Blog II_SS2018 - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T16:12:17Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/blog-ii-ss2018?groupUrl=secondaryschoolcurriculuminforeignlanguage&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A1168160&groupId=649749%3AGroup%3A843102&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHola Maria,
The mini lesson w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-30:649749:Comment:11689112018-03-30T01:46:00.936ZOscar Bustamantehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/OscarBustamante
<p>Hola Maria,</p>
<p>The mini lesson was very cultural, I really enjoyed the salsa and merengue of the videos. I also liked how you explained the vocabulary on reference with the music presented and the musical intruments such "las maracas", "el huiro" y "el timbal". As the teacher suggested, a little dance with the students does not harm. Congratulations Maria and partners.</p>
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<p>Hola Maria,</p>
<p>The mini lesson was very cultural, I really enjoyed the salsa and merengue of the videos. I also liked how you explained the vocabulary on reference with the music presented and the musical intruments such "las maracas", "el huiro" y "el timbal". As the teacher suggested, a little dance with the students does not harm. Congratulations Maria and partners.</p>
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<p>(59 words)</p> Ciao Maria,
Mary and you pres…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-30:649749:Comment:11689102018-03-30T01:32:10.005ZOscar Bustamantehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/OscarBustamante
<p>Ciao Maria,</p>
<p>Mary and you presented an interesting and colorful mini lesson showing the different courses of an Italian dinner. I liked when you interacted with the students by asking them what their favorite food was. My favorite part was "dolci" or desserts, especially cannoli. And the video was helpful to understand better the context of the restaurant and the cultural aspect of the lesson. The worst enemy of teaching a lesson is time limit. You say that you wish you could have…</p>
<p>Ciao Maria,</p>
<p>Mary and you presented an interesting and colorful mini lesson showing the different courses of an Italian dinner. I liked when you interacted with the students by asking them what their favorite food was. My favorite part was "dolci" or desserts, especially cannoli. And the video was helpful to understand better the context of the restaurant and the cultural aspect of the lesson. The worst enemy of teaching a lesson is time limit. You say that you wish you could have covered more vocabulary, but with the time frame focusing in culture, it seems difficult to do. Overall I loved your mini lesson. Bravo.</p>
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<p>(104 words)</p> Hi Xochitl,
Your lesson was v…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-30:649749:Comment:11689092018-03-30T01:13:36.785ZOscar Bustamantehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/OscarBustamante
<p>Hi Xochitl,</p>
<p>Your lesson was very illustrative and cultural. Your group presented in a very clear way the variety of Mexican food and the variety of the food groups of "bebidas". "comidas" and "postres". I also liked the colorful printed handouts to fill out the answers of the preferred food. Maybe you guys could have introduced a Mexican restaurant video scene to add more cultural sabor (flavor) to your lesson, and of course the objective of it. Overall I enjoyed your micro lesson.…</p>
<p>Hi Xochitl,</p>
<p>Your lesson was very illustrative and cultural. Your group presented in a very clear way the variety of Mexican food and the variety of the food groups of "bebidas". "comidas" and "postres". I also liked the colorful printed handouts to fill out the answers of the preferred food. Maybe you guys could have introduced a Mexican restaurant video scene to add more cultural sabor (flavor) to your lesson, and of course the objective of it. Overall I enjoyed your micro lesson. Congratulations.</p>
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<p>(83 words)</p> Hello Gloria,
I really enjoye…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-23:649749:Comment:11686542018-03-23T04:26:53.168ZLeslie Gonzalezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LeslieGonzalez
<p>Hello Gloria,</p>
<p>I really enjoyed the way your group presented, using different genres of music and relating it to the topic of science. The activity was also fun and would definitely be appealing to students who are learning spanish. The visuals were great and captivating. Sometimes, students find it helpful when they see the info instead of just reading it. Great job !</p>
<p>Hello Gloria,</p>
<p>I really enjoyed the way your group presented, using different genres of music and relating it to the topic of science. The activity was also fun and would definitely be appealing to students who are learning spanish. The visuals were great and captivating. Sometimes, students find it helpful when they see the info instead of just reading it. Great job !</p> Hello David,
