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Student-Centered Small Groups in Spanish Class

2/27/2019

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2019 CLTA Session on Workstations - Virtual Activity

Take a look at some samples of teaching and learning through student-centered small groups.  I have included sample videos from both primary and secondary contexts. Through the lens of autonomous student-centered learning in the world-language classroom, consider the following questions: 
  1. How were students in charge of learning in the video samples? 
  2. What did you notice about student engagement and collaboration? 
  3. What could be changed or added to the instructional or learning activities to make this a more effective student-centered environment for learning a world language? ​
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Quick Update

2/23/2019

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Working with teachers and organizations to support program development and increased instructional outcomes for students is what drives me. In my work as a faculty member at Teach-Now Graduate School of Education, I am able to serve hundreds of teachers seeking credentialing across the world. In my most recent talk in Orange County, CA, I was thrilled to share my work with my Spanish students on developing reflective and metacognitive skills using the target language. 
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    As I work toward developing the perseverance and drive to achieve my goals, I am reading Grit by Angela Duckworth. My biggest learning so far has been the importance of identifying and defining my inner compass, "...the thing that takes you some time to build, tinnier with, and finally get right, and then that guides you on your long and winding road to where, ultimately, you want to be" (p. 60). I use this compass to set goals, plan my daily actions, and reflect.    ​

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