The Artists – 1
When thinking about next year, it is safe to say that getting it right with the artists is perhaps the most important thing of all, if you are going to use the Invisibles and the student jobs. So this post
Real Data
When we give kids a reason to be happy in our classrooms, instead of placing them somewhere on a scale of how good they are at the language we are teaching them, we do it right. We place the needs
Teaching to the Eyes
We have this great skill from the great Susan Gross. The eyes tell all in a language class. Students’ eyes give us data, information that we cannot get in any other way. The data that we get from students' eyes may
Article
Alisa shares this: https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/05/us_needs_more_foreign_language_education.html
The Technology Piece
Q. What about the use of technology in an Invisibles classroom? A. I know it is impressive to tell our bosses that we use the internet, distance learning, audio and visual enhancements, discussion boards, graphic organizers and voice-over Internet protocol, even videoconferencing in our
Question on the Invisibles Protocol
Craig West is using the new Invisibils protocol. He asks: Hi Ben - So next year I'm transferring to a new school. Looks like I'll be teaching Spanish 1 and 2. I realize that there is no more than an arbitrarily chosen distinction
When Applying for a Job – 2
http://www.benslavic.com/blog/ci-strategies-for-job-interviews/
When Applying for a Job – 1
Jen is this the article? I don't think it is. I'll keep looking. Here are some talking points you might consider using during a job interview: (1) I teach language using a methodology based on the research of Dr. Stephen Krashen on
Sample Semester Exam
This one is based on the star: Steps Used in Summative Testing in an Invisibles Classroom (based on a 3-hour testing period – adjust the time amounts given below to fit your available testing minutes) 1. Spend 100 minutes creating a story as is done using the
Reading Options 2.0
It is possible to group the reading options by type, as per this idea from Alisa: RO 2.0Download