Now that we know exactly who is in the group, and who has and who has not sent in a bio, I don’t want to get behind that train again. So I am going to ask for a bio from every new member when they sign up. In order to make that happen, I will send new members the following welcome letter, but I first wanted to run it by the group to ask for edits and suggestions. Thank you Kath Burke and Charlotte K. (Canada) for the suggestions you offered. Here it is after those edits:
Dear _____:
Welcome to our PLC!
First and most importantly, please send a bio back to this email address and I will post it on the PLC to introduce you to the group. You can read sample bios from other PLC members here:
https://benslavic.com/blog/category/group-members/
But really all we need to know is…. these 3 things about you:
- where you work
- what language(s) and levels you teach, and
- what brought you to comprehension based teaching
Note most importantly that the bio is necessary for continued membership in the PLC.
Are you totally new to comprehensible input?
Good news – I am creating a new section for you. This will help you navigate the mountains of daily postings and comments by PLC members. Over the next six months I will be posting some material here to train people who are completely new to comprehension based instruction. Here is the link:
https://benslavic.com/blog/category/new-teachers/
For inspiration and to see how other TPRS teachers do it, check out the videos category here:
https://benslavic.com/blog/category/video-training/
I appreciate your patience on these new materials as they are under construction. My efforts now are focused on making this PLC more useful for new people.
Rely on the group. Ask lots of questions. Write questions down in the moments they occur when you are teaching, and send them in as comments – put them anywhere or send them to me before you forget and I will post them and you will surely get answers.
It’s just a big conversation, really, this site. All we want to do together is get better at teaching using comprehensible input. There are no experts, as we are all learning and growing, but there are certainly many experienced teachers here, to say the least, and they all share a common goal to help and mentor newer teachers and a common belief that teaching using comprehensible input is the way to teach in the 21st century.
Please use the PayPal receipt below for your records.
Please feel free to contact me at benslavic@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
Ben