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Charlotte Dincher

Charlotte sent her bio and thank you! Hello Ben, My name is Charlotte Dincher from Bremen, Germany. I have been teaching on a solid full schedule for only three years now, but I have done less hours for a long time during my studies and teacher training. I teach English and Chemistry at a German state […]

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Two Recent Studies

Chris I did find a few studies Dr. Krashen sent me last year: Two Recent Studies In both cases, TPRS was compared to traditional methodology for first year Spanish as a foreign language students in high school. Varguez, K. 2009. Traditional and TPR Storytelling instrucion in beginning high school Spanish classroom. International Journal of Foreign

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When Discussing Data

I wrote this today to a building data person who has begun working with our WL team to discuss the scores from the DPS district fall pre-test. She came into our PLC yesterday without knowing the research, which prompted this long missive from me, so that our weekly department discussions with her could in the future be

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CI in the UK

I know that Bob Patrick has done work in England, and he works closely with John Piazza and David Maust and the other Latinists in our PLC to keep things together in the Latin world here in the U.S., but John in the article below is reaching out to the larger community with a question

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Rita Barrett

I teach Spanish at a small (225 student) Christian high school in Portland, Oregon. When I interviewed for the job five years ago, I asked the principal what he thought of their current Spanish program. (I had observed the teacher who was leaving and found it to be a traditional textbook class.) He said he

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On Word Walls

We tend to think that, if the words on the Word Walls are taught and used in class, the kids have acquired them. Is this true? I think that we always assume that they have acquired more than they actually have. Simplicity and narrow and deep gets it. In my level 2 classes, I have

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A Tubful of Piranha

This is about the fifth person in our group, starting with Chris in the early fall, who has been in a position similar to the one described below. This time it’s Jen. I don’t know what to say. Can those who have been there arm Jen with something? Maybe something from the Administrator/Teacher/Parent Re-education category, but what? Honestly, though,

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Michelle Metcalfe

Hi Ben, Before I begin with my bio, I would like to thank you with my heart and soul for the incredible contribution you and this blog have made to my professional life.  I know many feel the same, but I need to tell you myself how truly amazing it is to be part of

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