Kirsten Anderson

I’m so grateful for the opportunity to teach kiddos Spanish every day! When I’m not teaching I’m out biking, reading, or spending time w/my fiancé! 😊

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@sonrieinspanish This looks amazing!

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

Very interesting! https://t.co/Ajq6iGyp85

[Profe Marvin @Profemamamarvin]

I highly recommend this post for language teachers.
Thank you @MartinaBex for thinking outloud and sharing.
https://t.co/Wp21gMJ2qW

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

Kinda makes me a believer that my 2nd graders aren’t too young for this model of learning #CI5361 https://t.co/dVFizLqwop

[Patterson Elementary @PattersonPride]

Our expectations we put on students are what limits their learning. First graders excelling at station rotation #blendedlearning @hstaker @r2blend @GPSBlended

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@LaProfeRichter We are the only immersion school in the north metro. There are more in the southern metro. We always have openings every year b/c we have had a lot of cuts over the past few years.

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

I am Kirsten, 2nd grade Spanish Immersion teacher in MN. I also haven't read the book, but am excited to see what I will learn! #langbook

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

TA: I need to check out this book! I also need to remember about wait time for all ss, repetition, sentences frames, etc. #langbook

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@DawnCarney3 @MlleShaffer @MmeBlouwolff @mmeshep Completely!!

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

A5: Wait time is so valuable! I like to use this so I can hear from other ss and give them time to find the confidence to share their answers w/others :) #langbook

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@DawnCarney3 @kaitlin31415 @MmeBlouwolff I agree. I normally let them try their best to string words together and if it doesn't sound right, they know they need to fix something.

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

A4: When my ss don't know what they want to say they normally slip into L1. They have no problems talking about what they need to do b/c I have given them this vocab during lessons and convos. I let ss use their friends or "¿Cómo se dice?" when they don't know. #langbook

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@mme_dodds Good point! B/c I would want to address them at some point.

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@GMancuso13 @MmeBlouwolff Interesting b/c I teach in immersion, so I always feel like they need a full sentence to respond when in reality we don't talk like that in the real world.

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@MlleShaffer @tjeag @MmeBlouwolff What a great idea!

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@DawnCarney3 Very true! I definitely don't want them to be self conscious about every word they are saying.

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

A3: I normally ignore most errors, unless it's a commonly used word in the beginning of the year. I definitely don't want my Ss to stop sharing b/c they aren't using the correct form of a word. #langbook

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@mmefmartinez Do you try and keep stories short? I teach 2nd grade and they don't always like to listen to stories in L2 at the beginning of the year. At this time of the year things are much better though.

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@GMancuso13 Exactly! Confidence is a big struggle w/my Ss too. Anything to put their minds at ease :)

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

A2: I use the L2 for my morning meeting message and purposely make errors (ex. capitals, punctuation, IOP, DOP, using s for plurals and the article, etc.). The Ss need to find them and they LOVE it. It teaches them within the context right and wrong. #langbook

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

@MlleShaffer I also like to walk around to listen to Ss, so I can listen to convos!

[Kirsten Anderson @Smiley_kirks91]

A1 I teach math & science to 2nd graders in Spanish, so I like to give them lots of time to practice their L2 at the beginning of the year during math station rotations. This helps to promote language learning from their classmates, before talking in front of the class #langbook