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Professional Development Workshops
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Personnel:
Connie Fredericks-Malone, Director and James Malone, Ph. D, Career-Educational Counselor will team with teachers from the foundation’s network of French educators (K-12 and college) across the country to present a full day or half-day workshop for local teachers. Methodologies employ music videos (DVDs), CDs (songs), the Internet, listening comprehension exercises, performance tasks and vocabulary.
Goals:
Using Power-Point and DVD presentations, participants will explore Carole Fredericks’ early history in the United States, her assimilation into French culture, the trajectory of her music career to celebrity status with Fredericks Goldman Jones, her film roles and finally, her generous humanitarian efforts. Educators from every grade level including college will demonstrate how to use the music videos and songs with students to teach cultural themes, to reinforce grammatical structures, and to practice pronunciation.
Demonstrations include how to use the same song or video with different grade levels. Approaches to cross-curricular projects and school-wide events will be discussed. The career-educational counselor will offer information that demonstrates the value of French in students’ career planning. He will also provide insights about Carole’s personal traits and the strategies she employed to become so successful in her work so that she becomes a role model for students. The counselor will also address the challenges facing many French teacher and offer suggestions on how to enlist the support of parents and the school Guidance departments.
Results:
Teachers will learn how to unleash the power of music to teach French. They will participate in a variety of instructional activities during this hands-on workshop. The benefits include a renewed enthusiasm for the use of contemporary music in the classroom, a handout containing practical lessons that can be immediately implemented in class, websites and additional resources. Participants will have an opportunity to speak with Carole’s sister, Connie Fredericks-Malone, who will share intimate yet unpublished details about Carole’s personal life in France. Contributing Educators and Dr. Jim Malone will help teachers address specific issues concerning their educational community.
Language units will be available for purchase
Cost:
Honorarium at $500 per presenter plus expenses (hotel, transportation and meals). Overall workshop cost will depend on number of presenters and length of the workshop. Workshops can range from a day-long district-wide presentation to a half-day or whole day presentation for a select group of teachers.
Past Professional Development Workshops
Professional Development Workshops have been presented at the following foreign language conferences and schools:
The Music of Fredericks Goldman Jones: Vibrant Resources for the Dynamic French Classroom
American Association of Teachers of French Annual Convention
Liege Convention Center
Liege, Belgium
Tant Qu’Elle Chante, Elle Vit lessons Incorporated into Alliance Française de Washington and Anne Bujon Educational Initiative curricula
Alliance Française
Washington, DC
Ecoute Ça: Using the Music of Carole Fredericks in your Elementary Classroom
American Association of Teachers of French Annual Convention
Baton Rouge, LA
Vibrant Resources for the French Classroom
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association
Stubridge, MA
Meet Carole Fredericks
Foreign Language Association of Northern California (FLANC)
Fall Conference 2007
San Francisco State University
San Franciso, CA
Meet Carole Fredericks
Gunn High School
Palo Alto, CA
Enhance Listening Comprehension with the Music of Carole Fredericks
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language (NECTFL)
New York City
Special Introduction Presentation to 500 NYC Middle School Language Teachers
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language (NECTFL)
New York, NY
Carole Fredericks a Vibrant Resource for the French Classroom
New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT)
Rochester, NY
Musical Videos: The Critical Tool
37th Annual Central State Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Columbus, OH
Carole Fredericks: A Recipe for Success In Your Classroom
Ontario Modern Language Teachers’ Association (OMLTA)
Toronto, Ontario
From Start To Finish: Using the Musical Videos of Carole Fredericks in Your Classroom
American Association of Teachers of French Annual Convention
Quebec, Canada
Carole Fredericks: What’s New In 2005
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA)
Sturbridge, MA
Carole Fredericks: A Recipe for Success In Your Classroom
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language (NECTFL)
New York City
The Music of Carole Fredericks: A Permanent Answer To The Challenge Of Diversity In The French Language
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
International Federation of French Teachers
77th World Congress
Atlanta, GA
Carole Fredericks: A Recipe For Success
New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT)
Rochester, NY
Emotional Intelligence And The Musical Video
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
ACTFL 2004 38th Annual Meeting
Hilton Chicago
Chicago, IL
Carole Fredericks: A Recipe For Your Classroom
Congrès de l'American Association of Teachers of French Convention (AATF)
Martinique
Tant Qu’elle Chante Elle Vit! Apprendre Le Française Grâce À L’héritage De Carole Fredericks
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MaFLA)
Sturbridge, MA
