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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

Julieta 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. ...See More

Dec 16, 2016

Maria/MI 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 di...See More

Dec 16, 2016

Granjero 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 speaking the language was suppressed by the culture. Frustrating, to be sure.

Similar points to what others have said - the interne...See More

Dec 16, 2016

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

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