The Whale Done School, by Cindy Zurchin, James Ballard and Thad Lacinak. The subtitle of this tremendously impactful little book says it all: Transforming a School's Culture by Catching Students Doing Things Right. Like Whale Done did for adults in business, this book applies lessons learned from training killer whales to younger humans [...]
I did a demonstration for teachers this week. The students were from a 7th grade middle school Spanish I class. All of the middle school world language team leaders in the school district observed. The students were in the middle of a unit that focused on: Greetings Classroom expressions [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
THIS IS ABOUT LATIN CLASS BUT THE ACTIVITIES AND IDEAS APPLY TO ALL WORLD LANGUAGES Last year my daughter started a classical school in Denver and asked me to teach Latin. I didn't know Latin, but I took up the challenge and decided to learn and teach it the [...]