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...
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Hola, Profes. Here’s a fun output Thanksgiving activity for advanced or super-scaffolded beginning students! Help your classes send thank you messages and letters...
Hola, Locos! I finally attempted a One Word Image with my Spanish II students! I can’t exactly explain why I’ve always avoided OWIs, but some adults are...
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...
Hey, Teachers! Above is a clip of my students in a WoolyWeek video challenge… Isn’t that what you were in search of? 😉 In case you’ve found my...
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...
Just for Laughs When COVID-19 struck, I started recording home videos that have nothing to do with professional development. Most of them are too fast for beginners, so...
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...
We have another story for you! While at a conference I asked my students to email me some Spanglish story scripts. They had to state a problem, suggest three ways to...
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Move: A Brain Break or CI Prep
I had a blast at the 2018 MITTEN CI Conference! I could be vlogging all day for months from the bucket of bounty I scammed while in Ann Arbor if it weren’t for my...
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...