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...
Category - Teacher Life
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...
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...
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...
We started using Bryce Hedstrom’s Special Person Interviews this year, and as all teachers providing comprehensible input have claimed, it’s pure genius. Bryce...
I’ve been working to provide a lot more comprehensible input for my students, and the cool part is that the kids do most of the work! This story was created by my...