We welcome a brand new member, Kim, whose bio is here: Hi! I have been teaching Spanish in an elementary Enrichment setting (no book) for 12years, online HS Span1 for 2 years, and I’m back to elementary and middle school enrichment/HS Span1 (with Realidades) in Florida. I loved doing TPRS with Cuéntame  (year 9), but […]

Sometimes the software that runs the PLC sends out an annoying lock out email and even signs my name to it. If you get locked out, just let me know and I will unlock. Sorry to those who have had this happen. I have no control over the process. At least it happens rarely: Dear______: We

Here is Kathryn’s bio, and : Hi Ben, I have been teaching Japanese in Australia for seven years and have always valued the use of gestures to reinforce vocabulary acquisition. Last year, my personal focus in teaching was to increase my use of the target language in the classroom and it was the combination of

Zig Meyer’s bio: I teach at Blue Hill Schools, in Blue Hill, NE. I teach German 1 and 2 and am endorsed in ESL.  I came because I heard of it through a cadre we had.

Here’s a bio from Beth in Vermont. It’s no problem that these aren’t novels, y’all. Just get them in: I teach high school Spanish. I teach at Essex High School in Essex Jct, VT.   I am a believer in CI but I am still learning how to apply that belief in my classroom.  I am

This bio is from that strong Maine group: My name is Dennis Gallagher and I teach French and Spanish at Greely Middle School (grades 6, 7 and 8)  in Cumberland, Maine.  In October of 2011, after attending a Susan Gross two-day workshop, our entire department (six teachers) voluntarily switched to TPRS/CI.  We stored our books

Another bio from Texas, describing a neat story from David Hardy that goes back to the beginnings of TPRS years ago: Hi, I’m David Hardy, a French teacher in Carrollton, Texas who has been ‘lurking’ for awhile: I’m really busy and still a little intimidated to post. I teach levels 1 and mixed 3/4 classes. I have

Another California bio, this one from Debbie: My name is Debbie Shipman.  I teach upper level Spanish at University Preparatory School in Redding, California.  I also teach adult students how to teach English as a second language using Comprehension Based Input at Global Connections Language Institute.  I have used TPRS / CBI for over 15

Proving that short bios work just fine, here is Sara’s: I’m currently teaching English in Spain.  Previously, I taught Spanish (trying my best to use TPRS, but dang was it hard) for 2 years in Texas.  I don’t think anyone in Spain has heard of this method…they are definitely a by the book kind of

My name is Scott Grapin, and I teach Spanish in northern NJ.  This is my second year teaching, and I currently teach SpEd Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Advanced Spanish 4.  I first learned about CI/TPRS in my teacher preparation program at the University of Virginia (Curry School).  Prior to my student teaching internship, Susan

La has the shortest first name and the longest full name in the group, by fa. We are happy to read her bio, which includes the good news about her joining another group member, Lea Ekeberg, next year. Very cool. Hi Ben, This is La from Wisconsin. Sorry I have not been very active in the group. But

Here is Sarah Downey’s bio from Savannah, GA: 2 years ago I decided to put the textbooks in the closet and I started to use Look I Can Talk. Even though I now know more about PQA and CI the responses I got from students where outstanding. They were describing stories by looking at illustrations,