1. + Students at Teachers Using Teaching Assistants in the Immersion Language Classroom

2. + Meet our presenters! Students & Teachers from the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Massachusetts Austin Edwards Ilana Heller MaryAnn Mestre-Price Ruth Whalen Crockett

3. + Goals… Today you will… Experience first hand! Engage in activities! See Teaching Assistants in Action!

4. + Goals… Today you will Observe how one school : Changes school culture Enhances student language learning outcomes

5. + Goals…Today you will Participate in novice level 100% immersion activities Learn from student teaching assistants

6. + Our work this morning Play in Spanish! Experience as the role of student The role of Organic World Language (OWL)

7. + Student Service Juniors and Seniors School job = 60 hours Most students serve as support aids to our 7 th and 8 th grade classes.

8. + Summer Orientation

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11. + Engagement Rubric

12. + Turn and Talk What is one thing that surprised you when reading the rubric? What are three skills Teaching Assistants are working on? What new question do you have?

13. + Questions for our TAs Why are you a Teaching Assistant? How do you know that you are making a learning difference? How do you believe your work shapes and changes the school culture of Parker? How has being a Séptimo TA changed you?

14. + Turn & Talk How might you engage student leaders in the facilitation of your class on Monday?

15. + Q&A What questions do you have?