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Degrees and Certifications:
University of California B.A. Anthropology B.A. Spanish San Diego State University Teacher Education Secondary Masters in Education Administration
Patricia Muro
Classes Taught 2021-22 School year Go SPARTANS!
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Years 1 & 2
Spanish 2
¡Bienvenidos a nuestro salón!
"Sé amable siempre que se pueda. SIEMPRE se puede" 14 Dalai Lama
Soy la Profesora Muro. Me siento muy contenta de compartir el amor a mi lengua nativa y a mi cultura con mis alumnos. Soy nacida en el gran estado de Sonora, México. ¡Arriba México! Radiqué en la frontera de Mexcali Baja California/Calexico, Calfornia hasta hace 7 años. Estudié Español y Antropología en la Universidad de California Irvine. También obtuve una maestría en la Administración Escolar. En casa vivimos mi marido, Chucho, mis hijas Anna-Claire y Anna-Sophia y nuestra mascota "El Metiche." Me encanta la música, la comida y el cine internacional. Mi destino predilecto es la playa.
Espero poder brindarles muchas oportunidades para desarollar sus habilidades en Español. Prepárense para escribir, leer y hacer presentaciones. ¡Los espero, a tiempo el jueves, 12 de agosto!
Este año escolar estará con nosotros la Señora Lacy Ramírez como estudiante/profesora en entrenamiento por parte de la Universidad de Grand Canyon. Ella cursa el programa de la maestría.
Course Description:
Course Description IB/DP Program
The primary aim of the IB Programme is to encourage students to gain competence in the Spanish language, with the long-term goal of balanced bilingualism. At the same time aims to encourage in the student a respect for and understanding of the Spanish language and culture. Each unit of this course will include at least one of the following areas of interaction:
Approaches to Learning (ATL) –Aims to help students understand how they learn, know and communicate their understanding.
Community and Service – Students learn responsible citizenship and deepen their understanding on our global community.
Human Ingenuity – Learn to appreciate and develop in themselves the human capacity to create, transform, enjoy and improve the quality of life.
Environments – Aims to develop students’ awareness of their independence with the environment so they understand and accept their responsibilities.
Health and Social Education – Aims to develop in students a sense of responsibility for their own well-being and for their physical and social environment.
Course Standards
Standard 1- Communication in language other than English
Standard 2- Knowledge and understanding of other cultures
Standard 3- Connections with other disciplines and information acquisition
Standard 4- Comparison to develop insight into the nature of language and culture
Objectives-
Oral communication – Understand, interpret and respond to a range of spoken tests
Communicate information, ideas and opinions in familiar and unfamiliar situations
Visual interpretation – Construct meaning from information presented in visual texts
Reading comprehension – Understand and interpret specific information, ideas, opinions and attitudes presented in written texts.
Writing – Communicate, request, use and understand appropriate register in formal and informal written communications.
Text book- IB Spanish B
All classes:
Primary Methods of Instruction
Proficiency-based including- teacher presentations, oral and listening activities, readings in the target language, TPR (Total Physical Response) techniques, individual, pair and group activities and “realia” connected to the Spanish-speaking world.
Grading procedure and point scale-
Assessments= 25% Homework- 25% Final= 15% Participation 20% Notebook 15 %
Grading Scale-
A= 90-100% B= 80-89% C=70-79% D=60-69% F= 59 and below
EVALUATIONS
Tests and quizzes can be made up on excused absences only. The student has one week to make up any quizzes or tests. For example- If you missed a test given on Monday, you will need to make it up by the following Monday by 3:30 pm. It is the responsibility of the student to see the teacher to take the test. Test must be finished when taken.
HOMEWORK:
It may be written, oral, listening, or a study assignment.