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Qualification test for Spanish II

by katrinacox

Apr 6, 2018

I work in a small school where I am the only Spanish teacher. I will have ONE Spanish II class next year so I need to come up with criteria to take the class. I am thinking about an assessment on the four domains. The written test is where I need to tap into resources. If you have a good end of year Spanish I assessment, would love to get a copy. T...See More

I have been using Quizlet in my classroom for homework, but have noticed that some students don't get green checks when they complete Flash Cards. I have checked the following: Data is on, no current updates, "Study Again" button has been hit and they haven't gone through the cards too fast. I have even done Flash Cards on their phones with their a...See More

Quizlet

by Frank

Mar 21, 2018

katrinacox Tell students to make sure they sign in and "enter" your classroom. If your post is open, they could play it without logging in. I have had this happen. I take a grade for participation if they do all of the facets of Quizlet to practice. If they are not logged in, it doesn't show up that they did it.

Apr 6, 2018

Looking for US High School Interested in Exchange

by pursue

Apr 5, 2018

I have lived in Spain for over 7 years and work as an English teacher as well in doing so I worked with my husband to make traveling to Spain a more available for the average student. We have several Spanish schools interested in doing a two or three week reciprocal with an American High School during the school year. Please contact me if you are i...See More

pursue You can email me at artjnk09@gmail.com Thanks!!

Apr 5, 2018

Videos and activities: fallas, Semana Santa and much more!

by Alvaro Mediavilla

Mar 1, 2018

We're already in March and we have several big events coming up, such as las fallas or Semana Santa. We'd like to invite you to take a look at our resources for those traditions (and more than 100 different topics). Contact us for a 100% free triall and see the impact our lessons have in your students. ¡Asi de simple!

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Contact Laura and Álvaro, the two teachers behind Bablingua

Laura García Polo and Álvaro Mediavilla started Bablingua in 2007 to help teachers find authentic and engaging videos for their Spanish classes

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Online Grad Courses for Spanish Teachers?

by Jeremy prof

Feb 20, 2018

Has anyone tried out http://www.WorldLanguagePD.com for their online grad courses? Are the courses easy?

Thanks for any feedback,

Jeremy

World Language PD

Online graduate level courses for teachers of Spanish, French, German, English, World and Foreign Languages. Our courses are accredited by our university partners. We also offer professional development points and CEUs.

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Julieta I don't know but it looks like it could be a good option for me as well. I hope someone else responds. Julieta

Feb 21, 2018

AVANCEMOS IV

by Blanca Adames

Feb 7, 2018

I need help with this book. This book has NO RESOURCES to work with. I use the level 3 and it has so much. I have purchased resources from Teacher pay teacher. Can someone help me please.

lafamafavefestrafa Sorry, I adopted TEMAS for Spanish IV

Feb 9, 2018

Spanish Teacher Certification in Houston Texas

by Naida Benavides

Jan 23, 2018

I was a teacher assistant in a great Charter School in Philadelphia that has an Spanish Immersion Program called Independence Charter School, a Blue Ribbon School in South Philly. I only did it for one year for maternity reasons. Never got the certification in Philly. Now after almost 8 years i moved to Houston and has been considering to get certi...See More

Immersion in the Classroom

by Breaking the Barrier

Jan 23, 2018

Hi there, I'm Charlotte. I'm new to this chat board but I created breakingthelaguagebarrier.com which allows students to video chat with native peers in a controlled way to work on Spanish abilities. I'm not here to pitch all of you but I would love to hear what you all as teachers want from a program like mine. What are your biggest needs as a tea...See More

Julieta I have small class sizes. Your pricing isn't set up for a small school. I might be interested in my one very advanced student using it but there is no option for under 15 students. Without that option for small schools you are cutting yourself out of the homeschool market as well. I like the idea but wouldn't be using it.

I also wouldn't ...See More

Jan 23, 2018

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When to go over answers as a class? (etc.)

by Daniel Hanson

Jan 20, 2018

(and overall grading work/providing feedback)

I know this seems like a basic question, but I often don't feel like I am doing this correctly. I want to maximize my instructional time in class. I also want to do activities that are more effective (i.e., effective use of that instructional time). My district has a fast pacing guide and we ar...See More(and overall grading work/providing feedback)

I know this seems like a basic question, but I often don't feel like I am doing this correctly. I want to maximize my instructional time in class. I also want to do activities that are more effective (i.e., effective use of that instructional time). My district has a fast pacing guide and we are on block (4x4 block) with around 74 instructional days more or less per course / class term. So, I question the effectiveness of spending time going over class work and homework as an entire class. However, I question not going over answers as a class because that might increase student buy-in to do the work, increase the classroom rigor (i.e., the students put more effort into their work—the less focused students, that is), and maybe provide more relevance. There is also the issue of students tuning out when the class is going over answers as a class (i.e., the teacher calls on individual students to say their answers or come up to the front of the room and write their answers on the board). And then there are students that enjoy going up to the board and writing their answer. (It can be very time-consuming.)

In my native speakers class, they do a lot of written work. I collect it or it is submitted online (OneNote Class notebook). I generally just assign points for completion. I don't grade for accuracy on class work. In my mind, class work is for practice (I am not expecting perfection) and assessments are for grading accuracy.

In my non-native classes, the class work is assigned online (our district has online textbooks for Spanish 1-4 as well as AP Language through Vista Higher Learning). I usually only assign assignments that are autograded. So, the students get feedback on those autograded assignments on what they missed or got wrong and they usually have two attempts to get a 100% on the assignments that are autograded and after that 2nd attempt, the system tells them the correct answer (unless they are exercises that only have two options to pick from like T/F and 2 choices multiple-choice). I seldom grade not automatically graded activities for accuracy, but rather for completion. I do online assignments in the OneNote Class Notebook for these classes (although this term I am having the students take grammar notes from the textbook grammar tutorial videos, something more active than when I have presented the grammar videos in the past).

What is the "right" balance for all of this providing feedback, grading student work and when and how much going over answers as a class? Do you recommend any websites or books on this?

Thanks in advance for any insights you can provide me.