The standards-based e-portfolio I use for evaluation has been a little rocky since I started experimenting with it last year. North Carolina’s eLinguafolio has been on the fritz, and I’ve tried a few different methods for curation–mostly Google Sites and Blogger–and I’ve not been totally satisfied with the results yet. Read more…
I’m set to have four preps next semester (in two languages), two of which I have taught only once before in my life. In other words, I’m going to need be organized. There are a few things I can set up for students ahead of time, a few policies to Read more…
It’s that magical time of year when students’ research and reflection pay off and come together in an experience that is both enlightening and engaging for the rest of the class. I hope. The topics are diverse, and I want to give students as much choice in the outcome as Read more…
“We don’t remember anything. We just use WordReference.”I died a little inside when Spanish I told me how they felt about Genius Hour. I knew the project was not yet everything I’d dreamed it would be at the novice level, but I didn’t think it was pointless! (Just typing that stings.) Read more…
The next step in my Genius Hour experiment is starting my own e-portfolio to track my progress. The setup doesn’t really count as a genius hour, but it’s necessary to record and measure the success (or lack thereof) in my novice endeavors. I have to establish that I am indeed starting Read more…
I had a pretty good year this year. I had a lot of freedom to experiment and ample access to resources to support the experimenting. We recently started in on some collaborative planning for next year with LangCamp, and it’s got me thinking about what has worked for me this Read more…
I talked my school into Glogster Premium accounts for everyone about a year ago, for the purposes of building our e-portfolio component. I do not regret it, but we are now ready to move on. I had been so frustrated by the limited, list-like functions of ThinkQuest and what seemed Read more…
Our school believes in e-portfolios and student-led conferences, but a successful approach has been just beyond our reach the past several years. So we’re 1) planning on bribing parents to come to parent night with hot dogs, and 2) switching to GlogsterEDU for our e-portfolio platform. And since I led Read more…