My mantra for Spanish 2 is all about simple, slow, and fun. And the underlying foundation of everything I do is showing them that I
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An idealist meets the real world
Something I have always struggled with is the way that my own pie-in-the-sky huge teaching ideas don’t always play out in real life the way
Differentiation and choice in my language classroom
Today on #langchat, I mentioned that I like to offer options to students as a way of differentiating. I needed a little more space than
Círculos de la literatura
Literature circles have been a staple in elementary classrooms forever, and they are a great way to introduce your world language students to a more
Readers by Kristy Placido
Vidas impactantes Hasta la Sepultura Frida Kahlo Robo en la noche Noche de Oro (sequel to Robo en la noche) Noches misteriosas en Granada
Using audio books when teaching a novel
I am a big fan of audio books and podcasts. They are a great way to pass time in a car or on a plane,
Stations
Today I tried stations in my class for the first time! It was great! I had 7 stations (since my largest class is 34!). Station
In defense of worksheets and packets
I wanted to leave a comment here: http://mrschultsocialstudies.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/worksheets-on-worksheets-on-worksheets/ but it turned into a blog post of its own! First of all, for the most part I agree
Authentic resources versus CI? Or a happy marriage of the two?
How do you go about choosing texts that best promote proficiency? I am usually considered a “CI teacher.” Makes sense considering that I present at
ACTFL Communication Standard
For most language teachers, the primary “bread and butter” of our course is Communication. This year, in my quest to be more standards-based in my
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