Do they honestly believe we don’t know the difference? Do they think we can’t tell? The truth is that they are they’re probably just kind of doing and not really thinking about you at all. But they do have reasons:.
It may be the most dangerous option outside of 100% business-as-usual. My daughter’s school may have called the FIRST DAY to let us know 2 employees had tested positive. But overall, the first week was not nearly the horror show I expected. In fact, I think this could end up Read more…
“A thread is a clear connection between a main theme and every conversation that follows.” Matthew R. Kay, Not Light, but Fire. Chapter 3 set me off in a timely tangent, preparing for teaching in the time of Corona. What thread would tie my Spanish 1 courses together? What worthy theme would logically, and naturally, relate to whatever we learn–to the deeper purpose of even LEARNING a language? I brainstormed a list of about 11 questions that I thought could really matter, really connect the whole experience. But I came back to one and brainstormed some more…
ALL of my old standbys failed me last year. HARD. For some reason, my promises to make Spanish learning possible, even easy, for the students didn’t seem to reassure or even REGISTER with this completely new set of students. Puedos BOMBED, and stories were CHAOS. And they totally didn’t get Read more…
Just as I did with the book clubs, I surveyed my students with a Google Form. I sent the responses to a spreadsheet, and sorted by their reading preferences: most picked alone or in groups. I knew there were some who needed my group anyway
He had been looking forward to the French language lab at iFLT for months, poring over French for Dummies to keep out of trouble at school, quizzing the Google Home on phrases he could repeat before bed…but I was eager to see how a master handled his “enthusiasm”…
When I saw this session with La Maestra Loca, I KNEW it would be my raison d’être this time. I knew from Annabelle’s April workshop that she had faced comparable management issues to those I confronted this year–WITH a new baby to boot!–so that she was presenting on equity from that perspective? I knew I was in the right place.
Brain breaks have been on my wishlist for years. I read, I watched videos, and…I ran away. Finally I broke down and went to a Maestra Loca workshop in April, and I left ready to try a couple. I am leaving #iFLT with five MORE I feel I could totally Read more…
My colleagues told me the vocabulary was too low-frequency, that I should not waste my time on regional words they had never even seen, like chapulín. But I had five goals that have only a little to do with learning particular vocabulary words: Reinforce essential verbs soy and me gusta Practice Read more…
PHASE 3: SUPER SPEED I am eagerly anticipating this phase. This phase will mean I can call on (almost) any kid to answer the questions without reviewing the yes/nos and then just get down to business. In this phase, almost all students will take care of extracting/storing/charging materials and anticipating Read more…