Here’s a bio from Beth in Vermont. It’s no problem that these aren’t novels, y’all. Just get them in: I teach high school Spanish. I teach at Essex High School in Essex Jct, VT.  I am a believer in CI but I am still learning how to apply that belief in my classroom. I am […]
This bio is from that strong Maine group: My name is Dennis Gallagher and I teach French and Spanish at Greely Middle School (grades 6, 7 and 8) in Cumberland, Maine. In October of 2011, after attending a Susan Gross two-day workshop, our entire department (six teachers) voluntarily switched to TPRS/CI. We stored our books
Another bio from Texas, describing a neat story from David Hardy that goes back to the beginnings of TPRS years ago: Hi, I’m David Hardy, a French teacher in Carrollton, Texas who has been ‘lurking’ for awhile: I’m really busy and still a little intimidated to post. I teach levels 1 and mixed 3/4 classes. I have
Another California bio, this one from Debbie: My name is Debbie Shipman. I teach upper level Spanish at University Preparatory School in Redding, California. I also teach adult students how to teach English as a second language using Comprehension Based Input at Global Connections Language Institute. I have used TPRS / CBI for over 15
Proving that short bios work just fine, here is Sara’s: I’m currently teaching English in Spain. Previously, I taught Spanish (trying my best to use TPRS, but dang was it hard) for 2 years in Texas. I don’t think anyone in Spain has heard of this method…they are definitely a by the book kind of
My name is Scott Grapin, and I teach Spanish in northern NJ. This is my second year teaching, and I currently teach SpEd Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Advanced Spanish 4. I first learned about CI/TPRS in my teacher preparation program at the University of Virginia (Curry School). Prior to my student teaching internship, Susan
La has the shortest first name and the longest full name in the group, by fa. We are happy to read her bio, which includes the good news about her joining another group member, Lea Ekeberg, next year. Very cool. Hi Ben, This is La from Wisconsin. Sorry I have not been very active in the group. But
Here is Sarah Downey’s bio from Savannah, GA: 2 years ago I decided to put the textbooks in the closet and I started to use Look I Can Talk. Even though I now know more about PQA and CI the responses I got from students where outstanding. They were describing stories by looking at illustrations,
From Holly in the Quaker state: Hi Ben, I work at the Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I have been teaching French 1, 2 and 3 for about two years now. This is my first teaching position ever. When I was hired, my department head suggested I go to the
Another teacher in the Atlanta area in our group. Thanks for this bio, Aree: My name is Aree Ogir and I teach Spanish in the metro Atlanta area. I am completing my sixth year of teaching. I have been attempting comprehension based teaching for 5 1/2 of those years, after attending a TPRS workshop conducted
Another bio, this one from Alison in Washington: Hi everyone, This will need to be short and sweet, but will cover the basics. I teach at a medium-sized suburban high school in Spokane, Washington. I’ve taught all levels of French during the last 15 years. Right now, I teach the level one students so that
Q. Greg Stout asked: I’m trying to start using this as a break from stories, but I’m having troubled conceptualizing how I can make this last for an entire class. I think I understand how to start, but how do you all prolong L & D to keep the CI going for the whole class?
