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
Category: authentic materials
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
Chac Mool Embedded Reading
I am creating a unit on the supernatural for my level 3s, and I decided I really wanted to teach them the short story Chac
More #authres Harlem Shake Style!
Wow, Harlem Shake has really taken us by storm this week! We had our students make Harlem Shake videos to share with Señora Carrie Toth’s
5 tips for using #authres
So, if you follow very many world language teachers on Twitter, you may have noticed the hashtag #authres. Authres is short for “Authentic Resources.” Authentic
Christmas traditions in Spain
This week I have been teaching about Christmas traditions in my level 1B classes. I began by teaching two songs: El burrito de Belén (aka El Burrito
Kristy Placido 