Ben Slavic

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I may have not made it clear but this space is also for job stuff, finding one, offering one, etc. I have been talking with Anne Matava – yes, THE Anne Matava – and she might be looking for a new position next year. And she might be willing to relocate. Nothing is for sure,

Below is a repost of a recent article by James, with some additions by me. I would like to call the first article “James’ Great Argument Against the Modern Argument Against CI in Schools 1” or jGA 1 for short. This article I would like to call “James’ Great Argument Against the Modern Argument Against

James Hosler wrote an article to share with the group that is pretty important. I will time stamp this same article for August, as I see it as important as jGR in some ways. I am creating a category called jGA – James’ Great Argument – for it. It’s on a topic most of us deal with all the time,

Here is Sasha’s bio: Hello! I teach Spanish K-5 at Vail Mountain School in Vail, CO.  I’ve been teaching Spanish for 2 years and have been using CI and TPRS strategies for the past year or so.  Previously, I taught in a bilingual and an ESL classroom in New York City.  I’ve learned a lot

Here is Trisha’s bio: I’m Trisha Schutzius (SHOOT-zee-us), and for the past 11 years, I’ve been teaching lots of Spanish and a little French to students in 8th to 12th grade at Heritage Christian Academy in Fort Collins, Colorado.  The school has added Latin and taken French off the program, so I have decided to

Sabrina will be out to Florida for IB training all next week and wants to know if anyone has any ideas to fill two days with a good cultural video. I recommended Entre les Murs (the Class) which is about high school kids in Paris. The movie won the French Palme d’Or. Ideas?

May 5, 2013 American Association of Teachers of French Mailcode 4510 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901 ACTFL Headquarters 1001 N Fairfax Street Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear ACTFL and AATF: I write on behalf of a student who just took the National French Exam. I need some clarification from you, the two national

I am about 5 weeks from finishing up my first year as a new CI teacher and it has been a great journey. It is a beautiful thing to hear my Chinese 1 kids telling their friends that Chinese class is fun and that partly explains why enrollment in Chinese has just increased from 63

Here’s Melissa’s bio: Hola Ben, I am a Spanish and French teacher at GAMP High School (Girard Academic Music Program) in South Philadelphia.  I teach Spanish and French, levels 1 and 2 to freshmen and sophomores, as well as 8th grade Spanish.  I attended Washington University in St. Louis and majored in Spanish.  While working

Some of us had the opportunity to work with Bernard last summer in Las Vegas. He is the real deal. Thank you for the bio, Bernard: Ben, Je me présente… Born in the heart of Africa, I’ve lived a wandering life as an army brat until my parents settled in the South of France. Along

Here is Alan’s bio all the way from China: Hi there, I have been teaching ESL or lately telling tall tales, not sure which yet, to grades 1-5 in a primary school in Shanghai China. It has been about 5 months since I began experimenting with TPRS and so far the kids are loving it,