Period 3 – Spanish 3 “College Level”

My newest class, a more quiet group that has a extremely diverse needs.

Many students are on 504’s and IEP’s, and the Spanish varies from Native Speakers

to students who hardly know any Spanish. My goal is to challenge all of these students

and meaningfully scaffold for the students that are behind so they can be engaged. This

class has challenged me to put in place more routines and a more rigid grading heuristic

to ensure student engagement.

Period 4- English Language Learners “Level 1”

My ELL class is relatively small -about 12 students- but this allows for a good deal of

individualized attention. This number may change, as every month there seems to be a

new arrival with near “zero English”. My goals for these students is to a) Give them the

initial tools they need to competently navigate their way in a new country. b) Begin

developing academic literacy, that they will carry for the rest of their lives.

Period 6- Spanish 5 “Honors Level”

This was the first class I took over, they are an interesting mix of students ranging from

high-acheiving “Goddard Scholars”, to Native Speakers who are not performing as well

academically in other disciplines. The students are open to new experiences, and willing to

be challenged academically. This has pushed me to develop more thought provoking

lessons where the language is taught through the content, and both are seen as mutually

reinforcing.

Period 7- Spanish 3 “College Level”

A small class due to several students transferring out of the district.  This class is willing to

participate, but presents similar challenges to those of period 3, there is a very broad

spectrum of language development that makes accommodation more challenging. My

goal with these students is similar, to develop foundational elements of language, as well

as develop routines that will help promote academic literacy and challenge them to look at

Spanish in a different light.