All sessions are scheduled into rooms at the Convention Center unless otherwise noted.
Students can feel threatened by evaluation, whether from teachers or peers.
Often the threat stems from cultural mismatches in how to demonstrate learning. Presenters share how to use authentic assessment as a starting point in designing integrated skills collaborative activities that empower through making assessment criteria explicit. Practice techniques for telling stories in class, for developing students' spontaneous storytelling ability, and for using this natural phenomenon as a vehicle for literacy and oral proficiency. Gigi Ignatowski, Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Culture Capsules is a collaborative, Web-based project that incorporates basic language skills and promotes intercultural communication.