OWL Tools

I spent 3 days last week (part of my spring break!) with fellow OWLers in Columbus, OH.  We had a day discussing the OPI and ACTFL levels, and 2 days practicing OWL. There is so much more I can do!  Here are the tools I brought home with me:

Transitions:
opposites/differents-- animals, desserts, transportation,
cross the circle like...

Hooks
technology-- video, word pics, video ele, google drive, padlet, linguafolio, google classroom, edmodo, songo (?), facebook, current trends
infographics
#auth res, #spanish (?)

Circle:
Identify the specific levels, and what they already know.
pairing activities

flow

keep circle tight-- cross hands, elbow to elbow, foot to foot

positive and encouraging

community building games

room for mistakes and risk taking

accept mistakes

encouraging / modeling

depending on level, clarifying for meaning

What would a sympathetic listener understand?

appropriate prompts!

pairs create action for vocabulary

share outs-- b'day month

i/o circle

students provide prompts

Management:

students set own goals

students see their progress

redirecting, separating

attention getters