TPL Thursdays! Language Landscapes: Exploring New Pedagogical Approaches

The pedagogy and approach our department uses to increase engagement and motivation in Spanish

1. TPL Thursdays Language Landscape: Exploring New Pedagogical Approaches Amanda Salt, Head of Spanish, Grosvenor Grammar School

2. Webinar Objectives Share innovative and engaging approaches to language teaching that have proven to be effective Focus on pedagogy to boost student engagement and learning outcomes in post-primary settings

3. Modern Languages at Key Stage 3; strategies that foster positive attitudes to learning languages (etini.gov.uk)

4. Contemporary language learning pedagogy 4 Gianfranco Conti EPI approach One PowerPoint per topic Work through the skills in order Use of mini-whiteboards / iPads

5. GFC PPTs 5

6. FOCUS ON SPEAKING 6 Gianfranco Conti EPI approach PowerPoint activities Games

7. Common thread linking all three languages 7 Workbooks tailored to map vocabulary in the PPTs Librito introduced this year, in line with French and German CATs and exams mirror the vocabulary in the librito

8. Useful websites inc. Formative Assessment Retrieval Practice Spaced Learning

9. Quizlet Import from Word (tabbed) or type as you go Save to Classes / Folders Easy export to other websites Self-assessed learning, Classic Live or Checkpoint

10. Memrise Import from Quizlet Classes Stats: Choose course, weekly, monthly, all time

11. Blooket Import from Quizlet Solo or Host 11

12. Gimkit Import from Quizlet Subscription for homework 12

13. Kahoot Create your own Kahoots Discover tab for resources Assign option 13

14. Deck.toys If Create your own Deck Gallery

15. Genially https:// view.genial.ly /5ee684670d7bd20d89ff2f61/game-breakout-y9-sp-escape-room Create your own Browse ‘Inspiration’

16. Language Gym Subscription Classes In-depth analysis: pupil, task, time, score

17. Sentence Builders Subscription Book / Community In-depth analysis: pupil, task, time, score

18. Flippity Free Import vocab to spreadsheet

19. Flippity – flashcards Import vocab to spreadsheet Share - publish to web Click on link to open resource Click on More for a range of activities

20. Flippity games 75% 20

21. Whiteboard.fi REGISTER AS TEACHER Free version 2h session expiration Student limit: 20 / session Active sessions: 1 Lobby: Protect your session by enabling the waiting lobby.

22. Nearpod 22

23. Wheel of Names 23

24. Slides Mania 24 slidesmania.com

25. Mentimeter 25

26. MS Forms  Insert into assignment Review in Teams or forms.office.com Length of time plus score Feedback for individual questions plus overall feedback  Scores exported to spreadsheet MS Teams

27. Pronunciation assessments MS Teams

28. KS3 class notebook Content Library as digital textbook OneNote

29. Class notebook Personal section as classwork book OneNote

30. OneNote Feedback

31. low – no prep games Back to basics Four Square 4 corners Ding Dong game Unfair game Vindictive Stand up if

32. Stickers and Magical Mystery Box For the love of languages Peps McCrea “ Intrinsic drivers are more sustainable than extrinsic drivers” Extrinsic vs intrinsic

33. The science behind the learning

34. CEIAG The British Council report, Language Trends Northern Ireland 2023 notes that the high levels of enjoyment of language learning at KS 3, as reported by year 9 pupils, does not necessarily result in high uptake at KS 4. A headline finding from the report is that; “young people often do not see the value of languages for their future career, or the importance of languages in the global workplace.” t0079_language_trends_2023_text_aw_digital_final2.pdf (britishcouncil.org) 34

35. Teacher role Collaboration – find your network Pedagogy – LinkedIn, Research Ed, X AI Energy and enthusiasm Relationships, relationships, relationships 35

36. Thank you Any questions? [email protected] @ amandasalt Languages and Learning NI 36

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