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New Beginning: Getting to know you
Read more: New Beginning: Getting to know youClassrooms are repopulating this month. Thursday I will have my students back in the classroom together. My students have been in two cohorts in the hybrid model and don’t know each other, so I will be introducing the students to each other. I will start with some pair work to keep the interactions less stressful…
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In 20 minutes, learn to motivate students to communicate through Art
Read more: In 20 minutes, learn to motivate students to communicate through ArtThis video is about how to teach language using art, specifically paintings, as a tool for communication. Allow me to show you how to promote proficiency in the World Language classroom through discussions of art.
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Learn to leverage a language instruction circle in 20 minutes
Read more: Learn to leverage a language instruction circle in 20 minutesBy the end of this instructional video you will be able to: Plan for a circle in your classroom using materials and ideas for activities ready-made for you Build community in circle with your students Engage in supported communication with you students I first learned about the idea of the circle as community-building through Developmental…
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How to lead students to think further
Read more: How to lead students to think furtherHow do teachers revisit content without being repetitive? How can we encourage students to spend more time and delve deeper? How can students interact positively with other students and get up out of their seats? In the book Middle School Motivators! 22 Interactive Learning Structures by Responsive Classroom there are explanations for activities that engage…
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A refreshing new idea: Organic World Language
Read more: A refreshing new idea: Organic World LanguageJacqueline from Organic World Languages came to our K-12 World Language department today to teach how to do a language circle. I was very excited for the session as my interest in OWL has been building since I attended a short workshop by them at ACTFL. I find their approach to be a good new…
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Classroom Mechanics of an Interpersonal Assessment
Read more: Classroom Mechanics of an Interpersonal AssessmentI am slowly building towards making Interpersonal assessments work well in my classroom. The reason why I have kept at it in spite of it being a struggle is because the Interpersonal mode is central to learning to speak a language. When I attended French class with Karen Girondel at Lexington High School in Lexington,…