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So I’m certified to teach and a few states but I moved in this state that I’m in, won’t take my reciprocity from my other state certifications. So I re-took the practice and missed it by like 10 points. And I was recommended to take the OPI test instead, which honestly, I never even knew about and I’ve been teaching for five years.

I passed the speaking section but got in intermediate made for the writing section. I asked for a rating review and still got scored the same. Honestly, I’m pissed. I looked at the diagnostic results and it said that there was no evidence of past tense and basically adjective agreement. I genuinely wish I can go back and look at what I read because I left that exam feeling so confident. I KNOW for a fact that I was using the past tense. That’s literally what I’m currently teaching my students. We’re reviewing for the final and I have been drilling gender number agreement into them. I feel so defeated because there’s nothing I can do, but, and my heart of hearts I really thought that I did better than that.

It’s so frustrating because my school is waiting on my results and I don’t know how to tell them that I didn’t pass, again basically. And now I have to pay to re-test. I have submitted close to $800 in total for all the requirements of this certification.

And then above all, I just feel so stupid. I feel like how could I be aware the teacher when I can’t do this myself. Like I get so proud of my kids and it’s like, who am I to even assess them? I don’t know. What’s really eating at me? I said I know I used different tenses for a fact. Can anybody provide me with some studying suggestions?

Hello!
I am an AP Spanish teacher looking at the new project for the upcoming year. I am wondering if anyone knows if we are allowed to create questions scaffolds for the resources that are provided in the initial project drop?

Thanks!

Not a big fan of memorising endlessly - conjugations, concepts, vocabulary. But I guess it’s an important skill to have.

I have seen students with great memorisation skills, with little efforts. They tend to play smart for the exam - revise the conjugations, some vocabulary, a reading a day before the exam and they are set. They write better, speak better, reading becomes easier too.

After all, the language we speak has somehow been memorised by our brains and retained it for longer to use.

May be Dr Stephen Krashen’s ‘acquiring a language’ theory meant ‘memorising by brain in a better way’.

Just pondering upon this thought!

I’m trying to startup tutoring as a side gig being both fluent in Spanish and English (ESL). I’m finding it hard to find curriculums for TEACHERS to use with their students to progress and learn along.

If anyone can point me in the right direction to find some would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks in advanced 😬

I have a law degree from another country and a masters in Industrial Relations but I would like to get another degree that yells expertise and prestige. I love languages and I'm obsessed with the learning process. What is your recommendation?

Hi, all. I am looking for an Ed.D. program online for world language education or Spanish. I have taught Spanish for many years, but never received formal training. The following are my degrees:

Spanish BA

English secondary education BA

Reading specialist M.Ed.

Curriculum and Instruction Ed.S.

I would like to learn more about language teaching methodology, since my training was for regular high school English. Since I would get a raise with a doctorate degree, I figured this is the path to take since I already have advanced degrees.

Any advice?

Let's talk about language policy and planning here, and what do you think are the best ways to make a certain country a L2 Hispanophone country within a few generations (Spanish for the Philippines and the United States)?

Do you think officializing Spanish and mass migration of Hispanophone monoglots would accelerate the linguistic Castellanization process within two generations? I want to hear your thoughts on the comment section. Thank you.

Only need for 3 days on June 5th 6th and 7th

I’m a 28F, I only did my high school back in my country (Argentina) and I studied to be a pilot but I don’t have a degree, so my question is, how can I do to become a Spanish teacher in here? (I’m a resident)

Hi! I’m looking for ideas and suggestions for a Spanish demo class, I currently past my interview for the Spanish Teacher position for middle school and for the last step they asked to develop an Spanish class in front on the interviewers team. Any suggestions or ideas?

Hey there! I feel that I am in a unique situation and need some advice.

I’m a first year teacher in NY and I am responsible for teaching dual language Spanish classes to grades 6-8. This is in addition to teaching Spanish as a foreign language classes 6-8. Before this year I heard never heard of dual language Spanish classes so I feel lost without how to navigate instruction and planning.

From what I understand, these classes exist with a mix of students with differing fluency levels ranging from only English knowledge, only Spanish knowledge or a combination of knowledge in both languages to some degree. These students are taught their core classes with a goal of 50/50 instruction English/Spanish.

I am the school’s Spanish teacher and I am expected to teach these students Spanish aligning with what is taught in their ELA courses. The issue lies with the extreme disparity of language knowledge as there are some students who understand absolutely zero Spanish and some know no English. I am struggling to find a way to teach these students in a way that is fair to their understanding.

What I have been doing so far is looking at their ELA modules and trying to base lessons off of themes/skills that they are learning but using Spanish texts and cultural information to make it relate to Spanish. Of course for the students with no Spanish understanding I am required to provide English translations but then they learn minimal Spanish if any at all. My admin says this is fine but I worry that I’m doing a disservice.

I am the only teacher in the classroom so I struggle to properly teach these students and give appropriate instruction in Spanish.

Do any of you on this sub have experience teaching a dual language class? What do you focus on in terms of unit themes, instructional approaches, student grouping, etc.?

Looking for any and all advice,

Sincerely,
Un maestro preocupado