Make your Global Y-C.R.E.D. an even BIGGER and more EXCITING FREE EVENT

 
 

WHY GO GLOBAL?

Purpose:

  • We want to expose world language learners to experiences in the target languages they are learning.

  • We want to provide opportunities for our students to leverage their language credentials, level up their language skills, and link their learning to future experiences.

  • We want students to know that language learning is a worldwide activity, creating excitement about being part of a global event.


Student Benefits:

  • Students will see how their language study can benefit them for life.

  • Students will get to experience and see the value in a conference.

  • Students will choose and explore what interests them.

  • Students will learn about scholarship and study abroad opportunities.



World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages:

  • Communications - Students will communicate in the target language and will have the opportunity to hear sessions by native speakers. Sessions will also focus on strategies to level-up language skills.

  • Cultures - Students will learn about the culture of the target language.

  • Connections - Students will discover how languages compliment and boost career opportunities in a variety of curricular field areas.

  • Comparisons - Students will compare and contrast their own culture with that of target language cultures around the world.

  • Communities - Students will participate in a global event with language learners from Asia, Africa, Europe, South and North America, expanding their horizons and understandings, but also building awareness of languages spoken in their own local community.

This event was designed to meet the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages.

Planning Your #YCRED2023 Event

BEFORE THE EVENT:

Plan your Conference Style

  1. Determine your schedule: 1 Day – 2 Days (i.e., Block Schedules) – 1 Week (one class period per week)

  2. Which students will participate? All language classes? All levels?

  3. How will students participate? Together as a class? Independently choosing their video content options? Will they watch videos as a group or individually on their own devices? As a language club?

  4. How will you advertise and promote your Global Y-CRED event? You will find a press release below.

  5. Will you invite a Keynote Speaker or Local Guest? (a former student using their language in a career, a multilingual community member or other?)

  6. Who will you invite? Administration, Superintendent or Principal, School Board or Community Member, Media?

  7. What “conference-like” items will you include for students? Banners, Participant Folders, Nametags, Snacks, Water, Certificates for Attendance?

  8. If you provide a folder for students, what will it include? schedule, video list, pencil, networking activity, fun stickers, information about language careers or the Seal of Biliteracy? (we include some ready to print PDF content)

Look for the Green hyperlinks for downloadable resources

Promote your Y-C.R.E.D. 2023 Conference Event

  1. Ask each participating teacher to Register on our website. They should answer YES to the Conference-in-a-Box option and can approximate how many of their students will participate in the event. https://theglobalseal.com/ycred-2023

  2. Share our Classroom Slide Presentation Video “What is Y-C.R.E.D.?” with your students to inform them about the event and get them excited. (Find the video on our event webpage - https://theglobalseal.com/ycred-2023)

  3. Prepare an official flier/poster(s) for the event. Include the Global Seal of Biliteracy’s “Global Y-C.R.E.D.” logo and hang it in a visible place. See below for a link to promotional materials. See some CANVA samples.

  4. Consider some “pre-event” activities. Example: How many languages are spoken by your school family? Create a word cloud (use an APP such as answergarden or mentimeter) and ask, “What languages do you know or what languages would you like to learn?”

  5. Send out or email invitations for leaders and/or interested bilinguals in the community, school board members, and administration to participate. Inform other teachers about your event (they may be bilinguals too!). Social Media images and #Hashtags - Follow @globalbilitseal on social media and watch for posts, updates, promotional materials, and more. Use our hashtag #YCRED2023. Other hashtags might include #GoGlobal #LanguagesMatter #GlobalSealCertified. Tag your school and/or department and the Global Seal.

  6. Press Releases - let the media know about your event. We include a pre-event Press Release for you to customize and will later share a post-event release. Click here to download the pre-event press release.


Prepare for your Global Y-C.R.E.D. Conference-in-a-Box event

  1. Plan your event schedule - depending upon your plan, it can be added to conference folders for students or our prepared event Slide Show.

  2. If you plan to have a Keynote or Guest Speaker, invite them now. You could even invite a former student who is using their languages to visit in person or virtually.

  3. Determine what you need to find, purchase, or ask to be donated.

    • Folders for student participants add to the “Conference feel”

    • Nametags in the target language (Make your own or purchase)

    • Goodies for students to add to the excitement and fun (stickers, pens, coupons, giftcards, laptop stickers, school spiritwear or logo items) Consider asking parents or local businesses for donations.

    • If you are including a networking break, consider asking for snack/beverage donations

    • Banner - we include logo artwork (see Watauga HS sample below)

 
 



Conference-in-a-Box Activities

  1. Y-C.R.E.D. 2023 “Map Out Your Day” - A day or two before the event have students look at #YCRED2023 session options to find sessions of interest. We’ve created a “Map Out Your Day” document to help facilitate this activity, click here to download it.

  2. For students or classes interested in the Level-Up your Language Skills track, we suggest you may also offer them an opportunity to take one or more of our free mini Self-Assessment quizzes to determine their likely current level of proficiency across skills.

  3. The Conference-in-a-Box website includes a slide deck to be used if you host a “General Session” or to be used in pieces in the classroom. You’ll find options with both PowerPoint and Google. If you choose PowerPoint you can download it and then edit the slide deck. For the Google option, be sure to make a copy before editing. You’ll also see both an MS (Middle School) and HS (High School) version. The slide deck includes “Speaker Notes” to assist.

  4. Folder Filler Ideas - This is just a starting point - be creative!

  5. Student Reflection Sheets - There are two types

    • “Session Reflections” to be used as “Exit Slips” for 2 sessions. If a student completes these, you can use them for an optional fun prize drawing. Students might even do extra sessions on their own. Click here to download the Session Reflection Sheet.

    • “Learner Reflection Sheet” is a post-event opportunity for feedback. Click here to download the Leaner Reflection Sheet.

  6. If you choose to have a Networking Break, we’ve multiple QR Code activities. You can add use the activities provided and/or add your own. The QR codes can be printed on to cards or wall posters.

  7. STUDENT PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES - to print and present to students at a closing ceremony or to include in their student folders. Click here to download the 8X11.5 paper version and click here to download the A4 paper version of the student participation certificates.

  8. Blank Conference-in-a-Box logo page to use as letterhead for your invitations, etc. This can be downloaded as a word document for easy editing. Click here to download.

  9. If permissible please share photos of your Y-C.R.E.D. conference on social media and tag us at @TheGLobalSeal and use the hashtag #YCRED2023


Consider having one or more of your classrooms create a peer target-language video for our Listen & Learn track.

  • We’re asking students to create cultural content in their native language for students learning it. Click here to learn more.


Please reach out to us at events@theglobalseal.com with any questions you may have. As the Y-C.R.E.D. gets Closer, you’ll receive more ideas, session information, etc.

Networking Activity: Target Language QR codes

 

General Session Presentation Slide Shows


Middle/Primary School

*Once you have google slides open please make a copy of the slide show by clicking File and then Make a copy and then edit that version with your content.

High/Secondary School

*Once you have google slides open please make a copy of the slide show by clicking File and then Make a copy and then edit that version with your content.

 
 
 
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