OWL: Visitation Day and Proficiency and Engagement Strategies Workshop- Philadelphia, PA

Visitation Day

See students and teachers in action in this all-day OWL Visitation Day! Participants will spend time in student-centered, proficiency-based classes observing strategies and techniques for a variety of levels. See how movement, pairings and groupings, speaking and literacy are cohesively brought together in

one class period. Classes will be in Chinese, however, debriefs will be in English. Since many aspects are so visual, a non-speaking Chinese teacher will still benefit greatly from the experience. Participants will hear from students through a Student Panel.

Pre-reqs: Recommended for all teachers, with or without previous OWL workshop attendance.

Goals:

• Observe and participate with students and teachers in an authentic environment
• Hear from students about their experiences
• Q&A time and Debrief with the facilitators
• Receive materials to effectively reflect and debrief

OWL Foundations

This workshop explores the foundational understandings of proficiency and second language acquisition. The training will reveal a structure that creates an interactive, student-directed classroom. Participants experience the strategies through demos with students, when possible, and in whole and small groups. The focus is on an immersive, target language environment where students are highly engaged and intrinsically motivated. Teachers leave with new techniques and relationships for continued collaboration!

Workshop outcomes:

• Proficiency foundation
• Techniques for high student engagement
• Second language acquisition foundation
• Exploration of the 100% second language environment
•  Strategies for eliciting student production
• Introduction to the PPATH structure
• Novice and Intermediate demos