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The goal of the Spanish Immersion Program in COMAL ISD is that "students will acquire the Spanish language, demonstrate academic achievement at or above grade level and teachers will ensure student success in content knowledge and fluency in Spanish.Partnership between parents, teachers, and administration will create bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural students and the District will recruit and retain highly qualified staff and provide resources to support program success are part of the program goal as well. The goal is aligned with its vision, "to develop children into bilingual. bi-literate, and bicultural students who love learning and think critically." comalisd.org

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The goal of the Spanish Immersion Program in COMAL ISD is that "students will acquire the Spanish language, demonstrate academic achievement at or above grade level and teachers will ensure student success in content knowledge and fluency in Spanish.Partnership between parents, teachers, and administration will create bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural students and the District will recruit and retain highly qualified staff and provide resources to support program success are part of the program goal as well. The goal is aligned with its vision, "to develop children into bilingual. bi-literate, and bicultural students who love learning and think critically." comalisd.org

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My goal is the same as the District goal plus I want to make sure that the students become bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural while enjoying the process. I plan to achieve this by creating meaningful and creative lesson plans.

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My goal is for my students to love learning Spanish. I want them to be motivated to learn about Spanish speaking cultures and see being bilingual as an asset. This motivation will drive them to learn the language through our classroom community as they work on their academics. 

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My goal is for my students to love learning Spanish. I want them to be motivated to learn about Spanish speaking cultures and see being bilingual as an asset. This motivation will drive them to learn the language through our classroom community as they work on their academics. 

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S. Vega

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Challenges could be lack of background knowledge and academic vocabulary in English. I will need to provide strong vocabulary instruction and make sure that I bridge this with English academic vocabulary. Students will be acquiring Spanish but also content instruction for their grade. 

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Challenges could be lack of background knowledge and academic vocabulary in English. I will need to provide strong vocabulary instruction and make sure that I bridge this with English academic vocabulary. Students will be acquiring Spanish but also content instruction for their grade. 

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S.Vega

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I think one of the greatest challenges is to make sure students grow simultaneously in both languages. This is year we are adding "COVID 19" challenge to the mix! Both challenges can be overcome by multiple opportunities to participate and interact in different and innovative ways and consistent collaboration among colleagues, parents, administration, and community.

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I think one of the greatest challenges is to make sure students grow simultaneously in both languages. This is year we are adding "COVID 19" challenge to the mix! Both challenges can be overcome by multiple opportunities to participate and interact in different and innovative ways and consistent collaboration among colleagues, parents, administration, and community.

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Opportunities for oral language practice will be very important this year so that students use the Spanish they are hearing. I am going to make sure I have a language objective to go along with my content objectives. 

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Opportunities for oral language practice will be very important this year so that students use the Spanish they are hearing. I am going to make sure I have a language objective to go along with my content objectives. 

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S. Vega

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Edited:) I am overwhelmed with the amount of resources. It would be helpful to meet with the other 2nd grade spanish immersion teachers and see how they "got started."
S. Vega

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Spanish Immersion  goal is for students  to master Texas English Language Arts as well as other grade level state standards. Spanish Immersion teachers follow a scope and sequence for Language Arts that is unique to meet the goals of the program. The scope and sequence for mathematics, science, and social studies match a traditional English speaking classroom with the only difference being Spanish as the language of instruction. The inherent nature of these programs creates an active parent-school partnership, which is essential for the success of the program and the student.-Comalisd
My goal is to to achieve this goal by   motivating my students and teaching them to love to learn.
J.Peterson

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Provide multiple opportunities for students to speak in the target language: role-play, write a script and act it out and/or use Kagan Strategies.

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Provide multiple opportunities for students to speak in the target language: role-play, write a script and act it out and/or use Kagan Strategies.

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The SIP program goal is to not only strive for excellence in academics, across the board,  but to motivate a new generation of learners to prepare for future where they can be biliterate,  bicultural, and bilingual. As a SIP teacher, my goal is for my students to find enjoyment in mastering the building blocks as they learn a new language.  I want them to feel so proud of themselves as they work towards learning Spanish.  I want to motivate them to always try their best, even when they encounter challenges. 

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The SIP program goal is to not only strive for excellence in academics, across the board,  but to motivate a new generation of learners to prepare for future where they can be biliterate,  bicultural, and bilingual. As a SIP teacher, my goal is for my students to find enjoyment in mastering the building blocks as they learn a new language.  I want them to feel so proud of themselves as they work towards learning Spanish.  I want to motivate them to always try their best, even when they encounter challenges. 

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L.Moreno

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One of the the challenges I see is implementation of vocabulary for our first grade Spanish immersion students. Due to COVID some of our first graders will come in with a  gap that will need to filled at the beginning. Trying to work between new skills and filling in gaps and simultaneous teaching online live will be challenging. I feel one way we can target this task is to plan and collaborate with everyone in the program.
J.Peterson

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Using TPR  for  introducing  new vocabulary or spiraling,  have multiple opportunities to talk and to write during  all their content   instruction.J.Peterson

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I am not a SIP teacher, but I am a bilingual speech language pathologist who will be working with elementary school students in CISD. Thus, I wanted to take this course to learn about the Spanish Immersion Program so that I'm abreast of how it works and how best to support student learning of concepts and language forms in both Spanish and English.

