In this bio, Grant uses a term which I like very much – “freestyle” CI. Read on: Ben, My name is Grant Boulanger. I live in St. Paul and work in a first-ring suburb. I teach Spanish I to 8th grade students and it’s an absolute blast. But it’s only been a blast for this […]
Reuben is a gifted young French teacher in Denver Public Schools at George Washington High School. His kids are all about proficiency and, of all the teachers in DPS, he is the best at getting into and staying in the TL. He dropped me a note a few weeks ago about how his kids are writing and I
I contacted a friend and colleague, Michelle Bradley, about the distance I am feeling with my Latino students at Abraham Lincoln High School, whose parents are largely non-English speakers. Michelle responded with some great advice that I would like to share here for anyone in a culturally similar situation: Hi Ben, Nilva (an observing teacher
Carol found this website that looks like fun for kindergarten day: http://www.racontine.com/index.html
Jane Little just showed me a great idea from Annick Chen which many in the group may already do but had never crossed my mind in its simplicity, if you have a document camera. Your artist(s) can just take a piece of paper (those with drawing abilities can all draw during the story if they
