Presentations at Conferences

Staff from the Institute often give presentations at conferences to share lessons and activities designed for students at the elementary and middle school levels. Participants will leave the presentation with great ideas they can use immediately in the classroom.

Recent Presentations

Ten Great Latin Activities from Ten Great Years - March 18, 2011
Suzanne Henrich, Board of Directors
Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts)
Classical Association of New England

Recently Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute celebrated its tenth year of bringing Latin and the Classics to elementary school students! This presentation will share our favorite Latin activities from the past ten years, each lesson developed and tested by Ascanius faculty. Activities in the following categories will be featured: vocabulary acquisition and practice, sentence patterns, and basic introduction to Latin literature. All activities were designed for elementary school students, but can be adapted to all levels. Participants will also get a chance to look at, and perhaps win, the new Latin activity book from Ascanius!

Animalia, Cibus, Corpus, et alia: - June 25-27, 2011
Matthew Webb, Director of Teacher Programs
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
American Classical League

Creative Ways to Teach "Fun" Vocabulary Words
Kids love learning the Latin words for animals, colors, foods, greetings, emotions, body parts, and other "fun" topics. Want to discover some new methods for teaching these words? This workshop presents a variety of creative approaches: some are hands-on, some involve board games, some involve speaking, some involve guided composition - all are engaging yet challenging at the same time. The presenter will combine visuals, explication and discussion, and first-hand participation in the activities and methods. Participants will leave with plenty of new ideas and myriad materials that can be immediately incorporated into the classroom.