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Interpretive Communication for Classical Languages

Presenter: ÌýDavid Pellegrino

Original webinar date & time:Ìý Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom

1 hour of CTLE credit offered.

The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ (NYSED) presents this next webinar in its 2024 Professional Learning Series:Ìý Interpretive Communication for Classical Languages.Ìý This webinar is offered free of charge for classical language educators and administrators working and studying in °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ educational institutions.

Webinar description: ÌýWhat does Interpretive Communication for Classical Languages look like in action? This session takes a deep dive into planning for and facilitating Interpretive Communication using authentic resources. Learn about before, during, and after task designs to enable learners to understand, interpret, and analyze authentic resources. You will see examples of the Interpretive mode applied to various text types at Checkpoints A, B, and C. You will come away with new insights into Standard 1 and multiple strategies for scaffolding your learners' Interpretive Communication.

Click here to download the webinar flyer.

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Post-assessments

To receive a certificate of completion (including a CTLE certificate), NYS educators must view the recording of the webinar (see link above) in its entirety and then answer at least seven out of ten questions correctly on the post assessment.Ìý If the minimum required score (7 out of 10) is achieved, the educator will receive a certificate via emailÌýwithin about 24 hours.Ìý For the convenience of our World Language educators, there are multiple versions of the post assessment available, should the required score not be achieved on the first attempt.Ìý Educators may take each version of the post assessmentÌýonce.

Important notes:

  1. Educators may take each version of the post assessmentÌýonce.ÌýÌýCredit will not be given for taking a single version of the post assessment more than once.Ìý
  2. Credit will not be given forÌýmore than one passing scoreÌýon any of the post assessments for a webinar (listed below)Ìýin a single academic year.ÌýÌý
  3. Educators may receive credit for viewing the webinar recording and passing a post assessment once in each academic year and are encouraged to take a different version of the post assessment on a yearly basis to review and test their knowledge of the webinar's content.Ìý
  4. It is the responsibility of the individual educator to keep track of the information on the professional learning they complete each year, including the number of CTLE hours.
  5. Questions about this webinar or the post assessments, should be directed to our office at (518) 473-7505 orÌýnysworldlanguages@gmail.com.

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Webinar Summary

# of attendees: 47
# of CTLE certificates issued: 30Ìý
# of certificates of attendance issued: 17
# of organizations represented by attendees:Ìý 39

39 participants from district schools
3 participants from charter schools
1 participants from non-public schools
3 participants from colleges or universities
1 participants from BOCES or RBERNs
1 participants from a government agency

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Quotes from participants

"Thank you.Ìý Very enlightening.Ìý I will put into my practice."Ìý ~ Richard C.

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For more information on professional learning webinars for world language educators, please visit our website.

Webinar presenter:ÌýÌýDavid Pellegrino has taught middle and high school level Latin and Spanish for 33 years and recently retired from Pittsford Mendon High School. While teaching full-time, he was the department leader of the World Language Department at Pittsford Mendon High School for over 20 years. Over the course of his career, he has presented many pedagogical workshops and continues to do so both at the local and national levels. He is currently the treasurer of the Classical Association of the Empire State.