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PBL in the TL: Pinnacle Leaders
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I am very fortunate to have been selected to serve as a Pinnacle Leader in my school district. This means that I receive free technology, including 10 iPads for my students, plus a Chromebook, a laptop, and an iPad for me to play with in exchange for participating in a series of professional development and training sessions and passing my new knowledge on to my colleagues. As part of the Pinnacle Leaders program, we also blog about our experiences:. Pinnacle Leader Training Summaries. GUEST POST: Kids T...
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Interactive Boards in the World Language Classroom | World Languages Technology Consultants
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World Languages Technology Consultants. Interactive Boards in the World Language Classroom. March 15, 2010 at 10:10 pm. I created the image below by piecing together images from the web. The goal was for students to practice prepositions using the class Mimio. Last year my school purchased a few Mimios. Recently, I’ve been thinking about new ideas and I am thrilled to find out that more and more World Languages lessons plans and ideas for interactive board are starting to emerge on the web. I am glad tha...
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World Languages Technology Consultants | Engaging 21st Century Learners | Page 2
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World Languages Technology Consultants. Does Ning have a place in the classroom? Michelle and I started using Ning this school year. We ventured into this journey together and I am glad we did. Based on the website Ning. There are many reasons why I love using Ning:. Closed network. Only people I send an invite to can access the Ning. (Student Privacy). No advertisements. (If you are an educator you can ask for the ads to be removed). Easy to use and they have a fantastic tech support. (Follow @Ning.
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Motivation, Standards, and Web 2.0 | World Languages Technology Consultants
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World Languages Technology Consultants. Motivation, Standards, and Web 2.0. January 24, 2010 at 4:44 am. In the beginning of the year I always ask my students Why do you want to learn Spanish? To learn a second language? And how do we convince teachers, administrators and politicians the vital importance of our goals? The way I learned Spanish 25 years ago translate, conjugate, workbook, worksheet, test. How can teaching to the standards motivate students? This brings me to my main point (finally) about ...
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michelleolah | World Languages Technology Consultants
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World Languages Technology Consultants. How many times have you tried to do some really cool speaking activity using a Web 2.0 tool, only to have a student say But I can’t do that, I don’t havea microphone, a computer, internet access, etc? That is why I LOVE google voice. At the beginning of the school year I sent away for a google voice invite not really knowing what I would do with it. I got the muy guay phone number of 407-60-bueno! J I use google voice in several ways. A few hints and tips:. Google ...
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Is the Café Open? – Señora Shares
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Thoughts on my world language classroom adventure. Is the Café Open? 8220; Está el café abierto? 8221; (Is the café open) became a familiar question on Fridays in my classes this past year. My café was a new idea this year designed to increase students’ use of Spanish in class. It aligns with the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports system of rewarding students for desired behavior in order to increase occurrences of said behavior. It truly increased Spanish usage for a lot of students! Cold, h...
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Welcome Summer! (But First, Let’s Reflect) – Señora Shares
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Thoughts on my world language classroom adventure. But First, Let’s Reflect). Before I get too far into summer mode (read – sleeping late, running, reading, traveling and hanging with friends), here are some reflections on the school year. Things to Consider for Next year. Need more interpersonal communication! While I am very proud that my students spoke more Spanish this year than last, they usually answered prompt questions. I want them to have the tools to. I enjoyed teaching Spanish II for the first...
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Welcome to My World! – Señora Shares
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Thoughts on my world language classroom adventure. Welcome to My World! A little about myself and my teaching. My name is Laura Catherine and I teach Spanish in Iowa. For five years, I taught the equivalent of Spanish I to 6th-8th graders at the school I attended. Looking back, I had no idea what I was doing those first few years! I am looking forward to sharing some ideas that my students and I found effective in all three of these. With the Masters program, I then brought groups of my middle schoolers ...
