Fifth Annual Professional Development Workshop for Instructors of Italian

 

TEACHING CULTURE IN THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

 

IONA COLLEGE

La Penta- McGrath A-B

New Rochelle, NY

May 13, 2016

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

Iona College is pleased to present its Fifth Annual Professional Development Workshop on Teaching Italian Culture. The colloquium wishes to provide an overview of new perspectives while promoting awareness and appreciation of the cultural diversity, values, attitudes, and assumptions that impact the teaching of Italian.

The workshop is free for language teachers and breakfast and lunch will be provided.

 

For directions to IONA College and campus map, please refer to:

http://www.iona.edu/About/Map-Directions.aspx

 

For Registration to the workshop, use the link below

http://goo.gl/forms/CsNeRs6mqF

 

AGENDA

 

8:30-9:00 - Breakfast and Registration

 

9:00- 9:40 - Il Musical nella classe di lingua per problematiche locali e globali.  Elda Buonanno Foley, IONA College

 

9:40 – 10:10 - Authentic materials in the world language classroom:  Short videos and visuals to support the target language.

Mary-Ann Sagnella, John F. Kennedy High School/UCONN/UMUC-Europe Division

 

10:10- 10:50 - La traduzione multipla di testi letterari/poetici come strumento di apprendimento linguistico-letterario.

Maria Esposito Frank, University of Hartford

 

10:50-11:00 - Coffee Break

 

11:00- 11:35 - Siamo nell'era del post-manuale?

Maria Esposito Frank, University of Hartford

 

11:35- 12:15 - L’uso di App come Kahoot e Quizlet.Live, StoryboardThat  nella classe di lingua.

Mariana Piccirillo, Sleepy Hollow Middle School

 

12:15-12:30 - Q&A

 

12:30- 1:15 - Lunch Break

 

1:15- 1:45 - Teaching Italian Culture Using Theatrics.  

Kira Jardinella, The University of Connecticut

 

1:45- 2:15 - Educational trips, how to create a Program for your school.

Beth Freeman, Albertus Magnus High School

 

2:15- 2:45 –Il Made in Italy in classe come strumento di cultura.

Elda Buonanno Foley, IONA College

 

2:45- 3:00 - Q&A e chiusura lavori

 

 

Elda Buonanno Foley, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Italian Cultural Studies
Iona College, New Rochelle
ebuonanno@iona.edu