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Developing Unit-based Performance Assessments as Tools for Civic Engagement |
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The poster presents two performance assessments that teach civic concepts to high school and middle school students. By focusing on immigration issues and by incorporating “best practice” teaching, instructors can equip students for personal expression, and ultimately empower them to look towards their future roles as contributing members of society. |
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Name: ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo
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| Crawford-Dixon, Lori. and Aiello, Kathryn. "Developing Unit-based Performance Assessments as Tools for Civic Engagement" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotels, Orlando, Florida, Nov 21, 2008 <Not Available>. 2011-06-07 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p238583_index.html> |
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| Crawford-Dixon, L. and Aiello, K. M. , 2008-11-21 "Developing Unit-based Performance Assessments as Tools for Civic Engagement" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, Disney Swan and Dolphin Hotels, Orlando, Florida Online <PDF>. 2011-06-07 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p238583_index.html |
Publication Type: Poster Presentation
Abstract: The poster presents two performance assessments that teach civic concepts to high school and middle school students. By focusing on immigration issues and by incorporating “best practice” teaching, instructors can equip students for personal expression, and ultimately empower them to look towards their future roles as contributing members of society. |
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| Developing Performance Assessments as Tools for Civic Engagement submitted by Lori Crawford-Dixon (University of Notre Dame) Abstract: Seventeen accelerated Spanish 3 students demonstrated mastery of the Unit themes of Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S. and the preterit imperfect and future tenses by proposing changes to the current U.S. immigration policy. For a period of approximately six weeks cooperative student groups researched the current immigration policy collaborated on how they would change the policy and investigated the human face of |
| Exodus—The Sorrowful Flight of the Migrants Suggested Reading List • Journey of the Sparrows by Fran Leeper Buss or El Viaje de los Gorriones by Fran Leeper Buss and Daisy Cubias • Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan or Esperanza Renace by Pam Muñoz Ryan • Barefoot Heart—Stories of a Migrant Child by Elva Treviño Hart • Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders by Jason L. Riley • “Posadas Project” http://posadas-project.com/index.html Suggested Listening List • “Pobre Juan” |
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