CULTURE
Taking the Amazon into Consideration
Apr. 14, 2022—In this three-part lesson on the Amazon, students will first watch and answer questions on EdPuzzle about a video. Then, students will brainstorm and research with a peer on an ecological issue pertaining to the Amazon. Lastly, students will write a letter to the Amazon. Lesson Overview: Portuguese Intermediate (High) Multiple class sessions Creative Tool:...
Culture and Connection: Twitter and Padlet Appsmash for Curating Cultural Content
Apr. 14, 2022—In this activity students will connect with current events and cultural phenomenon individually using Twitter to discover and share information. Once they have shared this information, students will then curate commonalities and interests with classmates using Padlet. Once the information is curated on Padlet, students can reference the information as a resource for assessment to...
Social Media for Social Learning
Apr. 14, 2022—Students use social media to share moments in their daily lives as they relate to class content. Instructors will post a weekly photo and related question which ties into the week’s lessons or themes, and students will respond with their own posts and then interact with other posts throughout the week. To close out each...
VIRTUAL REALITY RUNNING WITH THE BULLS
Oct. 16, 2020—This project will allow students to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain at the festival of San Fermín from the comfort and safety of the classroom using virtual reality. The objective is to give students an immersive cultural experience in addition to learning about this world famous event and festival. The students will use...
HOUSE HUNTING
Oct. 12, 2020—This lesson asks students to use a real estate website to practice vocabulary in context and to produce a short written description of a house. This activity focuses on helping students to practice housing vocabulary while engaging with an authentic cultural text. This allows students to use their language skills and to think critically about...
ANNOTATING ART WITH TIMELINE
Oct. 12, 2020—Students create an interactive, digital timeline using a mural featuring scenes from Spanish history. The artistic and analytical extension activity provides an active-learning opportunity through which students not only acquire knowledge, but also create meaning. By applying their knowledge of Spanish history and the process of writing history to create their own historical narrative, students...
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:...
EDPUZZLE VIDEO QUIZ
Aug. 9, 2019—This lesson uses the website Edpuzzle and a Youtube video as part of a unit on food vocabulary and commands. The activity engages the interpretive mode of communication as it asks students to engage with the authentic resource Tasty recipes. The activity gages comprehension with comprehension questions embedded in the video. Lesson Overview: Spanish...