Jen Kelly's thoughts on teaching French in the 21st Century
Written by Jennifer Kelly
Cultivating Genius When I began my Cohort 21 journey back in 2012, I was grappling with how much flexibility I had to allow students to determine the content they learned vs. the content I selected to develop their skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in French. I learned a lot from my research and the ensuing personalized … Continue reading “Cultivating Genius”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
On November 20-23, I attended the ACTFL annual conference for World Language teachers. Here are some takeaways: Attending a conference this big with a colleague makes a huge difference Fellow French teacher Rachel and I had such a great time spending 24/4 together!! I haven’t been this blown away since my last Cohort 21 face … Continue reading “My ACTFL Takeaways”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
My students are about to wrap up their French game challenge and will be presenting their original creations to members of the grade 4 class this week. The following are areas of focus that have evolved from this project, which I’d like to refine and take forward with the students’ next project: 1. Reflections, or … Continue reading “Setting the stage for personalized learning”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
Action Plan, part 2 The first part of this post deals with what I have read and learned about since our last face-to-face meeting. At the end of the post, I chart out my next steps and would love some feedback about how I could use technology / coaching strategies to assist with a personalized … Continue reading “From personalized learning to PBL and back”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
Thanks to everyone in the Cohort for a valuable day of sharing and feedback during our third face-to-face session. Our action plan support group discussion about the planning process for personalizing a unit of study was extremely helpful as I grapple with the parameters of my action plan. I left with plenty of resources on … Continue reading “Next steps for a personalized unit of study”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
When I mapped out my grade 11 course for this year, I left a little question mark over the month of May. Typically, I’ve chosen themes, literature, and cultural content for my French courses based on my interests and what I think students would be interested in learning about. Like music, math and physical education, French is … Continue reading “Action Plan for Personalized Learning”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
I will soon be posting details about my Action Plan, and I’m happy to see that Ruth McArthur and Derek Doucet will be exploring personalized learning as well over the next few months. It will be great to bounce ideas off one another. Although I’ve been absent from the Cohort 21 blog since our last … Continue reading “Meaningful collaboration between Canada and France”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
It’s been a whirlwind fall term and I love taking time away from my everyday responsibilities to check in with the Cohort 21 blogs, to see and learn from what others are posting. I have only commented on a small portion of the posts, but I’ve really enjoyed everything I’ve read! I hope that more … Continue reading “Our 2nd face-to-face meeting”