I guess I shouldn’t be shocked that pizza and ranch is a thing. But when one of my students drew it next to her name for her first card talk, it got my wheels turning. We OBVIOUSLY had to start with the verb gustar if we were going to talk about Read more…
I have the pleasure of picking Dr. Karen Tharrington’s brain regularly on #langchat, and once as a co-presenter for SCOLT! @kltharri is a Senior Lecturer and Methods Instructorat North Carolina State University and an advocate for online Professional Learning Networks, technology and online learning, as well as future language teachers Read more…
Integrated Performance Assessments typically have three components based on the modes of communication: Interpretive Interpersonal Presentational In my class, each component is a separate test grade, making it easier for me to compare and contrast progress in the three modes–since I can’t technically do standards-based grading. I have a sequence that Read more…
Going to iFLT last year was one of the most revolutionary professional experiences I have had–right up there with three years of grad school! However, after a year of lots and lots of traveling, I decided I needed the summer to stay put and process…after one more trip across the Read more…
I’m ready for my next trip to Peru! I mean, I don’t have anything packed yet, and I’m reasonably sure where my passport is. But I’ve got everything ready to go to store and sort the photos and videos I will take while I’m down there! And that’s what really matters, Read more…
My thinking was that video portfolios would be nice polished products to wrap up students two years of Spanish exploration. I was thinking that they would be a nice simple way to combine everything into an orderly presentation where they could easily and elegantly show their progression. I gave them Read more…
Studies suggest that students do better on tests with familiar formats. I’m afraid I was remiss in preparing my students for the AAPPL test, for even though I have been kind of obsessed with AAPPL rubrics for the past couple of years, and my kiddos know their scoring criteria better Read more…
Things were going pretty smoothly with my Can-Do based portfolios and Flubaroo badges. But not smoothly enough. Not for me. This has been a common theme for me this year, despite admonitions from some of the people I admire most not to “sacrifice the good on the altar of the Read more…
Two of my favorite Seesaw features are drawing and labels. Combine them with comments and student selfies, and you can have a quick and easy casting call! The casting call can be used to demonstrate a variety of communicative skills: interpretating character descriptions summarizing interpreted facts presenting biographical information I Read more…
So throwing a bunch of ideas into Common Curriculum and then sorting them out as I went, it worked super well today! I managed to connect grammar, music, and project goals as if I weren’t kind of mentally checked out before Spring Break Part 2 already. I could have been a little Read more…