Guy sent this: Hi Ben, I started my first story the day before yesterday. This is after 3 weeks of solid, fun PQA in my Spanish 2 class. It’s half filled with Native Speakers who did not “make the cut” for our Native Speaker classes. They (and my non natives) are great kids. Seriously, half […]
Here’s Jim’s level 2 syllabus, nice and uncomplicated: Course Syllabus – Spanish II Spring Grove High School Jim Tripp 2012-13 IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ In Spanish Two students will be immersed in comprehensible language so that the brain has the opportunity to unconsciously acquire, or “pick up”, what it can when it is ready. Students
Charlotte asked for some examples of syllabi for CI instruction. Jim’s Spanish syllabi (level 2 to follow) are simple and direct. Thanks for sending them in, Jim. It helps all of us to be able to see the variety of syllabi available. Send in Pacing Guides and Lesson Plans as well. We’ll have a party! Course Syllabus
Ben Lev asks: I’m in my second week and I’ve given 2-3 listening comprehension quizzes per class. I have super stars writing the quizzes based on the PQA they hear as we circle props and activities. I take the quiz they write and modify it as I read it aloud. I’m giving 10 items quizzes,
Along with the surge tonite about classroom discipline, we have another question that is most likely a pain in the rear for most of us but that in my opinion requires immediate attention. I would love to get some solid responses/samples in response to Charlotte, who just joined our group today, and who asks: Hi
Here is the second email about classroom discipline. This one is a LOT like the Pigs situation I endured last year and am still not sure I have fully recovered from. (I haven’t.) My answers are in italics but we need everybody to kick in here. It is TIME where if we don’t act and give good
In the past fifteen minutes I have received two direct questions about problem kids. Here is the first one: Ben, I go back on Tuesday. My plan is to start the year with your Circling with Balls, or at least some form of it. I have a quick question regarding the Archie videos and targeting
[Note – in this post I use the term intuition. It is actually an edited post from a few years ago but if fits here. It is a post that concrete sequential teachers won’t necessarily embrace. I suggest that you not read this post if you like everything in order. This is a bit on the
One of the most beautiful things and something I believe to be true is that whenever a person on earth lays their head down on a pillow to go to sleep, angels applaud. Angie had her first day today (me my second) and I believe that with all of us revving up the year these days, there is a lot
The deeper mind learns the language. It is too complex for the conscious mind. We know that. We just don’t pay much attention to that crucial fact. Most language teachers in the world don’t want that to be true. If it were true, they would have to change. And yet it is true. We learn
Just a repost. I know people are using this from last week and I thought I would make it nice and accessible. I’ll be showing this bad boy to my students tomorrow so that they can understand how a full half of their grade will be determined. In my opinion, it really does accurately reflect
I got this question from Michael (CO). It needs a great response from our combined talents. It was in the queue and I should have bumped it here earlier bc he needs our answers by tomorrow. Sorry about that, Michael: Hey Ben, Perhaps you could post this question on the PLC blog. I’ve got a
