21st+Century+Strategies

=__Implementing 21st Century Skills & Strategies in your classroom__ =

==I have gained experience in developing and using 21st century skills and strategies that address Non-Spanish speakers and Spanish speakers as well, such as, scaffolding, collaborative group work, Literacy groups, and Writing to Learn. == ​

a) Podcasts
Created by me for my students to model pronunciation, and students demonstrate mastery later. [] [] Discover Spanish Podcasts for download at: []

II.Writing to Learn-
Analizing the process of Writing in Spanish with STEP-UP to Writing portfolios and journals.

III.Classroom Talk
*I have brought Hispanic American **__living animals__** from CCISD Living Materials Center (LMC​​) at Seabrook Intermediate. For instance, a Chilean degu, a Mexican iguana, a Pueblan milk snake for students to develop a Classroom Talk about habitats and countries of origin.

__Photo Stories during class__
First, my students made a pepper craft. Second, they created dialogues in Spanish in groups mastering the unit concepts, verbs, and vocabulary. Then, they took pictures in class with the built in webcam in student's laptops. Finally, they recorded their podcasts in Spanish using headphone-microphones and sound recorder in their laptops.

media type="file" key="chilie project.wmv" width="300" height="300" We listened to their podcasts in class as a listening activity to criticize their classmates final podcasts. Click on the link to see the podacst scoring rubric.

__ Using Prezi- a Flash based zooming visualization and storytelling tool __
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Podcasting-Teacher podcasts for students to learn vocabulary, newscast project, etc. [|cooperative groups READING CHANGING ROLES.pdf]

Literacy Groups-Possible Group Roles:
You can also use [|http://www.wordle.net] to create a Word Splash with the Unit vocabulary.
 * 1) Reader
 * 2) Translator
 * 3) Draftsman
 * 4) Reteller/Summarizer
 * Diferentiatited Curriculum within Literacy Groups: A unit vocabulary Word Splash**

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