Do you teach upper level Spanish in high school or college? I am taking my classes to Film Streams, an educational theater screening El espíritu de la colmena / The Spirit of the Beehive, set in Spain during Franco's dictatorship. Read on for free, high quality resources by yours truly!
Unlock Peace and Joy with Reading
Picture this: your most energetic class is quiet, engaged, and acquiring language at a level you didn't think was possible. And with a little front end set up, you have zero prep for it the rest of the year. Yeah right, you think. Not MY freshmen. And how much…
Pitufar: an upper level low/no prep game
This is a huge flashback for me. I remember smurfs (los pitufos en español) were all the rage when in was in 3rd grade. I used to draw them all the time for my friends and even made a poster that won 1st place at the prestigious Smurf Pancake Feed 😂. Well…
Tea for 2s
In case you missed my previous post on tea parties, I suggest you check that out first. I had only done a tea party with my upper level students before. I wondered, "How does a tea party go with novice learners?" Well today I found out first hand! And as you can tell by the looks on my…
Let’s have a tea party!
A tea party is an interactive experience and the perfect way to hook your students on any novel, show or story that has several characters before beginning to read (or watch) it. I first learned about doing a tea party from Rita Barrett at AATSP and was charmed off the bat,…
¡AI-yúdame! Snorkl – (for feedback on speaking and thinking)
If you're like me, you do informal assessing all the time, but the formal not so much. Students respond chorally in Spanish, interact in pairs and small groups, but seldom get that one on one attention and feedback in a large class…
¡AI-yúdame! Brisk – (for feedback on writing)
This is the second post I'm making about an AI tool for writing proficiency feedback. If you didn't get a chance to read my post on Class Companion yet, you can read it here. Brisk teaching is a Google Chrome extension that requires that you give it…
Day one: success!
I feel like I had a very successful first day of school today and would like to give you a glimpse of my Spanish 2 and IB classes on day 1. Spanish 2 I began with some Latin pop/reggaetón music playing as they students entered. I greeted them at the door with a nonthreatening…
Start the Year Right: Tools to Help Explain Your Acquisition-Driven Approach
Whether you’ve dipped your toes in or jumped all the way into teaching with a focus on comprehensible input, you’ve surely realized that it is a decisive paradigm shift for students. They are not learning about the…
It’s just about my favorite!!!
I know!! Honestly it’s pretty unbelievable and a sign of Señor Wooly’s greatness that they orchestrated this A list cameo!
How do you get them to last 3-4 days in the fridge? (Nom nom nom)
You should hide those in videos for us to find in Wooly week 😂
I feel a new comprehensible novel coming on! 😂
The future of ACTFL is bright!! Thank you for your service, LJ. Welcome, Milton and next Queen Krishauna!! @proferandolph.bsky.social #actfl
Choosing a CI reader #actfl @doriec.bsky.social
Whether or not our students continue to study language past year one, they will live in a diverse society. Why are we waiting to teach everything except language comprehension until years 2+? #actfl @doriec.bsky.social
12% say it’s of no importance that comprehensible readers include 🏳️🌈 characters. We have a little ways to go, folks. @doriec.bsky.social #actfl
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This checks - I only ever get push back when I’m teaching anything besides strictly communication in Spanish #actfl @doriec.bsky.social
Come find out what all the hype is about @senorwooly.com Booth 1313 #ACTFL Bonus if you find Jim!
Image promoting session, Creativity, Action, Service: Creating IB CAS Experiences in World Languages, Saturday 10am, Exhibit hall roundtables. Image includes See me at ACTFL sticker, photos of 2 presenters Theresa Jensen & Kelly Scheetz, and a stock photo of a roundtable discussion.
IB language teachers: Let's build a community at #actfl24 as @srajensen.bsky.social & I talk about CAS connections at our roundtable. Tomorrow morning at 10am in the roundtables area of the exhibit hall.
Screenshot from ACTFL app for session "Engaging Students Outside the Classroom Through Language Honor Societies". Convention center room 120C
I'm excited to collaborate with reps from AATG & AATF to present about the benefits of world language honor societies Saturday at 2:30. #actfl24
ACTFL president LJ Randolph on stage at the opening session. A large screen featuring his photo and name are behind him as he stands with his arms spread welcoming attendees
Language learning and education should not be limited to capitalists pursuits.
@proferandolph.bsky.social #actfl24
Hot place to shop! Check out Command Performance Books! #1324 #actfl
“Perfection is not the goal. Connection is the goal.” #actfl
ACTFL president @proferandolph.bsky.social emphasizes that creating learning environments that use language as liberation can happen at EVERY language at EVERY level. #actfl24
“Self care is not selfish. Self care is necessary.” #sherylleeralph #actfl
“Diversity matters. One of the greatest things that has ever happened to me is that I got to meet a whole lot of different people.” #actfl #sherylleeralph
A large screen on stage behind LJ Randolph with a photo of Gholdy Muhammad with a quote that reads We only get to learning and experiencing joy when we have an authentic and intentional purpose to dismantle oppression.
Joy is inextricably linked to a commitment to liberation which is the central theme of this year’s convention.
@proferandolph.bsky.social #actfl24
