Carly wrote here a few days ago to Celeste: Your struggles are my struggles. Enjoy and appreciate those two classes where it is working, try things out on them, hone your skills on them and know that next year will be better because of it. Then do whatever it takes in the other 3 classes […]
It’s not complicated. All we need to do is include them. When we make our students feel like they belong in the group, they respond. Wouldn’t you? So that is why we build community first each year. The students don’t notice it because we are using the target language to do so, but really when
Julie sent us a jellybean: Here’s Donavan. He’s a jelly bean. He is my size, rides around in the sidecar of a motorcycle. He has 123 red ties. He bathes, but not in hot water. He’s a formidable futbolista because he rolls around like crazy to kick the ball.
To teachers who can’t get them to listen (due to dysfunction in the kids, previous bad experiences with other teachers, etc.) Tina gives this advice: Scale CI down to something that looks a lot like school. Pencils, paper, and immediate grades for written work. A plan: (1) Have them all turn in a little slip
Celeste in Chicago just began this work and is barreling along at high speed, but has run into all the predictable road blocks of attempting to change a class culture in mid-year. Anyone in the group who feels so inclined is encouraged to respond to any or all of Celeste’s four concerns below: Hi, Ben
Krashen and others in the 1960’s and 70’s designed the blueprint for the rocket ship (CI). Blaine Ray consciously studied that blueprint and in a move of sheer genius created the first CI rocket ship – TPRS (early 90’s). His was a non-targeted approach, reflecting the research. But over the next twenty years until now
Julio Maestas in Louisville got a note from his principal today. It’s a celebration: Mr. Maestas – Thank you for representing Irvin in fine fashion today. I am so proud of you and the work you do. I thoroughly enjoy watching you create a love for the French language in your students while also instilling
Greg has some questions for the group: I just got this e-mail from this company that is doing a supposedly “comprehensible” version of a Telenovela: https://www.edunovela.com/ As department chair I’m trying to transition the department to CI. Full support of admin. It’s been an uphill battle though. People know what I am doing with the
The Invisibles Star has six points now. It occurred to me that the step of writing up the reading should be added (in orange on the new star below): Note that creating the reading (orange above) in the Invisibles Star Sequence can be done in two ways: (1) the teacher writes up what the story
Mila has a question for the group: Hi Ben, This is Mila, we’ve been emailing since I started a new job in January, replacing a teacher that left. I’d love to hear your advice on this, as an experienced foreign language teacher. I’ve been adding CI to my French 1, 2 and 3 classes and
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