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Spanish Instruction and the Common Core:
The Implications for K–20 Spanish Teaching and
Learning
978-1-62263-148-3
This session addresses the
Common Core State Standards for
English Language Arts and Literacy in Science, Social Studies/
History and Other Technical Subjects
(or ELA CCSS; 2011), their
relationship with the
National Language Standards
(ACTFL et
al, 1995-2011), and the implications and instructional shifts
that teaching to this set of literacy standards may have for
World Language instruction, and the speculation that it might
be as far-reaching as to impact Spanish instruction in colleges
and universities. Participants will receive information about
the
Common Core en español
(2013), its intended purpose and
audience; the Assessment Consortia formed to construct and
administer Common Core-based state-wide assessments; and
other Common Core-related paradigm shifts with implications
for the Spanish classroom, such as the literary v. informational
texts ratios that the Common Core documents apparently
prescribe.
Foreign Language Methods
978-1-61435-582-3
Session participants explore basic principles of foreign
language teaching and learning processes. This session also
familiarizes teachers with the resources available to enhance
the teaching and learning of Spanish as a foreign language in
the secondary classroom, including textbooks and ancillaries,
manipulatives, both controlled Spanish readers and authentic
Spanish language literature (literature written by Spanish
speakers for Spanish speakers), technology and Internet
resources, and teacher-made materials. Participants learn
about, discuss, and model effective techniques for assessing
and evaluating Spanish as foreign language students in
secondary schools.
Metodología de la comprensión lectora y
estrategias para el lector incipiente
*
978-1-61435-583-0
This session explains the importance of integrating reading
comprehension with the development of higher thinking
skills. Enabling students to read analytically is one of the main
goals of the new approach to teaching reading in Spanish.
Participants learn and discuss the three main reading skills
students must develop: (1) recognize the meaning of a word
or phrase within the context of the other ideas presented
in the text; (2) identify and understand basic reading forms
(beginning, development, resolution; reading genres, types
of reading selections, etc.) and (3) identify the relationships
between the ideas presented in a reading selection in order to
analyze and synthesize the information.
Gramática y ortografía para la escuela secundaria
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978-1-61435-584-7
This session provides practical solutions to the specific needs
of secondary Spanish heritage language teachers. Participants
benefit from a review and clarification of basic and advanced
grammatical and linguistic concepts, including the teaching
and learning of spelling and punctuation, verb conjugations,
common grammatical and linguistic inaccuracies and common
errors made by Spanish heritage speakers living in the U.S.
(i.e. Spanish/English false cognates, accent rules, semantic
variations, etc.).
La enseñanza de la literatura hispanoamericana
en la escuela secundaria
*
978-1-61435-585-4
This session explores the richness of Hispanic multicultural
literature and focuses on four research-based pedagogical
approaches to teaching literary analysis: Reader Response,
Inquiry, Cultural Studies, and Critical Pedagogy. Participants
learn, discuss, and model these techniques.
Metodología de la enseñanza de las lenguas
extranjeras: Curso avanzado para el aula de
español
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978-1-61435-586-1
Session participants explore advanced principles (upper
levels and AP) of foreign language teaching and learning
processes, including the research base for current second
language acquisition methodology, incorporating pedagogical
methods and learning theories, the ability to contextualize
language instruction through planning and classroom
practice to address the goals of the National Standards for
Foreign Language Learning, and the state and/or local foreign
language standards (if any). Participants review the principles
of Backwards Planning instructional design and how it can
be applied to foreign language teaching. The session also
provides strategies for teaching reading and writing in the
advanced foreign language classroom.
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Offered in Spanish
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
Maximum of 30 participants
$3,000.00
Each additional participant
$150.00
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Mario Núñez, PD Director
1-800-245-8584, Ext. 687
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
Online sessions also available.
Contact Mario Núñez for
more information:
Ext. 687
Professional Development
