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A roadmap for a proficiency-based unit: My go-to activities
Read more: A roadmap for a proficiency-based unit: My go-to activitiesFive months ago a teacher I am continuously inspired by named Rebecca Blouwolff asked for our top-ten go-tos in a proficiency-based lesson. I am finally ready to answer on behalf of me and my colleagues, Jess Levasseur and Heather Pineault. Here are our favorite activities that we use in our thematic units. For me, this […]
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Mini-Unit: Coupe du Monde 2018
Read more: Mini-Unit: Coupe du Monde 2018Would you like to join my students and me for a mini-unit on the World Cup? I am planning to start one day ahead of the first game which is on Thursday, June 14th. This folder has all the resources. Start with a video to pull the students into the excitement. Here is an ad Fiers […]
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Les jeux olympiques
Read more: Les jeux olympiquesCreative Language Class did a one day training in my district last year and it has changed how we think about Interpretive Activities. Until then I was making Interpretive tasks that asked for students to find words or to mark statements as true or false. Creative Language Class explained, as you can read for yourself […]
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How to organize curriculum by cultural theme
Read more: How to organize curriculum by cultural themeMy units were always defined by the chapters of the text book. This was an embarrassment to me because I knew I could do better. In fact, when talking to teachers at my grade level who taught other subjects, I found myself saying the “unit” we are currently studying while I silently berated myself that […]