Category Archives: Assessment

Feast

Posted on November 28, 2015 by bryankandel

Feast is a Disney animated short that can be used for Movie Talk.  The video can be found here and on Netflix as part of a collection of Disney short films.  Below are two of the resources I created to … Continue reading →

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Unannounced Assessment Poster

Posted on November 11, 2014 by bryankandel

All of my assessments are unannounced.  I am a passionate supporter of the value of proficiency assessments given at any time without warning.  My assessments take on many forms – reading and answering questions, listening and answering questions, writing an … Continue reading →

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Story-based Speaking Assessment

Posted on May 27, 2014 by bryankandel

I’ve used several methods for evaluating speaking over the years.  I tried something new recently, and I was pleased with the results.  It is similar to a homework assignment that students completed earlier in the year.  The level of student … Continue reading →

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A few new twists on an old favorite

Posted on February 27, 2014 by bryankandel

We’ve been working with “El abrigo anaranjado“, which is an embedded reading I created based on Julio Cortázar’s “Continuidad de los parques”.   I’ve taught this reading a few times in the past, and I really enjoy it.  This time, … Continue reading →

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We’ll know they are growing by their tweets

Posted on January 6, 2014 by bryankandel

Sub-zero temperatures have cancelled the next two days of school here in Ohio.  I took to twitter tonight to express my disappointment to students that we will have to wait a few more days to meet again in class.  Their … Continue reading →

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Keeping in touch

Posted on December 26, 2013 by bryankandel

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Google Voice.  Here’s a way I’m using it to keep in touch with students during a break. I created a Google Voice activity and used twitter to notify students about it. … Continue reading →

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Phone message retells

Posted on September 13, 2013 by bryankandel

Here’s another way I’ve used Google Voice to evaluate speaking.  I’ll briefly detail the four days from presentation of vocabulary to student retells. We were using the unit, “un accidente de autobus”.  Vocabulary and text here. Day 1: Presentation of … Continue reading →

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Interviews

Posted on May 20, 2013 by bryankandel

We began the speaking component of the final evaluation today.  Students must participate in an interview with me.  The interview is one quarter of the exam grade and is worth 25 points, which are divided equally among the following categories. … Continue reading →

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¿Dónde está Waldo?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by bryankandel

We’re getting ready for final exams next week.  As I did with the third quarter exams, I will be measuring students’ proficiency in  reading, writing, listening and speaking.  The speaking component will be a one-on-one interview with me.  One of … Continue reading →

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Mock Trial

Posted on May 3, 2013 by bryankandel

The following activity is an output exercise, not input.  I use it in TPRS classes as an evaluation tool.  However, it is one of my favorite output activities that we do.  The file describing the unit is about 15 pages … Continue reading →

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