[ola] Alignment

  • From: JoAnna Coleman <joannac@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 15:03:08 +0000

Feliz dia de los muertos!


So, how do you all align your classes with other teachers who are not teaching 
the OWL method? I am concerned that next year my students will get to 3rd year 
without the appropriate grammatical vocabulary the teacher expects (ie. what's 
the preterite? what's a gerund?, commands?, stem-changing verbs?, reflexives?, 
etc...) I am confident they will be able to use these grammatical concepts in 
context, but won't be able to talk about them. I feel pressured to directly 
teach them these terms just to make sure they don't feel unprepared when these 
topics come up next year.

What are you thoughts on this?


JoAnna Coleman
Spanish Teacher
Wilson High School
503-916-5280 ext. 75231
joannac@xxxxxxx
http://profecoleman.wordpress.com/



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From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Jody 
Soberon <JodySo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:07 PM
To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Stel Schmalz <sschmalz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ola] Re: fun side activity with a TWIST

Hi all,

Sp today I made two circles of chairs one inside the other, the interior circle 
facing out and the exterior circle facing in. Interior and exterior took turns 
moving one person to the right every 1:30" to 3:00" depending on the level. 
They did an excellent job of keeping each other in check with the "I caught you 
speaking English" tickets and it was fun as well as funny and they loved the 
practice and the activity. I heard much less English than some days.

I also liked Stel's idea, so here are the "BRAVO" for speaking lots of Spanish 
tickets!

Yay!

Jody




Foreign Languages
Brookings Harbor High School
>>> Stel Schmalz <sschmalz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 10/31/2013 8:31 AM >>>
Cute Idea Jody-

Maybe turning it around and making it positive might work as well. Instead of 
Ingles, write Espanol and hand them out when you hear them doing something 
especially good. They can collect and maybe at some point turn in for missed 
work pass, or extra credit, etc.... THis might help some of the more quiet 
students speak up and be heard.

Stel


On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Jody Soberon 
<JodySo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:JodySo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hah!
Challenge them to stay in Spanish by adding more incentive! Have a great day!
Foreign Languages
Brookings Harbor High School

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