SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

George lives in Mansfield, MA with his wife Janet. They both enjoy traveling to their vacation home in Costa Rica and spending time with their sons, Marcus and Michael, their daughters-in-law, Shannon and Jesse, and their granddaughters Sidney and Brynn.
2. Review of Materials and Agenda
3. Encuesta “Circular”
4. APSI KeyTakeaways
5. Navigating Dropbox, Symbaloo + AP Central
6. Proficiency Levels /Can-Do Statements /ACTFL Workplace
7. The new CED and Course Framework
• Themes and Recommended Contexts
• Modes of Communication
• Task Models
9. CED Unit Guides: Unit at a Glance
10. Overview of AP* Spanish Language and Culture Exam: Modes, MCQ’s, and FRQ’s
11. 2021 AP Practice Exam: Interpretive Mode: Print Texts
• Question Types: How do they align with skills?
• Advanced Organizers
• Engagement in Reading and Discussion of Challenges for ST
13. Pre-Reading/Reading/Post-Reading Strategies
14. Writing Comprehension Questions in Groups
15. Online Sites for Practicing Reading Comprehension
16. Music for Reinforcing Interpretive Communication
17. Tarea para viernes: Explotar un texto para activar/practicar 6-8 destrezas lingüísticas
2. Review of Takeaways
3. Teaching for Interculturality
• C1/C2 chart for Vertical Teaming
• audio text types
• sample selections
• Dictogloss activity
7.Using CED for Unit Planning Unit II
8.Using Music to Practice Interpretive Communication
9. 2021 Free Response Section: Simulated Conversation
• scoring guidelines review
• 2021 exam practice
• scoring student samples
11. Unit II Planning in pairs
2. Takeaways Review
3. Interpreting Charts/Graphs/Infographs
4. Assessment: Formative vs. Summative
5. Instructional Strategies: Receptive Skills
6. Teaching Strategies and Practice: Conversation Starters
7. 2021 Free Response: El ensayo argumentativo
• graphic organizers
• palabras de transición
• engagement in essay writing: 2021 exam/sharing “posturas”
• scoring guidelines and student samples
• converting scores using 100% scale
9. 2021 Free Response section: La comparación cultural
• format and challenges
• engagement in 2021 AP* Exam
• scoring guidelines and student samples
2. Takeaways Review
3. 2021 Free Response section: E-mail Reply
• format and challenges
• scoring guidelines
• 2021 exam
• scoring student samples
4. Art as Stimulus for Interpretive and Presentational Communication
5. Un minuto de arte
6. Presentational Communication Practice: Los sucesos inesperados
7. Las charlas diarias
8. Using authentic texts to review the 6 AP Themes
9. Using authentic text as basis for the Cultural Comparison
10. AP Instructional Lesson Planning
11. AP Audit and Syllabi Options
2. Takeaways Review
3. Survey: 2021 AP Exam Statistics
4. AP Classroom
5. Role of Grammar: Online Sites y Visual Spanish Grammar Images
6. Sharing Skills Assignment
7. Despedida