April 9, 2013

Here’s Liam’s bio: Liam O’Neill teaches Chinese at Pascack Valley Regional, a high school district in Bergen County, NJ. He came to CI-based instruction after a couple of Krashen papers and a weekend-long TPRS workshop hooked him!

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A nice bio from Kelly: Hi,My name is Kelly Clark.  I teach in Cheektowaga, NY.  My school district is technically a suburb of Buffalo, although it gets more urban everyday.  We are a Title 1 school and many families in the district are facing serious issues with gangs, drugs and crime.  I currently teach all

We welcome Michael: Hi Ben, Here is my bio. Even though “forced output” is not usually a good thing for TPRS teachers, I’m glad at the chance (or the push) to share a little about myself. I have spent many hours following the conversations on the blog since I joined, and I am looking forward

Here is Susan’s bio: This is my fifth year teaching Spanish to grade school students using TPRS. It is my best year, partly because we naturally get better with more experience, but it also is the first year I have felt free to just talk about the kids in my classes.  I have intended since

Yet another short but no less welcomed bio from Jessica in NYC: New York City. Spanish I, II, III. I thought TPRS made sense as a concept, then I tried it and was amazed by the results! JC

We welcome a brand new member, Kim, whose bio is here: Hi! I have been teaching Spanish in an elementary Enrichment setting (no book) for 12years, online HS Span1 for 2 years, and I’m back to elementary and middle school enrichment/HS Span1 (with Realidades) in Florida. I loved doing TPRS with Cuéntame  (year 9), but

Sometimes the software that runs the PLC sends out an annoying lock out email and even signs my name to it. If you get locked out, just let me know and I will unlock. Sorry to those who have had this happen. I have no control over the process. At least it happens rarely: Dear______: We

Here is Kathryn’s bio, and : Hi Ben, I have been teaching Japanese in Australia for seven years and have always valued the use of gestures to reinforce vocabulary acquisition. Last year, my personal focus in teaching was to increase my use of the target language in the classroom and it was the combination of

Zig Meyer’s bio: I teach at Blue Hill Schools, in Blue Hill, NE. I teach German 1 and 2 and am endorsed in ESL.  I came because I heard of it through a cadre we had.

Here’s a bio from Beth in Vermont. It’s no problem that these aren’t novels, y’all. Just get them in: I teach high school Spanish. I teach at Essex High School in Essex Jct, VT.   I am a believer in CI but I am still learning how to apply that belief in my classroom.  I am

This bio is from that strong Maine group: My name is Dennis Gallagher and I teach French and Spanish at Greely Middle School (grades 6, 7 and 8)  in Cumberland, Maine.  In October of 2011, after attending a Susan Gross two-day workshop, our entire department (six teachers) voluntarily switched to TPRS/CI.  We stored our books