Presentational and Interpersonal Communication for Classical Languages - Part 1
Presenter: David Pellegrino
Original webinar date & time: Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, 4:00-5:00 pm via Zoom
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) presents this next webinar in its 2025 Professional Learning Series: Presentational and Interpersonal Communication for Classical Languages - Part 1. This webinar is offered free of charge for world language educators and administrators working and studying in New York State educational institutions. 1 hour of CTLE credit offered.
Webinar description: Building on the previous Classical Languages webinar on Standard 1, Interpretive Communication, we will dive into the two output standards: Standard 2 - Presentational Communication; and Standard 3 - Interpersonal Communication. Participants will explore ways to create engaging contexts for students to share their proficiency in the target language in Presentational Writing and Speaking, as well as Interpersonal Speaking. We will consider a variety of Presentational and Interpersonal Strategies integrated in the context of thematic lessons.
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Click here to access the handouts folder from this webinar.
Click here to access the link to the recording of this webinar.
Post-assessments (Coming soon!)
To receive a certificate of completion (including a CTLE certificate), NYS educators must view the recording of the webinar (see link above) in its entirety and then answer at least seven out of ten questions correctly on the post assessment. If the minimum required score (7 out of 10) is achieved, the educator will receive a certificate via email within an hour. For the convenience of our World Language educators, there are multiple versions of the post assessment available, should the required score not be achieved on the first attempt. Educators may take each version of the post assessment once.
Important notes:
- Educators may take each version of the post assessment once. Credit will not be given for taking a single version of the post assessment more than once.
- Credit will not be given for more than one passing score on any of the post assessments for a webinar (listed below) in a single academic year.
- Educators may receive credit for viewing the webinar recording and passing a post assessment once in each academic year and are encouraged to take a different version of the post assessment on a yearly basis to review and test their knowledge of the webinar's content.
- It is the responsibility of the individual educator to keep track of the information on the professional learning they complete each year, including the number of CTLE hours.
- Questions about this webinar or the post assessments, should be directed to OBEWL at (518) 473-7505 or nysworldlanguages@gmail.com.
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Webinar Summary
# of attendees: 58
# of CTLE certificates issued: 49
# of certificates of attendance issued: 9
# of organizations represented by attendees: 37
45 participants from district schools
6 participants from charter schools
2 participants from non-public schools
3 participants from colleges or universities
2 participants from a government agency
Quotes from participants
"The list of model phrases was especially useful. Gratias!" ~ John M.
"Awesome job!" ~ Keziah A.
"Gracia! Very helpful!" ~ Carla O.
Webinar presenter: David Pellegrino has taught middle and high school level Latin and Spanish for 33 years and recently retired from Pittsford Mendon High School. While teaching full-time, he was the department leader of the World Language Department at Pittsford Mendon High School for over 20 years. Over the course of his career, he has presented many pedagogical workshops and continues to do so both at the local and national levels. He is currently the treasurer of the Classical Association of the Empire State.