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Hello everyone,
I just wanted to share this summer PD opportunity with everyone.
Thank you,
NancyRegistration is open for UW-Whitewater’s summer workshops for heritage language and emergent bilingual teachers!
All workshops are virtual (synchronous) and interactive. Participants receive CEUs. It is also possible to get 1-3 graduate…[Read more]
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Hola queridos miembros de TeCHS! Quiero anunciar el Summer Workshop que se realizará de manera presencial en Junio (23 y 24), aquí en Austin, TX. Por favor, vea el event post en nuestro sitio web para más information: https://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/techs-summer-workshop-2022/
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Our next event will be a “Hangout” with Marta Silva from Olathe North High School on February 28th at 4:30pm (CST). Her talk is titled “Puentes naturales y espacios seguros ‘post’-COVID19: Building bridges and fostering communities in our classrooms.” See our events page for more information: htt…[Read more]
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Hey everyone! The next TeCHS event is the SHL Hangout on November 10th. Heritage Spanish educator Adrienne Brandenburg will give a 30-minute presentation on using workshopping methods in writing lessons, and facilitate a discussion afterward. Please register and join us for this free…[Read more]
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Question regarding heritage course. I’m looking for some input on whether it’s recommended or not for a non heritage student to take a Spanish heritage course, or would this type of course should only allow Spanish heritage students. I hope this makes sense.
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At ACC I offer Spanish for Spanish Speakers and it’s open to anyone fluent in Spanish, heritage and non-heritage speakers.
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Great! thanks for your input.
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I have had non-native Spanish speakers from different countries. I have enjoyed their contributions and seeing the interactions with native speakers.
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I came back to the site today and noticed that most of the links (at least all of the ones in the ‘ Instructor Resurces’ drop-down menu) are broken. Will someone fix them, please?
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Hi Nina, it’s fixed now, I apologize for the inconvenience. If you have an issue with the website again you can contact techs.edu.team@gmail.com.
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Reminder! Poster proposal deadline for the summer workshop is Monday May 17th. Anyone whose poster is accepted will receive free workshop registration.
https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_73PsoRYpP8aOD0q.
An opportunity to share your research or teaching practices!
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We are accepting proposals for poster presentations at the virtual summer SHL workshop. It’s an opportunity to share your research or pedagogical practice with colleagues. The call is open to K-12 teachers, grad students, and faculty.
Learn more and apply here: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_73PsoRYpP8aOD0q.
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Hello everyone,
Thank you for accepting me in this group. I’m so happy to have found this resource. What’s new on my end is that the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Missouri State University is planning to offer heritage Spanish classes for the first time. We’re on the beginning of the process and working on two syllabus…[Read more]-
Hola, Luciane. I too am happy to have found this group and would also love to see some sample syllabi. I teach in a private high school and our native Spanish-speakers could clearly benefit from a plan of study more in line with their background and language level. I am working on solutions, but seeing others’ year long plans would be helpful. Que…[Read more]
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Hola Luciane y Emerson!
Bienvenidos al foro! I am currently working on compiling syllabi from different heritage programs. As soon as I get a hold of them I will be posting them on the website 🙂 Meanwhile, we have these syllabi on our webpage 🙂 https://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/instructor-resources/sillabi/ -
Thanks for posting that link @laviles – I forgot that that existed on that page. I just looked through one syllabus. Really interesting to see what others are doing with their courses.
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Thank you, Luis 🙂
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EVENTO: Hispanic Heritage Month-Botanica by Dolores Prida (Third Part)
Adaptation of the play by SHSU students and Faculty, broadcasted on the radio show De aquí para allá y de allá para acá from Radio Universidad de Guadalajara – Campus Ocotlán, produced by Margarita Chávez and Diego Barba.
To listen to the live show, tune in at http:…[Read more]
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To hear the previous programs, podcasts are available at http://udgtv.com/ocotlan-2/de-aqui-para-alla-y-de-alla-para-aca/
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Hola desde Queens, NYC. A pesar de los muchos años de experiencia, buscar materiales para mis clases de hispanohablantes continúa siendo una pasión (u obsesión :). Me alegra unirme a este grupo.
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Hola Neil! Nos alegra mucho que nos hayas encontrado! Puedes ver una lista de los diferentes materiales de clase: https://heritagespanish.coerll.utexas.edu/resources/activities/ Y si tienes algo que te gustaría compartir, no dudes en comparto con nosotros en nuestro correo electrónico: techs.edu.team@gmail.com.
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Hello,
I am a new Heritage Teacher and I am realizing how much writing and writing feedback I’m going to need to give this year. How do you handle that in your own classroom?
Also, I am hoping to teach Heritage Spanish with a Social Justice lens, does anyone else do something like that? Do you have any scope and sequences that you’d be willing to share.
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In regard to your first question: a) use rubrics and b) make a bank of comments. c). Be selective in your feedback. Hope this helps. Best regards. Neil O.
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TeCHS wants to recognize the hard work of our heritage students. Please, nominate your students, so they can be recognized on this website in our student of the month spotlight!
Deadline: September 10th (TODAY!) and the 10th of each month.
For your student to be considered, please email us at techs.edu.team@gmail.com with the following
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Hola a todos,
You can still apply to present a poster about your pedagogy or research at the TeCHS/COERLL online summer Spanish heritage language workshop! Deadline is May 17th. Apply here: http://bit.ly/2q8wsqY. We welcome applications from teachers, faculty, or grad students.
Requirements for an online poster presentation are explained on the…[Read more]
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Here’s a bit of what seven heritage teachers were up to at the end of April, summed up on 2 images (per teacher). Check it out during your next break!
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Call for Papers for a volume on Pedagogies in Mixed Language Classrooms
Invitation to contribute a chapter to an edited volume regarding successful pedagogies in mixed language classrooms, i.e. best practices in language classrooms that contain heritage speakers and advanced L2 speakers.
As administrative policies push for bigger class…[Read more]
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Hola a todos-
Submissions for “One Day In Online Heritage Language Teaching” due by tonight! One slide sum up of what you did in class on Apr 23rd. Complete instructions and explanation here 👉 https://senordineroman.com/2020/04/15/one-day-in-online-heritage-teaching-on-april-23-2020-call-for-submissions/
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Hola a todos. We need help gathering ideas for doing our heritage courses online. How about we share one slide of what we’re doing on April 23rd? Find details here at this link. Please participate! –>
One Day In ONLINE heritage teaching on April 23, 2020 – Call for submissions
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Hola a todos,
COERLL is hosting a webinar this Thursday 3/12 featuring Kia London and Jenniffer Whyte, two high school teachers talking about how they share Afro-Latino culture with their students. There will be lots of time to share ideas and ask questions. Learn more and register here: http://bit.ly/2ECCa87.
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Dear colleagues,
I am currently looking forward to improve the type of rubrics that I use in my class and I would like to hear what you all think about this topic. How are you assessing your HS? What rubrics/materials do you currently use? Personally, I have modified the IPA rubrics provided by ACTFL but I am not quite sure I like the result.…[Read more]-
Hi Joelle, I am not the best person to answer this question, but the Heritage Language Journal has a back issue about assessment – you should be able to register and access the articles for free here https://www.heritagelanguages.org/journal.aspx?id=uNBqRaAQV5WpLn9jGSiGDQ%3d%3d.
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Thank you for your suggestion!
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