Here's a prescient quote about computers from Pablo Picasso: “Los ordenadores son inútiles. Solo pueden darnos respuestas.” "Computers are useless. They can only give us answers." —Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Picasso died while the computer age was in its infancy. He did not experience laptop computers, the internet, or artificial intelligence, [...]
Ojalá que llueva café is a classic—an oldie, but a goodie. There are many ways this song is helpful for Spanish teachers. Here is a complete lesson, an example of how to teach and use music in Spanish class. My Spanish students have always enjoyed this song because it's [...]
One of the shortest but most useful sayings by legendary French teacher Susan Gross, is, “Shelter vocabulary, not grammar.” It is important to teach and use verbs as vocabulary, rather than as drilled formulas. When the sound/meaning pair is different, verbs may need to be presented explicitly—but this is [...]
If you're searching for quality picture books to read aloud to your students here's a solution. Language teachers often have a problem finding quality materials for their students when it comes to reading aloud. I have had trouble finding target language picture books that are compelling and comprehensible to [...]
It's time to start thinking about Pi Day! If you're not familiar with it, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 because 3, 1, and 4 are the first three digits of the number Pi. Math and science teachers started marking this date in 2009 and it has grown [...]
Palindromes are words or phrases that read the same from left to right and from right to left. They are an ancient and impressive form of word play and occur in most languages. Palindromes are fun brain teasers for language students. My students like them because they are both [...]