Powerspeak K12

NYC iLearn Initiative

July 2013
Introductions

Your Facilitator Today Session Participants

Please introduce
Stephanie Ramos
yourself and share
Implementation Manager
what language you
East Chicago, IN
teach
Agenda

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 Goal

Maximize students
world language learning
What Courses Do We Offer?

We offer 31 courses across 5 languages

Elementary School Middle School High School
Spanish 1, 2 Spanish 1, 2 Spanish 1, 2, 3, AP
French 1, 2 French 1, 2 French 1, 2, 3, AP

German 1, 2 German 1, 2 German 1, 2

Latin 1 Latin 1, 2 Latin 1, 2

Chinese 1, 2 Chinese 1, 2

Complete year of online course curriculum with instructional

material, interactive activities, and graded assignments
Language Levels

Elementary
Introduction to the language.
Focus on learning words and phrasesnot grammar!
Vocabulary acquisition is based on the diglot story.
Best to start students once theyre able to read.
Language Levels

Middle School
Exact same content as High School courses
Middle School year 1 and 2 = High School year 1
Language Levels

High School
4 years of Spanish and French (Levels I-III and AP)
Level III prepares students for AP level.
Level III and AP dont have the same number and
variety of games (no games in AP)
2 years of Chinese, German, and Latin
 Language Levels

What is covered? Aligned to ACTFL

Standards

Listening
Listening Speaking
Speaking Reading
Reading Writing Grammar
Grammar Culture
Culture

Examples:
Pronunciation Station = listening and speaking
Realia = reading
Vocabulary blanks, Writing Practices = writing
Sentence Comparison, Grammar Hunches = grammar
Culture Video = culture
Course Information

Course Structure
180 lessons per course
Each lesson = 35 to 55 minutes
5 lessons in a unit (Monday - Friday)
Unit pattern/weekly cycle

Weekly Cycle

Each week: new vocabulary theme and grammar

topic

Sneak Warm-up Practice Vocabulary Assessment
peek vocabulary vocabulary activities Multiple
Intro to activities and Grammar choice quiz
Vocabulary Intro to grammar activities Alternating
Reference grammar Culture speaking
material to Practice activities and writing
print and assessment
keep in Additional
language explore
notebook activities
Live Demo Student Navigation
Student Review

Do you remember ?
Guided Exploration

Student Experience

Purpose:
Experience the course as a student
Explore the structure and the types of activities
Duration: ~ 45 minutes
Student Exploration

Go to demo.pglms.com
Complete Pages 1-2 of the Guided Exploration handout
Return to our presentation.

Student Demo Logins

Username Password
nycdemos1 pass

nycdemos2 pass

nycdemos3 pass
nycdemos4 pass

nycdemos5 pass
Questions
Live Demo

Teacher Navigation
Teacher Review

Do you remember ?
Guided Exploration

Teacher Experience

Purpose:
Experience the course as a teacher
Monitor student work and provide feedback
Duration: ~ 30 minutes
Professional Development Website

http://pd.middil.com

Username/Password: psteacher
Professional Development Website

What can I find there?

Powerspeak Curriculum Resources

Scope and sequence for all 5 languages and levels
ACTFL Alignments
Powerspeak Activity Guides
Powerspeak Activity Paths
Grading Rubrics
Writing Activities
Speaking Activities
Tips and Video Tutorials
Lessons and Activities
Teacher Demo Logins

Go to demo.pglms.com
Complete Pages 3-4 of the Guided Exploration handout
Return to our presentation

Teacher Demo Logins

Username Password

nycdemot1 pass
nycdemot2 pass
nycdemot3 pass

nycdemot4 pass

nycdemot5 pass
Guided Exploration

Student Experience Part 2

Purpose:
Experience the course as a student
Check messages and feedback
Duration: ~ 10 minutes
Continued Exploration

Continue exploring

your course as a student
your course as a teacher
the MIL PD website

ASK What are your next steps to start using the program
with students?
Planning Your Next Steps

Implementation and Student Use Plan

Who are your target students?

