Language teachers in the San Antonio Texas area can profit from a free workshop. The workshop focuses upon Spanish Language Learning and Technology.

Workshop Title:

Global Communication and Today’s Foreign Language Students

Presenter: Rosa Shely, Spanish teacher, Earl Warren High School

Date: April 10, 2010

Time: 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Northside Activity Center, Culebra just inside 410.

Cost: Free

How can you get today’s foreign language students interested and consistently involved in class?

How can learning Spanish be relevant to them?

How about taking your students on a “virtual trip” around the world?

How about your students being active customers at their own “Latin American restaurant?”

Let them see and experience how Spanish is integrated in our community… here, nationwide, and globally.

Emphasis on today’s global communication through today’s technology will be the focus;

• Planning, using, and posting podcasts
• Designing, and tailoring to your class available PowerPoints
• Using Google Earth and computer based games such as Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, among others to incorporate the material you want to include
• Using foldables
• Using current Spanish music videos and music CD’s
• Real “telenovelas”
• Active participation in Spanish debates
• Experiencing Latin American art through the use of Cornell notes and directed activities

Participants will be involved in actual lessons and receive their own packet with all the presented activities guidelines/handouts, and game templates.

Remember to bring your own laptop and a flash drive! (Recommended, but not required.)

Teacher In-service credits available.