I'm proud to bring you a free conference by teachers, for teachers - one dedicated to making practical AKA real-life, gritty, #nofilter, this-stuff-just-works proficiency and CI teaching strategies. Welcome to Practical and Comprehensible - your one stop shop for excellent comprehensible input … [Read more...] about Practical & Comprehensible Conference | Comprehensible Input Training
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French Writing Practice and Prompts for the Classroom
When you teach French, whether in middle school, high school, core French or immersion, you need all the French writing prompts and practice activities you can get! This handy dandy list is great to keep in your back pocket for those 5 minute pockets of unexpected down time, to prepare for final … [Read more...] about French Writing Practice and Prompts for the Classroom
Comprehensible Input Techniques | Writing Comprehensible Stories for Students
Writing comprehensibly is one of the most powerhouse, and effective comprehensible input techniques for creating a proficiency oriented instruction environment. It's a crazy essential skill for comprehension based teachers. Because being able to do this is one of the main conduits for … [Read more...] about Comprehensible Input Techniques | Writing Comprehensible Stories for Students
3 Student Engagement Strategies for CI World Language Teachers
Comprehensible input relies so heavily on student engagement and participation. Yes, sometimes it feels like you're pulling teeth just trying to run simple speaking and listening activities in world language class. A teacher recently mentioned to me that student engagement was the hardest part about … [Read more...] about 3 Student Engagement Strategies for CI World Language Teachers
What is Universal Grammar? Linguistics for Teachers Series #2
What is universal grammar and why does it matter to world language teachers? This post will give a brief overview of some of the more important linguistic theories that matter to world language teachers. Before Universal Grammar, Let's Define Language What is Language? Well, the first … [Read more...] about What is Universal Grammar? Linguistics for Teachers Series #2
Unique and Funny Etsy Teacher Gifts
When teacher appreciation week comes around or the end of the year teacher gift rush starts, etsy teacher gifts always take the cake. They're unique, you can often personalize them, and you're supporting a small business! Plus the shipping is often comparable to larger retailers. But what to … [Read more...] about Unique and Funny Etsy Teacher Gifts