It's O.K. To Suck At This Work
We all suck at this. I just wanted to say that. Now, that said, can we just accept that we may be clumsy with this radically different method than the one that preceded it? Can we just accept our limited level of
Jobs for Kids
I was asked in St. Louis for a list of jobs my kids do in class. I can never remember them all, but here is a partial list with about 18 jobs listed - many of the ones below are described in either
John Piazza
I got this from John: Ben, I was hoping we could develop and/or refine previous discussions about arming ourselves with a description of the underlying theory about comprehensible and even compelling input for our colleagues, administrators and parents. With Krashen and CI, I
Seating Charts
August is just hours away so don't forget that we have the Beginning the Year and Starting the Year categories with stuff about that. One thing to add is, in my view, it is not a good thing to have a
Susie in Maine
http://classjump.com/mainetprs/
Circling is Useless
Circling is useless without SLOW, but SLOW can be quite effective without Circling. Point and Pause can be used to do the job that Circling does if the SLOW is slow enough.* Even if we are masters of all of the
Four Ways to Deliver Comprehensible Input
Comprehensible input takes four forms in my classroom: 1. PQA - this means that we use Circing to talk with the kids. There are no key structures (guideposts), as there are with stories. The target structures come randomly from the information
Becky Bailey
Kate sent this about Becky Bailey's work: Bryce and the rest of you curious seekers as to that info regarding learning, listening and speaking – I got that info from Dr. Becky Bailey at Loving Guidance (.com). Becky has been doing brain
Sauk Language Video
Chill sent me this: Ben: The Sauk presence at the NTPRS conference was profound. I found this video made by our friends and wanted to share their powerful message. Carol http://www.culturalsurvival.org/programs/elc/program
PQA vs. Stories
In this request from input from the group, Skip puts together a very cohesive point about the relationship between PQA and stories. Hey Ben, I came away from the conference with a question. My first workshop was with Michael Miller and Barb