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    The document provides tips for planning the first two weeks of a Spanish class, including covering light objectives like names and greetings in the first week, doing investment and culture-building activities like describing the benefits of learning Spanish and setting clear rules, consequences and procedures for things like entering the classroom and bathroom policies. Teachers are encouraged to clearly communicate the big goals for learning Spanish and use incentive systems to motivate students in both the short and long-term.

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    The document provides tips for planning the first two weeks of a Spanish class, including covering light objectives like names and greetings in the first week, doing investment and culture-building activities like describing the benefits of learning Spanish and setting clear rules, consequences and procedures for things like entering the classroom and bathroom policies. Teachers are encouraged to clearly communicate the big goals for learning Spanish and use incentive systems to motivate students in both the short and long-term.

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    Second years: What do you wish you had done


    differently during the first two weeks of school last
    year?
    Planning for Your
    First 2 Weeks of School
    Tip #1: Cover light, easy-
    win objectives
    Asking for/providing
    names

    Greetings

    Cognates

    Spanish-speaking
    countries
    Tip #2: Investment/Culture-
    building
    Icebreakers

    Big goal pitch

    Benefits of learning Spanish activities

    Malleable IQ

    Incentive systems
    Characteristics of an
    Effective Big Goal Pitch
    Break it down in concrete terms

    Provide rationale for why it matters

    Tie achievement to meaningful short and long-term


    incentives

    Short-term: grades, high school graduation tangible


    rewards, recognition/esteem

    Long-term: college acceptance, success in college and


    beyond, career options, economic benefits
    Big Goal
    Investment Activities
    What is this
    teacher doing well?
    Big Goal Investment
    Activities Share-out

    Q-and-A?

    Anything to add?
    Culture-building
    Culture-Building Activities
    Share-out

    Q-and-A?

    Anything to add?
    Tip #3: Rules, Consequences,
    and Procedures
    Rules and Consequences

    Procedures

    How to enter/exit classroom, work turn-in, bathroom

    Policies

    Tardiness, what to bring to class, bathroom, rules/consequences

    How to teach them...

    I do/We do/ You Do (remember to CFU!)

    Front-load rules and consequences

    Pair lessons with guided notes


    Checking for Understanding
    Recap: What do I cover?

    Tip #1: Cover light, easy-win objectives

    asking for/providing names, greetings, cognates, Spanish-speaking


    countries

    Tip #2: Investment/culture-building

    icebreakers, big goal pitch, benefits of learning Spanish activities, incentive


    systems

    Tip #3: Introduce rules, consequences, and procedures

    How to enter/exit classroom, what to bring to class, work turn-in, bathroom,


    rules and consequences
    CM Think Aloud: Structuring
    Your 1st week
    Day Overview
    •Rulesand consequences
    1 •Cognates/Providing name

    •Review rules/consequences
    2 •College requirements
    • Procedures (entering classroom, raising hand, borrowing pencil)

    •Class-wide incentive system


    3 •Malleable IQ
    •Benefits of studying language

    •Individual
    consequence system: stamp chart
    4 •Bathroom, cell phone/iPod policies
    •Exchange greetings, benefits of studying culture

    •Assigned seating
    5 •Review of stamp chart/class-wide system/hand-raising policy
    •Creating intro dialogue
    Wrapping it up

    Q-and-A?

    CM strategy share-out

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