.

CLTA Conference 2011

Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
5101 Great America Parkway,
Santa Clara, California, USA 95054
Tel: +1 408 200 1234    Fax: +1 408 510 6449

March 17-20, 2011
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Map and directions to the hotel.
Saturday Events - March 19, 2011

7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration (Foyer of the Grand Ballroom)
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Exhibits (Grand Ballroom C, D, E, F)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Interest Sessions (F)
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Exhibit Break (Grand Ballroom C, D, E, F)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Interest Sessions (G)

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session (Grand Ballroom A and B)
Presiding: Norman Léonard, President, CLTA
Drawing for trip to Europe sponsored by ACIS (Lynne Freeman)

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Break (Grand Ballroom C, D, E, F)

12:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Government, Travel and Memorial Awards Luncheon
(Grand Ballroom A and B)
Presiding: Kevin Duffy, FLASCC Local Conference Chair
Presentations: Government Grants, CLTA Memorial Scholarship, and LangAbrod Grants

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Interest Sessions (H)
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Exhibit Break (Grand Ballroom C, D, E, F)
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Interest Sessions (I)
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Interest Sessions (J)

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday Night Cabaret (Grand Ballroom A and B)
Entertainment: Flamenco Dancer, Montse Terceiro, sponsored by Magellan Study Abroad

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INTEREST SESSIONS
Saturday, March 19, 2011
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
F 1 Achieving Fluency with Your Students
F 2 José Clemente Orozco: Language in Art
F 3 Discovering Spanish Pronunciation: Helping Students Acquire the Sounds Step-By-Step
F 4 Authentic Media: Connecting Lives and Contexts, Classroom to World
F 5 Differentiated Instruction Techniques for the Language Lab
F 6 Using Web 2.0 Animoto to Create Attention-Grabbing Videos
F 7 Can They Talk? Yes, They Can!
F 8 La interculturalidad en el aula de Español Lengua Extranjera: Fiestas de España
F 9 Promise - Prepare - Present
F10 Digital Storytelling – All Languages, All Levels!
F11 Preparing for the AP® French Language and Culture Examination
F12 Hör-spielend lernen mit AUSSICHTEN oder: mit Humor geht alles besser
F13 Hispanic Culture Through Cuisine
F14 Begin with Scales: Five Minute Warm-ups for the Language Classroom
F15 Apples and Apps in the World Language Classroom, Part 1
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INTEREST SESSIONS
Saturday, March 19, 2011
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. (G Sessions)
G 1 Realidades.com: A New Digital Solution for Spanish Teachers and Students
G 2 Programas de cooperación de la embajada de España en Estados Unidos
G 3 Teach Don Quijote with Music and Fun
G 4 Le Petit Prince: Apprenons le français à travers la litérature!
G 5 Teacher-Friendly Technologies to Promote Speaking in the Classroom
G 6 Using Online Tools in the Chinese Classroom
G 7 Still Teaching to a Textbook? Create Your Own Curriculum for Your Students’ Interests
G 8 A Couple of Things You Should Know about the History of Italy
G 9 A Favorite Second Year Project - Mi Pueblo
G10 Making the World Your Classroom: No Cost and Low Cost Options for Cultural Exchange
G11 L’Enseignement des langues étrangères dans le système éducatif français
G12 GOAL: Score With Soccer in the Classroom
G13 Cuéntame: 286 Spanish Conversation Cards - Talking up a Storm!!
G14 Wax Museum Biographies
G15 Apples and Apps in the World Language Classroom, Part 2
INTEREST SESSIONS
Saturday, March 19, 2011
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. (H Sessions)
H 1 Innovative Grammar Teaching
H 2 Flamenco Dance: An Introduction
H 3 Teaching Thematic Units with SMART Board™
This session will be repeated on Sunday (L10).
H 4 Lire et discuter en classe de français? Part 1
H 5 Online Peer Feedback on Oral Presentations: Application to a Japanese Advanced Placement® Course
H 6 Pre-K to 12 Mandarin Curriculum: Utilizing Better Chinese Online Learning and Management Technology
H 7 The Uncertainty Principle in Student Evaluation
H 8 Give Me Some Music! (Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra Act 2, Scene 5)
H 9 The Teacher’s Toy Box
H10 Froufrou: The Missing Thread, Part 1
H11 Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT)
H12 Introducing the Revised AP® German Language and Culture Exam
H13 The Class as a Stage – Using Drama to Teach Foreign Language
H14 Interactive Notebooks for the Language Classroom
H15 Creating Tech Projects for Assessing Student Learning, Part 1(Keynote)
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INTEREST SESSIONS
Saturday, March 19, 2011
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. (I Sessions)
I 1 Puerto Rico: A Mini Cultural Voyage
I 2 Los comparativos y los superlativos
I 3 Latin Dance Cultural Project
I 4 Lire et discuter en classe de français? Part 2
I 5 Enhancing Language Learning Through Technology
I 6 Collaborative Learning: A Step-By-Step Guide to Using Web 2.0 Technology in the World Language Classroom
I 7 Effective Strategies to Use Authentic Materials in Beginning to Advanced Level Japanese Classes
I 8 Effectively Plan and Implement AP® Chinese Instruction Through Thematic Units
I 9 Films in the Foreign Language Class
I10 Froufrou: The Missing Thread, Part 2
I11 Aligning World Language Teaching and Learning to the 21st Century: a Matrix of Examples and Skills
I12 Einerseits - Andererseits: Connecting Music and Literature
I13 A Case Study for How to Build and Sustain a Successful Community-Based Language Program
I14 Cooking Contests for Level Three Classes
I15 Creating Tech Projects for Assessing Student Learning, Part 2 (iMovie)
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INTEREST SESSIONS
Saturday, March 19, 2011
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (J Sessions)
J 1 El Salvador: Un pequeño país con mucha cultura
J 2 Reggaeton in the AP® Spanish Classroom
J 3 Decisiones prácticas
J 4 Teaching Reading: Into, Through, and Beyond in the French Classroom: Cyrano de Bergerac
J 5 Development of a Recording Tool on LMS for Web-Based Language Learning and L2 Phonological Studies - Session cancelled by presenter.
J 6 California Association of Japanese Language Teachers (CAJLT) Annual Meeting
J 7 Integrating Language, Culture and Content in the Standards-Based Classroom
J 8 Engaging with Humor
J 9 Using Art as a Tool to Teach Literature
J10 Décrouvrons la littérature du Maghreb
J11 German Teaching Ideas from Around the World
J12 Using the Target Language: Tips from the 2007 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year -
J13 Curriculum Merger: Teaching Drama, Yearbook, and World Language Simultaneously - Interest session J13 moved from Lawrence to Napa 1
J14 Creating Tech Projects for Assessing Student Learning, Part 3 (Comic Life)
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CLTA Thanks Our News Flash Sponsor Southern Oregon University
With Teacher Study Programs in Guanajuato, Mexico, & Angers, France

Southern Oregon University is now accepting applications for the 2011 Summer Language Institutes in Guanajuato, Mexico, & Angers, France. A hands-on program for working Spanish & French Teachers with an option to earn a Master's Degree in Arts & Letters with emphasis in Language Teaching." For more info: http://www.sou.edu/summerlanguageinstitute and Facebook.    E-Mail: sli@sou.edu  Call for details: (541) 552-6743.

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