Ben Slavic

Site Maintenance

We are upgrading the PLC software this week. Among other updates, we are adding a forum for discussion that will allow more pointed communication between group members. It is unacceptable that questions, especially from new group members, get lost or unanswered because they scroll out too fast or because I can’t get to all of them in the […]

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Question on CWB

A repost: Q. I started CWB with my first years (2 classes/week) and because I didn’t have the hang of it, it lost steam. I changed to a bit of TPR to keep energy levels up but realize that I really need to complete CWB. How would you recommend I restart it? A. You don’t

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SGOs/SLOs

We’ve been having a conversation about Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) or Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) as they are called in some places. Below are my last six over the past three years – we have to turn in two per year. I met four objectives and failed to meet two. So really everything is in how you

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Starting Stories

I got a few questions from a group member: Q. TPRS in a Year! has been a fascinating read so far. Thank you so much for this great resource. I’m at the point now where I’d like to try some simple stories in my classes. I was thinking of adapting the textbook vocabulary and trying

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Good News from Maine

Our PLC member Laura Avila has done something remarkable. She teaches in Maine in the same building with Anne Matava, who filed this report: My colleague Laura told me today that a former student of hers just placed into the highest Spanish class (500-level) as a freshman at the university.  Laura works harder than anyone

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