This WebQuest guides Spanish students through a research project on various aspects of Spanish culture. Students are divided into groups and each assigned a topic to research - sights, food, traditions/events, or phrases/words. They research their topic and answer questions. Then they share findings with their group to teach each other. Finally, they create a PowerPoint presentation in Spanish to demonstrate their cultural knowledge to their teacher. The goal is for students to learn about Spanish culture while developing their language skills through an authentic research experience.
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La Familia - Project Instructions_092514Fran Siracusa
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This document provides instructions for a Spanish project where students will create a digital presentation about their family using Popplet Lite and Shadow Puppet apps. Students must include at least 4 photos of family members and use a minimum of 15 authentic Spanish vocabulary words to describe family relationships when presenting orally. The completed project is due on September 26th and must be submitted digitally through the Schoology app or emailed if technology issues occur. Students will be assessed based on evidence of planning, inclusion of required information, accuracy of vocabulary, and oral presentation fluency in Spanish.
Global Connections with Apps: Talk it up! Fran Siracusa
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Frances Siracusa is the World Languages Department Chair at Educational Technologist Country Day World School. She presented at the FLENEF Summer Conference on using apps to connect language learning beyond borders. Her presentation discussed integrating world languages and 21st century skills using apps like Skype, Google Earth, Edmodo and others. She provided resources for connecting classes globally including Skype for Education, global education conferences, and projects.
This document discusses using technology and apps to teach world languages. It provides contact information for Donna Guzzo and Frances Siracusa, who advocate for language learning without borders. The document notes that 21st century skills like communication, technology literacy, and creativity are important for language learning. It describes how language classrooms have changed from teacher-centered grammar instruction to learner-centered communication. Several apps are recommended for the language classroom, including Notability for note-taking, Educreations as an interactive whiteboard, and Haiku Deck for presentations. The document provides ideas for how to use these apps to support reading, writing, research, presentations, and cultural discovery through virtual field trips.
ISTE Ignite - Fran Siracusa - Talk It Up!Fran Siracusa
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1. The document discusses connecting students globally through technology. It describes a project where a Spanish teacher connected their class with a class in Spain. The students collaborated digitally and in person to write songs, take pictures, and create a video showcasing their experience.
2. The teacher emphasizes allowing students to be creative and have fun while developing communication skills. Various apps like Skype, Edmodo, and iMovie were used.
3. While there were challenges like time zones and technology issues, students were able to make friends internationally and experience global collaboration, which they found engaging and memorable.
Fran Siracusa is recommended for her role as an innovative educator and leader in international programs. Over four years at Country Day School, she sparked excitement through technology-enhanced Spanish lessons and helped develop programs like 1:1 iPad use. As International Program Coordinator, Fran carries out the school's mission through global projects connecting students worldwide. She is devoted to supporting students and teachers, and is praised for her passion, leadership, and excellence in her many responsibilities at the school.
The document is about preparing for a trip by finding necessary clothing and items. It lists finding long sleeve shirts and pants, a sweatshirt, jacket and coat, hat, scarf and gloves, backpack, wallet and money which were all found in different locations like dressers, closets and the backpack. It then provides brief descriptions about the WWII Memorial representing millions who died with stars, Japan bombing Pearl Harbor leading Roosevelt to enter the war, the Lincoln Memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln who freed slaves and was built to be 98 feet tall in the National Mall, and the Holocaust Museum representing Holocaust victims which was dedicated in 1993 and has a train that transported victims.
El documento resume las compras realizadas para un viaje, incluyendo ropa y zapatos de diferentes tiendas. Tambi辿n enumera algunos art鱈culos personales encontrados en la habitaci坦n y el ba単o. Incluye breves descripciones del Museo del Holocausto, la Casa Blanca, y el Memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt, destacando detalles como las donaciones recibidas, la protecci坦n del presidente, y las caracter鱈sticas arquitect坦nicas de cada lugar.
Corey Sokolov viaj坦 a varias ciudades en Espa単a como Madrid, Sevilla, Granada y Toledo. En Madrid visit坦 el cuadro Guernica de Picasso y recorri坦 la ciudad en autob炭s. En Sevilla camin坦 por la plaza de Am辿rica y visit坦 el Alcazar y la catedral. En Granada visit坦 una catedral y la Alhambra. En Toledo sac坦 fotos en el barrio jud鱈o y comi坦 helado y gelato con su familia.
