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GIVING ADVICE TO A FRIEND USING PADLET
Sep. 24, 2020—In the first part of the project, students will actively listen to “Eu sei de cor,” embedded in the Padlet link. By actively listening, I mean that students will be prompted to answer 10 short questions while the video is playing to ensure their comprehension of the language used in the song. They can replay...
SPEAKING ABOUT CITIES WITH STORYMAPS
Sep. 24, 2020—This project asks students to use the website StoryMaps to present their research on a city in Mexico. Tasks include researching weather, culture, and geography, writing up their research findings as short captions, and assembling their research into an interactive map. Project Overview: Spanish Novice (Low, Mid, High) Multiple Class Sessions Website No costs involved...
HISTORY OF THE NIÑOS DE MORELIA WITH PEAR DECK
Sep. 24, 2020—This project uses the interactive slide deck program Pear Deck to teach students about the children of Morelia. The lesson includes interactive maps, embedded YouTube videos, and chronology exercises to teach cultural content, geography, art, and history and check comprehension. It engages the ACTFL world readiness standards of culture, comparison, connections, and communication. Project Overview:...
TEACHING DIVERSITY USING ARCGIS STORYMAPS
Sep. 24, 2020—This project seeks to use the ArcGIS StoryMaps platform to introduce students to the great cultural and linguistic diversity that exists within the French-speaking world, moving beyond the borders of France. French textbooks and classroom instruction are so often complicit in reinforcing the cultural and linguistic hegemony of France, while sidelining other francophone countries as...
READING COMPREHENSION USING INSERTLEARNING
Sep. 24, 2020—The project uses InsertLearning, a Google Chrome Extension that allows teachers to insert instructional content on a webpage like questions, prompts, additional comments, and access learning and comprehension. In this video, I show how I develop a conscious plan that helps students become purposeful and active readers in their engagement with authentic material. It is...