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Tag Archives: proficiency
License to speak
In the past we’ve used the analogy of acquiring languages as being like learning to swim. Is it best to jump in the deep end of the pool with no support? Is it practical to learn the techniques and physics … Continue reading
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Tagged analogy, CIworks, language acquisition, proficiency
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Leveling up
When a gamer beats a level of a game and moves on to the next level, it is called “Leveling up”. In certain games, you can increase your chances by earning more points, collecting coins, or obtaining specific weapons to … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTFL proficiency levels, level up, proficiency
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Proficiency Mindset Presentation
This past month, at the Illinois Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ICTFL) annual fall conference, I gave my first presentation in a session titled “Proficiency Mindset”. To view the presentation click: http://bit.ly/ProfMindset Let me know … Continue reading
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Tagged ictfl, ICTFL18, language acquisition, presentation, proficiency
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Get a scoop of Proficiency
Since adopting an ice cream metaphor to talk about performance and proficiency with my students, my favorite phrase to encourage students on assessments or when they are writing is: “SCOOP IT UP!” To go along with this theme, we have … Continue reading
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Tagged ACTFL proficiency levels, performance, proficiency
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Promoting Performance
In a performance and proficiency based classroom, students coming from traditional classroom needs some guidance. Musicuento uses an example of a “Talking about a taco” to show the different proficiency levels. Can you use singular words to talk about a … Continue reading
Starting at the End
If you are a language teacher, then you know the best night of the week is Thursday evening. This is when some of the best world language teachers come together to collaborative and improve themselves as educators. You don’t even … Continue reading
Proficiency Based Exam
After finishing our recent unit and taking the proficiency-based assessment, I gave the students a short google survey to gather some feedback. I think it is important to give students a voice in their learning and let them know you … Continue reading
Proficiency Based Exam
At the beginning of the school year we undertook a new philosophy of teaching and assessing our students. As we discussed in our Communication Rubric post, our assessments would assess what students are able to produce themselves, instead of what they … Continue reading
Bulletin Board 2012
In conjunction with my switch to a more proficiency based classroom, I decided to dedicate one of my bulletin boards this year to proficiency levels and the four modes of communication. The main bulletin board I used for the Listening … Continue reading
Speaking and Writing Rubrics
In our last post, we offered a short communication rubric to give to students or hang up in your classroom to motivate students to work at a higher proficiency level. Today, we are posting our Writing and Speaking rubric that … Continue reading