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How Do You Measure, Measure a Year? – Part 1: Spanish I & II and the new from the CI SUMMIT 

On By GaryDibiancaIn Beginning of the Year, Classroom Routines, Conferences and Training, Semester Reflection, Spanish I, Spanish II, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized2 Comments

So How Do You Measure, Measure a Year? In this post, I will reflect on last year’s Spanish I and II classes and incorporate my newest learning and connections taken from the CI SUMMIT as I prepare for next year. I will follow up with a second post with more details about my Spanish IV class and again some take aways from the CI SUMMIT. 

Conferences and Trainings, Oh My – Some Thoughts from MITTEN CI and Upcoming Summer Trainings

On By GaryDibiancaIn Coaching, Conferences and Training, My Philosophy, Teaching Strategies1 Comment

The thought and dedication that go into putting this conference together are remarkable. This world language conference focuses on teaching using ADI: Acquisition-Driven Instruction/Comprehensible Input/Comprehension-Based Communicative Teaching, with the philosophy of teachers using language that is comprehended by students to help them acquire language. Again, I am left with a feeling of fulfillment. It is exactly what I needed in mid-April to provide me with the strength, wisdom, and energy to finish out this sometimes tough school year. 

Upper Level Activity: The Claim Game 

On By GaryDibiancaIn AP World Language, Assessments, Curriculum, Socratic Circles, Spanish IV, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized2 Comments

What I must do is provide the building blocks for helping my students develop an argument and the ability to express and support their opinions in Spanish because the students that continue on in the AP Spanish Language and Culture class will have many opportunities to write full argumentative essays.  

Sharing some Quick Culture Activities

On By GaryDibiancaIn Culture, Curriculum, Hispanic Cultural Competency Collection, Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized1 Comment

So this year, seeing how my Spanish II students really needed to more regularly stand up and move around my rather small classroom, I designed 8 cultural object hunts that could be easily replicated by any teacher just using image searches or some cultural realia that could be sitting on a shelf, in a basement, or even organized in culture bags like mine and again, still not being used. 

Spanish II 2022-23 Reflection

On By GaryDibiancaIn Assessments, Beginning of the Year, Curriculum, My Philosophy, Semester Reflection, Spanish II, Teaching Strategies5 Comments

Teaching Spanish II is always a test of endurance, patience, and satisfaction watching students grow from novice levels of Spanish to intermediate levels for most. This year I taught three sections of Spanish II, which have a mix of students with most 9th graders having had Spanish since elementary school and then daily in 6th, …

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