Deep down, I feel that it is best for our mental health to not have to plan, and I mean zero planning. The no-planning approach is also best for our students in terms of language gains when we don’t plan. THE PARTS IN RED AND GREEN BELOW PUT THE SCALPEL ON THE PART OF THE […]
In our email communication about Circling, Carla wrote this: “This week I have been watching a Spanish class by one of the experts… I was struck by how monotonous circling seemed even in the hands of an expert. It looked like what you described above. It would be great if I could wrap my mind around
Carla asked me about Circling recently. I don’t know what the TPRS/CI community is up to these days, but I gathered from what Carla said that they still circle. God bless them. I find that Circling does not work. It seems to work, but it doesn’t. It does, however, bore kids once they figure out
We are now moving at warp speed into a new way to educate and assess people. It is now more about communication, process, intuition and cooperation. It is no longer about isolation of the smart from the not so smart. Nor is it about how much knowledge can be poured into a kids’ head and then
1. That Book 2 training group is now officially scheduled to start March 27th. 3 spots remain. (Classes are limited to 15) 2. The next Book 1 training starts March 27th as well. Registration for that group is now closed. 3. If you want further information on either group, click here: https://benslavic.com/product-category/training-courses/
Denise sent this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14zGHyYDQ3sfCyV2XVpI6QgxDj9RcP2ZHxY4aa6mlNEU/edit?fbclid=IwAR22kZqNBYDgQBlREwuh2of9Gq6J4Mge98d9L8VYFoP6CFxbSQHA-2yOp2Y
Corinne Bourne teaches Russian and French (and some Spanish) in Redding, CA. A member of this PLC for over 15 years and a real pro at CI, is retiring this year. She writes: Hi Ben – My position at UPrep, Redding is now on Edjoin, and obviously we are hoping for an applicant who can
I think we should all write – and keep updating – a mission statement about why we do our work in the way we do. We should not write it because we have to, because someone forces us, but for ourselves, to guide us in our preparation to honor our students in the way we
How to not be blocked? Develop FLOW, whose source is in our hearts. That’s what my message in the StarChart™ is, and why it works. I never could get real flow going in my classes until I developed the Star. Believe in the process. Believe in the work. Don’t let fear and fatigue even get
I will write a post about how teachers get away with not teaching in a way that honors the research and the Communication standard. I don’t look forward to that task, but it is becoming increasingly clear that such posts, posts that reveal the truth, are necessary. How much longer will we teach in such
When we do things we enjoy, we don’t get tired, and neither do our students. That is FLOW. When we teach our languages slowly and clearly, it energizes everyone in the classroom. When we enjoy FLOW, our hearts sparkle and our students’ hearts begin to sparkle as well. (It takes a lot to get teenagers’
Our group member Laura Avila in Maine has written this on Can Do statements: Hi Ben – Next week we are getting another layer of police inspection into our teaching under the title of “Learning Walks”. They want to see us using Learning Targets in the form of “I can” statements. I have adapted the
