Anyway, even though I'm excited about how tech might help me improve my teaching, I'm also spending a significant amount of time diving into the Alberta Program of Studies for Spanish Language & Culture, as well as the Guides to Implementation, and seeing how I can better align what I'm doing, as well as better inform students and families of what the program is all about. I'd like to make the outcomes more explicit and understandable for all of us. I had also taken a lot of notes this last semester on issues I ran into with lack of understanding, misunderstanding, and lack of retention, and wanted to improve on my instructional strategies. One book that got strong reviews on Amazon is Emily Spinelli's English Grammar for Students of Spanish, with a number of people recommending this as a teaching resource. I biked up to the U of C this afternoon to pick up a few other resources I wanted to check out and saw her book in the mix, so I picked it up as well. This thing I going to be the backbone for any vocab and grammar I introduce. Lo amo y se lo recomiendo mucho.
I'm in the middle of preparing for what I hope will be a much better year of teaching junior and senior high Spanish. My plan is to use Google Sites and Google Classroom together as the main UI for my students, considering that we're rolling out a BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device) program this fall and therefore I can rely on students to have access to online content. This will enable me to present audio, visual, and print resources in an organized and always-accessible manner and will hopefully enhance learning and increase motivation. When I return in the fall, I'll also have access to a new projector, which will allow me to present such resources in the classroom more effectively, and to make the experience more immersive and interactive. I don't know what my classroom situation will be, other than that I most likely will be working out of multiple classrooms, but I hope that having the same projector setup in each room and the promise of working wirelessly will make any transitions relatively quick and painless. Goodness knows I end up spending the first part of each class attempting to put out fires.
Anyway, even though I'm excited about how tech might help me improve my teaching, I'm also spending a significant amount of time diving into the Alberta Program of Studies for Spanish Language & Culture, as well as the Guides to Implementation, and seeing how I can better align what I'm doing, as well as better inform students and families of what the program is all about. I'd like to make the outcomes more explicit and understandable for all of us. I had also taken a lot of notes this last semester on issues I ran into with lack of understanding, misunderstanding, and lack of retention, and wanted to improve on my instructional strategies. One book that got strong reviews on Amazon is Emily Spinelli's English Grammar for Students of Spanish, with a number of people recommending this as a teaching resource. I biked up to the U of C this afternoon to pick up a few other resources I wanted to check out and saw her book in the mix, so I picked it up as well. This thing I going to be the backbone for any vocab and grammar I introduce. Lo amo y se lo recomiendo mucho.
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I really liked the 4 truths that they identified, and points #3, 4, and 7: they speak to the importance of ensuring that the curriculum continues to drive the assessment and instructional strategies (Understanding by Design) and to the importance of student backgrounds (what they bring to the table in terms of abilities, interests, misconceptions, experience, etc.). |
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