The truth is that only one student was terribly misjudged by his classmates. In fact, most were so accurately labeled that all they could do was say yes (hooray for repetition!) It went down like this: Last week, we selected activities (verb) vocabulary first through brainstorming, then categorizing, then a Read more…
Perhaps it was fate that brought us together. Perhaps it was Madame Techie’s post last week. Perhaps it was just time for me to experiment with Voicethread. I wanted students to go from images to meaning, using a real live context. I had already thrown some clipart of various weather Read more…
Bilingual “Plátiza”Chalk talk = plática de tiza = plátiza “Chalk talks” are a classic method of instruction at my school. I don’t know where they came from, and they are probably classic elsewhere too, but I believe I have taken it to a new level–a bilingual level. Furthermore, it was the Read more…
I have two decent lessons recorded for Entry 3, but decent for different reasons. One involves students trying to give me directions on how to rescue a 42″ Olivia Doll. The other involves Skyping my ex-mother-in-law in Mexico about health care. No, I’m not sure which is freakier. Nor am Read more…