I feel like we s…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-23:649749:Comment:11686532018-03-23T04:07:01.315ZLeslie Gonzalezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LeslieGonzalez
<p>Hello David,</p>
<p>I feel like we succeeded at our objective, which was to talk about family members and how to say them in spanish. We were able to get the whole class involved and communicate with them in an effective manner. We helped students individually and also when we went over the answers of the activity together as a class. However, I agree that our pacing could have used work.</p>
<p>Hello David,</p>
<p>I feel like we succeeded at our objective, which was to talk about family members and how to say them in spanish. We were able to get the whole class involved and communicate with them in an effective manner. We helped students individually and also when we went over the answers of the activity together as a class. However, I agree that our pacing could have used work.</p> Hello Xochitl,
Overall your p…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-23:649749:Comment:11686742018-03-23T03:59:07.424ZMargarita Mejia-Ramoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MargaritaMejiaRamos
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello Xochitl,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Overall your presentation was excellent. You and your partner demonstrated what the topic was based on food. Your time management was excellent, it was something…</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello Xochitl,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Overall your presentation was excellent. You and your partner demonstrated what the topic was based on food. Your time management was excellent, it was something unexpected, but you finished your lesson, and the pupils understand what they were being taught. Something all instructors can work is pointing out the different varies that words can be said based on the country that one is visiting.</span></p> Hi Mary,
Your presentation wa…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-23:649749:Comment:11685592018-03-23T03:58:05.799ZMargarita Mejia-Ramoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MargaritaMejiaRamos
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Mary,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your presentation was indeed fascinating. The students in the classroom have the opportunity to learn about the different food they can order when going into some…</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Mary,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your presentation was indeed fascinating. The students in the classroom have the opportunity to learn about the different food they can order when going into some Italian restaurants. The most entertaining part was the video. It had the attention of all the students, and the pauses you made to explain what was going on was extremely helpful.</span></p> When teaching about grammar,…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-23:649749:Comment:11684562018-03-23T03:57:01.529ZMargarita Mejia-Ramoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MargaritaMejiaRamos
<p>When teaching about grammar, as an educator one must focus on challenging the students. The answers should not be given right away, but instead communicating with the students. This method will help both the instructor and the pupils. They each will have the opportunity to see and understand the teaching methods that the teacher prefers to use as well as the learning methods of the students. <br></br>The primary goal of the lesson was to teach about grammar, to be more specific they were…</p>
<p>When teaching about grammar, as an educator one must focus on challenging the students. The answers should not be given right away, but instead communicating with the students. This method will help both the instructor and the pupils. They each will have the opportunity to see and understand the teaching methods that the teacher prefers to use as well as the learning methods of the students. <br/>The primary goal of the lesson was to teach about grammar, to be more specific they were informed about the present progressive. They were first given an example of what the present progressive is, and there were also given pictures for them to have an idea of what is being said. Some of the students followed along. However, there were some challenges as well. For the low novice students, it seemed that it was a bit difficult to understand since they were not introduced to the proper way of conjugating the verbs. While some students appreciate the challenged others seemed upset for not being able to understand, however in Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen, it seemed that this method works as well. When teaching a class, there is a lot of material that one will wish to cover, however, something that all instructors must work on, is time management. There will be times when one will not have the opportunity to finish, and that is fine. <br/>The students were able to learn about the conjugations of the present progressive; this is important because when going around into their communities they will have the opportunity to express their feelings and the type of activities that they are doing now. There are many ways that this kind of lesson can be taught. Instead of demonstrating examples with images, the instructors can do physical activities where the students could be interacting both with their peers and the teacher.</p> Oscar, I love the strategy th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-23:649749:Comment:11685572018-03-23T03:24:41.868ZMaria Rodriguezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MariaRodriguez43
