When we create discussion in stories, we can exaggerate one of the qualities of each actor. This can be done using the Director’s Cues. When an actor is really exaggerating one single human quality, it is easier to understand and it tends to be funnier. This is what Molière did. Many of his comedies examine […]
What if we just did a Free Write Portfolio as our summative assessment each semester? We could use the OWATS model. Then we wouldn’t have to formally test writing each semester with some stupid test, and if he had the kahunas that DPS has, we would just drop testing of speech output, and then we
Q. Is it more important to focus on and use strategies that bring the greatest gains or strategies that focus on keeping the kids’ interest high? A. When the kids’ interest is the highest, the gains are the highest. Its’ not so much if the strategy looks like it is capable of bringing great gains
From John Piazza: On Latin Best Practices today, John Bracey shared some real insight about the traditional way of teaching grammar. It certainly resonates with my experience, as both teacher and learner of Latin: “I think that it is hard for traditional teachers to recognize that their students, even their superstars, are not actually retaining
Kids play in sandboxes. To them, when they are in a sandbox, even if they are doing “work” (building a sand castle, making something out of sticks), to them it’s still play. What about us? Do we as CI teachers play in sandboxes? Most certainly yes we do. The sand we use is the language.
