From Therese in Maine: Hi, my name is Therese Tolliver, I am a Spanish teacher in Maine, currently teaching Spanish levels 1, 2, and a 3/4 combined class. I have been teaching approximately 14 years, the last ten as a TPRS teacher. I am a colleague of Skip Crosby, and you, Ben, have been the […]
This morning a member of our group and a gifted TCI teacher sent me this in an email: …my dream is to work in an alternative school, like a Waldorf school, where kids are treated like human beings, and creativity encouraged…. Then a few minutes later I got another email from someone who just ordered both
Here’s Liam’s bio: Liam O’Neill teaches Chinese at Pascack Valley Regional, a high school district in Bergen County, NJ. He came to CI-based instruction after a couple of Krashen papers and a weekend-long TPRS workshop hooked him!
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A nice bio from Kelly: Hi,My name is Kelly Clark. I teach in Cheektowaga, NY. My school district is technically a suburb of Buffalo, although it gets more urban everyday. We are a Title 1 school and many families in the district are facing serious issues with gangs, drugs and crime. I currently teach all
We welcome Michael: Hi Ben, Here is my bio. Even though “forced output” is not usually a good thing for TPRS teachers, I’m glad at the chance (or the push) to share a little about myself. I have spent many hours following the conversations on the blog since I joined, and I am looking forward
Here is Susan’s bio: This is my fifth year teaching Spanish to grade school students using TPRS. It is my best year, partly because we naturally get better with more experience, but it also is the first year I have felt free to just talk about the kids in my classes. I have intended since
Yet another short but no less welcomed bio from Jessica in NYC: New York City. Spanish I, II, III. I thought TPRS made sense as a concept, then I tried it and was amazed by the results! JC
We welcome a brand new member, Kim, whose bio is here: Hi! I have been teaching Spanish in an elementary Enrichment setting (no book) for 12years, online HS Span1 for 2 years, and I’m back to elementary and middle school enrichment/HS Span1 (with Realidades) in Florida. I loved doing TPRS with Cuéntame (year 9), but
Sometimes the software that runs the PLC sends out an annoying lock out email and even signs my name to it. If you get locked out, just let me know and I will unlock. Sorry to those who have had this happen. I have no control over the process. At least it happens rarely: Dear______: We
Here is Kathryn’s bio, and : Hi Ben, I have been teaching Japanese in Australia for seven years and have always valued the use of gestures to reinforce vocabulary acquisition. Last year, my personal focus in teaching was to increase my use of the target language in the classroom and it was the combination of
Zig Meyer’s bio: I teach at Blue Hill Schools, in Blue Hill, NE. I teach German 1 and 2 and am endorsed in ESL. I came because I heard of it through a cadre we had.
