Have you ever been afraid to test your students? I’ve been sitting on this post for a while (since the beginning of September). I have
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Micromanaging the Class (Part 3): The Results
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my final exam projects. The gist of that post was that I was giving up micromanaging the kids’
Assessing Proficiency and Providing Feedback
SCOLT is definitely my favorite new conference. It is like ACTFL, but I can find my way around and recognize people. Take ACTFL and take
Creating Characters
In the TPRS classroom, it’s easy to get lots of repetitions in the 3rd person. My kids can describe the details of another person pretty
Summer is Coming…And It’s Time For A Tune-Up
Summer is usually a time for re-evaluating the work I’ve done throughout the year. In summers past, I have spent the whole time completely re-working
The Trouble With Translators
I have a confession, something that might shock the other language teachers out there: I like online translators, especially Google. I think that (when used
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