Debbie has a question from CA: Hey, Ben – Corinne and I are working with a gal who teaches languages in New Zealand. She is here in the states for a few weeks and would love to connect/observe anyone in the North Carolina area. Do you know of a TCI/TPRS teacher in that area? Thanks […]

A repost: One way to get better at this is to relax and slow down, of course. But there is also another key to this stuff. Just ask yourself, “What do I want to teach here?” It’s a good question because many times we have this blanket of stuff we want to teach and the

I’m currently rewriting Stepping Stones to Stories, adding a lot of the ideas we have dicussed/developed this year to it. Here is a text that is still in draft form that I wrote over break about the Ten Minute Deal. If those in the group use the Ten Minute Deal, please read this over and

Things are looking brighter than ever. Interest in TPRS and Krashen is up. From time to time I will be posting information about the trainings and conferences available in coming months. There is no doubt that nothing can replace a strong conference. Louise Walker in CA wants to know if anyone in our PLC will

Linda Li is in my view the only teacher I have seen who has mastered the skill of SLOW. It’s that rare to see a CI teacher speak slowly enough. There is even a term in the TPRS community to describe how slow is slow enough in a storytelling class, SLOW-LI (credit: Robert Harrell). Linda’s

I was reading a comment by David Sceggel over break and noticed that in it he mentioned a job – a really cool one – that is not even listed in our list of 62 jobs on this site. It’s called the Class Photographer: The teacher assigns a class photographer whose job is to quietly

This is from Jody: This is not an activity, but is a good reminder that since our classroom expectations can fall off our student’s screens pretty easily over a vacation, it is important to do a “reset” on the very first day back. I extracted and summarized an article I read today from the Smart

Annick shares her jGR/Interpersonal Skills self evaluation form with us. Thank you Annick! Interpersonal Cummunication Self Evaluation Form 2015  

Sentences Frames are a possibility after a vacation. Read more: https://benslavic.com/blog/sentence-frames/ https://benslavic.com/blog/23284/ https://benslavic.com/blog/sentence-frames-3/ https://benslavic.com/blog/sentence-frames-4-add-a-lie/ https://benslavic.com/blog/rsf-sentence-frames-5/ https://benslavic.com/blog/rsf-sentence-frames-6/ Also there is this popular strategy from Sabrina: https://benslavic.com/blog/two-truths-and-a-lie/

Few who have tried using a timer dispute this student job’s effectiveness. For many of us, it has become a crucial job and in my opinion is essential for teachers with classroom management problems. Many teachers have by now adopted a strategy of trying to stay in the TL (both teacher and students) for ten minute periods at a time. But sometimes

Here is an exit ticket that Annemarie Orth asks those who observe her classes to fill out. I love the idea of giving them a form to fill out, just as the students are sometimes required to do in the form of a self reflection ticket or a quiz. Annemarie is all about metacognition and

Here is a list of former teachers of the month in our PLC. I felt like listing them here for us to look back on over the past few years to reflect on and appreciate some of the voices who have really infused and enhanced our thinking, helping us along the Road of Change, that