AP SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 2014: A SHARING OF IDEAS SDD, Friday, February 14, 2014 LVA Jennifer Newman-Cornell, NWCTA
Unas Introducciones
In a minute or less:
Who are you?
Where do you teach?
How long have you been teaching AP Lang.?
How many students are in your class (native/nonnative)?
What do you think about the new test?
disclaimer
I am:
An AP teacher with experience
Excited about the new possibilities
Proud of my new syllabus (borrowed from Syllabus 2, Smith in Washoe, and previous syllabus)
I am not:
A College Board presenter
An AP reader (I’ve applied)
The goal of today is to share ideas and best practices and create a network to assist with challenges as they arise.
Un proyecto prestado para empezar
El proyecto de temas
From SSAPSI 2013
Modified to fit needs
Essential questions-answer 1-more questions and present to class at end of theme unit
Let’s try it!
Now, some ejemplos de mis estudiantes
Otras actividades diarias
Las noticias del día
Las canciones nuestras
Un blog en Edmodo
Las conversaciones del día
Ideas para añadir/compartir?
Graded discussion (write 3 questions based on essential question (20 seconds or more)-every theme/context-take 1 question per person to use for quiz next class
Each quarter in groups choose a subtheme and teach class in Spanish about subtheme (listening, reading, writing, and create activities-basic comprehension and synthesis level
Unos proyectos/unidades
Una vista cultural (PBL)
Unas actividades escolares
Una unidad de día de los muertos y las tradiciones
El 11 de septiembre
Una unidad de inmigración (Cajas de Cartón)
Otros para añadir/compartir?
Después del examen
Blancanieves (una comparación)
El periódico
Una presentación del artista
Una presentación de cómo hacer algo (el examen final)
¿Otras ideas?