Undeniable proof that they love you!!
04.03.2026 03:39
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Undeniable proof that they love you!!
We played Quick Draw today too!!
French teachers👀!!
We just got back from France 🇫🇷 and we’re ready to do it again! French teachers - join us next summer for our 2nd Strasbourg ADI Institute. Pass it on!
Oooohhh! I can’t wait to hear how this goes!
Also timing plays into the experience: when I’ve had ST 2nd semester, students almost always feel a sense of loyalty to me and have a hard time adjusting to someone new. In 1st semester, they don’t have the sense of loyalty but almost always have a hard time adjusting to just me afterwards🤣
You’ve also got to get out of the room once they’re on their feet. It’s hard for me to let go of control, and students act differently when you’re there. They need to space to figure it out and fly…and the confidence that they can do it in their own classroom.
I’ve considered a blog post called: Student Teachers- the good, the bad, the ugly. I’ve had all kinds- meet before hand and make sure it will be a good fit before agreeing. You’ll spend A LOT of time together and it’s super tough if you disagree on fundamental SLA principles.
You have to get in the habit of thinking aloud. You make a zillion decisions a day and you need to show the process.
Thank you!! I hope it’s as fun with your Little Darlings❤️
Language Teachers: If your kids are grumpy and lethargic and whiny and lame and you still have weeks left, this will surely get them out of their funk (or at least make you laugh!)
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For what it’s worth: I’ve turned all my vocab quizzes into Reading Assessments:
Read this paragraph and define the underlined words. Still assessing vocab but they’re getting input and can use context (like in real life).
To have that kind of confidence…
What kind of questions did you ask? Like- do you like to play basketball? Or Who plays basketball? Or what sports do you like to watch? Or….?
I’ve never played before! Thanks for posting- this sounds like just the thing we need tomorrow!! Danke!!
I think there’s nothing better than good old fashioned Gesturing! (And when they get bored with it, I pull out stickers and award them for fastest/funniest/most flair, etc. My HSers go crazy for stickers)
The best, opening up the world to them 🌎 We have the best jobs!
I missed your original post- what a cool way to encourage without forcing target language use! 😍
Ben, I live for you calling me Queen 👑❤️ I pulled this out this week for an unruly class and it settled them right down. It always shocks me how well it works. Like magic 🪄
Good point. 5 bullet points of what we didn’t do. I didn’t have any students using any litter boxes at school today.
Is that where teachers should submit the 5 bullet points of what we accomplished today?
Thanks, that is fast!
How quickly did you get your results back?
Ahhh… the good old days!
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New post with resources for AP, Pre-AP and Novice Spanish classes:
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Thanks! Yes, I love to pair half a sentence with half a sentence for lots of reading: “The girl is very excited / because tomorrow is Christmas”
Oh Ben, ChatGPT is so good at letters of rec. Just word vomit everything you can about the kid and let the machine organize it and polish it.
What did you do??!!