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Continue reading →: Profe Daddy Yankee?! A Movietalk for Huellas 1, Unit 9Looking for a great movie talk + song for a thematic medical unit, like the Huellas curriculum? Look no further! Daddy Yankee is here to help you. I knew that there must have been a reason why I spent (probably) too many of my university days listening to the amazing…
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Continue reading →: Why I Embrace the Silent Period: Commentary on Podcast!This morning I listened to one of my top five podcasts, “Conversations about Language Teaching” and it happened to touch on something that I’ve been thinking a lot about this academic year: the Silent Period. If you are unfamiliar with the Silent Period, or often called the pre-production stage in…
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Must-Listen Podcasts to improve your CI skills
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Continue reading →: Must-Listen Podcasts to improve your CI skillsTruth be told: Prior to this school year, I had never been “a podcast person.” I lived through my twenties, during what I would call a boom of podcasts, not ever listening to one entirely. I tried… but I never wanted to just sit and listen when I truly just…
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Continue reading →: Essential Takeaways and Reminders from CI MidwestLast weekend I had an amazing and inspiring time re-connecting with fellow CI teachers. It was much needed, as I have transitioned out of a CI curriculum at my last school into a non CI program, although thankfully my DC has given me some leeway to explore teaching the unit…
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Continue reading →: From Math to World Language: Which One Doesn’t Belong?I like Edutopia a lot. Their articles are pretty quick, easy reads. I tend to go to them for ideas on behavior management or general trends in assessment, etc, vs World Language specific ideas. In the past year, I’ve started to pay attention to more articles that have “nothing” to…
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Continue reading →: New Resource Ahead: Utilizing Miniature CalendarFirst, I don’t love summer… I don’t love the heat. I used to, when I was a kid, but now, meh. I don’t love it. But I do like summer as a teacher. It affords me some time to return to my language nerd self and research some new ideas…
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Comprehensible-ish in Cusco and CI at Machu Picchu?
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Continue reading →: Comprehensible-ish in Cusco and CI at Machu Picchu?The rest of our student trip to Peru was spent in between Cusco, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu (Aguas Calientes). We spent a total of 5 days here, and although there were some surprises, the time there was truly exceptional. We arrived around mid-day to Cusco. I think some students finally…
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Continue reading →: Volleyball, Pachamanca and CI: 2 Days in LimaWe are four days into our 9 day trip with students in Peru. We spent two days in Lima, the first of which was spent exploring downtown Lima (el centro historico) and Miraflores. During my time living in Lima, I certainly spent a decent amount of time in both of…
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Continue reading →: Peru Student Trip: Bridging Comprehensible Input and Cultural ExperienceIn two days, I will take fifteen of my best and brightest students to Peru. To say I am excited is an understatement… I lived in Lima, Peru from 2009 to 2019, and had been in and out of the country in the two years prior to 2009. My history…
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