Alyssa Marcangelo

PK-2 French Teacher, Early Childhood Educator, MIWLA TOY 2018, PD Junkie

[Alyssa Marcangelo @ammarcangelo]

@KellyHincks1 @meganbeth104 @LitaDita @JenBullock22 @dimatthews @artsyparksymi @Coach_Gunsorek @katieprek Let's do it!!

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You don't need a fortune teller to predict student success, but we're a fan of this one! #cttlacademy

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https://t.co/duP4QFVFPi 😞

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My elementary French students were so moved by the tragic fire at @notredameparis they wanted to make something to show their love for the famous monument. After learning about the history, art and significance of Notre Dame, today we finished our K-2 collaborative rose window!

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Merci beaucoup @SECottrell and @nathanlutz! I loved my first #earlylang chat!

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Incorporated movement and gross motor skills in gym! We incorporated learning objectives across all disciplines by throughly planning ahead. #earlylang

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A5: This is an example of a recent collaboration I did with our librarian and gym teacher! We did a K-2 unit on the Tour de France. We created an interactive map and studied the tour in French, practiced research skills in library and

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A4: Play to the strengths of your colleagues! What are other teachers doing in your building that they are passionate or excited about? How could you tie that in to one of your units? When the teachers are all excited, your students will be too!! #earlylang

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@nathanlutz We start at age 3, too! I would LOVE to go to the NNELL Summer Institute. I'll have to look into it- merci!!

[Alyssa Marcangelo @ammarcangelo]

This is my first time joining #earlylang chat! I'm Alyssa and I teach French to grades preschool - 2nd grade. I love connecting language with art and gym/movement.

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A3: I think time can be a huge barrier to collaborative lessons. When trying to involve more teachers and subject areas, you have different schedules and curricula that can present conflict. Planning experiences well in advance can help! #earlylang

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@srtacoulehan Yes! In regards to the first part of your answer, I feel like collaboration can become a form of advocacy for your program. Collaborative units are always so much fun, too!

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@nathanlutz Yes! This is such a powerful perception. Interdisciplinary collaboration is a great way show all the doors language can open for you #earlylang

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A2: Collaborating with other teachers and content areas strengthens student understanding, helps them make deeper connections to the material, and provides EVERYONE with a truly meaningful experience! #earlylang

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@nathanlutz I teach at Detroit Country Day in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Where do you teach? I'm so excited to connect with another elementary French teacher that also works with preschool students!

[Alyssa Marcangelo @ammarcangelo]

SO inspired by @ShakeUpLearning's Stranger Google session at #macul19. So many great tools I can't wait to try out!

[Alyssa Marcangelo @ammarcangelo]

@krismarley12 @mama_librarian I use the school WiFi. There were some problems at first, but after working with the tech department we got it sorted out! They do recommend using a separate router, but we can't for security reasons.

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@Teacher_AWebb @googleearth Thank you for participating in the session, Amber! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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@taylorrcasarez Thank you so much for participating in my session today, Taylor! If you try this activity in your class, or have more ideas on creating engaging Google Earth scavenger hunts, I would love to hear about it!

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@mama_librarian I'm so glad you enjoyed the session, Maggi! I would love to hear how your trip to the frog pond goes!