Pitching So They Can Hit It
A repost from 2011: We want to be like pitching machines, which, being robotic, do not overly concern themselves with the ideas part/where the story goes.
Slight Smiles
I have noticed over the years that there are two ways that students look at me in class. When I am using English they seem
WMP – 1
This post is from 2015: We have talked so much about SLOW over the years, but I think we all still go too fast. We always
Why SLOW Is So Important – 5
We won't know that they all understood until we teach a class that ends with great enthusiasm expressed by all. It isn't just a good
Why SLOW Is So Important 4
Kids will do anything not to be excluded on hand comprehension checks, even lie on hand checks. It is our responsibility to build that inclusion
Why SLOW Is So Important 3
There was a girl who was failing all her classes. She dressed in black everyday with black lipstick. But she was thriving in my CI classroom -
Why SLOW Is So Important 2
Kids lie. They really don't all have 8's on those hand comprehension checks. They have 6's and, were some of them to be completely honest,
Why SLOW Is So Important 1
Krashen's bold statement that language acquisition is an unconscious process is at the core of all we do in comprehensible input, and yet we forget
Teach to the Eyes
Elena said this yesterday here on the PLC:
Report From the Field – Ron Wilber
I am writing you to tell you of my presentation to foreign language teachers in my district yesterday where I am the only TPRSer. They