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5plly3yTymoo, Wirro Springs, Oregon October 4, 200 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON- I . - - . Sahaptin Language Lesson Au Iwiy&tunxtunxn Al&xaukt Changing Colors Tiyam Fall Season Plapla Leaves Wiyaxichanwisha Falling Laxa'auksha Turn Bright Colors Luc'a . Red Luch'a Brown Mxsh Yellow Mxaash Orange Ayayat Llaxauknxa Plapla Anku Itiyamixa. The Leaves Turn Beautiful Colors When It Turns Fall. Auku Maikwanik Tiyamitkan, Plapla Iwiyaxichanwixa. Later Into Fall Season The Leaves Start Falling Off. Luc'a, Luch'a, Mxsh, Ku Mxaash Palaxauknxa Anaku 'Uwit Itiyamixa. The Bright Colors That Glow As It Turns Into Fall Season Are Red, Brown, Yellow And Or ange. Paiute Language Lesson Yubano na'natasoo tatabuadu Changing colors fall time We will teach phrases about fall time when our plant life changes color. Meno o yubano manega, yise no'yoona hee nana'atasoo tabuakwe. Ekwetse brown Oha yellow Oa orange Otsa red Tonegatonebe pasapu. Flowers are drying up. Suube naka ekwetse tatabua. Willow leaves will turn brown Sungabe naka sa'wedyakwe. The leaves are falling off the trees. Atsa tabua. There's red colors. Pesa oa tabua. And pretty orange colors. Oakwadyadu no atsakwadyadu namayu'a. Orange and red mixtures! Yubano me'e nane'a. This is the word for fall time. Kiksht Language Lesson Changing Colors K'malalidix Itkw'axa Dukutch Dagash Fall Season Leaves Falling red " v. '"Vv, Idagashumit Dagash yellow orange Kwaish alma kanawi itqwax.am.ax, adukutchwaya. Later Into Fall Season The Leaves Start Falling Off. anawi qengi dagashumit wadau idaxbaulumit. Everything is changing colors dalities. The focus on real-world topics- pushes teachers to expand their own vOj .,t cabulary and language structures as hcy V .'. ' design activities for their students. EmpftT , j. i i : : i : i sis on tne ue5ignmg anu implementation, - r lessons based on the Oregon Standards Vf Benchmarks helps the teacher gain knowl . edge of student progress. This serves js yr X i V 1 IK Idabagumxsh itkw'axamax. kanawi qengi idaugwilit. The leaves turn beautiful colors when it turns fall. Kanawi qengi idaugwilit idaxbaulamit kvvadau idagashumitmax. The bright colors that glow are red, yellow and orange. Gush ukakiax itkw'axa. The leaves are turning colors. K'malalidix aga. Now it's fall time. Kanawi dan aga ixshaqwt. Everything is drying up. reality check as to purposeful and effective instruction. Vv. During the course of this academic year, Cf Darticioants will comolete assianments'tftat will incorporate the learning from the,iOvJ seminar meetings into units, tacn meeting vj designed to add one more component t$Xr$t the concept of teaching for proficiency &id:f .. its accompanying assessment piece. These assignments will be peer reviewed. InfldiiJJv tion, mentors will be assigned for classrt. follow-up meetings to discuss any pertlrf. changes to the lesson. The unit is consiS-"" ered a portfolio of work in progress untiihjrrt, final submission and presentation in MsV- 2002. TLir v. X The grant provides each participant with: membership for a year in COFLTPNCH-fhus providing additional opportunities for copfe- ence presentations and publications.1fa -Vy.tr'" hoped that this will be a sprinqboard too career-long involvement in professionals; ; tivities and development. Tj Participants will receive 60 Continuing pro . fessional Development Units for "V,V Attendance at all 1 0 sessions Completipriof ' interim assignments Posting assignmehbta vvtw oilg iui pgi i&vi&vv vivvvn ly C4V. l4 2 colleagues' assignment from each scmlr session Meeting with mentor Submitting presenting completed final unit : -it- Language Update by Valerie Switzler Did you miss us last issue? Or did you realize we were missing... Seven (7) teachers were awarded scholar ships to the Professional Development for World Language Seminar which COFLT (Con federation in Oregon For Language Teach ing) has been awarded by the Eisenhower Grant Foundation. Teachers Patricia Miller, Suzie Slockish, Anna Clements, Valerie Switzler, Radine Johnson, and Dallas Winishut were not going to shy away from the hard work involved, as well Myra who filled in for one of the teachers at the last minute. It's not for sissies mind you, you will find below a final project checklist on what the seminar entails: This is a 1 0-day seminar focusing on proficiency-oriented, standards based teaching and assessment. The program itself is out come based and assessment driven, a com bination that results in improved student performance. Assessment techniques with the knowledge of proficiency-oriented, standards-based methodology also provides the most effective way to impact a change in the classroom and the resultant rise in both student and teacher performance in all mo- Note: University graduate credit is avaiiafc! by registering and paying the tuition and tj. completing the above requirements. Grades , . will be posted for the Spring 2002 quzixhr.S' after the presentation of the final. projeCTT 5 For incomplete projects (those not compfy- ing witn tne project cnecKiist aescnuta.oe low), an T will be issued and the studcni has one year to complete the projectAb cording to standards-based educatiorvtM student either reaches the mark or has an t , incomplete. Final Project Description Using as a basis for your lessons the inforr ; mation and techniques gleaned from tjje seminar, you will be designing a profici: ,xy ?v and function-based unit. Your projects" i should extend at least three weeks anI ip; elude the necessary lessons with accorrr nying work sheets to complete a unitof; study. The following is a scoring guideQ? i t help you organize and complete the pfojAr .. Final Project Checklist 3 f 1 ) Title of Unit Chosen from Content and Functions Table Of Content obvious from tttle , . 2) Step-by-Step Instructions gft- Easy to follow - i- r - t invtes usage J7S Watch for employment opporjii nities with Culture and Heritage i Lanquaqe Kroqram. I