After winter break, it will be mandated (in certain districts within the state) that general education classroom teachers teach world-language in the classroom. They will be responsible for 30 minutes of instruction a week. In these districts, it will be mandated that K-2 teachers infuse world-language into their social studies curriculum. Teachers in grades 3-5 will be required to use digital software called Middleberry. This is the new approach o immersing students into the world of "other" cultures, by the means of world-language. How comfortable do you feel with this request by a school district? How would this affect your social studies curriculum? How prepared are you to follow such a mandate?
How does your district in which you are observing meet the state standards for world-language?
Megan Barreto
ReplyDeleteI would not necessarily feel comfortable teaching a world language to my class. If I were required to teach a world language to my class,I would need to spend a lot of time learning and being comfortable with a world language before even starting to plan how I would teach my lessons. This extra time would most definitely take away from other subjects as a lot of districts already do not spend enough time on Social Studies and Science. I believe students have a class and time for a world language is important but should be incorporated with their specials, not their set core subject learning time.