
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Presented by: Melissa Sarracino
Virtual ZOOM
4pm-6pm EST
2022 FLENJ Teacher of the Year
Teacher of Spanish
Summit Public Schools
Summit, New Jersey
The development of spontaneous talk is an essential aspect of language learning. But how do we motivate our students to use spontaneous and meaningful language in a classroom setting? In this interactive session, we will explore various ways to support successful and unrehearsed target language conversation in the World Language classroom. Teachers will leave this session with various strategies and activities to encourage unscripted speech in the classroom setting.
FLENJ Teacher of the Year 2022
Melissa Sarracino is a graduate of Rutgers University with a M.A.T in Spanish. She is a creative, enthusiastic and student-centric educator with 19 years of experience teaching Novice, Emerging and Intermediate students at the middle school level. Melissa currently works as a Spanish teacher in the Summit Public School District. In 2022, she was selected as the Union County Teacher of the Year by her peers at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School. Throughout the years, she has presented various workshops at the state and regional levels and within her school district. Each year she strives to instill confidence, promote proficiency, and encourage her students to use the target language in and out of the classroom. Melissa is passionate about her role in language learning and loves to share that passion with her students, colleagues and professional community.
Workshop Series
#5 Riding Shotgun: Letting Students Take the WheelJune 16, 2023 - 6:53 pm
#4 Planting the seeds for departmental growthJune 16, 2023 - 6:48 pm
#3 How to connect the three C’s in the Spanish classroomJune 16, 2023 - 6:39 pm
#2 Making Comprehension-based Activities Work: Using Images, Videos, & CalendarsJune 16, 2023 - 6:33 pm
#1 Leave Happy: Strategies to build relationships and create a positive classroom communityJune 16, 2023 - 6:28 pm