Sophia viaj坦 a Espa単a durante cinco d鱈as. Pas坦 el primer d鱈a viajando desde su casa hasta Madrid, Espa単a con una escala en Nueva York. Los d鱈as siguientes los pas坦 visitando escuelas, hablando con ni単os espa単oles, y jugando f炭tbol. Tambi辿n visit坦 sitios hist坦ricos como mezquitas, catedrales y museos en C坦rdoba y Sevilla, incluyendo subir a la cima de la Torre de Giralda.
Emma cuenta sus actividades de la semana pasada, que incluyeron visitar Ybor City y probar la panader鱈a cubana, ganar un concurso de cocina con una envoltura vegetal y un pastel de helado y fresas, encontrar dientes de tibur坦n en el r鱈o Peace, jugar laser tag en un centro de entretenimiento y ganar un reto cient鱈fico de construir un tobog叩n mini.
Sophia viaj坦 a Espa単a durante cinco d鱈as. El primer d鱈a tom坦 vuelos desde su casa hasta Madrid despu辿s de despertarse temprano. En el segundo d鱈a, visit坦 el Colegio Decroly donde habl坦 con ni単os espa単oles y trabaj坦 en proyectos. En el tercer d鱈a, asisti坦 al Colegio Renacimiento y jug坦 f炭tbol con los ni単os. En el cuarto d鱈a, visit坦 la mezquita, el barrio jud鱈o y Sevilla. En el 炭ltimo d鱈a, explor坦 varios sitios hist坦ricos en Sevilla como La Cated
El documento describe un programa de arte digital inspirado en Salvador Dal鱈 para estudiantes de sexto a octavo grado. Los estudiantes aprender叩n sobre el surrealismo de Dal鱈 y crear叩n obras de arte digitales usando sus t辿cnicas en cada grado.
Fran Siracusa is nominated for the ACTFL Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology. As the World Languages Department Chair and Spanish teacher at Country Day World School, she has brought innovation to their language program. The school uses a blended learning approach with technology like iPads, apps, and a learning management system. Students learn Spanish, Chinese, and have participated in exchanges with schools in other countries. Siracusa helps facilitate authentic interactions between students globally. The nomination letter praises Siracusa for her dedication to student growth and challenging them according to their abilities through a variety of instructional methods and technological tools.
The document discusses necessary skills for developing student innovators, including critical thinking, collaboration, initiative, communication skills, and accessing and analyzing information. It challenges teachers to develop these skills in students by having them collaborate in teams, empowering students to lead discussions, and allowing students to learn from failures without risk aversion. The document promotes developing a passion for learning, play, and purpose. It also provides examples of iPad apps that can be used to develop skills like creativity, collaboration, and communication.
This document discusses top tech tools for innovative educators, focusing on apps that can be used in the classroom to promote creativity, innovation, and 21st century skills. It provides an overview of how the language classroom has evolved from a teacher-centered model to a more learner-centered approach. Several apps are highlighted, including Nearpod for creating interactive multimedia presentations, Haiku Deck for simple but beautiful presentations, Keynote for powerful presentations, and Notability for note-taking. The document encourages using these apps to engage students through communication modes and allow for global collaboration.
Apps Galore: Top Tech Tools for Innovative Educators (Personalized Learning)Fran Siracusa
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This document discusses strategies and tools for developing students' innovation skills. It recommends letting students collaborate, teach at the margins of disciplines, and empowering students by letting them do the talking. The document also emphasizes the importance of failure, intrinsic motivation, and students feeling like they are making a contribution. It lists critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity as important skills. The document promotes using technology tools like Nearpod, Haiku Deck, Keynote, Notability, PuppetPalsHD, Voicethread, and Skype to develop these skills through open-ended questions, polls, drawings, slideshows, videos, and collaborative projects.
Fran Siracusa is nominated for the ACTFL Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT (K-12). As the World Languages Department Chairperson and Spanish teacher at Country Day World School, Fran has brought innovation to their language program. The school uses a blended learning approach with the Rosetta Stone software to provide personalized immersion instruction. Fran also organizes authentic interactions between students through Skype calls and trips abroad. She is dedicated to students' intellectual and personal growth, using Montessori philosophy to educate the whole child. The head of school praises Fran's work ethic, lesson planning, and embrace of new technologies.
