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re: full immersion

by maestra2012

Mar 7, 2016

Hola, Okay so I wanted to do a full immersion class with nothing but Spanish being spoken. However, I don't know how to do it or what to talk about/teach. Any ideas on how to run the lesson without losing the students ( or myself)? This is a high school level three class.

Ellen Shrager On 3/07/16, maestra2012 wrote: > Hola, Okay so I wanted to do a full immersion class with > nothing but Spanish being spoken. However, I don't know how > to do it or what to talk about/teach. Any ideas on how to > run the lesson without losing the students ( or myself)? > This is a high school level three class.

Hi, This mig...See More

Mar 7, 2016

maestra2012 Thanks for the tip :) On 3/07/16, Ellen Shrager wrote: > On 3/07/16, maestra2012 wrote: >> Hola, Okay so I wanted to do a full immersion class with >> nothing but Spanish being spoken. However, I don't know how >> to do it or what to talk about/teach. Any ideas on how to >> run the lesson without losing the students ( or ...See More

May 6, 2016

re: interesting end of the year activity

by maestra2012

May 4, 2016

looking for a new activity to end the school year. I've been teacher for many years and kind of done it all. looking for something fresh , new and interesting. any ideas?

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but also remember... On 5/05/16, Julieta wrote: > What kind of activity? A game? A project? A field trip? > > Julieta > > On 5/04/16, maestra2012 wrote: >> looking for a new activity to end the school year. I've >> been teacher for many years and kind of done it all. >> looking for something fresh , new and interesting. any >> ide...See More

May 5, 2016

maestra2012 Hello,

Looking for something to do in a classroom- no field trips. As far as " done it all" - I was referring to something new in foreign language. This year we've done so much and I wanted to finish with something different and exciting.

On 5/05/16, but also remember... wrote: > On 5/05/16, Julieta wrote: >>...See More

May 6, 2016

by Evan

May 3, 2016

I have a native speaker from Mexico who insists that she was taught (in Mexico) 3rd person singular (él, ella, usted) form is trai instead of trae.

I have never seen this form so she asked me if I could ask anyone from Mexico and I told her I would post the question. Comments? Thanks

kakm This is typical in spoken Spanish. The unstressed [e] in combination with [a] is reduced to [i]. Another example is the verb ‘pelearse’. Just this past week on a vocabulary test in my Spanish 2 classes, several ‘native’ speakers spelled the word as ‘peliarse’, reflecting the way they hear it spoken. As far as I know, no one is taught to...See More

May 4, 2016

exprésate textbook

by Sarah

May 3, 2016

Does anyone use the exprésate textbook? If so, how many chapters do you get through in a year? Just wondering where other teachers are for a pacing guide. Thanks!

Evan Exprésate 1

I cover 1-5 and parts of other chapters--e.g stem changing verbs, food, clothing, holiday vocabulary (I use the book as a guide)

May 3, 2016

by Maestra2012

Apr 1, 2016

Question:

I read somewhere that you can say Que sueno loco! If it's an exclamation or a saying But if you were describing the dream you would Say que sueno loco.... I cannot remember where I read that. Is this a real rule?

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Daniel Hanson This question makes me wonder why exclamation syntax is so poorly presented in high school Spanish beginning textbooks. The syntax for ¡Qué! exclamatory sentences can be very complex for 1st year students.

First off, you have to understand the syntactical possibilities in Spanish for exclamations with ¡Qué!:

<b>¡Qué + ...See More

Apr 21, 2016

Maestra2012 Thank You , your response was very helpful. :)

On 4/21/16, Daniel Hanson wrote: > This question makes me wonder why exclamation syntax is so > poorly presented in high school Spanish beginning textbooks. > The syntax for ¡Qué! exclamatory sentences can be very > complex for 1st year students. > > First off, you have t...See More

Apr 28, 2016

by Yessica Betancourt

Mar 30, 2016

Buenas Tardes a todos! Would anyone be interested in having a good old fashioned pen pal letter exchange? I want my students to be able to communicate with other students on the same level as them. Feel free to contact me [email removed]!!

Lulu On 3/30/16, Yessica Betancourt wrote: > Buenas Tardes a todos! Would anyone be interested in having > a good old fashioned pen pal letter exchange? I want my > students to be able to communicate with other students on > the same level as them. > Feel free to contact me > ybetancoaurt@new-waverly.k12.tx.us > Gracias!!

H...See More

Apr 4, 2016

Gloria On 3/30/16, Yessica Betancourt wrote: > Buenas Tardes a todos! Would anyone be interested in having > a good old fashioned pen pal letter exchange? I want my > students to be able to communicate with other students on > the same level as them. > Feel free to contact me > [email removed].

Apr 28, 2016

by J. Hughes

Apr 5, 2016

Hi! We are looking at adopting a new program. Our three options at this points are Avancemos, Descubre and Santillana. Is anyone currently using any of these programs? Do you have any insight, good or bad? Mil Gracias.

