World Language Department Curriculum Update
World Language Department Curriculum Update March 19, 2018 Erin Plati, Curriculum Leader
Curriculum Goal Goal 3: Continue the development and implementation of an innovative written K-12 curriculum that supports the New York State Learning Standards, aligns with District outcomes, enhances learning, creative and critical thinking, problem solving, and affirms multiple perspectives, while supporting all students, including multilingual learners and students with disabilities. Support the successful implementation of Project Lead the Way. Focus curriculum development efforts toward district-level improvement in the areas of literacy, numeracy, and STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) to ensure that all graduating seniors have a diversity of options in competitive colleges and careers.
Spanish Written Curriculum: Atlas Units Spanish 7: 2 units completed
Spanish III: 2 units completed
Spanish 8: 2 units completed
Spanish IV
Spanish I
AP Spanish
Spanish II: 1 unit completed
French Written Curriculum: Atlas Units French 7 French 8 French I French II French III: 1 unit completed French IV: 1 unit completed
Year End Curriculum Goals 1-2 Fully completed units for each course
all unit overviews completed 1 French course and 2 Additional Spanish courses
Completed Units Funding Cycle 2017-2018 Spanish III-Volunteerism Unit French III-Sports and Health *French II - 2 Units (4 almost fully completed)
French III: Sports and Health Overview: Communicating in another language is conducive to understanding and appreciating cultures other than one's own. Making linguistic and cultural connections between one's native language and the target language deepens one's understanding of both. This unit will focus on developing conversational language for the purpose of sharing and obtaining information about themselves through an exploration of identity and culture. Students will explore sports and lifestyles and their impacts on everyday lives. They will compare and contrast different ways sports are viewed in different cultures and countries. The major project performance for the unit will be the students' contribution to the society with an invention to improve the overall well-being. This unit supports the district's outcomes of cultural awareness and diversity.
Impact: Performance Assessments that Engage Creativity
Impact: Performance Assessments that Engage Creativity
Impact: Student Engagement in the Classroom
Impact: Integration of Technology
Impact: Integration of Technology
Impact: Focus on Interpersonal Communication
Impact: Focus on Interpersonal Communication
Current Public Courses Spanish II Spanish III
Standards ● New York Standards for Languages other than English (adopted in 1996) ● ACTFL National World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparison, Community (last revised in 2014) ● Seal of Biliteracy (2016)
Assessments ● Checkpoint A (1 year of language study) ● Checkpoint B (3 years of language study) ● AP Exam
Changes to Local Assessments ● FLACS exam Checkpoint B - 2018-2019 ● FLACS exam Checkpoint A - 2019-2020 Highlights: Read-to-write component, updated authentic texts, 21st century topics (environment and global concerns, technology, modern influential Hispanics)
Community Connections ● ● ● ●
Peer tutoring Student volunteers at district events to help parents Honor society fundraising Peer mentors for ENL students
District Supports ● Increased team planning and curriculum writing time ● Addition of Curriculum Leader to Language Department ● District professional development and training ● Technology
Future Needs ● Training-Planning and Curriculum Writing ● Increased common planning/meeting times ● Financial support and time for teachers to attend local and state language organization conferences
Curriculum Goal Goal 3: Continue the development and implementation of an innovative written K-12 curriculum that supports the New York State Learning Standards, aligns with District outcomes, enhances learning, creative and critical thinking, problem solving, and affirms multiple perspectives, while supporting all students, including multilingual learners and students with disabilities. Support the successful implementation of Project Lead the Way. Focus curriculum development efforts toward district-level improvement in the areas of literacy, numeracy, and STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) to ensure that all graduating seniors have a diversity of options in competitive colleges and careers.
Spanish Written Curriculum: Atlas Units Spanish 7: 2 units completed
Spanish III: 2 units completed
Spanish 8: 2 units completed
Spanish IV
Spanish I
AP Spanish
Spanish II: 1 unit completed
French Written Curriculum: Atlas Units French 7 French 8 French I French II French III: 1 unit completed French IV: 1 unit completed
Year End Curriculum Goals 1-2 Fully completed units for each course
all unit overviews completed 1 French course and 2 Additional Spanish courses
Completed Units Funding Cycle 2017-2018 Spanish III-Volunteerism Unit French III-Sports and Health *French II - 2 Units (4 almost fully completed)
French III: Sports and Health Overview: Communicating in another language is conducive to understanding and appreciating cultures other than one's own. Making linguistic and cultural connections between one's native language and the target language deepens one's understanding of both. This unit will focus on developing conversational language for the purpose of sharing and obtaining information about themselves through an exploration of identity and culture. Students will explore sports and lifestyles and their impacts on everyday lives. They will compare and contrast different ways sports are viewed in different cultures and countries. The major project performance for the unit will be the students' contribution to the society with an invention to improve the overall well-being. This unit supports the district's outcomes of cultural awareness and diversity.
Impact: Performance Assessments that Engage Creativity
Impact: Performance Assessments that Engage Creativity
Impact: Student Engagement in the Classroom
Impact: Integration of Technology
Impact: Integration of Technology
Impact: Focus on Interpersonal Communication
Impact: Focus on Interpersonal Communication
Current Public Courses Spanish II Spanish III
Standards ● New York Standards for Languages other than English (adopted in 1996) ● ACTFL National World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparison, Community (last revised in 2014) ● Seal of Biliteracy (2016)
Assessments ● Checkpoint A (1 year of language study) ● Checkpoint B (3 years of language study) ● AP Exam
Changes to Local Assessments ● FLACS exam Checkpoint B - 2018-2019 ● FLACS exam Checkpoint A - 2019-2020 Highlights: Read-to-write component, updated authentic texts, 21st century topics (environment and global concerns, technology, modern influential Hispanics)
Community Connections ● ● ● ●
Peer tutoring Student volunteers at district events to help parents Honor society fundraising Peer mentors for ENL students
District Supports ● Increased team planning and curriculum writing time ● Addition of Curriculum Leader to Language Department ● District professional development and training ● Technology
Future Needs ● Training-Planning and Curriculum Writing ● Increased common planning/meeting times ● Financial support and time for teachers to attend local and state language organization conferences
