Sunday's+Plenary+Session

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 * Coverage v. Focusing on the Needs of the Learner -** "Not paying attention to the needs of the learner is like leaving for the airport without the passenger….so that you’ll get there on time." - [|Madeline Hunter]


 * Needs of Learners**


 * Intrinsically interesting tasks
 * Cognitively engaging tasks
 * Culturally connected with the curriculum
 * Thematically center provides the context


 * Playfulness**
 * Identifying importance
 * What is most important about this topic?
 * What is affectively engaging about it?
 * Why should it matter to learners?
 * Narrative structure
 * Story form


 * Staying in the Target Language -** Helena Curtain: How can we give kids access to the target language THROUGH the target language (and not through English)?

Changing the world one child at a time, one learner at a time