I would like to ask the group for any recommendations of really simple stories that I can use in the iFLT conference. I need three for the three days of instuction next week and so far I only have “A Fight”. Honestly, I think that the kids can get those more complex stories by Anne even […]
Yea, here’s another bio! My little speech worked! Actually Angela just joined today, but I’ll take it as a good sign that she sent her bio in right away. Maybe we’ll get some more. Thanks Angela! Hi Ben, I wasn’t sure how to do a bio on the PLC blog, so I thought that email
My wish is that this membership community be private to protect it from instrusion. I know that sounds a bit defensive, but I can cite two instances where colleagues joined this group for less than honorable reasons (to spy on a colleague) and were ferreted out and kicked out, one by pure luck and the other after a
Nothing exists in concrete form that talks about how to use CI/TPRS at the upper levels. I do remember Melanie started a discussion about 8 months ago about this and I suggested that reading be the central focus of any upper level class but I just don’t have the experience with TPRS/CI at the upper
One of our biggest mistakes when doing stories is to get too creative and leave the story line that we have been given in the script. Stories work when you keep the train on the tracks. Yes, change the cars (the underlined variables) out, but don’t get the train off the tracks. When you do
In the comment made into an article below, Michele offers perhaps the most powerful way of dealing with tough kids yet described on this site: Let me preface this by saying that I always tell parents at the beginning of the year that they are welcome to visit at any time because they will improve
[Note: there is a thread on coaching here but it appears later in the flow of comments. Just FYI. Look for comments by skip to find it.] So you can see that if someone comments and it is something I think is really important for the group I turn the comment into an article here.
I am just making a comment from today into a post here so that I can reference it from a category. We have been talking about lesson plans for iFLT in Breckenridge next week and I posted this in response to something that jen and Dori said: jen you said: …you will be able to
The quote below puts into perspective something I have been trying to articulate for twelve years now, but haven’t been able to find the right words and thank you Kath for these words: ….there’s something metaphysical about this approach…. it’s almost mindfulness of language. It is throwing away the shackles of the analytical, conscious, right/wrong,
Kristen wrote as a comment I’m and just posting it to make sure everybody reads it: Hi all, I’ve just recently returned from taking students to Costa Rica and have finally made the decision to go to the iflt conference. I’m so excited! I’m wondering if anyone is still looking for a roomate?
If anyone is so inclined, I would like some feedback on the finalized lesson plan notes I have written for iFLT. Diana has asked the presenters for any materials that might help clarify what we model in our morning classes with the kids, and so I wrote the notes below. If teachers attending were to
