3 minute videos. Illustrations telling a story, with captions describing the action, written in French, with French voice over narration. For instruction in beginning French Language learning classes.

This OER, German: Berufe / Professions, was remixed by Ashton Krueger as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler, Dorann Avey to find and create OER Learning Plans and materials.The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9-12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice Learners of German. Students will discuss what they look for in a career and what their dream job is. They will also describe what people with different careers do at work and what kind of personalities do well in these jobs as well as consider job salaries. This lesson plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 3.1. It is expected that this activity will take 50 minutes to complete.

This OER assignment was created by Kelleen Rosebaugh  and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Zeigler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid/High Novice Learners of German. Students will read through an article with peers to understand a paragraph and share their understanding with peers. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.2.1.B NE.WL.2.1.C NE.WL.1.3.A NE.WL.1.2.C NE.WL.1.2.D It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 45 minutes to complete.

This is a set of three tasks for students to do to elaborate on understanding of Bertolt Brecht's Die Unwürdige GreisinThis would be over a few days- working on the interpersonal questions and intial reading in the first two days to activiate their prior knowledge about common family dynamics, and how they could be different now as opposed to 100+ years ago, then give students time to work on reading the entire text, finally having students create a conversation between the two brothers. This does not have comprehension questions for the entire text. 

This is a short writing and grading rubric, taking 20-30 minutes for students to work on giving appropriate advice for a person they know who is sick using simple and complex sentences. 

In the Warm-Up students will view a slide with works from German artists.  They are going to describe the art with old and new adjectives.  There is a clue about art in the warm-up word slide, Deutsche Adjektive. (it is written in the colors of the rainbow and then the three primary colors)   They students then put these new and old adjectives to use as they digitally search museums in Berlin, hunting for art that depicts certain adjectives.  Finally, in the end have students share about other German art types they enjoy – music, architecture, design…

First, students will view a slide with works from German artists.  They are going to describe the art with old and new adjectives.  There is a clue about art in the warm-up word slide, Deutsche Adjektive. (it is written in the colors of the rainbow and then the three primary colors). Then students put these new and old adjectives to use as they digitally search museums in Berlin, hunting for art that depicts certain adjectives.  Finally, in the end students share about other types of German art they enjoy - music, architecture, design, etc.

Students learn the differences between living in the U.S. and living in Germany.  Students will view photos of German apartments and compare them to  houses and apartments in the United States. Then students will design their own Airbnb using photos and filling out the attached information sheet, they will share their Airbnb to the group.

Students will practice planning a trip to a German city. They will need to follow a budget when planning their activities.

Students will practice exchanging opinions on certain topics related to social media and technology.

In this activity, students will talk about their everyday life and discuss the differences between life in Germany and in their own culture.

Students will discuss the differences between German and US cities, foods, fashion and more. They will also discuss differences in cultural etiquette and customs.  

This OER Assignment was created by Kelleen Rosebaugh and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Zeigler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid Intermediate Learners of German. Students listen and fill in the cloze text, then use that text to answer comprehension questions, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding,This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.2.A  NE.WL.1.2.D  NE.WL.1.2.E It is expected that this Assignment will take students 20 minutes to complete.

This OER Lesson plan was created by Kelly Garcia as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language teachers for Intermediate Learners of Spanish. Students will watch video with a transcript to support them and answer questions about the video. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.2d, 1.2eIt is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 30-45 minutes to complete.

This OER Assignment was created by Kelleen Rosebaugh and as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Zeigler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for student learning of Mid Intermediate Learners of German. Students listen and fill in the cloze text, then use that text to answer comprehension questions, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding,This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE.WL.1.2.A  NE.WL.1.2.D  NE.WL.1.2.E It is expected that this Assignment will take students 20 minutes to complete.

This Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) is designed to assess students at an intermediate proficiency level. It includes tasks to assess students in the three modes of communication: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational. The authentic resources included in this IPA address the themes of travel and geography.Suggested rubrics can be found in ACTFL Implementing Integrated Performance Assessment (2013) by Bonnie Adair-Hauck, Eileen W. Glisan, Francis J. Troyan.  Adapted from Howard County Public SchoolsImage source: "Luggage" by stux on Pixabay.com

A repeated action in the past, such as a repeated celebration or activity, uses the imperfect tense in Spanish.  This easy to learn tense has new endings and only three irregular verbs.  The imperfect tense differs from the preterite tense.  Although both indicate the past, the imperfect is for a repeated action in the past and the preterite is for a single event in the past.  Practice the new endings and usages in this seminar.ACTFL StandardsCommunication: Interpersonal Communication, Presentational CommunicationConnections: Making ConnectionsComparisons: Language ComparisonsLearning TargetI can give a clear and detailed childhood story and answer questions about the story.Habits of MindCreating, imagining, innovatingCritical Thinking SkillConstructing Support  

This OER La Leyenda del Coquí was created by Marcy Fuentes as part of the 2024 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with Chrystal Liu, Nick Ziegler and Dorann Avey to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language Arts teachers for Novice High to Intermediate Learners of Spanish. Students will analyze and evaluate the elements of literary text, build background knowledge to clarify text and deepen understanding, and use relevant evidence from a variety of sources to assist in analysis and reflection of complex text. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 5.1 It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 2-4 days to complete.

In this lesson, students explore the impact of climate change on small-scale fishing communities and best practices for building resilience.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students interpret infographics, play a game, and share what they know about the impact of climate change on fishing.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students deepen their understanding of sustainable small-scale fishing through a matching exercise and a tic-tac-toe research activity.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students create a mural to educate others about the importance of supporting sustainable, small-scale fishing.