Guiding Learners to Higher Levels of Proficiency
Dates: Saturday, August 13 or Wednesday, August 17
Presenter: Paul Sandrock, ACTFL Senior Advisor for Language Learning Initiatives

What really counts to move along the proficiency continuum (from Novice, to Intermediate, and towards the Advanced level of proficiency)? What strategies are effective for developing proficiency using each Mode of Communication? Through the lens of the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, unpack the elements of proficiency and what they mean for planning effective tasks.  Experience and analyze a variety of examples from one sample unit of instruction. Identify one class that you are teaching and use that as a lens through which to apply your learning. Guide your learners to develop the language functions and confidence to move to higher levels of proficiency. 

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

describe the characteristics of Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced levels of proficiency
identify key language functions to focus on to guide learners to higher levels of proficiency 
design and/or adapt tasks to match Novice, Intermediate, or Advanced ranges of proficiency
design tasks to develop what learners need to reach their next higher level of proficiency
identify implications of proficiency for my instruction and assessment for language learning

For more information visit https://www.actfl.org/learn/individual-workshops/classroom-instructional-strategies