Monday, February 6, 2012

Wednesday, 2-8-12

My first observation will take place on Wednesday and I am excited.  Luckily my master teacher has worked with me to develop a lesson plan that ties her "musical echoing" technique into the unit that we are currently studying.  Our unit is currently introducing the names for common foods and beverages in Spanish and I will be using the following exercises:


My first time teaching a full musical echoing class went very well.  I had a few technical glitches with the Promethean board but overall the class went very well.  I need to master the formula and each phase in the repetition process, but by keeping my calm and my sense of humor, I was able to complete the lesson.  I will be debriefing with both Mrs. DaiZovi and Larry Wakeford to get feedback on my teaching later today.  The opening hook (hacer malabares) with juggling was a hit and the kids seemed very engaged with this opening exercise that focused on the verbs "comer" and "beber."


Monday 2-6-12

Today in class we asked the students to write a short essay in Spanish using many of the verbs and vocabulary that they have learned this semester.  The essay was to be of at least 100 words.  It quickly became apparent that some of the students were able to write clear and accurate sentences while others struggled to even get one word on the page.  After helping the struggling students, most were able to get a coherent essay written.  It is very challenging at level 1 for students to write in complete sentences, so all things considered, the paragraphs were a success.

The homework for Wednesday is on page 159 of Avancemos and it is getting the students ready for Unit 3.  In Unit 3 we will be covering Family life.  In preparation for the class on Wednesday, the students have been asked to learn about food and beverages, and the complete list of vocabulary is included below:

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wednesday 2-1-12


Over the last week Mrs. DaiZovi introduced an assignment related to her application for the National boards.  A project based learning exercise that allows student to choose from a variety of projects: