Nurturing Leaders for Tomorrow's World
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Hola , I am Dayra Lorena De La Cruz, first grade teacher at International Spanish Language Academy. I was born in Colombia. I went to school there to become a teacher. I graduated from Santiago de Cali University. I taught for nine years in Colombia and this is my second year teaching in the United States. I think it's very important for people to know more than one language. That's why I love teaching so much at this school. I have an opportunity to teach my students Spanish and to share my culture and introduce Colombia to them. I was lucky to work in Colombia teaching all age groups of people but I found that I enjoyed teaching young children the most.
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The
following are the behavior expectations in first grade:
1. “Dame
5”
2. 3
cards (green, yellow, red) and stamps/stickers/notes in “Cuaderno de
comunicación.”
3. Triangle
of logical consequences (descanso, loss of privilege, you break it you fix it)
4. Descanso—students
take a break for up to 3 minutes to reflect on behavior.
5. Buddy
room (if “descanso” is has been used many times and not effective in changing a
behavior, students will be sent to the teacher’s “buddy room” for several
minutes).
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Programme of Inquiry: Programa de Indagación
Six Transdisciplinary Units: Seis Unidades Transdisciplanarias
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Themes
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Who we are
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Where we are
in Place and Time
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How we Express
Ourselves
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How the World
Works
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How we Organize
Ourselves
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Sharing the Planet
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Fantastic Families
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Terrific Technology
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Lets dance little
Friends!
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A Tiny World
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Where do I come from!
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Working Together
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Central Ideas
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Families vary, yet share commonality.
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People invent things to improve quality of the life and to
connect with others around the word.
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Dancing is a cultural expression that people use to
demonstrate their feelings, beliefs, similarities and differences |
Insects change forms throughout life cycles.
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People are organized into various places, all of which
have their own symbols and laws. |
Right and responsibilities at home, in the community, in the
world connect to human action.
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