Teaching Roundtable: Ideas Inspired by the CARLA Summer Institutes

This roundtable featured five 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 gave a short, informal, 3-minute presentation about something that inspired them during the institute that they’ve been able to incorporate into their postsecondary language classroom. After this brief introduction to all of the teaching ideas, attendees joined the presenters in breakout rooms so they could continue to exchange ideas in a smaller group setting. Everyone was invited back to the main room for a final wrap-up.
0:00 Welcome and Introduction
2:08 3-minute presentations
19:55 Breakout Room #1
43:56 Breakout Room #2
1:06:54 Wrap-up
Roundtable Presentations
1 - Unpackaging Texts through a Multiliteracies Approach
Leiry K. Warren, Graduate Instructor of Spanish and Ph.D. student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Summer Institute Attended: Foreign Language Literacies: Using Target Language Texts to Improve Communication
2 - A Literacies-Based Approach to Language Learning in Introductory German
Rachel Dodson, Graduate Instructor of German and Ph.D. student in the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch
Summer Institute Attended: Foreign Language Literacies: Using Target Language Texts to Improve Communication
3 - Revamping an Advanced Finnish Course from a Content-Based Language Instruction Perspective
Daniel Haataja, Senior Lecturer of Finnish in the Department of German, Nordic, Slavic, and Dutch
Summer Institute Attended: Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development
4 - Reflecting on the Journey: Learning Journals and Strategy Use in First-Semester French
Ashlie Henery, Lecturer of French in the Department of French and Italian
Summer Institute Attended: Meaningful Portfolio Implementation: Using Goal Setting, Reflection, and Thinking Routines to Enhance Student Proficiency
5 - Adapting Curricula to Online Platforms with Special Attention to Accessibility and Universal Design
Alex Korte, Graduate Instructor of Spanish and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Summer Institute Attended: Transitioning to Teaching Language Online
The Roundtable presenters were recipients of a scholarship offered through a special partnership between the University of Minnesota's Language Center and CARLA to support professional development for University of Minnesota language instructors to attend the CARLA Summer Institute program.
This roundtable is cosponsored by the Language Center and CARLA.