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Illustrating to show comprehension
In search of a quick input-based activity that you can use either in a remote or in-person setting? Have students draw the scenes of a story.
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Tagged comprehensible input, comprehension, drawing, illustration, TCI
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Remote Learning: El Tigre Tiene Hambre
Our second week of remote learning is underway and we wanted to share with you what we’ve been up to. My set-up All my students are working from home. I have the option to work from my classroom and I … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans, Storytelling, TPRS
Tagged back to school, distance learning, el tigre tiene hambre, remote learning, TPRS, youtube
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Distance Learning Memes
It wouldn’t be a back to the school year without us posting our favorite memes. We started making memes years ago and even launched our own website for teacher memes (since discontinued). This summer we’ve been working on Distance Learning … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, distance learning, memes, teacher memes
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Starting the Year Remotely
It’s something we never expected. Something we are not trained for. And yet millions of teachers will start the year remotely this fall, embarking on a journey unlike any other. Meeting your students for the first time on Zoom and … Continue reading
White privilege of Names
As you may know, I have devoted several blog posts over the years to the issue of assigning or letting students choose “Spanish names” in the Spanish classroom. Now with many more teachers being more aware of what white privilege … Continue reading
Why students use google translate and what teachers can do
During the quarantine, I’ve seen a lot of teachers complaining about students submitting work in which they’ve used Google Translate. The problem is not new for language teachers, but without being able to have all writing done in the classroom … Continue reading
Google Classroom Tips
Some teacher tips for using Google Classroom during “Remote learning”
Rally Re-order
The following is a guest post that I invited Rich Madel to write after he mentioned this activity on twitter. All world language teachers focused on providing rich, compelling, and comprehensible input to their students know the struggle: How can … Continue reading