Monthly Archives: July 2018

Papel Picado Bulletin Board

Posted on July 30, 2018 by SpanishPlans

Most teachers will use paper from the butcher paper roll to use as a background for their to their room, we have some classy alternatives in mind:bulletin boards. I don’t blame them: it’s available and it’s easy. Most schools provide … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulletin Boards | Tagged bulletin, bulletin board, bulletin boards, classroom decoration, decoration, papel picado | 2 Comments

Vocabulary in Context

Posted on July 25, 2018 by SpanishPlans

As we looked at the last data collection of student vocabulary, we were a bit surprised that some words had lower correct responses than we expected. So we decided to do a little educational research and what we discovered really … Continue reading →

Posted in Vocabulary | Tagged context, educational research, SLO, vocabulario, vocabulary, vocabulary lists | 4 Comments

SLO and Vocabulary

Posted on July 23, 2018 by SpanishPlans

SLO 2: Vocabulary Growth See our preview post about using Timed Writing to track student growth as part of our our teacher evaluation. (Referred to as SLO or SGO in some states). Our second SLO (Student Learning Objective) was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Vocabulary | Tagged assessment, Data, Growth, SGO, SLO, Tracking, vocabulary | 5 Comments

World Language SLO with Timed Writing

Posted on July 20, 2018 by SpanishPlans

Many states now require teachers to show evidence of student growth as part of their teacher evaluation. One such example is the Student Learning Objective (SLO). This collection of data can be laboring, but it can also be useful as … Continue reading →