Monday, October 20, 2008

20 de octubre

We discussed our common assessment for the Future tense. We agree that students should produce more through their own Spanish. There will be a verb bank from which students write simple future, probability, future perfect and future progressive sentences.
Melissa didn't think reading selection Rosa was appropriate, too abstract. Gayle will try the short story "Nosotros, No".

Saturday, October 4, 2008

3-10-08

We looked at the data from our common assessment given Tuesday 30-9-08. Students did well. As soon as I checked the data, I realized that I had 2 incorrect answers filled in on the key. Listening and vocabulary(definitions in Spanish) continue to be the most challanging sections. We discussed the difference in types of assessments - those that allow students what they know (test generated by us) and a student produced assessment (directed speaking, writing). What a student KNOWS and can DO.....
We need to be concious of that balance.
What does whole language mean?