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Course Outline: |
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Have Spanish-speaking students in your classroom who are limited in English? Want to tell them how to open a book or how to use a linear equation? Then join us for basic classroom phrases and content area terms to foster teacher-student communication. Child study terms will also be addressed. This is an interactive workshop so be ready to “HABLAR” Y “MOVER”! |
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Presenter |
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Ana Piccininno serves as the Commission’s World Languages Coordinator where she ensures that every student who needs to satisfy the foreign language requirement has an opportunity to work with one of the staff assigned to this unit. She also translates many of the Child Study Team’s letters into Spanish and provides assessments for Spanish speaking students to determine if language is a barrier to learning. A former classroom teacher and transition specialist, Ana also coordinates the scheduling of cultural activities, which recognize and celebrate various races and heritages throughout the school year.
Elizabeth Alvarez is a Teacher 3 for the NJTS where she has been employed for the past 9 years. Her area of expertise has been as a tutor for the students with low literacy skills. In the past 6 years, she has been tutoring and substituting for the English as a Second Language and Spanish classes. She is a member of the JJC International Day Committee and has used this experience to conduct numerous multicultural activities at the Training school. Mrs. Alvarez was born and raised in New York and served two years with the United States Navy. She is the proud mother of Nichole, who is a Senior at Monmouth University where she is not only a Radio/Communications Major, but a top ranking Softball Player. She has been featured in Sports Illustrated's Latino Edition. |