MaFLA Summer Institute, 2017: Full Schedule

10:00am PDT

Orientation Activities – Coordinators’ Sessions

Friday August 18, 2017 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA

1:00pm PDT

La Guadeloupe et la Martinique – C’est Magnifique!

Quelles belles îles à explorer et à promouvoir dans vos salles de classe! L’intervenante montrera de nombreuses possibilités pour intégrer la culture de ces deux îles dans vos cours, peu importe le niveau! Des activités basées sur des contes, de la musique et des traditions culturelles seront soulignées. Un dossier complet sera distribué à chaque participant.

Speakers

Janel Lafond Paquin

Janel Lafond Paquin is Department Chair and teaches French at Rogers High School in Newport, RI. She is a former MaFLA President, NECTFL Conference Chair, and directs the AATF Future Leadership Program. Janel is an Officier in the Order of the French Academic Palms.

Friday August 18, 2017 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA

French

3:30pm PDT

Panorama de la Bretagne

Amoureuse de mes racines, je souhaite à vous faire partager mes connaissances de la culture bretonne à travers la présentation de cette région riche en histoire et en identité.

Speakers

Helene Orvoën

Helene Orvoën est née et a vécu plus de 20 ans en Bretagne. Actuellement elle est étudiante en Master Français Langue étrangère avec l’Université de Grenoble-Alpes dans le cadre d’une reconversion professionnelle due à son emmènagement aux Etats-Unis.

Friday August 18, 2017 3:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
TBA

French

9:00am PDT

L’Héritage historique et litéraire de la dentelle du Puy-en-Velay

The lace of Le Puy, France, historically so vital to the economic, social, educational, literary and spiritual life of the area, is linked to the Black Virgin, Jubilee celebrations and the semi-religious order of the Béates. In this workshop, the history of Le Puy lace will be explored (with a Power Point for attendees) and participants will have a chance to experiment with bobbin lace-making.

Speakers

Judith Jeon-Chapman

Dr. Judith Jeon-Chapman teaches French at Worcester State University. She has presented several times at MaFLA PD events. During a sabbatical in the spring of 2016, she conducted research in Puy-en-Velay and took bobbin lace-making lessons there.

Saturday August 19, 2017 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
TBA

French

10:45am PDT

Comment améliorer vos competences interculturelles avec les films

Authentic film resources provide meaningful contexts that engage students before, during and after for interactions interpersonally, and between their cultures and la francophonie. In the session, participants will investigate and create film-based thematic units whose goals are communication and deeper understanding and application of intercultural competencies.

Speakers

Beckie Rankin

Beckie Rankin teaches French at Lexington High School. She has presented at other MaFLA PD events, at ACTFL and at AATF. Beckie serves on the MaFLA Board and on the AATF E. Chapter Executive Committee and will be spending several weeks in Vichy, France this summer on a French Cultural... Read More →

Saturday August 19, 2017 10:45am - 12:15pm PDT
TBA

French

1:00pm PDT

Abordons les questions du genre, de l’égalité sexuelle et de l’harcèlement

Les enseignants de langue se sentent souvent démunis pour traiter ces questions sensibles. Cet atelier se sert de chansons comme point d’entrée pour aborder ce type de questionnement. Les activités d’apprentissage qui ciblent les niveaux elémentaire et intermédiaire, sont construites à partir de ces chansons et auront comme objectif de sensibiliser les élèves sur ces questions de société et d’éveiller la reflexion individuelle.

Speakers

Lethuy Hoang

Dr. Lethuy Hoang is a member of the Department of Humanities at Springfield College. She is a native French speaker, originally from Vietnam and has presented at several MaFLA PD events.

Saturday August 19, 2017 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA

French

3:30pm PDT

10 Steps to the Seal of Biliteracy!

Melrose is one of the districts which has successfully introduced the Seal of Biliteracy. The presenter will report on their progress and discuss the steps which districts must take to offer the Seal to their students and the benefits of adopting it.

Speakers

Kim Talbot

Director of Global Education, K-12, Melrose Public Schools

Kim Talbot (Ed.D) is Director of Global Education for the Melrose Schools. She is also an adjunct professor at UMASS Boston. She is a member of the MaFLA Board of Directors and the Seal of Biliteracy Steering Committee.

Saturday August 19, 2017 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
TBA

French

4:30pm PDT

Pedagogical Exchanges

Saturday August 19, 2017 4:30pm - 6:15pm PDT
TBA

French

9:00am PDT

Comment incorporer les ressources autentiques dans vos cours

This workshop will demonstrate how to make the best use of authentic resources, rendering them accessible at all proficiency levels. Participants will learn concrete strategies for enhancing comprehensible input and maintaining target language use at 90%.

Speakers

Charlotte Gifford

Charlotte Gifford is Chair of World Languages and a Professor of French and Spanish at Greenfield Community College. A Past President of MaFLA and Past Chair of NECTFL, she presents frequently on the national, regional and state level.

Sunday August 20, 2017 9:00am - 11:30am PDT
TBA

French

1:00pm PDT

La Bande Déssinée: un pont aux cultures francophones

This session will introduce graphic novels in French and will explore them as cultural product and practice. It will engage participants in a variety of activities and show how graphic narratives can be used as a medium to expose students to cultural, social and political issues and to discuss current global concerns.

Speakers

Louissa Abdelghany

Dr. Louissa Abdelghany is a native speaker of French, originally fromLebanon. She is a Professor of French and Arabic at Salem State University and presents regularly on the national, regional and state level.

Sunday August 20, 2017 1:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
TBA

French