The Voces Back-to-School Workshop is a free three-day online event that will help you in your preparation for the new school year! The Voces team will be showcasing titles from all languages and levels and sharing tips and tricks for teaching culture, using readers, incorporating videos, playing games, teaching with CI, and so much more! Every day will include fun and informative sessions that will be helpful and relevant to those new to Voces, those considering Voces, and those who have been using Voces for years. Everyone is welcome!
And, remember, it is free to attend!
All attendees will receive a participation certificate after the conference.
Daily Schedule
*All times are Eastern Time
| Tuesday, July 30 |
| Block 1 - The Voces Library |
| 9:00 am |
Overview: A welcome and an introduction to the Voces Library
|
Erin Almeranti |
After the Overview, we will break off into “mini” sessions, each on a different series or segment of the Voces Library. In each “mini” session, you’ll learn the basics of that series or segment, including the ideal ages, grades, and proficiency levels, along with key elements within that series or segment and the Curriculum Manager’s favorite resources.
These “mini” sessions will happen simultaneously in different Zoom rooms. We will notify you in the morning about which sessions will be in which Zoom rooms.
|
| 9:20 am |
Voix du monde 1 et 2 |
Melisa Ferguson |
| Nuestra historia 1-4 |
Justin Slocum Bailey |
| Nostro mondo 1-4 |
Valentina Ciuffreda |
| 9:40 am |
Nuestra historia: Puentes |
Melisa Ferguson |
| Notre histoire 1-4 |
Justin Slocum Bailey |
| 10:00 am |
Voces por el mundo 1-3 |
Hannah Meinecke |
| Unsere Geschichten 1-4 |
Valentina Ciuffreda |
| 10:20 am |
EFL/ESL |
Hannah Meinecke |
| Nuestra historia: Primaria 1 y 2 |
Erica Peplinski-Burge |
| Nuestra historia / Notre histoire AP |
Erin Almeranti |
| Block 2 - The Fundamentals |
| 11:00 am |
Ways to Teach a Story |
Erica Peplinski-Burge & Justin Slocum Bailey |
| 11:35 am |
Best Practices for Using the Authentic Communicative Tasks and IPAs |
Justin Slocum Bailey & Hannah Meinecke |
| 12:10 pm |
How to Teach Culture Using Voces |
JJ Morgan & Melisa Ferguson |
| Q&A, Reflect, Raffle |
| 1:00 pm |
Answer questions from the day’s sessions, reflect on what we learned, and raffle off fun prizes |
Everyone |
| Wednesday, July 31 |
| Block 1 - Enrichment |
| 9:00 am |
Teaching a Novel |
Bryan Kandel |
| Voces Videos - Spanish Playground |
Hannah Meinecke |
| 9:30 am |
Voces Videos - Using Go! Vive a tu manera |
Justin Slocum Bailey |
| Voces Videos - Using Mr Innes and Voici la France en images ! |
Melisa Ferguson |
| 10:00 am |
Voces Videos - Using Interview Videos |
Erica Peplinski-Burge |
| Games and the GameCenter |
Erin Almeranti & Kris Warshefski |
| 10:30 am |
Maximizing Music |
JJ Morgan |
| FAQs Related to Assigning and Grading |
Kelsey Rankin |
| Block 2 - Putting It Into Practice |
| 11:00 am |
Implementing the "Our Story" Series Successfully |
Erica Peplinski-Burge, Justin Slocum Bailey, & Eric Richards |
| Best Practices for Teaching with the Voices of the World Series |
Melisa Fergson and Hannah Meinecke |
| Q&A, Reflect, Raffle |
| 1:00 pm |
Answer questions from the day’s sessions, reflect on what we learned, and raffle off fun prizes |
Everyone |
| Thursday, August 1 |
| Block 1 - Leveraging the Curriculum and Platform for Your Unique Needs |
| 9:00 am |
Basics of the Editor |
David Wilson & Hannah Meinecke |
| 9:20 am |
Teaching Upper Levels and Heritage Speakers |
Justin Slocum Bailey |
| 9:40 am |
Voces Accessibility Features and Supporting Students with IEPs |
Kris Warshefski & Erin Almeranti |
| 10:00 am |
Supporting Elementary-Aged Students |
Erica Peplinski-Burge |
| 10:20 am |
Tips for Introducing Students to Voces and CI |
Erin Almeranti |
| Block 2 - Supporting Yourself, Your Students, and Your Department |
| 11:00 am |
Teachers’ Brain Health and Wellness |
Justin Slocum Bailey & Lorena Ojeda |
| 11:35 am |
Students’ Brain Health and Wellness |
Erica Peplinski-Burge & JJ Morgan |
| 12:10 pm |
Maintaining and Growing Your World Language Department |
Bryan Kandel |
| Q&A, Reflect, Raffle |
| 1:00 pm |
Answer questions from the day’s sessions, reflect on what we learned, and raffle off fun prizes |
Everyone |
