Spanish E-Pals

Season 2011-12
Culture

Synopsis

Spanish E-Pals – Seventh graders in Upper Saddle River are E-Pals with students in a small town on the outskirts of Seville, Spain. Cavallini Middle School Spanish teacher Kristine Tesoriero uses laptops funded by a grant from the Upper Saddle River Education Foundation to connect her students with students in Spain to practice writing skills and promote cultural connections. Through a website, www.epals.com, the students practice their Spanish skills with a native Spanish speaker of their age. Having a peer to connect with in Spain takes all of the grammar and vocabulary out of the textbook and puts it into an authentic and meaningful task.

School Name

Emil A. Cavallini Middle School

County

BERGEN

Education Association

UPPER SADDLE RIVER EA

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