MaFLA 2014 Fall Conference: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 47th annual MaFLA Fall Conference!
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8:00am EDT

Let's Speak Latin: How to Get Students Talking

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

In this interactive session, graduate students from UMass Boston's MA in Latin and Classical Humanities program in the licensure track will demonstrate various activities and exercises designed to get students speaking Latin in the classroom, both with the teacher and with one another. In both Latin and English.

Presenters

Jacqui Carlon

UMass Boston

Friday October 24, 2014 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags latin, spoken latin, new teacher

10:00am EDT

Interactive Learning in a Diverse Latin Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

This session is designed to offer new teachers--especially teachers of Latin--an array of different classroom activities, games, and projects to implement in a diverse classroom. All of the activities presented are engaging, interactive, and geared toward creating a student-centered learning environment. Activities will be modeled and the benefits and difficulties of each discussed. Participants will have an opportunity to suggest modifications and ask questions. Examples are in Latin, but activities are suitable for all languages.

Presenters

Brianna Reyes

UMass Boston

Skye Shirley

Founder and Co-Director of Lupercal, University College London

Friday October 24, 2014 10:00am - 11:15am EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags differentiated instruction, Latin, new teacher

1:00pm EDT

Using Adapted Readings for Intermediate Latin Students

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

This session will provide ideas and approaches for the adaptation of Latin texts that can be used in the high school classroom. Texts by Vergil, Ovid, and Caesar can be intimidating in their original forms, but using the principles of comprehensible input, these texts can be made more approachable for our students. The presenter will offer ideas for lesson plans, activities, and adapted texts to be used in the classroom.

Presenters

Teresa Ramsby

Associate Professor of Classics, UMass Amherst

Friday October 24, 2014 1:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags Latin, pedagogy

2:30pm EDT

Roman Cultural Projects for the Latin Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Learning about Roman culture is an essential part of the Latin classroom. Students can develop a greater understanding and appreciation of ancient culture through creative or more research-based projects. In this presentation, participants will learn about the following project ideas, which can be implemented at all grade levels: Roman naming ceremonies, mythology essays and plays, the creation of culture-themed movies, and building Roman structures. Participants are encouraged to share their own successful cultural projects.

Presenters

Chris Buczek

Latin Teacher, East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, East Syracuse, NY

Friday October 24, 2014 2:30pm - 3:45pm EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags Latin, culture, assessment

4:30pm EDT

Activate the Latin Fandom!

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

A fandom is (according to urban dictionary) a "community that surrounds a tv show/movie/book etc." You have probably even noticed your students openly declaring their membership to such fandoms as Dr. Who, Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Potter. This session is designed to share a number of tested lesson plans that tap into this enthusiasm using fantasy tropes and characters to improve Latin acquisition. The presenter will show how to set up situations where students create and encounter comprehensible input through these fandoms.

Presenters

Abbi Holt

Arlington Public Schools

Abbi Holt has been teaching in Arlington for 11 years, first at the high school and then at the middle school. She has just recently started trying to use spoken Latin and is a two-year veteran of the UMass Conventiculum. She is also a giant fan of all flavors of nerdery. The... Read More →

Friday October 24, 2014 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags Latin, culture

8:30am EDT

Using Harrius Potter in the Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

Interested in exploring neo-Latin in your classroom, seeking something light-hearted and fun for your students when senioritis hits, or looking to increase reading speed and confidence in your upper levels? See how we use Harrius Potter in the classroom and come away with games, lessons, and more!

Presenters

Thomas Howell

Latin teacher, Northampton High School

I'm a 18 year Latin (and Greek!) teaching veteran, a UMASS MAT alum, and was a 2010 Finalist for MA Teacher of the Year. I'd love to chat about speaking Latin in the classroom with students, mythology, especially Ovid, and playing games with Latin and Roman themes!

Jamie Lawrence

Saturday October 25, 2014 8:30am - 9:45am EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags culture, Latin

10:00am EDT

Teaching Reading to Latin Students Without Translating

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

This session will present a series of interactive exercises that focus on teaching reading strategies in the Latin classroom, all of which are suggested by the results of Second Language Acquisition research. Examples are in Latin, but techniques are suitable for all languages.

Presenters

Jacqui Carlon

UMass Boston

Saturday October 25, 2014 10:00am - 11:15am EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags Latin, translation, reading, new teacher

11:30am EDT

Classical Association of Massachusetts Annual Business Meeting and Batting Report

Limited Capacity seats available

Evaluation

The Classical Association of Massachusetts will conduct its annual business meeting, and Greg Stringer of Burlington High School will present on his activities as the recipient of the 2014 Elaine Batting Award.

Presenters

Edward Zarrow

Chair, National Committee for Latin and Greek

Father, husband, Latin teacher @WestwoodHS, language advocate, ACTFL 2016 National Foreign Language Teacher of the Year, CANE Coordinator of Educational Programs, 2014-2018, MaFLA Advocacy Coordinator, National Council of State Supervisors for Languages

Saturday October 25, 2014 11:30am - 12:45pm EDT
Executive 1

Latin, Session

Tags Latin, professional organizations