What are your program goals?
Where will students access technology?
How often will you have access to technology?
What are your start and end dates for using the program?
What are your student work expectations?
How will you address students who do not access their program regularly?
Will the Powerspeak grade become part of the students overall grade if this is
used supplementaly?
Creating Your Plan

Complete the Implementation / Student Use Template

Purpose of this activity
Prepare you for planning visualizing your program goals
Prepare you for consideration of how you will implement the
program
Fully online
Blended
Supplemental
Set the timelines on when your students will begin and end using
the program.
Setting student expectations
Determine who will monitor student progress
Student Orientation

How will you introduce the program to your students?

Begin by using the Getting Started video within Powerspeak

Use whole group presentation to show students how to monitor their progress
Use whole group presentation to show students how YOU will monitor their
progress
Introduce Best Practices to students in utilizing the courseware to their
advantage
Will students be allowed to use the program outside of the school day if
internet access is available?
How will you assist students who have fallen behind?
What processes are in place to assist students who are struggling?
Potential Implementation Issues

Students are jumping ahead in the course

Students enroll late in the course
Students use online translators and taking tests and doing written
assignments
Students speak gibberish when submitting speaking activities
Students are falling behind, they have many past due assignments
Potential Implementation Issues

Technical problems due to logistics

Students dedicate too much time to their Avatar
Students do not receive meaningful feedback
End dates are set up incorrectly
Modifications to the calendar are not set up in the correct order
Student Orientation

Use the Student Orientation presentation to introduce

Powerspeak and its features
Set up student expectations before students begin work
Post student expectations in the classroom and review
Use of Student Goal Sheet to assist students in determining the
importance of why they are learning a world language
How Will Students Access Powerspeak?

ILEARN LOG-IN: Log into www.ilearnnyc.net using your DOE username and
password.
Students can retrieve their designated iLearn Username by entering their
Student ID and birthdate.
Students are able to set their own password which can be retrieved by entering
their Student ID and birthdate. So students only need a Student ID and
birthdate to login.
MY COURSES: Under My Courses click on the name of the course with
Powerspeak (Schools determine the name of this course when they set it up
themselves, e.g. Robinson French or 9th Grade Powerspeak)
CONTENT: Click Content in the navigation bar

How Will Students Access Powerspeak?

SELECT COURSE: Under the heading Middlebury Powerspeak click the name
of the Powerspeak class youre logging into, e.g. Elementary French 1A
SELECT LINK: A new window should pop up click the link that says Select this
link to accessthe name of course
You should now be logged into your Powerspeak course.

Demo Access to iLearnNYC

iLearn Wiki Spaces

Log into www.ilearnnyc.net using your DOE username and

password.
iLearn NYCnet Demo logins

http://ilearnnyc.net

Demo Login Password

Teachert1demo Welcome.123

Teachert2demo Welcome.123

Teachert3demo Welcome.123

Teachert3demo Welcome.123

Teachert5demo Welcome.123

iLearn Wiki Spaces

What can I find on the iLearn Wiki Spaces website?

http://ilearnnyc.wikispaces.com/
Student Orientation
Implementation / Student Use Plan
Student Goal Sheet
Powerspeak Teacher Checklist
Other Resources
iLearn Help Desk

What does the iLearnNYC Help Desk support?

Logins: Accessing iLearnNYC from www.ilearnnyc.net

Enrollments: Managing enrollments in the iLearnNYC Administrative Console
Site Navigation: Using all features of the iLearnNYC learning environment
Content: Using all content accessed via iLearnNYC
DOE Hardware: Maintaining DOE hardware, including computers and printers
DOE Software: Maintaining software on DOE devices
DOE Internet: Maintaining internet connectivity and performance
Help Desk

How Do I reach the iLearn Help Desk

iLearnNYC Help Desk Phone: 718-935-3075

iLearnNYC Help Desk Web Form: School Staff enrolled in iLearnNYC

course offerings can log into iLearnNYC and complete an iLearnNYC
Help Desk Web Form from My Home.

http://www.desire2learn.com/sup/ilearn/ilearn-support.asp?
org=iLearnNYC&uname=&fname=&lname=&ou=6606&ouName=iLearnN
YC&email=@schools.nyc.gov

When is the iLearnNYC Help Desk available?

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Questions?
Thank you!