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Culturally Responsive Teaching in World Language Class

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It’s officially Noël season, and if any place w

It’s officially Noël season, and if any place were a Christmas card, it’s this one.
Feeling nostalgic about my 2nd favorite place on earth - comment below to guess the name of this magical French town below and join in the virtual travel celebration!
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Why I Switched to Comprehensible Input⠀⠀⠀⠀

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In my 4th year, after much thought, research, and in-class experimentation, I started to veer from my district’s grammar-driven curriculum. I’ve always prepared much of my own materials, but I committed to comprehensible input lesson plans and strategies even though I didn’t have anything to help me with this decision.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is the logical reason why I switched and signed myself up for the huge challenge of switching to teaching for proficiency.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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But honestly, that’s not my most important reason.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What’s the REAL reason I switched to proficiency through methods like comprehensible input?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My reason is Adelita*.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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She was also an incredibly driven and successful student, and she did well on every quiz, but she wasn’t great at Spanish. She struggled to prepare for her speaking final, but studied like crazy in order to get a good grade because she’s just that damn awesome.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My other reason is Demetrio*.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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He’s not what you would call a great student. He has a hard time focusing and spends so much time working outside of school that he’s always tired and grumpy when he gets to class. But man, that kid can speak Spanish. He spits back everything I say to him perfectly, and understands it too. He used to go to a Spanish-speaking church for a little when he was a kid, but not for very long, and certainly before he could read or write.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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These were all students that I taught last year. (Names obviously changed for privacy). Like many that I taught, I didn’t see a correlation with effort and ability, and knew that this trend had to be a reflection of what I was doing, and much less about what they were doing.

How complicated is your coffee style? ⠀⠀⠀⠀

How complicated is your coffee style? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Are you the type to spend ages mulling over single origin and milk varieties or are you drive-thru Debbie with no shame in your game? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I am unapologetic ally a coffee snob, and my favorite escape on earth is local coffee shops. This is a lil' harder these days, so I'm chillin' at home, except for my Friday morning treat at Charleston Coffee Exchange. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
My witche's brew is a strong French press with almond milk creamer and monkfruit right now, although I sneak in agave when I'm feelin' sneaky and sweet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Which I’m pretty sure mirrors my research-obsessed personality. As in, I did a buncha research on which sweetener was the best tasting AND best for the blood shugah. Monkfruit won. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I also think that Keurigs are the natural enemy of coffee lovers, but I won't hold it against you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What do you think?? Time to weigh in on the Keurig! How do you take your coffee and what does it say about you?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Ready for me to spill the tea? I could tell you a

Ready for me to spill the tea? I could tell you all day long about how hotfire this high-frequency verb culture reading is- NOW DIGITAL- but I’d rather let a fellow teacher do it! Here’s what Dia says about this Acción de Gracias reading and activity set:
« my students loved reading about Thanksgiving in PR and comparing it to their own experiences. The use of high frequency verbs and reference to hurricane Maria, led to discussion and further extension activities. The students wanted to even find and try some PR recipes! Thanks! » And here’s the tea: when you buy the Christmas resource bundle, you get this reading for 30% off its original price!
Get set for both holidays with this great bundle and start diving into real cultural perspectives in Spanish class. Plus the digital version is now ready!! Comment below with a PR flag for the link or send me a DM 🇵🇷
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