Ashley

Middle School Spanish Teacher ~ Wife & Mother ~ From the beach in South Jersey to the shores of Barcelona, landing just outside the City of Brotherly Love

[Ashley @ashrway]

@MBalduf @SlidesCarnival Thank you! Same to you! #mschat

[Ashley @ashrway]

@MBalduf Sounds wonderful! #mschat

[Ashley @ashrway]

BA: Taking a break from MA courses and spending more time with my little ones! Also giving myself more time to consider what I want next year to look like after this one #mschat

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@blocht574 grace and patience were key this year! #mschat

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A4: We decided to dig deeper into each concepts and cover fewer rather than quickly cover all. Changed the day to day a lot - Adjustments still need to be made but it was more rewarding for all. Nice to have the freedom to do so #mschat

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@MBalduf @cultofpedagogy I haven't! But I will have to check it out! So glad to be moving away from them even if they were just extra practice #mschat

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A2: Packets! We used to have packets of practice sheets for every unit. This year I used digital copies of some things but more activities - we all had more fun! #mschat

[Ashley @ashrway]

@DruTomlin4Edu Agreed! So much less disruption during class when everyone has what they need! #mschat

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A3: We modified our Food unit and it became the most popular! Able to incorporate much more cultural as well as student-led projects - much more engaging #mschat

[Ashley @ashrway]

@blocht574 Some distance definitely helps bring things into focus!

[Ashley @ashrway]

A1: I jot down a lot of notes that I review at the end of the year and take our end of year PD days to figure out what new activities will work / what needs to go / etc. #mschat

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A1: So much! Letting my students take more of the lead and guide the activities. I learned to listen more this year instead of worrying about content covered - led to great things! #mschat

[Ashley @ashrway]

I'm Ashley and I teach 6th-8th grade Spanish in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Recently picked up Jay Shetty's book and am looking forward to reading!
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Any suggestions for a great student-friendly current events website in Spanish? Planning for next year #langchat #inservicedays

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Agreed! other assignments - overall goals met and great effort...does that count in rubric world? #langchat https://t.co/mwWHoDbmG9

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A3: After first writing piece I always review exmpls of each level so they know exactly what it looks like from peers #langchat #ReachHigher

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A3: goals and how to get there - simple and non-threatening. Rubrics can be intimidating to kids! #langchat

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A3: In MS I keep it broad so students can play w/ language - more creativity & more vocab. We can fix specific grammar later #langchat

[Ashley @ashrway]

@SraSpanglish When I even lose track halfway through you know it's too long/assessing too much! #langchat

[Ashley @ashrway]

@SraSpanglish Alllllllll the time! #langchat