FLTWM ~ 10/8/15

10/8/15
Tiesa Graf, IPA structure and development, examples

Goals for today!

• I can describe a Performance Assessment
• I can identify the ingredients of an Integrated Performance Assessment
• I can explain the benefits of a Performance Assessment
• I can locate examples and resources to guide me in developing an (I)PA
• I can explain what I will be doing during the next meeting and identify what I need to bring/do to be ready! (11/12/15)

Link to today's slides: October 8

Do your homework! Become familiar with your key documents:

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines: http://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/actfl-proficiency-guidelines-2012

Can Do Statements: http://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/ncssfl-actfl-can-do-statements

ACTFL Performance Descriptors: http://www.actfl.org/publications/guidelines-and-manuals/actfl-performance-descriptors-language-learners

 

Resources on Integrated Performance Assessments (IPA)

Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA): creating an IPA step by step: http://www.carla.umn.edu/assessment/vac/CreateUnit/p_2.html

7 steps to creating an Integrated Performance Assessment: http://madameshepard.com/?p=316

Ohio Foreign Language Association: sample IPAs: http://oflaslo.weebly.com/integrated-performance-assessment-ipa-center.html#.VhMIt_lVikp

Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT): What is an Integrated Performance Assessment?: http://oflaslo.weebly.com/integrated-performance-assessment-ipa-center.html#.VhMIt_lVikp

Ohio Foreign Language Model Assessment Project: a number of sample assessments: http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Ohios-Learning-Standards/Foreign-Language/World-Languages-Resources/Ohio-Foreign-Language-Model-Assessment-Project

Paul Sandrock (ACTFL) handout about IPAs: good reflection questions and examples: http://depts.washington.edu/mellwa/Events/20081105/sandrock_ipa_handout.pdf

Toni Theisen IPA examples: https://swcolt2011.wikispaces.com/IPA+examples

Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey (FLENJ): a number of examples of Thematic Organized Assessments (TOAs): http://flenj.org/CAPS/toas.shtml

PBA examples:

PBAs embedded in Thematic Units Georgia (US) Department of Education http://tinyurl.com/lvm8upt

Jefferson County (KY) Public Schools Louisville, KY http://tinyurl.com/o3rykzthttp://tinyurl.com/o2sgp4u

Shelby County (TN) Schools Memphis, TN http://tinyurl.com/ps45n2aPBAs (not embedded in units but tied to Levels)

Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey (FLENJ) http://flenj.org/CAPS/toas.shtml

Georgia (US) Department of Education http://tinyurl.com/kjk283u

Ohio Foreign Language Association (OH) http://tinyurl.com/kbjjanw

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (North Carolina) http://tinyurl.com/kmac7vw

Resources to find authentic materials:

Ohio Department of Education – authentic resources organized by language and *AP* themes: http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Ohios-Learning-Standards/Foreign-Language/World-Languages-Model-Curriculum/World-Languages-Model-Curriculum-Framework/Instructional-Authentic-Resources

Resources from Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/authentic-activities-world-language-classroom-sarah-loyola

Amanda Robustelli-Price: http://robuprice.blogspot.com/2015/04/sources-for-interpretive-tasks.html

Examples from #langchat: http://blog.calicospanish.com/2013/02/23/best-authentic-resources-for-world-language-teachers.html

Mis cositas: http://www.miscositas.com/authenticmaterials.html

Amy Leonard: http://spanauthenticresources.wikispaces.com/

French: http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2013/07/where-to-find-authentic-resources-for.html