Standard+5

**Standard 5** The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.

Distance Learning Blueprint
 * Evidence**

During the courses of Spanish 3 and Spanish 4 in Antigo High School, students learn about some difficult grammar topics. Specifically, they scratch the surface of ¨The Subjunctive.¨ We do not have this tense in English, so it is generally a very confusing topic for students. Because of this, I have developed an online supplemental course for both levels 3 and 4 of Spanish. In addition, the materials will be available to students after they graduate from AHS.
 * Rationale **

This course will not replace any speaking, writing or listening activities that we currently do in class. It will only supplement these activities. Currently, many of our Spanish classes have 30 students or more, so we do not always have time to discuss important topics. The online course will have a weekly discussion question. Students will need to respond to my question and respond to two of their classmates’ answers. My hope is that students that are struggling might get the extra help they need from their peers and from me. This may also encourage students that do not like to talk in class to contribute more. As a teacher, creating this course made me realize that I do not want to teach an exclusively online class. I do not think that my students would get out of it, what they do in the traditional classroom setting. However, I like the idea of a hybrid course.


 * KSD **

I always have a wide range of students in my classes. I have the students that are only there because the college they want to attend requires it, but I also have the students who are passionate about learning Spanish. This Hybrid unit is to encourage these students to practice speaking outside of class, in addition to class activities
 * 5.K.5 the teacher recognizes factors and situations that are likely to promote or diminish intrinsic motivation, and knows how to help students become self motivated. **


 * 5.S.4 the teacher maximizes the amount of class time spent in learning by creating expectations and processes for communication and behavior along with a physical setting conducive to classroom goals. **

If students spend a little extra time outside of class, working on key concepts, they will get more out of the class than those who do not. This course will give students the extra help they need to prepare them for class and the outside world.

I want my students to continue learning Spanish after they graduate from High School. I am always emailing my former students and helping them with concepts they are covering in their college classes. I love that they contact me, but I really don´t have the time to help them I much as I would like. My course will lead them to the materials that they need to help them.
 * 5. D.5 The teacher is committed to continuous development of individual students’ abilities and considers how different motivational strategies are likely to encourage this development for each student ****. **