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Textbook suggestions for High School Spanish 1-3
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elias Hickman Nov 26, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi all,Does anyone have a Spanish program that they recommend for high school Spanish 1-3?My department was using Ven Conmigo and then was so unhappy with the outdated materials and nonsensical order…Continue
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Elias Hickman replied to Rachel Galdamez's discussion Textbook suggestions for High School Spanish 1-3
Rachel Galdamez posted a discussionTextbook suggestions for High School Spanish 1-3
Hi all,Does anyone have a Spanish program that they recommend for high school Spanish 1-3?My department was using Ven Conmigo and then was so unhappy with the outdated materials and nonsensical order of the grammar, that they scrapped the book and created a list of vocabulary and grammar concepts. Needless to say, that did not work well, especially when we had new teachers in the department that had to create all of their own curriculum. NOT GOOD!This year we have been piloting Descubre,…See More
Rachel Galdamez replied to Ashley Kidder's discussion French vs. Spanish"Very interesting discussion. As a Spanish teacher, of course I believe that Spanish is important for use abroad as well as at home. However, there between 3,000 and 8,000 world languages, depending on who is defining language vs dialect etc. Why…"
Rachel Galdamez replied to Ashley Cooper's discussion Irregular Preterite Verbs using Technology"To teach the verbs I have a song with all of the irregulars to the tune of La Cucaracha. After we sing and practice conjugating, there is the BK Nelson site with online activities, Conjuguemos, and Quia that you can subscribe to and make up your own…"
Rachel Galdamez commented on Clif Mims's group Teacher Education"I agree! I was at the American Council for Teaching Foreign Languages conference this weekend and there was hardly any mention of how to teach Spanish for Native/Heritage speakers. It is a huge and quickly growing area, especially in California, and…"
Rachel Galdamez replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion Introductions"Hi all,
My name is Rachel Galdamez and I teach Spanish and Spanish for Native Speakers at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, California. It is definitely a challenge at times but rewarding as I'm sure you all know. I just went to the ACTFL…"
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- Hello, I noticed that you were a Spanish teacher and wanted to invite you to join my group, Teaching Spanish with Web 2.0 Tools.
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