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kelly On 1/04/17, Sam wrote: > Hola a todos! I'm a training teacher just starting out > and was wondering how often/if you guys use film, > trailers, cartoons, podcasts, documentaries in the > classroom? Is it practical? Do you use subtitles or not? > Can a good film hold the kids attention for so long? Is > it just not feasible when we...See More

Jan 5, 2017

Budget and Supplies

by Sra. R

Dec 12, 2016

I am doing my yearly budget, does anyone have any suggestions about what supplies, materials, games, organizational items, etc. that they have found to be invaluable in their classroom that they would recommend that I get? Thanks in advance!

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Ann You can use conjuguemos without paying. In general, it has
been an "honor system" website and I think it's the right
thing to do to pay the (low) subscription fee.

Jan 4, 2017

Ana On 1/04/17, Ann wrote: > You can use conjuguemos without paying. In general, it has > been an "honor system" website and I think it's the right > thing to do to pay the (low) subscription fee.

Soy nueva, solo queria preguntar cual es la pagina web de la que se habla aqui "honor system", por favor me puede deci...See More

Jan 4, 2017

Preteriré vs. imperfect.

by Guerrero

Dec 31, 2016

Hi, happy new year to all. Some of my students are struggling with the topic. Any ideas on how to teach it or practice it?

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Jaime You may want to start out by setting achievement goals. 100&37; accuracy is many years off and only after prolonged study with some immersion.

So, I esteem that 80&37; accuracy through year 3 of Spanish or French is doing very well, A+.

Next, students must be aware that there is not a 1 to 1 correlation between English an...See More

Jan 2, 2017

Mitchell Saa You should use the following website:

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Jan 3, 2017

textbook adoption

by Jennifer

Dec 7, 2016

We are looking at adopting a new Spanish textbook series. What works for any of you????

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Lynne Frantz On 12/08/16, John Boehner wrote: > On 12/07/16, Jennifer wrote: >> We are looking at adopting a new Spanish textbook series. >> What works for any of you???? > > > Take a look at the brand new Exploremos by National Geographic > Learning. It has a 2018 copyright and can be sampled now. It's > by Mary Ann Blitt. It's th...See More

Dec 27, 2016

MaryShields On 12/27/16, Lynne Frantz wrote: > On 12/08/16, John Boehner wrote: >> On 12/07/16, Jennifer wrote: >>> We are looking at adopting a new Spanish textbook series. >>> What works for any of you???? >> >> >> Take a look at the brand new Exploremos by National Geographic >> Learning. It has a 2018 copy...See More

Jan 2, 2017

Your child is a pain in my ...

by Kelley

Dec 13, 2016

I have a child that is a challenge to say the least. I am looking for a list of "nice" teacher phrases to use in an upcoming conference so I do not blurt out what I really want to say. Our school is big into pc phrases like "academically dishonest" instead of cheating and "social" instead of won't shut up. I had a list...See More

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Granjero Or the old favorite "Your kid's a freak and you're a bad parent."

On 12/16/16, Maria wrote: > On 12/13/16, Kelley wrote: >> I have a child that is a challenge to say the least. I am >> looking for a list of "nice" teacher phrases to use in an >> upcoming conference so I do not blurt out what I reall...See More

Dec 16, 2016

James - Demonstrates behaviors of ADHD - Has too much fun with his friends - is seeking a lot of personal attention from friends/teacher - needs to follow through to completion assigned tasks - is continuously looking for reassurance - attention to detail is needed - needs to increase autonomous work time - allows others to disturb him

I have fo...See More

Dec 22, 2016

Any rural teachers feel like I do?

by Maria

Dec 16, 2016

Hola all, I used to have the time to be on this site a lot many years ago. Also since then, the only Spanish-speaking person in my area moved away. What professional development do you participate in, rural teachers? It's so hard not to want to hop on a plane back to Queretaro...

