There are students, in a category apart, very rare, who fit the description in Paul’s question below. What do we do with such students? Ben – I have a girl in one of my classes that has a mental block that will not allow her to decode anything. She is not able to even take […]

Now here’s what I’m talking about right here, from Angie: …well, I got the job! Without exaggeration I can say that I would not have gotten this job without the technical and emotional support of this community, so THANK YOU…. That’s what I’m talking about!

Here is a conversation between Jeff and Bob that I got copied into. If people have their own thoughts about CI and IEP kids, please contribute to this thread: Jeff writes to Bob: Bob, I know that you have done some work with students with IEPs. I am interested in trying to get some of

Sabrina forwarded this to me from Nina Barber, her colleague at Thomas Jefferson High here in Denver. I’m not sure what the article wants to say. Maybe someone could ‘splain it to me: http://sraspanglish.blogspot.com/p/21st-century-wl-teacher-tips.html

Ruth in Vermont requests some advice/ideas: I teach beginning French to grades 6-8. (This is my first year teaching French, but I am not a young new teacher at all.) I do not see my classes every day. Foreign language in our school is a .5 class, not a priority. We have an awkward alternating

I highly recommend this article by our PLC member Chris in Vancouver, published recently on his blog: Waldorf schools and T.P.R.S.

Catherina went to a conference yesterday and here is her candid report: Hi Ben! Today I went to the NNELL Conference – specifically for elementary FL teachers. One of the organizers had seen Liam O’Neill’s presentation in Boston at NECTFL, and was sold on TCI. He couldn’t talk highly enough about Liam. Mr. Organizer actually

I used to ask my kids to do poetry declamation but it has fallen by the wayside in the “too much to do” category. But over recent months some of us have been talking about the value of speech output and how much to ask for in class, etc. I am a big proponent of

Here is a report from Carly: I am in my third year of teaching, first year of teaching with CI. I don’t really feel like I have control of this stuff, but I do envision a future where I do! Everything you and the community members write about on the blog fits how I feel

John P. Piazza shares a job opening: Ben, I wanted to let everyone on the PLC know about an upcoming opening, which has not yet been advertised. It is a 1 year temporary position, grades 5-8 Spanish at Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco. This is the Episcopal all-boys school attached to Grace Cathedral

Angie Dodd, whom some will remember had the Year from Hell last year, reports: Ben, I just got the call that I’m a finalist for the Spanish position and they want me to teach an 85 min. block class incorporating weather/seasons and clothing and activities in the different seasons. They are actually looking for someone

Here is a brief commentary on each of the classroom rules: 1. Listen with the intent to understand. Such an obvious thing is rarely done by students in schools. They listen with the intent to get a grade on a test, if they even do that, and there is a difference. If they do not