Rats. I’ve been asked the same question over and over lately, and I never know how to answer it without spending ten minutes in a passionate conversation. No, I’m not...
Category - Teacher Life
As long as our SLA students know how we expect them to participate, most classroom management issues and behavior problems that arise can be addressed with a whisper, a...
Above is a clip of my students in a WoolyWeek video challenge. What do I love so much about Jim Wooldridge’s (Señor Wooly’s) collection of Spanish stories and music...
When I attend conferences like IFLT, I feel badly when I steal from the experts without sharing. In order to participate with minimal sleepless nights, I decided to...
Video production is a great way to document language learning over time, to create a product that can be shared with families and friends, and to entertain the rest of...
Many of us are planning immersion trips, fundraising for months, walking for 8 hours a day in the 120 degree Andalusian sun, zip-lining in Costa Rica even though we know...
Why reward students for what they are supposed to do already? WHY NOT?! Now that we have all of the pedagogical rationale that we need, let’s get on with it. When is a...
It’s easier for a teacher to deliver comprehensible language if it’s engaging or entertaining. And do you know who students think is the most entertaining...