I started doing #langchat twitter discussions after reading about them on blogs like Musicuentos and Sra. Spanglish Rides Again. I wasn’t sure that I could
Author: Señor Fernie
I am a father of two wonderful boys and I am a K-8 Spanish teacher in the Orlando area (FL). I use comprehensible input teaching methods in my classroom and try to have as much fun as possible.
Hispanic Heritage Story Part 2
I posted part 1 of a story for Hispanic Heritage month last week. The story went over well and the kids enjoyed it (although, it
The students’ writing
These kids, man, these amazing kids: They are capable of doing some amazing things when they get the opportunity. Some background: I have taught one particular
ACFTL and 21st Century Skills
Originally posted on Optimizing Immersion :
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE This is page 4 of the some of the work the American Council of Teaching Foreign…
If it’s not fun, why do it?
This year, I intend to have fun. If there were some research out there that showed that teaching grammar-heavy lessons with little to no use
RE: Hispanic Heritage Month Story 1
It went well for some groups, it went really terribly for others. Well, let me be more specific: the story asking went well, it was
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