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Tips, Tools and Resources for world language teachers who want their students to rise in proficiency and communicate with confidence.
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S1E252 Breaking Down Integrated Performance Assessments
#252Have you ever wondered whether your tests, quizzes or assessments truly measure what your students can do with the language, or are they just looking at what students can memorize or explain…
S1E251 Balancing CI and Explicit Instruction
#251Have you ever felt like you’re not allowed to say this out loud? That Comprehensible Input works beautifully with novices… but something feels different at Intermediate High and Advanced? That…
S1E250 Making Teaching Sustainable with Dr. Allyson Power
#250What if a few intentional moments of gratitude each day could help you feel more connected, energized, and sustained in your teaching life? In this episode, I speak with Dr. Allyson Power about…
S1E249 Quicker and More Effective Writing Feedback
#249Do you spend hours correcting student writing—marking every error, fixing every verb, circling every agreement mistake—only to see those same exact errors show up on the next assignment? What if…
S1E248 Participation That Works for All Students
#248When you think about participation in your classroom… who comes to mind first? Is it the students raising their hands? The ones who always have something to say? The ones who are quick,…
S1E247 Language Learning Through Music and Film with Sybil Sanchez Jacome
#247Do you use songs and films with your students? Do you have some go-to activities that you normally do, but could maybe use some new ideas? In this episode I’m joined by Sybil Sanchez Jacome, a…
S1E246 5 Strategies to Move Beyond Q&A in Classroom Discussions
#246Your students read the text and you had comprehension questions ready, yet the conversation never really took off. Instead of an authentic discussion, it became a sequence of teacher questions…
S1E245 Language and Culture Through the United Nations SDGs with Carmen Reyes
What if language class could help students talk about the issues shaping our world today? In this episode, I’m joined by Carmen Reyes, a Spanish teacher in Virginia, to explore how the United Nations…
S1E244 No Prep Speaking and Writing Activities
#244Have you ever reached the last five minutes of class and thought, I wish my students spoke or wrote a little bit more today… but we didn’t have time. That moment happens to all of us. Not because…
S1E243 Daily Strategies That Build Comprehension
#243Have your students finished listening to something or reading in the target language and you looked around the room, and wondered… Did anyone actually understand that? Not because your students…
S1E242 Turn That Vocabulary List Into A Communicative Activity
#242Do you have required vocabulary lists by units that you’re expected to teach? Let’s say that you have a list of 30 or 40 words per unit. Your colleagues teaching other sections have the same list…
S1E241 Practical Ways to Bring Art to Your Language Classroom with Courtney Bonino
#241What would happen if the artwork on your classroom walls became the catalyst for real communication in the target language? In this episode I’m joined by Spanish teacher Courtney Bonino to…
S1E240 Improve Student Writing with Frames & Scaffolds
#240Do your students sometimes struggle to get their ideas down in writing because they aren’t sure how to start or how to say exactly what they mean? Writing can feel overwhelming without the right…
S1E239 Short Writing Tasks that Build Confidence
#239Do your students sometimes feel overwhelmed or a little hesitant when you ask them to write in the target language? Building writing confidence doesn’t happen overnight. It grows with small,…
S1E238 National Board Certification for Language Teachers with Erin E.H. Austin and Lisa Bartels
#238Do you want to deepen your practice as a world language teacher and sharpen your skills around proficiency? In today’s episode, we’re exploring a way to do just that through the lens of National…
S1E237 Promoting and Sustaining Language Programs with Ann Leclair Ash
#237What keeps students coming back to your language program each year? Especially when graduation requirements, scheduling and competing electives are pulling them in other directions? This is the…
S1E236 Advocacy for Languages and Programs
#236Curious how language programs thrive even with tight budgets and shifting graduation rules? In this episode, I share insights from conversations at the Klett World Languages booth at ACTFL. We’ll…
S1E235 Support Students in Feeling Motivated & Confident with Martha Cox-Stavros
#235What actually motivates our students? Today we explore that question through the lens of Self-Determination Theory with teacher Martha Cox-Stavros, a middle school Spanish teacher in…
S1E234 What You Can Learn When You Reflect On Your Teaching
#234When did you last speak with a colleague about what really worked in your lesson? Or reflected on what helped students communicate, not just what they covered? In this episode we look at how…
S1E233 Techniques to Get Students Talking with Christina Margiore
#233Do you want your students to feel more confident and eager to share their ideas in the target language? In this episode, we’ll explore strategies that help learners move beyond words and phrases…
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