After three years of teaching Spanish and French, I decided to ditch my grammar curriculum and teach for communication using proficiency and Comprehensible Input Strategies. I was the only one in my world language department to do so, and it was not an easy transition, lemme tell ya. So why did I … [Read more...] about Why I Switched to Comprehensible Input
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Top 10 Resources to Be A Better World Language Teacher Tomorrow
Free Professional Development for World Language Teachers Good professional development for Spanish teachers, French teachers, and all world language teachers is hard to come by. Here’s a list of the ten resources that I use to improve my world language instruction and will make you a better … [Read more...] about Top 10 Resources to Be A Better World Language Teacher Tomorrow
#TeacherLife
Celebrating the moments in education A brief look into my teaching style and all the nonsense, joy, and hilarity of teachers. Here’s how others would describe me as a teacher: Teacher Pride Points: About half of the students that I’ve written up (often multiple times) regularly stop by … [Read more...] about #TeacherLife
10 Easy French Songs for Beginners
(That you and your students will actually like) Looking for authentic and easy French songs for beginner French learners in the classroom, or even for French study on your own? Are you a French teacher looking for authentic music that's not too difficult, but your students will actually like? … [Read more...] about 10 Easy French Songs for Beginners
First Day of French 1 with Comprehensible Input
This Fall, I made the switch to teaching for proficiency using comprehensible input in my high school French classroom. It worked so well that I'm never looking back! Since my school runs on block schedule, I had the opportunity to do a trial run with my first semester implementing a few strategies … [Read more...] about First Day of French 1 with Comprehensible Input
First Day of Spanish 1 With Comprehensible Input
This Fall, I made the switch to teaching for proficiency using comprehensible input in my high school French and Spanish classrooms. It worked so well that I'm never looking back! Since my school runs on block schedule, I had the opportunity to do a trial run with my first semester implementing a … [Read more...] about First Day of Spanish 1 With Comprehensible Input
