Presentation given to Stockton LEA MFL Teachers

1. Spicing up your Y7 SOW Helena Butterfield HOD MFL St. Michael’s RC School Links into Languages Trainer eTwinning Ambassador

3. The future in our hands What do we want our pupils to be able to do?

5. The big picture

6. Bringing it all together http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/?q =node/86

7. Transition Previous learning Mixed experiences What can we learn from Primary Languages

8. How can we put this into practice? Stories Songs Phonics Poetry International links ICT

9. Having a real audience Podcasts Explain –er verbs / irregular verbs / explain anything / pronunciation practice Letters Blogging www.langwitch.org/stmichaelsmfl Wikis www.langwitch.wikispaces.com

12. Who wants to be a Millionaire?

15. Venn Diagrams

16. Cross curricular links Geography History Music Technology Drama ICT P.E.

17. Animals but not as we know it Les animaux en danger: Animals with a twist

23. What happens next…?

25. Further reading http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/ www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com www.isabellejones.blogspot.com www.chrisharte.typepad.com http://ilanguages.co.uk/

26. Thanks for listening www.helenabutterfield.net www.langwitch.org/stmichaelsmfl Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/langwitch

27. Wordle: word clouds www.wordle.net Go animate: Animated cartoons www.goanimate.com Wallwisher: Sticky notes on a virtual wall www.wallwisher.com Storybird: Write and collaborate on stories www.storybird.com YouTube Slideshare

28. Helping them to learn vocabulary

29. Showcasing pupil work

30. Promote independent learning

31. Share authentic material

32. Fun!

33. Dans ma valise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgOcr_EFBsE

34. Homework

35. Peer assessment

36. J o -j o W ild w asser Bu ch Z ug V ogel Ei s H ai B ie ne H au s Eu le M äu se L ö we K ü ssen B ä r hei ß s ehen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13

37. Ton Christ est Juif (Anonyme, Julos Beaucarne) Ton Christ est juif Ta voiture est japonaise Ton couscous est algérien Ta démocratie est grecque Ton café est brésilien Ton chianti est italien Et tu reproches à ton voisin d'être un étranger

39. Helping them to learn vocabulary

40. Promote independent learning

41. More static than a blog

42. www.etwinning.net

43. Travelling bear

44. Wiki project (in English) with France, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Poland

45. Whole class letter exchange