I  earned both my Masters in Education and my Bachelors of Science in Environmental Policy and Assessment at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. While at Western, I completed the required credits in Spanish to earn a certificate of endorsement in Spanish.  I have enjoyed teaching Spanish over the past years as it has afforded me the opportunity to get reacquainted with my family's Spanish heritage.  My family emigrated from Cuba to the United States in 1961 and, in order to learn more about my family heritage, I traveled to Miami, Florida in 2015 and to Guadalajara, Mexico in 2016 and 2017. In the summer of 2022, I studied in the beautiful city of Guanajuato, Mexico. The accounts of these trips can be seen at my ePortfolio link below.

 

My professional goals are to continue to find effective ways of integrating technology into the Spanish curriculum and to make Spanish rewarding and fun through project-based learning.  I want to increase the positive impact I have on my students through encouragement, modeling good practices, and constantly believing in the power of a positive attitude.

 

 

 

 

 

2020-21 Schedule     

                      

 

Youtube channel for Spanish 1       

 

 

 

 

Engaged Learning (class/home work):   Turn-in on or before the due date.  For assignements reviewed in class, you will earn 50% if turned in late.  

Multiple opportunities to demonstrate learning:

• Re-assessments may be offered for part of an assessment or all of it, or in a different format, as determined by the teacher.

• When re-assessments are offered, all students may be re-assessed, regardless of grade on original assessment, if they meet the following requirements:

1. Complete all assigned homework & classwork (formative assessment)

2. Complete re-teaching/re-learning activities, as determined by the teacher.

3. Student does not have an unexcused absence on the day of the exam.

• All retakes must be completed prior to the summative assessment of our next unit.  There are no re-assessments on finals.

 

 

The Role of Technology in a World Language Course

ACTFL states:  

• Students read, listen to, and view authentic, engaging, and timely materials from the target culture.

• Students practice interpersonal skills as they interact via video, audio, or text in real-time with other speakers of the target language. 

• Students collaborate on presentational tasks with their peers or teacher, anytime, anywhere.

• Students work at their own pace as they access online content and/or utilize computer adaptive programs managed by their teacher.

• Students practice discrete skills by engaging in online games and applications.

• Students benefit from differentiated instruction where multiple applications can be used to assess students, assign varied tasks, track data, give real-time feedback, and manage classrooms and lessons.

 

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