LOTE
 Welcome Back to a new year. 2006 - 2007 should be even better.If you have questions, please don't hesitate to call or email me (594-0104 or pam.gray@pflugervilleisd.net). Another resource is Chad Edwards. Chad serves as LOTE Facilitator for the District as well as Mentor for the AP Spanish Grant in middle school. You can reach Chad at Hendrickson HS or by email (chad.edwards@pflugervilleisd.net). Have a super year!
We now have an Administrative Procedure to discuss LOTE credit at the MS level. Read over AP I-V for further clarification.
News from Maria Trevino at TEA ~ Changes in Chapter 74
The changes reflect language that already existed in Chapter 74 prior to 1998 – basically any two levels of the same LOTE for the Recommended Plan and any three levels of the same LOTE for the DAP. For non-native students taking a language, they would most likely follow the regular progression of courses (I, II, II, etc.) since the students do not have a language background. For native speakers of any language, the students can continue to be placed into upper level courses as districts currently are doing, but the district no longer has to administer credit by examinations to fill in the gaps for the courses that were skipped. This is also applicable to non-native speakers who have lived abroad and have a language background. The students can be placed in higher levels following district procedures.
News from Maria Batista and the Pan American Student Form Convention
Teacher Web Resources
LOTE OFFERINGS
LOTE
PreAP/AP
VT Meetings |
October 10
January 30
March 6 |
PHS |
Chad Edwards |
| LOTE Planning Sessions |
Jan. 31, Feb. 28, Apr. 11 |
CL |
Pam Gray
Chad Edwards |
| AP MS Grant Networking and Curriculum Development |
Oct. 20Feb. 16Nov. 15 |
Tech. Conf.Room |
Mary Diehl |
| Mock AP Exam |
Jan. 27 |
PHS |
LOTE Teachers |
| Student AP Exam Prep Session |
March 31 |
CHS |
Mary Diehl, Spanish; other teachers for other LOTE areas. |
Surveys for LOTE to determine if a student should be in a higher level are now available for Spanish, French, and German. Check these out if you have students who might be eligible for placement into a next level LOTE course.
Note: LOTE in Middle School
Spanish I in middle school receives high school credit and is offered to 8th grade students. Spanish I in middle school follows the high school curriculum, and students who take Spanish I are expected to pass the class in order to receive the high school credit.
Spanish I PreAP (for heritage speakers)
This course is offered for seventh graders in preparation for the rigors of AP Spanish (Spanish I and II) at the eighth grade level (available at DMS and WMS).
Spanish I AP (for heritage speakers)
This course (Spanish III and IV) is offered to eighth grade students beginning in 2005-2006. Students will be able to receive credit for AP Spanish I, II, III, and/or IV. This is available on two middle school campuses as a result of a grant:Dessau Middle School and Westview Middle School. For more information contact either campus (DMS - 594-2600 and WMS - 594-2200. Keep watching for addition of other middle school campuses to the AP Spanish program.
| Philosophy of Languages Other Than English |
In order to nurture the development of the individual as a participating citizen in a local, state, national, and global community, acquiring another language incorporates communication skills. Students develop these communication skills by using knowledge of the language, including grammar, culture, communication and learning strategies, technology, and content from other subject areas to socialize, to acquire and provide information, to express feelings and opinions, and to get others to adopt a course of action. Through the learning of languages other than English, students obtain the tools and develop the context needed to connect with other subject areas. Students also use the language to acquire information and knowledge of other cultures, make connections to other disciplines, make comparisons between languages and cultures (with expanded insight into their own language and culture), and involve themselves in valid community interaction.
Students of languages other than English gain the knowledge to understand cultural practices (what people do) and products (what people create) and to increase their understanding of other cultures as well as to interact with members of those cultures. Students enhance their personal and public lives and meet the career demands of the 21st century by using languages other than English to participate in communities in Texas, in other states, and around the world. |
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