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- Yesterday42 min
Global Connections and Partnerships in the Language Classroom
#253 What if your students could use the language they’re learning to build real relationships with peers across the globe? In this episode French teacher Heidi Trude joins me to explore how authentic global connections can transform language learning. Heidi shares how a partnership that began with a simple idea grew into meaningful collaborations that deepen students’ language proficiency, cultural understanding, and confidence. We talk about virtual exchanges, international partnerships, pr...
- 1 weeks ago24 min
Breaking Down Integrated Performance Assessments
#252 Have you ever wondered whether your tests, quizzes or assessments truly measure what your students can do with the language, or are they just looking at what students can memorize or explain about the language? In this episode we're diving into Integrated Performance Assessments, or IPAs, an effective way to assess how students are actually able to use the grammar, vocabulary and cultural understanding. An IPA assesses how students engage with the language through the interpretive, inter...
- 2 weeks ago33 min
Balancing CI and Explicit Instruction
#251 Have you ever felt like you’re not allowed to say this out loud? That Comprehensible Input works beautifully with novices… but something feels different at Intermediate High and Advanced? That maybe your students plateau, avoid complex structures, or fossilize errors and you quietly wonder if you’re doing something wrong? What if the issue isn’t you… and it isn’t your students… but the choice we’ve created between CI or explicit instruction? Topics in this Episode: The tension arou...
- 3 weeks ago32 min
Making Teaching Sustainable with Dr. Allyson Power
#250 What if a few intentional moments of gratitude each day could help you feel more connected, energized, and sustained in your teaching life? In this episode, I speak with Dr. Allyson Power about how gratitude practices can help world language teachers reconnect with what they enjoy most about teaching. Drawing from her doctoral research and years in the classroom, Dr. Power shares practical insights on teacher well-being and resilience while also creating space for reflection, connection,...
- 4 weeks ago26 min
Quicker and More Effective Writing Feedback
#249 Do you spend hours correcting student writing—marking every error, fixing every verb, circling every agreement mistake—only to see those same exact errors show up on the next assignment? What if the issue isn’t your students… and it’s not your effort… but the way you’re giving feedback? Today we’re talking about how to shift your writing feedback so students actually use it, improve their accuracy, and build confidence—without you spending your entire weekend grading Topics in this Episo...
- May 11, 202624 min
Participation That Works for All Students
#248 When you think about participation in your classroom… who comes to mind first? Is it the students raising their hands? The ones who always have something to say? The ones who are quick, confident, and ready with an answer? Now think about everyone else. The quiet processors. The students building confidence. The ones still developing language. Are they participating—or are they being left out of how we define participation? These are great questions to consider to ensure that we recogniz...
- May 4, 202641 min
Language Learning Through Music and Film with Sybil Sanchez Jacome
#247 Do you use songs and films with your students? Do you have some go-to activities that you normally do, but could maybe use some new ideas? In this episode I’m joined by Sybil Sanchez Jacome, a Spanish teacher in New Jersey and the president-elect of AATSP. We explore how music and film can move beyond being classroom “extras” to become meaningful sources of input, culture, and communication. Sybil shares practical ideas for choosing the right materials, keeping listening and viewin...
- Apr 27, 202624 min
5 Strategies to Move Beyond Q&A in Classroom Discussions
#246 Your students read the text and you had comprehension questions ready, yet the conversation never really took off. Instead of an authentic discussion, it became a sequence of teacher questions and short student answers. Today we’re going to talk about how to move beyond simple Q&A and toward richer literary and cultural discussions in language classes so students actually respond to each other, interpret ideas, and build real conversations together. Topics in this Episode: Movi...
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