Empowering Schools
A classroom is a place where all students must feel accepted and involved. Non-Spanish speaking teachers may need to make an extra effort to involve Spanish-speaking students in the classroom. Learning to communicate with students in their language is one way to generate involvement and help students to feel confident in the classroom.
Our online or face-to-face Spanish For Educators program has been created for teachers, administrators, school nurses, coaches, teacher assistants, parent volunteers, and others working in the school system.
Spanish for Educators Program
Whether you took a Spanish class 20 years ago and just want to brush up a bit, or you have never taken a Spanish class, you will learn the essential Spanish for teachers and bridge the communication gap with your Spanish-speaking students and parents. Rest assured that this won’t be anything like your typical high school Spanish course. You will learn Spanish in easy-to-digest bites, and each class will provide opportunities to learn about the Hispanic culture.
- 100% of teachers participating in our Spanish For Educators Program feel a stronger connection to English Language
Learners at their schools. - 100% of teachers taking Spanish For Educators have become more aware of the cultural differences and similarities between the Hispanic and American culture.
- 100% of teachers participating in our Spanish For Educators Program feel more able to follow up on issues English Language Learners encounter at their schools
Partner With Us
We engage in close collaboration with school systems to carefully tailor our Spanish for Educators program, ensuring that it precisely meets the unique requirements and preferences of each individual school. By closely analyzing the specific needs, goals, and challenges of your school, we customize our program to deliver the most effective and impactful learning experience possible for educators.
Emphasis On Communication
Spanish For Educators help teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school employees communicate with students who have Spanish as their first language and speak little or no English. Participants learn the fundamentals of Spanish and familiarize themselves with often used phrases that relate to everyday school situations.
Develop New Perspectives
Learning the culture of the target language is essential for appropriate interaction since language and culture are viewed as inseparable. Spanish For Educators will not only allow you to acquire Spanish to communicate with your students, but it will also help you develop new viewpoints by exploring the culture, practices, and perspectives of your students.
Make A Difference
Make a difference in the lives of your English Language Learners and their families. Learning Spanish will help you communicate with parents who often feel disappointed to see their children struggling academically. Most importantly, by learning Spanish, you will empower yourself to establish meaningful connections with parents who play a crucial role in their children's education
Spanish For Educators: Get Answers
Where do you hold your face-to-face Spanish For Educators Program?
If you live in Cartersville, we hold our Spanish For Educators Program at the Bartow Career Center & Academy on Grassdale Road. If you are not located in Cartersville but want to bring our program to your school, we can work with your school district to arrange a suitable location for face-to-face classes. We are also able to implement our programs online at a time that is convenient for your school.
What materials or textbooks do I need?
We provide our own material specifically designed for educators who wish to learn Spanish as a second language.
How long is the program and at what time do the classes meet?
We partner with schools for durations ranging from 6 to 12 months, recognizing that consistency is paramount in mastering Spanish. Through sustained exposure over a minimum of 6 months, educators witness tangible results in their language proficiency, translating into greater impact within their classrooms.
Can you describe the program's skills and outcomes?
Our standard Spanish For Educators course is based on the following skills and outcomes:
- Apply vocabulary and phrases related to student information, telling time, and cardinal numbers.
- Apply rules of gender and number to nouns and articles.
- Employ formal and informal pronouns appropriately.
- Introduce and describe yourself and others
- Express emotion and location using appropriate verbs.
- Utilize idiomatic expressions
- Compare Hispanic culture with other cultures.
- Communicate terms and phrases related to student needs, wants, desires, and hopes.
- Describe key school locations and roles of personnel within the school using prepositions.
- Employ basic vocabulary and phrases related to common classroom procedures, classroom behaviors, and health issues.
- Demonstrate the appropriate use of ser and estar.
- Employ irregular verbs and stem changing verbs in present tense.
- Employ phrases related to student encouragement and praise.
- Use direct object pronouns in various constructions.
- Explore strategies to acclimate English language learners into the classroom setting.
- Employ basic vocabulary and phrases related to school personnel.
- Use words and expressions to communicate concern.
- Apply common words and phrases related to student grades and parent conferences.
- Demonstrate the use of indirect object pronouns with verbs of communication.
- Compare different cultural views on parental involvement in education.
Is this program only for teachers?
- Our Spanish For Educators Program is for teachers, administrative support, counselors, nurses, instructional aides, librarians, resource officers and coaches.
Are there any prerequisites or Do I need to know some Spanish before I join?
No pre-requisites required. Also, teachers don’t need to know any Spanish to join the program. Teachers at the intermediate level of Spanish are also encouraged to participate.
Ho do I bring Spanish For Educators program to my school?
As easy as uno, dos, y tres:
- Share link to this program with your school administrators
- Contact us to discuss your school’s needs and pricing
- Get the ball rolling by talking with your colleagues about our Spanish For Educator Program and create a list of teachers interested in participating.
I am insterested in partcipating in an immersion trip with OLA Language School. Are immersion trips happening all school year?
We look forward to having you join one of our Spanish immersion trips. Contact us for more information.