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Tables of Contents for Teaching Foreign Languages in the Block
Chapter/Section Title
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FOREWORD
v
4
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ix
1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
x
1 MEETING NATIONAL STANDARDS: FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND THE BLOCK SCHEDULE
1
42
The Need to Adapt
2
1
The Need to Incorporate Technology
3
1
What Is a Block Schedule?
4
11
Alternate-Day
4
1
Pluses and Minuses of a Block Schedule
5
4
The 4/4 Block
9
6
Other Considerations
15
6
Trimester Plans
15
2
Generally Observed Results on a Block Schedule
17
4
Issues
21
13
What about Retention?
21
3
Attitude is Everything
24
2
Can I Cover as Much Material in an Accelerated Block?
26
1
The Block Model Does Not Replace "Process" (Or: I Can't Cover as Much Material as I Used to)
27
3
Large School and Small School Issues and Concerns
30
3
Not All Problems are Due to the Block Schedule
33
1
Counterproductive Behaviors
34
2
How Do Substitute Teachers Handle the Block?
35
1
The Role of the Block Schedule in Enabling Teachers to Meet the New National Foreign Language Standards
36
2
Underlying Principles
36
2
Five Goal Areas
38
1
Goal One: Communicate in Languages Other than English
38
1
Goal Two: Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
39
1
Goal Three: Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
40
1
Goal Four: Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
40
1
Goal Five: Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World
40
1
Author's Recommendations for a Professional Library
41
2
2 PREPARING FOR THE BLOCK SCHEDULE: AN ACTION PLAN
43
12
Setting Goals
43
1
Articulation
44
1
Adjusting Pacing for the Block
45
4
Pre-Block Training
49
1
Peer Support Groups
50
2
Writing Rubrics
52
3
3 LESSON PLANS FOR BLOCK SCHEDULES
55
20
Three-Part Design
55
1
Six-Stage Instructional Strategy
56
2
Direct Instruction
58
1
Planning for Variety
58
2
Using Multiple Strategies
60
6
Listing Tasks
60
1
Teacher Activities
60
1
"Student as Worker"
61
4
Student Movement
65
1
Adjusting for Time
65
1
Make Notes Afterward
66
1
Classroom Management Strategies
66
6
Starting Class
67
1
Signals
67
1
Handling Absences
68
1
Time Limits
69
1
Finishing Early
69
1
Transitions
69
2
Breaks
71
1
Supplementing the Text
72
1
Think International
73
2
4 QUALITY AND QUANTITY: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES THAT WORK
75
72
Sponge Activities
76
7
Say to Yourself
77
1
Say to Others
78
1
Say in Chorus
79
1
Written Response
79
3
Signaling
82
1
Active vs. Passive Learners
83
3
Cooperative Learning Strategies
86
7
Grouping Students
86
1
Group Size
87
1
Creating Groups
88
2
Assigning Roles
90
2
Group Incentives
92
1
Types of Cooperative Learning Activities
93
8
Think/Pair/Share (TPS)
93
2
Pairs/Check or Pair/Share
95
2
Pairs/Read
97
1
Pairs/Listen
97
1
Pair/Drill
98
1
Pair/Interview
99
1
Pair/Command
100
1
Get the Picture!
100
1
Cooperative Activities for Groups
101
1
Jigsaw
101
2
Inside-Outside Circle
103
2
Graffiti
105
1
Roundrobin
106
1
Teams Consult
107
1
Choral Response
108
1
Four Corners
109
1
Mix/Freeze/Group
109
1
Line-ups
110
1
Find Someone Who
111
1
Numbered Heads Together
111
1
Send-a-Problem
112
1
Turn-4-Review
113
1
Team Test
113
1
Team Interview
114
2
Teams Games Tournaments (TGT)
116
1
Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD)
117
1
Concept Attainment
117
2
Concept Development
119
2
Memory Model
121
1
Simulation
122
6
Examples
123
1
Evaluation
124
1
Elaborating
125
1
Multiple Responses
126
1
Reactions
126
1
Eavesdropping
127
1
Synectics
128
2
Diamante
129
1
Quintain
129
1
Socratic Seminar
130
2
Troubleshooting
131
1
Learning Centers
132
3
Using Modern Technology
135
5
Computers
135
1
The Internet
136
2
VCRs
138
1
Camcorders
138
2
Interdisciplinary Learning
140
1
Interdisciplinary Structures
140
1
Internet Resources
141
6
Penpal ("Keypal") Lists
142
1
Good Sites for Teachers of Any Language
142
1
German Sites
143
1
French Sites
144
1
Spanish Sites
145
2
5 ASSESSMENT, GRADING, AND REPORTING
147
26
Clearly Establish Your Expectations
148
3
Feedback
151
4
Checklist and Homework Calendar
151
1
Behavioral Evaluations
152
3
Parent Contacts
155
1
Portfolios
155
1
Keeping a Journal
156
2
Assessment
158
7
Adjustments for the Block
158
1
Adjusting Tests
159
1
Culture
160
2
Listening
162
1
Speaking
163
2
Reading
165
1
Writing
165
1
Using Tests as Learning Tools
165
2
Self-Evaluation
167
3
Other Possibilities
170
3
6 SAMPLE LESSON PLANS
173
24
General Lesson Plan Format
175
1
French Lesson Plans
176
7
Spanish Lesson Plans
183
5
Latin Lesson Plans
188
2
Japanese Lesson Plan
190
1
German Lesson Plans
191
3
Additional Comments on Lesson Planning
194
3
REFERENCES
197
Books
197
1
Articles
198
2
Web Sites
200
1
Software
200