Hi Ben, I have some exciting news and I am in need of some advice. First, I went to my first workshop last week with Carol Gaab in New Jersey. My school was very supportive and paid for it (which is nearly unheard of). I was ecstatic to be among likeminded people. I feel like […]
Greg said: …it certainly seems like an impossible task sometimes to bring my kids out of the boredom mode school has doped them into…. I share this dilemna. Those kids, our kids in America, have become cyborg like. The more they interact with a screen, the more like the screen they become. We become
Of course, most teachers were once successful editors of the mechanics of the language in school, and when they found out that they had a talent like their teacher as editors of language, they decided to become teachers themselves. Not having the capacity or inclination to understand Krashen, and probably never having heard of his
We had been talking about this a few days ago – the eval chart Annemarie uses with her students. The whole chart didn’t show up but what she does is clear. She explains: After we finish a story, they evaluate themselves on the 8 rules, and then I ask them to show me with their fingers how
Here is Chris’ presentation for Central States next week. He wants some feedback from y’all before he goes in. Here is the new and updated link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1x-F33kAutfyG6xHvzkb2qjXg9rRGNJQz2edUo-mMxFw/edit?usp=sharing
John sends this: Ben, This year, our school began using a voice amplification system in all classrooms. All teachers must wear a wireless microphone, and our voices come out through two speakers which are placed on each side of the room near the ceiling. The goal is not to make us louder, but to make
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I had asked Annemarie for a copy of her write up of a required reaction paper to the iFLT conference last summer in Breckenridge. It’s taken a while, but here it is. It’s a long text, but good reading for anyone who couldn’t attend that conference and wants a very thorough review. Annemarie explains: Ben
I like long bios because you can get to know the person better. If you haven’t sent one in, please do so. It’s not just a nice thing to do, it’s something we all must do. Besides, who among us doesn’t have an interesting story? This one from Eric is just really good. Use it
A question from Memphis, TN: Good morning Mr. Slavic, My name is Caitlin Zon and I’m a teacher at a charter school in TN. I’m in my second year of teaching and I teach 6th grade Spanish and support literacy instruction. I actually had the pleasure of attending one of your workshops this summer in
Annemarie shares two more badass rubrics along the lines of Grant’s. She says: So, here is the rubric I created for my needs which I adapted/copied from Grant’s rubric. Any feedback on it? It’s very similar but I guess more compact and goes with the 1-4 scale. Next week I have to present on of my standards
Rosetta Stone: Does not provide compelling input, research reports at best suggestive, conflicting reports on users’ attitudes. Stephen Krashen International Journal of Foreign Language Education, 2013, vol. 8 (1). (Cited in the article is one of our young DPS TCI teachers, Joseph Dietzic). Article begins here: I comment here on Rosetta Stone, language teaching software.
James provides us with a link to work by Helena Curtain. He says: I can make some popcorn this weekend and enjoy these three hours of Helena Curtain: http://vimeo.com/12517821
