teaching of world languages.
Many scholarship and grant opportunities abound for CCFLT members.
Share this with a friend.
CCFLT Membership is online!!
You can now easily manage your CCFLT membership.
Do you need to renew your membership or update personal information?
Have a colleague or friend who would like to become a CCFLT member?
Then go to: www.regonline.com/cct
If you are a member, go to the website, click the join now button, put your email address in the boxes on the
next page and click the already joined link which will take you straight to your membership information. Here
you can update your contact info or renew your membership.

When your membership is close to the expiration date, you will receive an email from Regonline indicating
the date your membership is due to expire. Keeping your personal info current is the best way to ensure
communication Irom CCFLT. Also. please check that your computer`s flter does not bounce out emails Irom
Regonline or CCFLT.
If you have colleagues or friends who would like to become members, they will start the process by clicking on
the join now button, putting in the email address, and then continuing through the rest of the process.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Marglin at execsec(ccft.org.
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Screen-Casuna ln Lhe Lanauaae Classroom
Current trends |nd|cate that b|ended |earn|ng may emerge as the predom|nant mode| |n our nanons schoo|s. now |s
th|s transformanon |mpacnng you as an educator?
l Leach dlsLance learnlna Spanlsh ln a svnchronous vldeo conference. 8lended learnlna ls whaL l do. 8ecause l dellver
mv courses Lo oLher school dlsLrlcLs, l oen have Lo deal wlLh Lhe facL LhaL schools have dlerenL vacauon schedules. 1o
combaL Lhls dlmculLv, l have beaun Lo screen-casL" mv lecLures. Scroaan (2011) encouraaes screen-casuna as a meLhod
Lo record Lhe audlo of a lecLure whlle recordlna whaL ls happenlna on Lhe compuLer screen. l have Lo use Lhls Lechnoloav
because durlna Lhe monLh of March l do noL see all of mv sLudenLs aL one ume due Lo sLaLe assessmenLs and dlerenL
Sprlna 8reaks. 8v recordlna Lhe lecLures, sLudenLs who are absenL for anv reason can waLch Lhem aL home and be
prepared when Lhev re[oln Lhe class.
l use a free proaram Lo record mv screen-casLs uLled !lna. All l have Lo do ls open mv presenLauon (owerolnL, lllpcharL,
eLc) and wlLh a compuLer mlcrophone, record mvself Lalklna whlle l run Lhe presenLauon. !lna llmlLs Lhe free recordlna Lo
ve mlnuLes ln lenaLh. l have never found LhaL Lo be a problem because mosL sLudenLs would zone ouL aer ve mlnuLes
anvwav. lf vou wlsh Lo see an example of some of mv screen-casLs, please vlslL hup://spanlsh.holvoke.h[shs.schoolfuslon.us
and look for Lhe Spanlsh 1 and Spanlsh 2 vldeo llnks. lf vou wanL more lnformauon abouL !lna soware and screencasL.
com please vlslL www.screencasL.com.
1hls ls [usL one of manv Lools l use ln mv classroom. Look for more ln Lhe nexL newsleuer.
Scroaan, L. (2011). roceedlna from iTeaching : Tools and Techniques. PaxLun, CC: nL8CCLS.
Images from images.google.com
Lanauaae 1echnoloav roaram for k-12 1eachers aL Cu 8oulder!
1he Anderson Lanauaae & 1echnoloav CenLer aL Cu 8oulder now oers a one-vear proaram ln lanauaae
Lechnoloav for k-12 Leachers. 1he lorelan Lanauaae 1echnoloav roaram wlll bealn ln SepLember of 2012 and
span across 8 SaLurdavs over Lhe course of Lhe 2012-2013 academlc vear. aruclpanLs mav auend as few or as
manv workshops as Lhev wlsh buL Lhev musL auend all elahL evenLs Lo recelve Lhe cerucaLe of compleuon ln
Mav 2013.
1he rsL 6 meeunas wlll cover Lechnlcal skllls as well as how Lo reallze and assess Lhe educauonal poLenual of
Lhe Lools presenLed. uurlna each workshop, auendees wlll develop a full lesson plan readv Lo lmplemenL ln Lhe
classroom Lhe followlna week. Cn SaLurdavs 2, 3, 4, 3 and 6, auesL speakers from Lhe k-12 lanauaae Leachlna
communlLv wlll presenL on Lhelr own uses and experlences wlLh Lechnoloav ln Lhe classroom (noah Celsel,
Mlra Canlon and 8ebecca Lvnch are conrmed auesL speakers so far). 1he lasL 2 SaLurdavs wlll be devoLed Lo
Lhe poruollo lnLenslve workshops durlna whlch paruclpanLs wlll be aulded ln Lhe process of bulldlna Lhelr own
mulumedla poruollo.
upon compleuon of each workshop, paruclpanLs wlll recelve a cerucaLe of auendance LhaL Lhev mav submlL
Lo Lhe CuL Lo obLaln recerucauon credlLs. 1hev mav also recelve araduaLe credlLs (Lhe proposal ls awaluna
approval from Cu 8oulder).
lor more lnformauon abouL Lhe currlculum, schedule, cosL and realsLrauon, please vlslL Lhls documenL: hup://
aoo.al/1ukP1
lease help us spread Lhe word! Cuesuons? lease don'L heslLaLe Lo e-mall me aL Ldwlae.Slmoncolorado.edu
--
Ldwlae Slmon, h.u.