Jared Hirschfield wrote a letter of recommendation for Mrs. Fran Siracusa, who is applying for an award for excellence in teaching with technology. He took Spanish classes from Mrs. Siracusa for two years in middle school and felt she had an exceptional passion for her subject and integrated technology extensively. Thanks to her leadership, the entire middle school adopted an iPad-based curriculum. Mrs. Siracusa used technology not just for repetition but to encourage independent learning and real-world applications of the material. Jared highly recommends Mrs. Siracusa for the award, feeling she would represent it extremely well.
Jared Hirschfield wrote a letter of recommendation for Mrs. Fran Siracusa, who is applying for an award for excellence in teaching with technology. He took Spanish classes from Mrs. Siracusa for two years in middle school and felt she had an exceptional passion for her subject and integrated technology extensively. Thanks to her leadership, the entire middle school adopted an iPad-based curriculum. Mrs. Siracusa used technology not just for repetition but to encourage independent learning and real-world applications of the material. Jared highly recommends Mrs. Siracusa for the award, feeling she would represent it extremely well.
Frances M. Siracusa applies for an award recognizing excellence in foreign language instruction using technology. She earned a degree in educational technology and integrates technology extensively in her Spanish classroom. She uses iPads and apps to create paperless and engaging lessons, projects, and assessments. Students develop strong Spanish skills and 21st century competencies through collaborative global projects, presentations, and communication using technology. Siracusa shares her successes by presenting at conferences and maintaining a professional website.
Jackson describe su sal坦n de clase ideal, el cual incluye un televisor plasma, 14 sillas "pod", un piso caf辿, menos de 5 mesas, y paredes pintadas de azul por la se単ora Neter, con dimensiones de 24 pies de largo, 15 pies de ancho y 10 pies de alto; el prop坦sito es que sea un espacio c坦modo para que los estudiantes estudien.
El documento resume las compras realizadas para un viaje, incluyendo ropa y zapatos de diferentes tiendas. Tambi辿n enumera algunos art鱈culos personales encontrados en la habitaci坦n y el ba単o. Incluye breves descripciones del Museo del Holocausto, la Casa Blanca, y el Memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt, destacando detalles como las donaciones recibidas, la protecci坦n del presidente, y las caracter鱈sticas arquitect坦nicas de cada lugar.
Corey Sokolov viaj坦 a varias ciudades en Espa単a como Madrid, Sevilla, Granada y Toledo. En Madrid visit坦 el cuadro Guernica de Picasso y recorri坦 la ciudad en autob炭s. En Sevilla camin坦 por la plaza de Am辿rica y visit坦 el Alcazar y la catedral. En Granada visit坦 una catedral y la Alhambra. En Toledo sac坦 fotos en el barrio jud鱈o y comi坦 helado y gelato con su familia.
Sophia viaj坦 a Espa単a durante cinco d鱈as. Pas坦 el primer d鱈a viajando desde su casa hasta Madrid, Espa単a con una escala en Nueva York. Los d鱈as siguientes los pas坦 visitando escuelas, hablando con ni単os espa単oles, y jugando f炭tbol. Tambi辿n visit坦 sitios hist坦ricos como mezquitas, catedrales y museos en C坦rdoba y Sevilla, incluyendo subir a la cima de la Torre de Giralda.
Emma cuenta sus actividades de la semana pasada, que incluyeron visitar Ybor City y probar la panader鱈a cubana, ganar un concurso de cocina con una envoltura vegetal y un pastel de helado y fresas, encontrar dientes de tibur坦n en el r鱈o Peace, jugar laser tag en un centro de entretenimiento y ganar un reto cient鱈fico de construir un tobog叩n mini.
Sophia viaj坦 a Espa単a durante cinco d鱈as. El primer d鱈a tom坦 vuelos desde su casa hasta Madrid despu辿s de despertarse temprano. En el segundo d鱈a, visit坦 el Colegio Decroly donde habl坦 con ni単os espa単oles y trabaj坦 en proyectos. En el tercer d鱈a, asisti坦 al Colegio Renacimiento y jug坦 f炭tbol con los ni単os. En el cuarto d鱈a, visit坦 la mezquita, el barrio jud鱈o y Sevilla. En el 炭ltimo d鱈a, explor坦 varios sitios hist坦ricos en Sevilla como La Cated
El documento describe un programa de arte digital inspirado en Salvador Dal鱈 para estudiantes de sexto a octavo grado. Los estudiantes aprender叩n sobre el surrealismo de Dal鱈 y crear叩n obras de arte digitales usando sus t辿cnicas en cada grado.
