Portales - PROGRAM SAMPLER

IM-8 With Portales , setting up your course has never been easier . By combining one of our pre-designed Learning Tracks with easy-to-use customization tools, you can shape Portales to fit your instructional goals and teaching style—in minutes . Instructor-Driven Technology So…what are Learning Tracks? Learning Tracks are pre-built templates that provide flexible options to suit your fully online, hybrid, or face-to-face introductory Spanish courses . Once you’ve selected one of the expertly curated Learning Tracks as a base for your course, Portales will automatically set all of the assignments for the entire semester, as well as create your grade book . You can then add or delete activities, change due dates, and customize assessments . You can even add your own personal touches . New in this edition: Project-Focused Learning Track . It incorporates a theme-based project into every lesson . Students answer an essential question by completing an authentic task, such as developing a café menu . Through sustained investigation, reflection, and peer review tasks, students engage in target-language media exploration, develop their personal interests and communication skills, and engage with the global community . S-4