DEC10

**Assessing Student Talk with Digital Recorders ** **[|Martin Smith] from Edison Public Schools joined us to help us learn how to use digital audio recording devices in the WL classroom for activities such asdigitizing speaking/orals (including the AP) using MP3 recorders. What a fantastic presentation! Martin shared a wealth of information with us, as well as an excellent PowerPoint presentation entitled "Assessing Student Talk": **  Martin also share some websites and other resources such as:
 * **[|FLENJ]**(Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey)
 * [|CAPS](Consortium for Assessing Performance Standards)
 * CAPS [|rubrics]
 * [|Thematically Organized Assessment Tasks]
 * **[|ACTFL]**(American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
 * [|Performance Guidelines]for K-12 Learners
 * [|IPA](Integrated Performance Assessment) manual from ACTFL
 * The ACTFL/21st Century Skills map wiki. ACTFL is actively seeking input and examples - include your school's projects/activities in this important document!
 * **Software and hardware**
 * [|Audacity]- free audio editor and recorder
 * To order digital voice recorders, try [|CD-W]
 * **Assessments** (Note: You can also do a search for WL assessments in [|FLAD]- the Foreign Language Assessment Directory created by [|CAL], the Center for Applied Linguistics)
 * [|OPI] (Oral Proficiency Interview), [|MOPI](Modified Oral Proficiency Interview), [|SOPI](Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview), [|OPIc] (Oral Proficiency Interview on Computer)
 * [|SOPA](Student Oral Proficiency Assessment) and [|ELLOPA](Early Language Listening and Oral Proficiency Assessment)
 * [|STAMP](Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency)
 * [|NOELLA](National Online Early Language Learning Assessment)
 * [|AAPPL](ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages)


 * --> THANK YOU to Martin for taking his time to come and speak with us. **
 * --> And an additional THANKS to Bill Anderson, Carmen Campos, and Lillian Carey for the delicious snacks! **

Collegial Circle members - as well as guest teachers - in attendance included:
 * **Collegial Circle member** || **District** || **Teacher name** || **Teacher email** ||
 * Lori Langer de Ramirez || Herricks UFSD || Michel Pasquier || mpasquier@herricks.org ||
 * Bill Anderson || Massapequa Schools || Lisa Silveri || lsilveri@msd.k12.ny.us ||
 * Carmen Campos || Cold Spring Harbor || Susanleigh Perissi || sperissi@csh.k12.ny.us ||
 * Renee Fallon || Bellmore-Merrick || John Reilly || J3reilly@bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us ||
 * Josephine Tardio || Sewanhaka UFSD || Eva Morales || emorales@sewanhaka.k12.ny.us ||
 * Joan Anderson || East Williston UFSD || Susan Vasselman || svasselman@ewsdonline.org ||
 * Rosa Manzo || Bellmore-Merrick || Dona Morales || dmorales@bmchsd.k12.ny.us ||
 * Carmen Kasper || Huntington UFSD || Ingrid Moreira || IMoreira@huntingtonufsd.edu ||
 * Jeannette Keicher || Eastport South Manor || Shelita Watkis || Watkiss@esmonline.org ||
 * LauraAnne Weisss || Commack Schools || Grace Silva || gsilva@commack.k12.ny.us ||
 * Steve Sonkin || Lindenhurst Schools || Michelle Kohler || mkohler@lindenhurstschools.org ||
 * Lillian Carey || Hauppauge Public Schools || Frank Schnur || schnurf@hauppauge.k12.ny.us ||
 * Pat Colosso || Wantagh Schools || Kim Vargas-Curatola || vargas-curatolak@wantaghschools.org ||
 * Lara Gonzalez || West Hempstead || Natasha Mejia-Krauz || nmejia@whufsd.com ||
 * Gala Handler || South Huntington || Laura Medina || lmedina@shufsd.org ||
 * Diane D'Angelo || East Islip Schools || n/a || n/a ||
 * Jackie Ammirato || Longwood HS || Mariana Gil || mgil@longwoodcsd.com ||
 * Jennifer Nesfield || Northport-East Northport || n/a || n/a ||
 * David Balsamo || Syosset CSD || Soledad Landon || slandon@syosset.k12.ny.us ||
 * Rita Padden || Farmingdale || Nino Rodriguez || srodriguez@fpsmail.k12.ny.us ||
 * Pat Lennon || Sewanhaka CSD || Luz DelRosario || ldelrosario@sewanhaka.k12.ny.us ||
 * Liliana Policano || Oyster Bay-East Norwich || Holly Taplin || htaplin@obenschools.org ||
 * Brian O'Sullivan || Plainview-Old Bethpage || n/a || n/a ||
 * Denise Hannaoui || Lawrence || Anastasia Tzortzatos || atzortzatos@lawrence.k12.ny.us ||