Norms & Expectations Quiz / Prueba ¿Listos? Ready? -- ¡Para dulces! For candy! Instrucciones: Responden a una pregunta por gritar tu nombre y levantar tu mano.

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta uno Where can my website be found? - under teacher portfolios on the BIS website

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta dos What is the best way to learn a language? - Immersion is, hands down, the best way to learn a language.

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta tres What two things do you need to do in order to get your daily participation points? - 1)Stay in Spanish & 2) meet workplace expectations

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta cuatro (Part 1) What should you bring to the circle? (Part 2) When should you be ready? -(Part 1) Homework, paper, writing utensil, folder, (highlighter possibly). -(Part 2) Before the bell rings Note: If I have to “fix or arrange the circle” those people will loose points for being unprepared

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta cinco When can you retake an assessment? (3 parts) -only during the current trimester -prior to an absence -before school lunch

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta seis How many days do you have to make up an assignment or assessment when absent? -School rule – equal to the amount of days you were absent Ex) Absent 2 days = 2 days to make it up

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta siete (Part 1) How much is late work worth? (Part 2) How long do you have to turn it in? -(Part 1) Late work is worth 50% -(Part 2) Must be turned in within 1 week of original due date

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta ocho If you’re absent, how can you find out what we did? - The website is the best way to see the daily agenda and get any handouts

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta nueve If absent, what two things do you need to make up? - 1) Participation points & 2) Any in-class work or homework

Quiz / Prueba Pregunta diez Give me six ways you could make up participation points. 1)Go to bbcmundo.com, write summary/reaction & list of recognized vocab 2)Watch movie & write list of vocab 3)Listen to song & write list of vocab 4)Create a learning tool 5)Write out a conversation (real or invented) 6)Describe in writing an experience using Spanish & vocab used

Language Levels Let’s talk about where you should be now… AND Where you might be by the end of the year…

At the Novice-Mid Level you might… Speak in one word responses Speak using simple, memorized phrases Have a difficult time answering questions –Pause often and search for simple vocabulary –Repeat word you know and others words Native speakers may have a difficult time understanding you When given a difficult task you may repeat, using English, or become silent

At the Novice-High Level you might… Speak using a mix of memorized phrases & simple sentences Start to create with the language –recombine language in new ways to say what you want to say Ask a few practiced questions Have a limited vocabulary

Elements of the class –RESPECT –FAIRNESS –PERSISTENCE & FAITH –FUN

What you can expect from me as a teacher.. R E S P E C T I’ll try to be respectful of you as a human being by listening carefully and providing the most helpful response. If you feel disrespected in my class, I will take your complaint seriously. The same applies if you feel disrespected by another student which I take equally as serious.

Harassment, bullying, name calling, racist, gender-based, or homophobic remarks are NOT tolerated and will be dealt with immediately.

F A I R N E S S I do my best to hold all student to the same standards of behavior. Some students will learn certain parts of the class faster than others; this is natural. All students are expected to come on time, respect others, follow directions to the best of their ability, and to speak Spanish 100% of the time or use gestures. If you can’t do this you will have consequence appropriate to your situations.

PERSISTENCE & FAITH I believe that ANY student can learn Spanish, so I’ll push you hard every day to help you get as far as you can reach at every moment. I will do this by speaking Spanish and insisting on a Spanish- only environment.

I get 10/10 language- use points! I learn more Spanish and help others learn. I practice valuable job skills. What are the Pros of being on time and Cons of being or late? I get 5/10 language- use points. I learn less Spanish, distract others from learning Spanish. I might get a call home. I might get a referral. PROSPROS CONSCONS

RESPECT EVERYONE! Basic Rules of Respect: 1.Listen when I am talking. 2.Listen when another student is talking. I get 10/10 language-use points. I practice positive social skills that help me in other areas of my life. PROSPROS CONSCONS I get 5/10 language- use points. I might get a call home. I might get a referral.

EFFORT AND IMMERSION Participation is one of the most important components of learning a foreign language. It’s okay to be wrong but not okay to quit or refuse to try. I will speak Spanish 100% of the time unless there is an issue that MUST be addressed in English. Immersion in a foreign language is the best method of instruction. It is my goal for you to live in Spanish in our classrom; to think, speak, work, converse, joke, and perform in the language. I EXPECT YOU TO TRY.

EFFORT AND IMMERSION CONT’D Speak Spanish, use gestures, or do both! See me during a break if you are having trouble! PROSPROS 1.I get 10/10 language-use points. 2.I learn a LOT more Spanish than I would if I didn’t try. 3.I go from feeling not really confident about learning languages to VERY Confident. CONSCONS 1.I get 5/10 language-use points. 2.I don’t learn as much Spanish. 3.I’m probably doing something else like speaking English or something else that will produce unwanted results.

SPEAK SPANISH. USE GESTURES. OR DO BOTH!