So there is jen in NH and Jennifer in NJ just to be clear. This Report from the Field – really a celebration – is from jen in NH: Hi! I just had to share this! I don’t think I have ever had this sort of comment / enthusiasm about my class. Note that it […]
Bob’s 8 hour workshop with World Language and Literacy Ed department at the University of Georgia is coming up this weekend. Bob – I kind of assume this is a closed workshop but if not let us know here in case anyone in or around Athens or Atlanta might want to attend.
I wonder how cool it would be to go over a script as a random reading exercise, as per the script (link below) about the little girl and the animal story, and do R & D with that first, before the students have any idea it’s on YouTube. It would just be so neat for
Sabrina also sent this third YouTube clip for French teachers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR4mlLiyjYo She shares: If anyone needs ideas on what or how to circle with this ipad versus paper clip: here is what I did today and it worked beautifully. I first watched the clip thinking about what I’d want to circle with the kids (same
Sabrina recently sent us this second YouTube link to the little French girl making up a story about animals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=381bv0_Gpo8 Both Sabrina and I have decided to spend a few days (at least!) on this. Sabrina was nice enough to provide the script bc other French teachers here will want it. Note that Sabrina left
For French teachers from Sabrina. Show them to your classes tomorrow: This is a very short clip ( 33 seconds) showing how texting and driving can be deadly in Canadian French (good to have them hear different accents of French). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoGw5lDAYdQ&feature=youtu.be (Publicité télévisée de la SAAQ sur les textos au volant. Ce message publicitaire vise
I’m sure few will agree with me, but any focus in a language class on a scope and sequence, or pacing guide, or curriculum map, whatever it is called, is bad. Increasingly, I see that the necessity for maximum repetitions as the key to what we do. We can’t talk about the importance of repetitions anymore.
I got this from a PLC member. It’s a repeat post from a few weeks ago. It’s about the bios. If you are new to the group, you missed what we went through in terms of safety issues about a year and a half ago here. There is the need for everyone to identify who
From Robert: Whenever colleagues question the “rigor” of your class and try to say that TPRS/CI is “too easy”, discuss with them the concept of academic rigor. I really like what the Department of State has to say about rigor: An academic program is rigorous when there is: depth and integrity of inquiry sustained focus
Mary Beth shares: My cousin (school librarian) just posted this to Facebook – hahaha….written by Dr. Krashen! http://languagemagazine.com/?page_id=5627#.UVmsKH5JMOY.facebook
The two articles that follow this one are from previous years. Some may remember this thread, which I made into a category because I thought it was so important. I want to republish it here now for a very specific and important reason: I am having much more success this year reaching my students in the real way
Sabrina sent this and keep them coming Sabrina. The kids eat ’em up. Great way to start off a class. We probably need a category. I’ll make one called YouTube French Clips. I’ll make them for four language groups. The Latinists will have to make their own, costumes and all, and publish them on YouTube and tell
