This is our virtual retreat for world language educators, wherever they are, to collaborate in curriculum development. The idea started with a #Langchat discussion on Twitter (every Thursday at 8pm EST and now Saturday mornings at 10am EST) toward the end of the 2012-2013 school year, and since we couldn't all make it to the beach before school started back, we made plans to meet online to discuss changes we wanted to make in our curriculum over the summer.
How do I join?
We will be doing the bulk of our organizing through our Google Community, including forum posts and scheduling online meetings. Log in to Google and sign up here to join in:
Hangout links will be posted there, and if you reply "Yes" to a Hangout, you will be invited to join in the video, so you need only accept the invite from your Gmail inbox when it's time to start!
Of course you can post a comment on the Community or tweet any time, day or night, but we will be scheduling times talk to each other in real time on specific topics.
Remember, anyone can organize a Hangout and invite Community members any time, and if you make it a Hangout on Air, we can add the video to our archives!
We have scheduled our Google Hangouts for July! We met 10 times during the month, mostly Mondays and Wednesdays at 8PM (though there is one more Tuesday afternoon Hangout).
Of course we have the Google Community and #LangCamp hashtag on Twitter for exchanges of <140 characters, but we also hope to "meet" online and collect resources, develop ideas, and generally teach each other. This wiki will be our central hub for coordinating meetings and resources. We will be using the following platforms to share ideas:
Past Topics
Authentic Resources - Curating and scaffolding for instruction
Badges - Online setup and design
Community - Strategies and resources for integration
Comprehensible Input - Texts and TPRS instructional strategies
Flipped Classroom - Strategies and tools for flipped instruction
Genius Hour - Curriculum and integration strategies
Portfolios - Design and implementation
Project-Based Learning - Unit plans and activities
Rubrics and Evaluation - Design and implementation
Standards-Based Learning/Grading - Setup and implementation
Student Choice - Instructional strategies, activities, and implementation
Technology - Resources, tools, and activities
"El Internado" - Resources and activities for TV series
Target Language Clubs - Discussion in TL of choice, books & movies