Painless Proficiency: Implementing Research-Based Best Practices Without Stress
Monday, November 4, 2024 at 7:00pm EST
Presented by: Lisa Bartels
Proficiency-based instruction is great for students, but making the shift can be daunting for teachers. In this interactive workshop, FLANC 2023 Teacher of the Year, Lisa Bartels, will discuss what proficiency-based instruction is, what it isn’t, and how to address some of its biggest challenges. Participants will investigate how a traditional instructional approach can dovetail into proficiency-based learning at points such as goal setting, selecting instructional resources, and assessment. Teachers will leave with practical techniques and manageable steps to implement more proficiency-based instruction without the pain of completely changing everything in their curriculum.
In this session participants will:
• Review research behind proficiency-based instruction and understand why it is considered best practice;
• Discuss common objections to proficiency-based instruction and learn techniques to address these challenges in the classroom;
• Explore practical techniques to include more proficiency-based activities (without changing everything you’re doing now!);
• Leave with assessment tools to help manage proficiency-based grading.
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Learn About the Presenter:
Lisa Bartels
Like many of her students, Lisa’s first language learning experience was in 10th grade. Inspired by an amazing teacher, Lisa majored in French in college with a Spanish minor which opened opportunities to travel all over the world, to teach in international schools in Africa and in the Philippines, and to build bridges with international families and students here in the US. Lisa has over 20 years of teaching experience, holds an M.Ed., and is a National Board Certified Teacher. She is past president of the NC-AATF and was named 2023 AATF Outstanding Chapter Officer and the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina 2023 Teacher of the Year. Lisa is immensely grateful to her four children who serve as her guinea pigs and personal assistants, and to her husband Mike who, for over 25 years, has cheerfully encouraged her intense obsession with language instruction!
