If you’re mystified by which French high frequency verbs and words belong in your French class since you ditched the textbook, you’re in the right place. So you drank the kool-aid and decided to start moving towards a proficiency oriented instruction model. Welcome to the party! But then … [Read more...] about French High Frequency Verbs
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9 Common World Language Curriculum Mistakes & What to Do Instead
Welcome to the 1st of a 12-part series on crafting your world language curriculum for proficiency! In our 1st class, I'm diving in with live attendees into the 9 mistakes we most commonly make when creating a world language curriculum for middle school Spanish, high school French, Chinese, Russian, … [Read more...] about 9 Common World Language Curriculum Mistakes & What to Do Instead
Can Do Statements and ACFTL Tools for World Language Teachers
This curriculum class focuses in on the most useful curriculum tool from ACFTL - the Can Do Statements! A piece of the proficiency guidelines from the Performance Indicators, these bad boys will help your students measure their progress every day in class and work great as mini-assessments and … [Read more...] about Can Do Statements and ACFTL Tools for World Language Teachers
9 Spanish Activities for High School to Beat Spring Fever
Every high school teacher knows Spring fever hits hard at all ages. Here are some new Spanish activities to try to get students still speaking in the target language, exploring the 5 Cs of culture and intercultural communication, and somehow absorbing valuable and comprehensible input -- even in … [Read more...] about 9 Spanish Activities for High School to Beat Spring Fever
Mardi Gras Activities for French Class
Finding fun Mardi Gras activities for French class that also promote proficiency can be tricky. Since Mardi Gras for 2022 is March 1st this year, us French teachers need to get crackin' on classroom activities to celebrate this raucous Francophone tradition! What Day is Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras … [Read more...] about Mardi Gras Activities for French Class
How to Map out a French 1 Curriculum for High School
I am so excited for this post on how to map out a French 1 curriculum for high school! As you know I am a French teacher at heart. It’s so nice to just be hanging out with French teachers today. In this class (see the video below), we’ll go through an easy, quick, strategic and organized way to map … [Read more...] about How to Map out a French 1 Curriculum for High School
