Global C.R.E.D. Learning Outcomes

The main goals of Global C.R.E.D. are to provide Language Learners and the stakeholders who support them with two outcomes:

GLOBAL C.R.E.D. IS FOCUSED ON LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Global C.R.E.D. will host FIVE TRACKS with the Language Learner track at the center.

GLOBAL C.R.E.D. ADVANCE PREPARATIONS

1. Register yourself for Global C.R.E.D. – www.theglobalseal.com/cred

2. Use the “SEND INVITE” button on the www.theglobalseal.com/cred page, to invite students 15 and above to Register for and participate in Global C.R.E.D.

3. Encourage students to take the FREE Language Proficiency Self-Assessment prior to the Global C.R.E.D. event on December 2-3. They can also take the assessment during Global C.R.E.D. to approximate their skills on ACTFL’s scale.

4. You can view the Global C.R.E.D. schedule on any device via our website or by downloading the “Global C.R.E.D. 2020” app from Google Play or App Store.

GLOBAL C.R.E.D. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS for Learner Track

1. How can I improve my language skills to “Level Up” to a Seal of Biliteracy?

2. How do language skills and credentials maximize my future opportunities?

3. How can I combine language learning with my other interests?

4. How can I connect with others who speak the language I’m learning?

GLOBAL C.R.E.D. – Learner Tasks using the 3 MODES of COMMUNICATION

Interpretive

1. Watch target language sessions and language-specific Round Tables and take notes about their experiences and language learning strategies.

2. View Nicole Naditz’s session Boost your reading skills with these hacks or Catherine Ousselin’s A World of #Authres at Your Fingertips -- Level Up with Authentic Resources and try out one or more strategies. Reflect on your improvement.

Interpersonal

1. Watch Carmen Scoggin’s Game On or Haydee Taylor-Arnold’s The Language Gym: Strengthening our Communication Skills session and discuss with a partner or your teacher your language-learning goals. This activity will be more effective if our free Proficiency Self-Assessment is done first.

2. View Silvina Orsatti’s Keep up your Spanish fluency with digital games! or Giovanni Rodriguez’s Session Game On: Encouraging Target Language Usage Through Video Games in Streaming Platforms. Choose a game and start playing in the language you’re learning!

Presentational

1. View one or more of the language learner Cameos. These are individuals who are using their language skills in the real world. Record your own cameo about your language learning journey and share it!

2. Watch one or more Career sessions about careers that use language skills. Think about your own career path and write a short essay about how language skills might enhance your future opportunities.

GLOBAL C.R.E.D. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Global C.R.E.D. offers a variety of Learner-focused activities. Look for the “Learner Track” icon on the schedule. Students can also access content from other four Track offerings.

1. Cameo Presentations (2-5 min short testimonials by successful learners)

2. Informative Sessions (15 or 30 minute presentations on a variety of topics)

3. Keynote Entertainment (30 and 60 minute sessions from bilingual performers)

4. Panel talks with Q & A about careers and opportunities for language users.

5. Round Table talks (30 minutes, most feature language learners, discussing specific topics. These include Language-Specific Round Tables)

FREE Online SELF-ASSESSMENT of Language Proficiency

Language learners can take a “Self Assessment” of their skills using a series of Can-Do statements. This is not an official test of proficiency because results are based on student answers, but it will give learners an approximation of their abilities and let them know how close they are to a Global Seal of Biliteracy certificate level. We recommend that learners register and take the assessment before the event.

Learn about future opportunities: Colleges, Scholarships, Careers and more.

Several Cameos, Sessions and Round Table talks include information about how language learners used their skills to access opportunities.

GLOBAL C.R.E.D. Additional Event Details

FREE, On-Demand, Mobile-Device Friendly, Safe and Secure Environment

Global C.R.E.D is all about global access to language learning opportunities. Participate on a laptop or mobile device, on our www.theglobalseal.com/cred event website or on our Global C.R.E.D. 2020 App. All content is pre-recorded or broadcast live from a virtual studio so ALL viewed content is student-friendly and safe for viewing during your class period or as an afterschool enrichment activity.

Global C.R.E.D. is LIVE:  DECEMBER 2 – 4:00am EST through DECEMBER 4 – 4:00am EST

Global C.R.E.D. is serving 48 hours of language learning content to a worldwide group of Educators and Language Learners. To provide maximum access, our Global C.R.E.D. event offers on-demand learning and a daily livestream. Event registrants will receive information on how to access content during the event as well as archived content post Global C.R.E.D.

Click to view full LIST of LANGUAGE LEARNER Presentations.

Global C.R.E.D. Post Event Activities

1. Consider adopting a Global Seal of Biliteracy program. If you already are using a State Seal program, the same test could be used for both awards, maximizing student opportunities. The Global Seal can be issued as soon as its first “Functional Fluency” level of Intermediate-Mid is reached. This begins a gamification of language learning as students work to LEVEL UP as early as middle school and all the way through adulthood. Awarding a Global Seal earlier than graduation also helps students set themselves apart on early college admission and scholarship applications.

2. If you are an Educator, why not test to earn your own Global Seal of Biliteracy. You’ll learn from the firsthand testing experience and gain insight into your own skill levels. One Educator’s Story.

3. View Educator Track sessions and reflect on what you can add to your own instruction or curriculum that will engage and/or enhance learning.

Click to view full LIST of LANGUAGE EDUCATOR Presentations.