These comments by David about how he uses signing in his classroom might turn out to be of true value to some of us, and something that we can immediately put into our classes with potentially huge results. David makes point after point below why this could be true. Read this article in conjunction with the […]
David Maust has shared his work with us here in a recent post: https://benslavic.com/blog/wp-admin/post.php?post=21810&action=edit One specific thing that David brings to our discussion about how to get better at comprehension based instruction is his use of signing throughout the class, not just at the beginning of the class. You can see that here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq8i4myDzPzPQnzv12TWGI7AauYNfjjDw It’s
This is a long but super excellent article from our own David Maust. It includes video and discussion of same. Hi Ben, I hope you are well! I put up some videos from my class last week on my youtube channel – davidmaustwhittier. This is a new thing for me, but has been a goal
I spoke with Diana Noonan today and she said there is a San Diego conference that is planned for next summer, in July. I had made a decision not to go to summer conferences any more, but now that I hear that this will be organized by Carol Gaab with Jason Fritze there and following
Here is the link to Paul Kirschling’s version of jGR (published earlier here this week): https://benslavic.com/blog/2012/10/26/jgr-explained-paul-kirschlings-version/ I sent Paul a note to congratulate him on it because, if you know Paul, his dry wit and style come through in it and it is a nice instrument. I may consider using the numbers he used as well. He
This is an update on Three and Done, which continues to support jGR like the workhorse that it is. It’s all in better focus for me. It’s not practical to make a note in the computer if a kid has a cell phone out, or starts talking to a neighbor, bc it takes too much time and
Here is a variant of the “jGR With Explanations” article I published here about a month ago. It is by my friend and colleague at Thomas Jefferson High School here in Denver, Paul Kirschling, who has been doing TPRS/CI since the mid-90’s: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (Classroom Participation and PLAYING THE GAME.) 10 POINTS: YOU MEET ALL DAILY
Angie sends a startlingly honest bio. It echoes my own experience at East High in Denver with traditionally trained upper level kids. Hello Everyone, My name is Angie Dodd and I have had an ignominious beginning to what I thought was going to be a new career as a language teacher. I grew up in
Hi my name is Karen W. (formerly Karen), I live in Anchorage, Alaska and this is my sixth year teaching Spanish. I never really wanted to be a Spanish teacher but it happened by coincidence and that getting a job teaching Art is impossible. I taught the traditional way for my first three years and
All the record keeping of names, bios, etc. is complicated. You can help by sending in a bio if you haven’t already (some are still in the queue). Send the bios to me at benslavic@yahoo.com. Also, if your membership is through a school, pls. let me know.
All the record keeping of names, bios, etc. is complicated. You can help by sending in a bio if you haven’t already (some are still in the queue). Send the bios to me at benslavic@yahoo.com. Also, if your membership is through a school, pls. let me know.
I got this from a group member: I feel like I am all over the place using verbs. Does that happen to you in the beginning? Someone said they had a pig. So then they said it was stupid (they love using that word) and it lives under Matt’s bed. … I just felt like
