Title: Allignment: ISTE and World Language National Standards
Course: Nicaraguan Quest

*NATIONAL CONTENT STANDARDS
(from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)

Category Strand Assessments

COMMUNICATION:
Communicate in languages other than English

Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, and express feelings in the language.

Fotobabble: Students share about a trip with recording software.

Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language.

Readings about Garrobo, La Gigantona y Pepe Cabezon, El Transporte.

Standard 1.3: Students convey information, concepts and ideas to listeners and readers for a variety of purposes.

Café dialogue

CULTURES:
Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

*ISTE’s Educational Technology Standards for Students

#1 Creativity & Innovation
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

#2 Communication & Collaboration
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.

#4 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving & Decision-Making
b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

#6 Technology Operations & Concepts
a. understand and use technology systems.
b. select and use applications effectively and productively.
c. troubleshoot systems and applications.
d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.