57. Choice and Student Lead Learning with Steven Lopez

<p>What Steven Lopez likes about choice and student lead activities is that it allows his students to bring their interests, hobbies, abilities and passions into the classroom and the community. Steven walks us through what he does and shares examples of several units. (See the show notes) While giving choice to students can seem overwhelming, Steven makes it manageable and, bonus points, more interesting to grade. </p> <p>Bio </p> <p>I have been teaching Spanish in New York for 14 years. I grew up in NYC and studied at University at Albany (BA in Spanish, MS in Secondary Education) and Middlebury College (MA in Spanish). I have traveled and lived through Spain and Latin America and can also can communicate in Brazilian Portuguese and French (both at the intermediate level). I try to live a very healthy and active lifestyle and have also worked as a fitness instructor for over 11 years. In my free time I often go to the theater and wonderful museums in NYC </p> <p>Social Media </p> <p>Instagram - Profelopez21 </p> <p>Visit the Language Lounge on Twitter - https://twitter.com/langloungepod </p> <p>Connect with Michelle - https://twitter.com/michelleolah </p> <p>Have a comment or question? Leave a voicemail at (207) 888-9819 or email podcast@waysidepublishing.com </p> <p>Produced by Wayside Publishing - https://waysidepublishing.com </p> <p>Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/wayside </p> <p>Show Runner: Jennifer Germanaud </p> <p> </p> <p>Mentions: </p> <p>National Boards https://www.nbpts.org/ </p> <p>Choice Boards Example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NCaG0j2PDaJXtP_u7uDkuTA3FXrtq4qxsHnoM53dNFY/edit </p> <p>Rubric for the choice boards https://docs.google.com/document/d/14YWLFaZXnc9smSvlvpoa-W-BeDoZHDctWqWVvbYNsAc/edit </p> <p>José Martí Cuban nationalist , poet, philosopher essayist, journalist </p> <p>Ana Belén Montes documentary choices https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VbuuXUo9qYQfBbW0nBdWXuYxRabQX6M2dWluaC4yXWQ/edit </p> <p>Una maestra en botas, duolingo podcast Episode 51 http