Teaching Roundtable: Ideas from the CARLA Summer Institutes

This roundtable featured seven University of Minnesota language instructors who showcased a wide range of practical teaching ideas that they gleaned from taking a CARLA Summer Institute. Each presenter will give an informal, three-minute presentation about something that inspired them during the institute that they hope to incorporate into their language classroom.
Roundtable Presenters
Reimagining Portfolios in the Language Classroom (1:46)
Stephanie Anderson, Senior Teaching Specialist of Spanish and Portuguese in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Summer Institute Attended: Implementing Reflective Practices and Portfolios in the Language Classroom
German Language Teaching in the Age of Technology (6:32)
Rachel Dodson, Graduate Instructor of German and PhD student in the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch
Summer Institute Attended: Using the Web for Communicative Language Learning
Gender Inclusive Language in French Through a Social Justice Lens (9:27)
Chloe Mais Hagen, Adjunct French Instructor, St. Olaf College
Summer Institute Attended: Teaching Language Through the Lens of Social Justice
Protests and Resistance: Advanced French Through a Social Justice Lens (15:10)
Sally Kessler, Graduate Instructor of French and PhD student in the Department of French and Italian
Summer Institute Attended: Teaching Language Through the Lens of Social Justice
Take a Break from Breakout Rooms: Using Gather for the Language Classroom (17:56)
Kyle Korynta, Lecturer of Norwegian in the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch
Summer Institute Attended: Using the Web for Communicative Language Learning
Memes As a Way to Raise Pragmatic Awareness (21:38)
Leiry Warren, Graduate Instructor of Spanish and PhD student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Summer Institute Attended: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness
The Roundtable presenters were recipients of a scholarship offered through a special partnership between the University of Minnesota's Language Center and CARLA. The CARLA Summer Institute Scholarship Program for UMN P&A Language Instructors and Graduate Students was created to support professional development for University of Minnesota language instructors through the CARLA Summer Institute program.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the Language Center.