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Shifting Gears: When Accessibility Drives Language Learning

Shifting Gears: When Accessibility Drives Language Learning

Kathleen D. Shelton
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799877202|ISBN10: 1799877205|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799877219|EISBN13: 9781799877226
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch004
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Shelton, Kathleen D. "Shifting Gears: When Accessibility Drives Language Learning." Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment, edited by Jean W. LeLoup and Pete Swanson, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 66-87. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch004

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Shelton, K. D. (2022). Shifting Gears: When Accessibility Drives Language Learning. In J. LeLoup & P. Swanson (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment (pp. 66-87). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch004

Chicago

Shelton, Kathleen D. "Shifting Gears: When Accessibility Drives Language Learning." In Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment, edited by Jean W. LeLoup and Pete Swanson, 66-87. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch004

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Abstract

In March 2020, all Ohio school buildings were closed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, leaving districts in crisis mode to complete the school year. This chapter per the authors details how the specialists in world languages and cultures at the Ohio Department of Education, in collaboration with the Ohio Foreign Language Association, were able to quickly and efficiently initiate virtual support for Ohio language teachers during the Spring 2020 school year, lead a summer professional learning series to prepare teachers for remote and blended learning the following school year, and continue virtually supporting teachers throughout the disruptions of the 2020-2021 school year. Priorities focused on teachers' and learners' social-emotional needs, high-quality and practical instructional resources that made language learning accessible for all, and a professional learning framework that modeled strategies for reimagining language instruction in an in-person, remote, or blended environment.

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