During my practicum I worked at South High Community School.  My classroom was in the “Spanish Pod,” a large room with dividers separating the different classrooms.  My class, Room 114, was in the back corner so I had two real walls and one dividers.  The rest of the classes in the pod are other Spanish classes and the one rooms on across from me was the French class. This allows for interactions between the teachers and classes.

My three Spanish classes vary in size, so we have over thirty desks jammed into the room set up in groups of four to foment collaboration.   Around the room there are two whiteboards,  we have a word wall, student expectations, homework assignments, student work and other informational materials.  The pod also has an ELMO, projector and white board that we utilize daily.

The other great aspect about our location, is the proximity to the computer lab, which we use on a weekly basis. This gives students access to “authentic materials” (Newspapers, Blogs, Journals in Spanish), helps develop students technological literacy, and allows for low stakes evaluations of students progress through games and online activities.