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Webinar Title: Crafting Compelling Experiences: The Power of Stories, Scaffolding, & Sharing
Webinar Description: Filmmakers are experts at producing memorable movies that educate, entertain, and inspire their audiences. Teachers have similar goals, but sometimes hesitate to engage learners with authentic texts or “real life issues,” fearing that the necessary language will be too complex for them to understand. During this 90-minute, interactive webinar, you will: (1) learn a step-by-step process for skillfully integrating culturally authentic texts into meaningful interpretive communication activities; (2) explore effective techniques for supporting learners’ comprehension; (3) experience interactive activities for assessing learners’ understanding. Bring your textbook, a lesson you’d like to improve, and your creativity! |
Culturally Authentic TextsLinks to resources for finding culturally authentic texts in a variety of languages, including Arabic, ASL, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, & Spanish
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Reading StrategiesPre-, during, & post-reading activities
and reading comprehension strategies |
Scaffolding HandoutWorkshop handout with step-by-step guides for developing and scaffolding activities based on culturally authentic texts
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Assessment StrategiesStrategies for assessing reading comprehension
with links to sample projects |
ResearchCOMING SOON! A categorized list of links to academic and practitioner articles about culturally authentic texts, literacy development,
reading comprehension, and scaffolding |
Webinar ResourcesResources shared during the webinar
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