In-person attendance at world language conferences is down. There are many reasons for this, but instead of worrying and wondering, we can proactively implement ideas to bring people back. Because in-person conferences are valuable. They connect people in ways that virtual training cannot. Even if you are not a [...]
Lee, a teacher I coached for 15 sessions last year, now has a new job. Here's what he's dealing with: I have a new a job teaching at a relatively small school. The curriculum is grammar-based, but the principal is open to modifications. My question is—how does a teacher [...]
(Download this as a pdf here.) Showing approval and giving positive feedback are important skills for teachers. Students cannot get too much praise. It is a way to engage and connect that is often overlooked. Students also need to learn how to praise and encourage one another. There is [...]
Start your students off right by teaching them effective reading strategies with these bookmarks. Download the bookmarks here to hand out to your students. They will remind kids how to read in another language: Just keep reading. Too many language learners stop to look up every unknown word. Terrible [...]
Here is a typical conversation I’ve had with ChatGPT lately. I keep experiencing that the first answer is ALMOST ALWAYS wrong. I have to double and triple check from other sources, and then I have to keep on asking until I get a decent answer. It’s frustrating and a [...]
Multilevel Classes? Junk May Be the Answer Every class is a multilevel class. The schedule may say students are all in level 1 and have been placed in the appropriate class, but reading levels are all over the place, or soon will be. When the spread becomes wide, how [...]