Thurs 9/11 at 2pm: Talk on "Promoting student autonomy"

[Kevin Martin]

Dear Colleagues,

We welcome you to join us at Virginia International University the first event of the fall semester in our Voices from the Field Speaker Series!

Our guest speaker, Dr. Heather Weger, will be giving a talk entitled "Promoting student autonomy: How authentic task-based activities can scaffold learning in multi-level classes."


*        Date: Thursday, September 11, 2014

*        Time: 2:00-3:00pm

*        Location: Waples Mill Conference Room, 11200 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030

Educators often find themselves faced with classrooms of learners who possess a variety of skills, interests, and goals. How can they individualize activities to provide both sufficient scaffolding and appropriate challenges for students at different levels of ability? How can they ensure that tasks will be stimulating and motivating for all students? And, given the myriad demands on teachers' time, how can they do this efficiently?

In this session, drawing on principles of student autonomy, authentic materials, and task-based learning, the presenter will outline two media-based projects (one written, one oral) that educators can use to scaffold, challenge, and inspire students toward the development of content-area knowledge, skills, and level-appropriate language use.

Dr. Weger is a Senior Instructor for the Center for Language Education and Development at Georgetown University.

To learn more about participating in Voices from the Field, please contact Kevin Martin (Director of the School of Education) at kevin at viu.edu<mailto:kevin at viu.edu>, follow us on social media @SEDatVIU and @TESOLVIU, and visit the School of Education's website at www.viu.edu/sed<http://www.viu.edu/sed>!

And don't forget about our upcoming National Summit on the Common Core: Demystifying and Finding Common Ground, coming up on November 1, 2014.   You can read more information about the summit including speakers and topics, here: http://summit.viu.edu/.

We hope to see you at VIU!

Kevin J. Martin
Director of the School of Education
Conference on Language, Learning, and Culture Organizer
General Education Director and Common Academic Core Chair
Writing, Research, and Media Center Executive Director
TESOL Higher Education Interest Section Assistant Chair

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