Are you a Spanish teacher ready to stop wishing and get serious about using 90% target language in your world language classroom? Are you a French teacher who knows that ACTFL recommends at least 90% but has no idea how to get there? You're in the right place, because for the next 10 days on … [Read more...] about How to Teach with 90% Target Language – 10 Days to 90% Challenge!
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What is Comprehensible Input?
Hint: comprehensible input is not a fad, it's not a method, and it's not going away in the world of language teaching and learning. The reason why comprehensible input teaching strategies are so important to understand is because -surprise!- you're already doing it. Teaching with comprehensible … [Read more...] about What is Comprehensible Input?
Bingeworthy French Shows on Netflix
Ready for some positively addictive French shows on Netflix that also help you learn your favorite romance language...en français? Don't tell your French teacher that your homework just got way more exciting. And if you're the French teacher, don't tell your students that you're watching the best … [Read more...] about Bingeworthy French Shows on Netflix
How I Started A Spanish Classroom Library for Free
Spanish teachers interested in using comprehensible input in my department often ask me for advice on where to start. After telling them to focus on input in class, my response is always "Start a Spanish classroom library." Creating a proficiency reading program in world language can sound … [Read more...] about How I Started A Spanish Classroom Library for Free
How to Prevent Teacher Burnout
The Truth About Teacher Burnout Any teacher who spends more than three days in a classroom can tell you that we have too many demands on our time and energy. Personally, summer break is one of the only things that saves me from third-degree burnout every year. But that doesn't mean that we … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Teacher Burnout
Five Fun French Speaking Activities to Review for Finals
(That Will Save Your Sanity) At the end of the year in your middle school or high school French class, it seems like everything is working against you: the clock, the calendar, the kids, your sanity...you name it. There's so little time to review all the vocabulary before your French final … [Read more...] about Five Fun French Speaking Activities to Review for Finals