Thanks in advance, Maria/MI

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Julieta I remember going to Chicago with my family and there were Spanish sp speaking maids at the hotel. I asked them where to go to get Sp Spanish magazines. They told me. I convinced my dad to drive me. My My mom was sure we'd be killed. Dad's view was the maids probably we weren't going to send us somewhere to be killed, bad for the ho hotel reputation...See MoreI remember going to Chicago with my family and there were Spanish sp speaking maids at the hotel. I asked them where to go to get Sp Spanish magazines. They told me. I convinced my dad to drive me. My My mom was sure we'd be killed. Dad's view was the maids probably we weren't going to send us somewhere to be killed, bad for the ho hotel reputation. I went and found great stuff. Wrote the manager a a letter praising the maids. He wrote back with their names (had to to go find them out) and wished me well on my Spanish studies. Re Records were like gold back then. How times have changed with the in internet! You can hear any accent now. And you can download books of off of Amazon and B&N.

After the conferences is a good time to look at various teacher blogs and download the handouts they used too.

Julieta

On 12/16/16, Maria/MI wrote: > Thank you, Julieta! > > I will try the site you mentioned. :D I'm originally from > Charlevoix, but I now teach in the Upper Peninsula...Not many > hispanohablantes LOL > > On 12/16/16, Julieta wrote: >> Hi Maria, >> >> I grew up in Michigan! I remember well how at our small high >> school there was only one Spanish teacher but she did a >> fantastic job for us. She would get us far enough to place in >> the top 5 in the state on the National Spanish exam co >> consistently. >> >> Anyway, one thing I've done is take web seminars from > diffusion dot com. They are out of Spain. It doesn't cost > anything and they usually have two or three times to pick from. >> >> They have textbooks for sale and graded readers also. Some of > the series >> diffusion dot com. They are out of Spain. It doesn't cost an >> anything and they usually have two or three times to pick fr >> from. >> >> They have textbooks for sale and graded readers also. Some of >> the series aren't for high school though some would work dep >> depending on the tolerance for drinking and smoking in a sto >> story. >> >> Hope it helps, >> Julieta >> >> >> >> On 12/16/16, Maria wrote: >>> Hola all, >>> I used to have the time to be on this site a lot many years >>> ago. Also since then, the only Spanish-speaking person >>> in my area moved away. What professional development >>> do you participate in, rural teachers? It's so hard not to >>> want to hop on a plane back to Queretaro... >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> Maria/MI

Dec 16, 2016

Maria/MI I'm glad I'm not the only one! Thank you for the advice, fellow teachers. :)

On 12/16/16, Granjero wrote: > María: > > Oh, my, yes! I can relate. My first four years teaching were > at one of the smallest rural districts in the state of Iowa. > Not only were there no people in the area to practice with, > the act of spea...See More

Dec 18, 2016

Learning Stations/Centers

by QueGato

Dec 5, 2016

Has anyone tried learning stations/centers in a Spanish class? I teach 7th and 8th grad and I've been considering giving it a try. I used to do it with kindergarten and 1st grade with great success.

Maria On 12/05/16, QueGato wrote: > Has anyone tried learning stations/centers in a Spanish > class? I teach 7th and 8th grad and I've been considering > giving it a try. I used to do it with kindergarten and 1st > grade with great success.

I use centers only around holidays, but I love using lit. circles for Blaine Ray novels. My ki...See More

Dec 16, 2016

textbooks

by Carolyn

Dec 15, 2016

We are trying to select a new series for our 1 year Spanish I students who were not successful in our 2 year Spanish I course offered during 7th and 8th grade. Any thoughts on Avancemos vs. Mundo real?

Maria On 12/15/16, Carolyn wrote: > We are trying to select a new series for our 1 year > Spanish I students who were not successful in our 2 year > Spanish I course offered during 7th and 8th grade. Any > thoughts on Avancemos vs. Mundo real?

I've used neither, though I would 100&37; recommend Expresate. Good luck on your select...See More

Dec 16, 2016

traer

by Sarah

Dec 2, 2016

What can I give students for an explanation for why trader is triago in the yo form instead of trao or trago? (Why it has the i in it)

Maria On 12/02/16, Sarah wrote: > What can I give students for an explanation for why > trader is triago in the yo form instead of trao or trago? > (Why it has the i in it)

I always explain weird yo forms as being weird, as in to just memorize them. A funny story always helps too. A drink, swallowing vs. I bring...

Dec 16, 2016