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I know something you don’t know! If you’ve eve

I know something you don’t know! If you’ve ever read my about me on my website, you’ll know that I’m the proud owner of a media company for teachers that helps world language teachers transition to proficiency and put wellbeing at the forefront of their practice.
World Language is my JAM since I used to be a French/Spanish teacher. But I now have the joy of serving you behind the scenes with conferences, curriculum, and a resource and PD membership called the Practical Proficiency Network.
But here’s something my bio DOESN’T tell you: I keep it clean when I need to, but I actually have the mouth of a sailor. 🤣
Are you surprised?!
I love dropping a delightful f* bomb when the time calls for it. Finding fun ways to string together bad words makes the joke that much funnier.
It's a constant struggle to not curse in front of my son - I know you can relate! Plus all my friends are rugby players, so we're a rather uncouth bunch.
I find that there's a whole group of teachers out there with their very polished sides for class and parents and their real selves involve alot more beer, wine, four-letter words, and more fun. To me, that just means you're good at being a working adult.
Anyone else enjoy some colorful language? 🤬 😎
Now it’s your turn to share! Comment below with a fun fact about YOU!
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"This worked so well for distance learning! I have

"This worked so well for distance learning! I have one class where most of the students are still remote, activities like this are so helpful."
Thanks so much for your kind words Kathryn!
Need in on this digital daily routine teaching and review resource with CI in mind?
Put OUI in the comments below ⬇️⬇️
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Need help with your first day plans? Check out t

Need help with your first day plans?
Check out this lesson plan to give you ideas on how to start out the first day with proficiency-centered activities and expectations for French 1!
Put 1st day in the comments below to get a link!
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This question got me 💭 🤔 What is the best wa

This question got me 💭 🤔 What is the best way to talk about proficiency with students?
The real questions underneath…..
This feels different than how I was taught language. Do I need to explain that to students?
How are students going to feel when we stop using flashcards and quizzing on vocab and verb charts?
Of course it’s important to teach your students about the language learning process and give them some tools to dispell some myths.
But at the end of the day, if you only have 10 mins, just sneak in some proficiency concepts whenever you talk about grades and classroom success!
Here’s the funny thing we sometimes forget as teachers : students don’t care how we teach.
They don’t care about what’s happening or how as long as it helps them learn.
And that’s a GOOD thing!
It’s their job to be open, vulnerable during communication, and ready to work hard and put in the effort.
That’s more than enough at 9am for teens. 😂
It’s not helpful to their progress to teach them all the ins and outs of SLA or terms like proficiency or input.
Just a few simple clarifications will do:
1. Absorb and interact with as much language as you can
2. Be willing to mess up because you’ll get more language faster
3. It’s my job to be easy to understand and your job to tell me when I’m not
4. Effort, motivation and showing up are half the battle
5. You’ll be tested on how well you USE language, not the things you know about how the language works
After that, I usually did a quick mini-lesson on ACTFL levels so they could read their rubrics and did the FAB Tedx Talk “How to Learn a Language in 6 Months.”
Let me know in the comments below ⬇️ how do you talk about proficiency with students?
P.S. love this rules and procedures slidedeck?
It’s only available for PPN and World Language Treasure Chest members.
See the link in my bio or DM me for more info ⚡️
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