<p>Oscar, I love the strategy that you and Margarita implemented in your mine-lesson. Both of you were able to follow one of the strategy of Land V. Also, the mini-lesson had some of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Students were engaging during the presentation. Both of you were able to transmit the message of the lesson. the video and the material provided was appropriate to the second language learners. Excellent Job!!</p>
<p>Oscar, I love the strategy that you and Margarita implemented in your mine-lesson. Both of you were able to follow one of the strategy of Land V. Also, the mini-lesson had some of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Students were engaging during the presentation. Both of you were able to transmit the message of the lesson. the video and the material provided was appropriate to the second language learners. Excellent Job!!</p> Margarita and I…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-03-23:649749:Comment:11683712018-03-23T02:54:26.974ZOscar Bustamantehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/OscarBustamante
<p> Margarita and I enjoyed our teaching lesson. The lesson was about the present progressive in Spanish of some verbs ending in –ar and -er . An excerpt of the movie <em>Coco</em> was employed in order to teach the conjugation of these verbs and also to show some Mexican culture and traditions.</p>
<p> The presentation part begun with the power point introducing the objective of the lesson: <strong><em>El objetivo:</em></strong> <em>El presente progresivo:…</em></p>
<p> Margarita and I enjoyed our teaching lesson. The lesson was about the present progressive in Spanish of some verbs ending in –ar and -er . An excerpt of the movie <em>Coco</em> was employed in order to teach the conjugation of these verbs and also to show some Mexican culture and traditions.</p>
<p> The presentation part begun with the power point introducing the objective of the lesson: <strong><em>El objetivo:</em></strong> <em>El presente progresivo: <strong>estar</strong> + -<strong>ando</strong>/-<strong>iendo</strong> de verbos que terminan en<strong> </strong> -<strong>ar</strong> y -<strong>er</strong></em> <strong>(</strong>The objective: The present progressive: To be + ing verb forms).</p>
<p> After that, several images showing different actions appeared on the screen. The students were then asked what actions the figures were performing. Next, the right present progressive was shown. That sequence constituted the small hook part of the lesson. Then, the vocabulary part came. It consisted of two groups: the -ar verb images and the -er verb images. First, just the images were shown and the students were asked to figure out what the images were performing. After that, the text part came: the infinitive form of those verbs. The communicative approach was used first, leaving the grammar explanation for the last. Next, a brief example of a present progressive sentences appeared on the screen. <em>(<u>cantar</u>) Rosa <u>está</u> <u>cantando</u> en la clase</em> ((to sing) Rosa is singing in the class). At that moment, Margarita distributed handouts with five fill-in-the-blank sentences.</p>
<p> Then, a video clip of the famous movie <em>Coco</em> was played and Margarita distributed a second round of handouts consisting of exercises about some actions of the video and their respective conjugations for the present progressive. Here the cultural approach was used by showing some aspects of the Mexican traditions such as el <em>Día de los Muertos</em> ( Day of the Dead), Mexican music and customs. A brief and detailed grammar part of the construction of the present progressive was explained at the end. The group tried use the communicative and cultural approach mostly and avoid translating in English as much as possible.</p>
<p> However, the group made some mistakes: (1) No indication of the level of the targeted class: Spanish 2. (2) No pointing out the different variance of the words, for example: <em>brincar</em> (to jump), means also <em>saltar</em>, as <em>beber</em> (to drink) is also said, <em>tomar</em>. (3) No timing management: The group exceeded the limit of the ten-minute limit. (4) Lack of a pragmatic structure: Need of a dialogue to know in what social context the lesson is based in order to better comprehend the meaning of the vocabulary. (5) The need of visual aids with grammar significance.</p>
<p> This is just the beginning of an exciting journey on the teaching field. Mistakes form part of the natural process of teaching, which eventually, with time and experience, will be fixed.</p>
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