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I am not a SIP teacher, but I am a bilingual speech language pathologist who will be working with elementary school students in CISD. Thus, I wanted to take this course to learn about the Spanish Immersion Program so that I'm abreast of how it works and how best to support student learning of concepts and language forms in both Spanish and English.

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E. DeCarlo

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One way I think you could help me implement some of the practices is by coming into the classroom and modeling them.

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One way I think you could help me implement some of the practices is by coming into the classroom and modeling them.

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Yes, I agree. Collaboration will be the ticket to our students success this year. Open means of communication between different teachers, providers and parents will help facilitate vocabulary learning across content areas. 

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Yes, I agree. Collaboration will be the ticket to our students success this year. Open means of communication between different teachers, providers and parents will help facilitate vocabulary learning across content areas. 

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E. DeCarlo

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I will use pictures, videos and other visuals to help teach new vocabulary. I will say target words many times to provide the definition, read it in a text and use it contextually in an example sentence. Students will say new words, define them, and use them in their own sentences.

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I will use pictures, videos and other visuals to help teach new vocabulary. I will say target words many times to provide the definition, read it in a text and use it contextually in an example sentence. Students will say new words, define them, and use them in their own sentences.

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E. DeCarlo

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I also feel that some students will be coming in with deficits in their native English language, that and with the possibility of a lot of absences, making sure designing remote learning is on point and useful for students' learning needs.  Finding a way to close English gaps while teaching Spanish at the same time is going to be a challenge.  Having that strong parent communication, using MAP and baseline tools, and collaborating together as a team will be a way to help overcome those challenges.

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I also feel that some students will be coming in with deficits in their native English language, that and with the possibility of a lot of absences, making sure designing remote learning is on point and useful for students' learning needs.  Finding a way to close English gaps while teaching Spanish at the same time is going to be a challenge.  Having that strong parent communication, using MAP and baseline tools, and collaborating together as a team will be a way to help overcome those challenges.

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L.Moreno

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Goodness, just one strategy?!! I will use the Preview, View, and Review strategies along with incorporating visuals with several journal writing/drawing opportunities where students can connect to the vocabulary and sentence stems.  I want my students to become familiar with a consistent writing routine and a place where they can share aloud their thinking and learning. 

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Goodness, just one strategy?!! I will use the Preview, View, and Review strategies along with incorporating visuals with several journal writing/drawing opportunities where students can connect to the vocabulary and sentence stems.  I want my students to become familiar with a consistent writing routine and a place where they can share aloud their thinking and learning. 

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L.Moreno

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The goal of a Spanish Immersion Program is to produce students who are bi-literate, bi-cognitive and bicultural. My goal as a SIP teacher is to teach my students naturally through daily classroom activities and immerse then in Spanish in a setting that is supportive and individualized.

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The goal of a Spanish Immersion Program is to produce students who are bi-literate, bi-cognitive and bicultural. My goal as a SIP teacher is to teach my students naturally through daily classroom activities and immerse then in Spanish in a setting that is supportive and individualized.

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A. Esqueda

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One of the biggest challenges will be to close gaps.  Students did not complete kinder in the classroom and now they will face a new challenged  acquiring a second language. Another challenge is that a  percentage of students will be learning in person and another percentage through remote learning.  I strongly believe collaboration between parents and teachers and among our team will be an important key to overcome those challenges.

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One of the biggest challenges will be to close gaps.  Students did not complete kinder in the classroom and now they will face a new challenged  acquiring a second language. Another challenge is that a  percentage of students will be learning in person and another percentage through remote learning.  I strongly believe collaboration between parents and teachers and among our team will be an important key to overcome those challenges.

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A. Esqueda

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TPR to introduce vocabulary, visuals, songs for oral language practice.  For every new concept that I introduce, I will include a song related to the topic.

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TPR to introduce vocabulary, visuals, songs for oral language practice.  For every new concept that I introduce, I will include a song related to the topic.

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A. Esqueda

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Helping us to create online assessment tools that make sense for SIP first graders.  I know there are built-in, mini assessments in STEM scopes, Learning A-Z, HMH, etc., but sometimes they can be very advanced for BOY.  How can we create tailored made type assessments that are user friendly, brief, and on point.  Maybe an SIP training in Eduphoria to generate tailored Spanish quizzes?

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Helping us to create online assessment tools that make sense for SIP first graders.  I know there are built-in, mini assessments in STEM scopes, Learning A-Z, HMH, etc., but sometimes they can be very advanced for BOY.  How can we create tailored made type assessments that are user friendly, brief, and on point.  Maybe an SIP training in Eduphoria to generate tailored Spanish quizzes?

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L.Moreno

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I would love to see what other Spanish Immersion programs are being used in our surrounding districts. I would like more support in how to work with remote students, example creating assessments, mini lesson.

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I will definitely need support on how to assess students who chose remote learning. 

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I will definitely need support on how to assess students who chose remote learning. 

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The goal of SIP is develop children into bilingual, bi-literate, and bi-cultural students  with critical thinking skills. My goal for my student is for them to acquire the Spanish language but also to love the language. 

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The goal of SIP is develop children into bilingual, bi-literate, and bi-cultural students  with critical thinking skills. My goal for my student is for them to acquire the Spanish language but also to love the language. 

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M. Segura