You’re Speaking My Language
Thoughts, Tips, and Practical Ideas for World Language Teachers
Assessing Independent Reading in World Language Classes
How can teachers hold students accountable for their reading, assess true comprehension, and discourage reliance on translators? These practices can help!
3 Ideas to Prevent Students From Cheating with AI and Chat GPT
Society and technology are changing, and our instructional practice must change with them. Chat GPT is reality. We can’t pretend it doesn’t exist and keep teaching in the same way.
Chat GPT and the World Language Classroom
I wanted to see if Chat GPT could replicate a believable student voice. Here are the results of my experiment… and what it means for teachers.
By Kids, For Kids - When Students Write the Speaking Rubric
Embracing the language-learning journey through effective self-evaluation
How to be Sure Your Students Never Use Spanish Again
3 Practices that discourage language proficiency… and how to avoid them
Teaching Students to Embrace Feedback and Self-Evaluation
5 strategies to improve student performance and save time on your grading in the process
Rejuvenating Your Assessments with Student-Friendly Rubrics
How a few simple tweaks to my rubric led to faster grading and better feedback.
Practical Ways to Create a Classroom Community
4 Activities to Facilitate Collaboration While Encouraging Individual Accountability
6 Strategies for Creating a Classroom Community
Ideas to foster a supportive classroom atmosphere, laying the foundation for collaborative learning and world language speaking proficiency