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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

Memes and quotes:

Chinese

French

German

Italian

Portuguese

Spanish

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Mystery Item scaffolds and supports:

French describing a photo

German describing pictures

Spanish circumlocution poster

Spanish describing objects

Spanish describing objects 2

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Visuals for speaking and writing

Prompts for question of the day

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Lesson Hook

• Respond to a quote, meme or joke

• React to a visual: graphic, picture, photo, artwork

• Respond to the question of the day orally or in writing

• Mystery item: ask questions to guess the item (circumlocution)

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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

Brainstorming tools

Popplet

iBrainstorm

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Padlet

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Jam Board (Google)

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Tagxedo

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Word it out

Resources for guessing games

Mystery Skype

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20 questions

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Mad Lib generator

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Survey/Polling tools

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Google Forms

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Poll Everywhere

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Mentimeter

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Lesson Hook

• Lead students in a brainstorming activity
• Conduct a guessing game
• Survey or poll your students

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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

Resources for guided instruction

Resources for intentional skill building

Resources for formative assessment

Additional resources for formative assessment

Resources for teaching grammar in context

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Teacher Presentation

• Reinforce the daily learning targets
• Activate prior learning
• Provide comprehensible input segment in cultural, real world context
• Solicit questions from students
• Conduct guided activities and model skills and processes
• Collect formative data on student learning
• Guide students in discovering grammar in cultural, real world context
• Do intentional skill building across the modes
• Lead whole class processing activity

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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

Strategies for cooperative learning

Discussion strategies

Scaffolds and supports

Interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational strategies

Conducting research authentic resources

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Pair and Small Group Work

• Base pair and group work on processes (cooperative learning, discussion strategies)
• Provide choices and scaffolds and supports
• Students practice interpersonal speaking (sometimes as a step in an integrated performance assessment)
• Student pairs and groups create a collaborative product
• Students collaboratively conduct research, interpret authentic resources

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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

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Mindfulness activities

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Brain breaks

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Community-building activities

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Resources for empathy and resilience

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Gratitude resources

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Social Emotional Learning Transition

• Conduct daily check-ins at the beginning or end of class
• Conduct a mindfulness minute when students practice quieting their minds and breathing using resources in the target language.
• Lead a brain break activity using resources in the target language
• Lead a discussion in the target language about empathy, resilience, or gratitude.
• Lead a community-building activity
• Provide an outdoor task (ex. photo scavenger hunt)

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Free editable Google Forms check ins

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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

Brainstorming apps

Padlet

Mindmeister

Popplet

iBrainstorm

Tagxedo

Word it Out

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Games

Kahoot

Quizlet/ Quizlet Live

Jeopardy Labs

Quizizz

Quizalize

Nearpod

Gimkit

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Listening and viewing

French commercials

German commercials

Spanish commercials

Cartoons in multiple languages

Audiolingua

Fluent Key

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Interactive Activities

• Lead a brainstorming activity (using Padlet, Word it Out, etc.)

• Students participate in an interactive game (using Kahoot, Quizlet, Quizlet Live, etc.)

• Students respond to a target language song, music video

• Students listen or view and respond to an authentic resource

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Songs in the target language

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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

Reflection and Closure

• Revisit daily learning targets and students self-assess
• Students set or revisit personal goals
• Ensure student understanding of assignments
• Exit ticket summary of the day’s learning
• Students provide feedback to the teacher

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Tech Tools for Reflection and Closure

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Kahoot

Wheel Decide

Poll Everywhere

Mentimeter

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Google Forms

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Other closure ideas

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Exit tickets

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Feedback

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Self-assessment

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Transitioning to online learning in languages

Resources for the suggested lesson plan framework

Leslie Grahn, @grahnforlang

Student Assignments

• Assign tasks where student apply their learning, use language independently in real world contexts
• Students create and respond to discussion posts
• Students interpret and respond to authentic text
• Students plan presentational speaking performances and writing products
• Student work on individual, pair, or group projects
• Students provide peer feedback for growth

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Netiquette for posting and responding to discussion posts

Language Practice Choice Board

Authentic text

Unit theme-specific authentic resources

Ideas for designing performance tasks

Reading resources (graphic organizers, etc.)

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Leslie Grahn (@grahnforlang)

Link to all resources on Leslie’s website: https://www.grahnforlang.com/resources-for-the-shift-to-onlineblended-learning.html

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