Anderson Lanauaae 1echnoloav CenLer
1he unlverslLv of Colorado aL 8oulder
Pellems 147
(303) 492 7223
CCFLT Board Candidates
Are you interested in serving on the CCFLT Board of Directors?
Do you know a colleague who might be? Serving on the Board
provides great opportunities for networking, collegiality, giving back
to your profession, and most of all, FUN.
To express your interest in running in the next election, to nominate a
colleague, or to get more information, please contact Grace Koda at:
gkoda@lps.k12.co.us
I look forward to hearing from you.
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teaching tips
Aer sLudenLs have wrluen Lhelr paraaraph, sLorv, essav or oLher wrluna have Lhem parLner up and read Lhelr
wrluna aloud Lo Lhelr parLner. 1hls uses a dlerenL braln funcuon Lhan [usL sllenLlv readlna lL and Lrvlna Lo
caLch errors. SLudenLs wlll oen nd Lhelr own errors or reallze LhaL parLs don'L make sense and Lhelr parLner
can also help bv resLauna whaL was read so Lhe wrlLer knows lL was undersLood.
5eorch lnternet sites to creote o chort of how cintens oround the wor/d respond to vorious environmento/
issues, such os recyc/ino or conservino woter.
SLudenLs learn Lhe names of varlous pollucal omclals ln Lhelr communlLv and sLaLe ln Lhe LaraeL lanauaae and
compare [ob duues wlLh a slmllar omclal ln Lhe LaraeL culLure.
SLudenLs dlrecL one anoLher Lhrouah a clLv from Lhe LaraeL culLure as one parLner alves dlrecuons and Lhe
oLher parLner Lraces Lhe rouLe.
An easv and qulck wav Lo lnformallv assess sLudenLs' undersLandlna durlna a lesson ls Lo use sLopllahLs". 1hese
are seLs of red, vellow and areen noLe cards LhaL sLudenLs can use Lo lndlcaLe Lhelr currenL comforL level wlLh
a Loplc. Creen means Co ahead Lo Lhe nexL Loplc," vellow means Can we ao over LhaL one more ume?" and
read means S.C.S! l need some lndlvldual auenuon."
Pere are a few slLes Lo check ouL:
Lanauaae 1eachers CollaboraLe: lanauaaeLeacherscollaboraLe.pbworks.com
Modern lorelan Lanauaae SLorvblrds for 1eachers and Learners: m-sLorvblrds.wlklspaces.com/
8esL racuces from 1eachers of Lhe ?ear: besLofaculLovs.wlklspaces.com
HAVE A QUICK TEACHER TIP? SUBMIT IT TO acrocker@jeffco.k12.co.us for publication in
our Teacher Tips.
THE CCFLT NEWSLETTER IS A PUBLICATION
SERVING EDUCATORS OF ALL LANGUAGES AT ALL LEVELS
Do you have a great unit
that you teach?
Do you have some ideas
for activities that address
the Colorado Standards?
Do you have some
techniques that help
students achieve
profciency?
Or perhaps you have some differentiated activities or
tried and true methods to
motivate students. Are there ways you
include culture in your teaching? How do you make
connections with language to other contents; perhaps
you coordinate with an art or social studies teacher.
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Up-coming Conferences
The CCFLT Newsletter would like to include articles
about teachers and teaching in its publication so that we
can beneft Irom one another`s expertise.
Please consider sharing your successes in the classroom.
Articles and ideas for submission should be sent via
email to the president, Debbie Cody at
codydebbie@hotmail.com. Articles and ideas should be
in the form of an MS word.doc attachment. If you wish
to submit photos. please submit them as ipg fles and the
submission should include a brief bio of the author.
2013 Centra| 5tates Conference on the 1each|ng of
Iore|gn Languages
March 14 - 16, 2013
n||ton Co|umbus Downtown
Co|umbus, Cn
Join us in Henderson,
Nevada
APRIL 4-6, 2013
MultiTasks,
MultiSkills,
MultiConnections
2013 Central States
Conference on the
Teaching of Foreign
Languages

1he SouLhwesL Conference on Lanauaae 1eachlna ls a realonal forelan lanauaae Leachers' oraanlzauon LhaL hosLs an
annual conference ln parLnershlp wlLh sLaLe forelan lanauaae Leacher assoclauons. 1he paruclpauna sLaLes ln SWCCL1
are Arlzona, Callfornla, Colorado, Pawal'l, nevada, new Mexlco, Cklahoma, 1exas, and uLah.
SWCOLT