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MSteacher On 4/09/16, Shakira Knot :) wrote: > On 4/05/16, J. Hughes wrote: >> Hi! We are looking at adopting a new program. Our three >> options at this points are Avancemos, Descubre and >> Santillana. Is anyone currently using any of these >> programs? Do you have any insight, good or bad? >> Mil Gracias. > > It's th...See MoreOn 4/09/16, Shakira Knot :) wrote: > On 4/05/16, J. Hughes wrote: >> Hi! We are looking at adopting a new program. Our three >> options at this points are Avancemos, Descubre and >> Santillana. Is anyone currently using any of these >> programs? Do you have any insight, good or bad? >> Mil Gracias. > > It's that time of year when textbooks have to be considered > and I shared in previous post about Santillana. If you don't > find an earlier post I made referring to this series let me > share again. After 20+ years of teaching Spanish the textbook > we are stuck with (probably the cheapest deal our county > selected ) Espanol Santillana is not acceptable. Its pretty > bad. Now we are stuck! For Level 1 there are no / not enough > activities to provide paired verbal communicative practices, > not enough guided written practices , listening activities do > not even provide directions on the audio it just jumps into > the listening portion so you have to be sure the students > have read the directions in the book before you hit play, the > ASSESSMENTS ARE A JOKE. Supplemental materials all on line > through the county's Schoology which we have not even > bothered as there are times its not functioning or takes > forever to load. The manner in which the vocab is presented > at the beginning of a section leaves a lot to be desired. The > grammar sections do not provide a clear explanation nor give > examples for the students to be able to read and understand > on their own. Some students claim that they cannot access > the textbook online. You are fortunate you have a say in what > series you pick we didn't( a committee made this selection > for us!!!!) > > I feel as if I am building my own textbook to better explain > vocab and grammar, provide examples so the students can build > conversation, etc. The "culture section" provided as video > to enhance the theme is a joke. There are still pictures with > audio to go along with it....how cheap...It takes more time > to set up the Desafio sections than to play it....Less than a > minute or two and its over. The kids don't like the desafio > sections. I am going to Youtube and other sources to find > stuff that my students will appreciate. I know what I will > be doing during summer vacation. I want to scream!!!

I have taught age 3 through grade 12 Spanish through the years. I recently moved to middle school (again). The book we are using for 7th and 8th grade Spanish (= Spanish 1 high school course) Good points: Good grammar explanations and a good "supersite" overall. I like the fact that an absent student can watch a video explanation of grammar, and native speakers can be challenged on the site. Things I compensate for: Chapters have WAY too much information. For example, my eighth graders are slogging through Leccion 6. I just gave a "test" that I pieced together from the online tests. It included lots of vocab., saber/conocer, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. Still in the chapter: the regular preterite and forming spelling change preterite! I plan to teach that separately and have a different assessment. A lot of the activities are difficult, expecting students to understand the whole "Estructura" part, rather than starting with the basics. A couple of years ago, I used the old Avancemos book. I liked it better, but have not seen a recent edition.

Overall, Descubre is a good program, with a good and helpful supersite. I just have to make adjustments for my students...which I think teachers always do anyway.

Apr 17, 2016

gloria Although our material is all online and we use no textbooks currently, we used Avancemos and based our online material on that series. As you know, there is no perfect textbook and you will always have to revise and adjust. However, Avancemos is a very good framework. I REALLY like the listening activities and the way the activities to go along wit...See More

Apr 27, 2016

Best Spanish text books for Middle School

by Elizabeth Barrett

Mar 16, 2016

I am in the process of choosing a new book series for middle school Spanish. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a series either that they like or that they recommend avoiding. It is such a large purchase, so I want to make the right decision. Thank you. Elizabeth

L Hazen I recommend Avancemos and do NOT recommend Asi se Dice. This is the overwhelming opinion of the Spanish teachers who met at my house for something unrelated yesterday.

Apr 19, 2016

Voces Courseware

by Jouli J

Apr 18, 2016

Good Morning All!

Our textbook contract has expired and I was looking into a few options (Avancemos and Que Chevere being the top two), but my administration prefers that we go as much digital as possible since we are just about 1:1 with Chromebooks. I looked into the Voces program, but was seriously having difficulty wading through it, an...See More

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Jouli J Thanks for the quick response. We looked at Descubre, but for standard levels, it is pretty advanced. If we slowed down the pace, we'd end up having to share books which would be more money. We have Standard One and Two, Honors Three, and AP here (small charter school). While I move them a bit faster in Two, it's technically a standard class.
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Apr 18, 2016

Jouli J Thanks, Michelle! I tried it out, and while there were some good components, it was a bit too much visually.

On 4/18/16, Michelle wrote: > I used Voces for Spanish 1 for one year and found it > adequate but I did not choose to continue to use it. For > French I am using D'Accord, both book and online Supersite > and I really l...See More

Apr 18, 2016

Teaching native speakers and non native in the same class

by kristi

Mar 28, 2016

I teach Spanish I, II, and III. Every year I have a mix of students that take my Spanish III class. This class is mixed native Spanish speakers and non native Spanish speakers. I struggle with finding a happy medium were I have material that is challenging enough for my natives but not to challenging for my non native students. Any suggestions?

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maestra2012 not the best solution, I use viviana y su gran Aventura as extra work. I have the same problem.

On 3/28/16, suleima wrote: > My school used to divide them, but recently has decided it was > too difficult to schedule. Would you put a student that knows > how to do algebra in the same class with a student that is > barely learni...See More

Mar 28, 2016

Michelle I have Spanish 2 and native speakers in the same class as well. I wanted to meet the very different needs of my native Spanish speakers so I divided the class and got material specifically for native speakers that emphasizes literature and writing - the two skills they most need if they have only been schooled in English. I wish I could say that it...See More

Apr 18, 2016

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