Kennard CJA
About Senora Betz
Ms. Betz came to Kennard CJA in August of 2006. She has been working with gifted kids for 12 years and loves to do project-based learning with gifted kids of all ages. She believes that kids learn best when they are doing hands-on types of projects. Podcasting is just one of them.
What is TPRS?
TPR Storytelling is a method for teaching foreign languages that was invented by Blaine Ray, a Spanish teacher in Bakersfield, California, in 1990. Concerned that his students were disinterested in the unexciting process of learning a language from a textbook, he began to use James Asher's Total Physical Response to teach Spanish.
Improve student achievement
Challenge gifted and talented students
Promote intellectual, academic, and creative excellence
Nurture an appreciation of diversity and individuality
Ensure a safe, motivational environment
Empower students to become productive, accountable members of society
Educational research, technology, school-community partnerships, and an understanding of student learning styles will be utilized to enrich an accelerated child-centered, intellectual curriculum.