Fran Siracusa is nominated for the ACTFL Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology. As the World Languages Department Chair and Spanish teacher at Country Day World School, she has brought innovation to their language program. The school uses a blended learning approach with technology like iPads, apps, and a learning management system. Students learn Spanish, Chinese, and have participated in exchanges with schools in other countries. Siracusa helps facilitate authentic interactions between students globally. The nomination letter praises Siracusa for her dedication to student growth and challenging them according to their abilities through a variety of instructional methods and technological tools.
The document discusses necessary skills for developing student innovators, including critical thinking, collaboration, initiative, communication skills, and accessing and analyzing information. It challenges teachers to develop these skills in students by having them collaborate in teams, empowering students to lead discussions, and allowing students to learn from failures without risk aversion. The document promotes developing a passion for learning, play, and purpose. It also provides examples of iPad apps that can be used to develop skills like creativity, collaboration, and communication.
This document discusses top tech tools for innovative educators, focusing on apps that can be used in the classroom to promote creativity, innovation, and 21st century skills. It provides an overview of how the language classroom has evolved from a teacher-centered model to a more learner-centered approach. Several apps are highlighted, including Nearpod for creating interactive multimedia presentations, Haiku Deck for simple but beautiful presentations, Keynote for powerful presentations, and Notability for note-taking. The document encourages using these apps to engage students through communication modes and allow for global collaboration.
Apps Galore: Top Tech Tools for Innovative Educators (Personalized Learning)Fran Siracusa
油
This document discusses strategies and tools for developing students' innovation skills. It recommends letting students collaborate, teach at the margins of disciplines, and empowering students by letting them do the talking. The document also emphasizes the importance of failure, intrinsic motivation, and students feeling like they are making a contribution. It lists critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity as important skills. The document promotes using technology tools like Nearpod, Haiku Deck, Keynote, Notability, PuppetPalsHD, Voicethread, and Skype to develop these skills through open-ended questions, polls, drawings, slideshows, videos, and collaborative projects.
Fran Siracusa is nominated for the ACTFL Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT (K-12). As the World Languages Department Chairperson and Spanish teacher at Country Day World School, Fran has brought innovation to their language program. The school uses a blended learning approach with the Rosetta Stone software to provide personalized immersion instruction. Fran also organizes authentic interactions between students through Skype calls and trips abroad. She is dedicated to students' intellectual and personal growth, using Montessori philosophy to educate the whole child. The head of school praises Fran's work ethic, lesson planning, and embrace of new technologies.
Jared Hirschfield wrote a letter of recommendation for Mrs. Fran Siracusa, who is applying for an award for excellence in teaching with technology. He took Spanish classes from Mrs. Siracusa for two years in middle school and felt she had an exceptional passion for her subject and integrated technology extensively. Thanks to her leadership, the entire middle school adopted an iPad-based curriculum. Mrs. Siracusa used technology not just for repetition but to encourage independent learning and real-world applications of the material. Jared highly recommends Mrs. Siracusa for the award, feeling she would represent it extremely well.
Jared Hirschfield wrote a letter of recommendation for Mrs. Fran Siracusa, who is applying for an award for excellence in teaching with technology. He took Spanish classes from Mrs. Siracusa for two years in middle school and felt she had an exceptional passion for her subject and integrated technology extensively. Thanks to her leadership, the entire middle school adopted an iPad-based curriculum. Mrs. Siracusa used technology not just for repetition but to encourage independent learning and real-world applications of the material. Jared highly recommends Mrs. Siracusa for the award, feeling she would represent it extremely well.
Frances M. Siracusa applies for an award recognizing excellence in foreign language instruction using technology. She earned a degree in educational technology and integrates technology extensively in her Spanish classroom. She uses iPads and apps to create paperless and engaging lessons, projects, and assessments. Students develop strong Spanish skills and 21st century competencies through collaborative global projects, presentations, and communication using technology. Siracusa shares her successes by presenting at conferences and maintaining a professional website.
Jackson describe su sal坦n de clase ideal, el cual incluye un televisor plasma, 14 sillas "pod", un piso caf辿, menos de 5 mesas, y paredes pintadas de azul por la se単ora Neter, con dimensiones de 24 pies de largo, 15 pies de ancho y 10 pies de alto; el prop坦sito es que sea un espacio c坦modo para que los estudiantes estudien.