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Managing Lots of Preps with Sophie Forker

20:15

2024, The Year of Language Functions and Grammar

24:23

Oral Corrective Feedback to Improve Learner Performance

26:28

Getting the Most out of a Comprehensible Novel with Jennifer Degenhardt and Theresa Marrama

31:38

Cohesive Lessons and Flow in Class Routines

47:05

ACTFL 2024: Connect for the Love of Languages!

30:43

Special Person Interviews with Bryce Hedstrom

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What have you heard about special person interviews in world language classes? Maybe you have tried them yourself. In today’s episode I speak with Bryce Hedstrom, a Spanish and Latin teacher in Colorado. He also does quite a bit of professional development with language teachers. Bryce walks us through the benefits of special person interviews, along with actionable suggestions for implementing in our classrooms. Whether special person interviews are new to you, or if you're looking for some ways to enhance how you are already using them, you will walk away from this episode inspired.
Topics in this Episode:
• what a special person Interview is and how does it fit into a Comprehensible Input (CI) approach
• the key benefits of conducting special person interviews for both students and teachers
• what a special person interview looks like in practice; what the teacher does and what students do
• selecting students for the interviews and preparation involved
• examples of questions and topics to use during these interviews to keep students engaged
• follow up activities
Connect with Bryce Hedstrom:
• Instagram: @brycehedstrom.com3254 ( brycehedstrom.com3254#)
• Facebook: /BryceHedstrom ( BryceHedstrom)
• Website: www.brycehedstrom.com (www.brycehedstrom.com/)
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• Instagram ( wlclassroom) : @wlclassroom
• Facebook ( WLClassroom) : /wlclassroom
• WLClassroom Facebook Group ( groups/203751233328849)
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Managing Lots of Preps with Sophie Forker

20:15

Managing Lots of Preps with Sophie Forker

มุมมอง 48วันที่ผ่านมา

#178 How many preps do you have? If you have 3, 4 or more, or know someone who does, stick around for this episode. Oftentimes we equate 3 or more preps with 3 or 4 times the work. In this episode Sophie Forker, a French and Spanish teacher in New York City, joins me for a conversation about managing our teacher workload. We talk specifically about navigating a large number of preps, but it ult...

2024, The Year of Language Functions and Grammar

24:23

2024, The Year of Language Functions and Grammar

มุมมอง 2614 วันที่ผ่านมา

#177 The most popular episode of 2024 was the one where I talked about moving from grammar to language functions. I begin this last episode of 2024 with some podcast stats from 2024 and then you have the replay of episode #141: Shifting the Focus from Grammar to Function. 2024 World Language Classroom Podcast Stats : • top 10% of all podcast downloads • 52 episodes • Most popular cities with li...

Oral Corrective Feedback to Improve Learner Performance

26:28

Oral Corrective Feedback to Improve Learner Performance

มุมมอง 3121 วันที่ผ่านมา

#176 How do you address your students’ mistakes or errors when speaking in the classroom? Should you address them? Is it useful, and if so, how do you do it? In this episode we are taking on the last of the High Leverage Teaching Practices, Providing Oral Corrective Feedback to Improve Learner Performance. My personal graduate thesis was on feedback in the language classroom and what has been s...

Getting the Most out of a Comprehensible Novel with Jennifer Degenhardt and Theresa Marrama

31:38

Getting the Most out of a Comprehensible Novel with Jennifer Degenhardt and Theresa Marrama

มุมมอง 34หลายเดือนก่อน

#175 Do students read in your classroom? What do they do with the reading? In this episode I speak with Jennifer Degenhardt and Theresa Marrama. They are both authors of CI Novels that I have personally used in my French and Spanish classrooms. I thought I’d go right to the source when thinking about the many ways that we can engage our students in target language reading. Jennifer and Theresa ...

Cohesive Lessons and Flow in Class Routines

47:05

Cohesive Lessons and Flow in Class Routines

มุมมอง 52หลายเดือนก่อน

#174 How cohesive are your lessons? Do you feel that activities flow and connect to each other in meaningful ways, or do they sometimes seem disconnected? Today’s episode is a Leveling Up episode, where I coach Cyndi, a German teacher in Idaho. Planning more cohesive lessons that flow more naturally and are connected to each other is the area where she wants to level up her teaching practice. S...

ACTFL 2024: Connect for the Love of Languages!

30:43

ACTFL 2024: Connect for the Love of Languages!

มุมมอง 33หลายเดือนก่อน

#173 This is an exciting episode that I recorded live at the 2024 ACTFL Convention and Language Expo (www.actfl.org/) in Philadelphia! This year’s ACTFL theme, “Connect for the Love of Languages!”, highlights the importance of building meaningful connections in every aspect of language teaching. In this episode, you'll hear from inspiring educators and leaders who share strategies for connectin...

World Language Honor Societies with Regina Symonds

31:48

World Language Honor Societies with Regina Symonds

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#172 Do you have a World Language Honor Society in your school? Have you thought about bringing one to your school? In this episode, Regina Symonds, a French teacher in Massachusetts, joins me to talk about the benefits of having a language honor society in your school. She shares the details for starting and maintaining a chapter along with cultural, social and service activities that group me...

Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices & Perspectives

27:20

Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices & Perspectives

มุมมอง 41หลายเดือนก่อน

#171 How do your students engage with culture in your classroom? One way to approach cultural topics is to look specifically at Cultural Products, Practices and Perspectives. Focusing on these cultural aspects helps students develop intercultural competence, which will then make language learning more meaningful and relevant to them. It also allows students to see beyond language and understand...

Calendar Talk is More Than Just Calendars with John Sifert

31:51

Calendar Talk is More Than Just Calendars with John Sifert

มุมมอง 382 หลายเดือนก่อน

#170 What do you know about calendar talks? Maybe you have tried them yourself and maybe you’re hearing about them for the first time. In today’s episode I speak with John Sifert, a Spanish teacher in Iowa. John, aka Padre de Cinco, walks us through the many benefits of using calendar talk activities, along with actionable suggestions for engaging students in speaking about a variety of topics ...

Student Choice in the Language Classroom

24:22

Student Choice in the Language Classroom

มุมมอง 252 หลายเดือนก่อน

#169 What role does student choice have in your classroom? We know that when students have some ownership over their learning that they are more intrinsically motivated and this leads to real agency in their learning. Today’s episode is a Leveling Up episode, where I coach Jen, a Spanish teacher in Missouri. Providing students with regular and authentic choices in her classroom is the area wher...

How to Deal With Resistance to Change with Tim Eagan and Mike Travers

30:26

How to Deal With Resistance to Change with Tim Eagan and Mike Travers

มุมมอง 322 หลายเดือนก่อน

#168 How well do you navigate change? Are you open to it? What do you need to reduce any resistance that you might have? How do you support colleagues through the process? In our ever-evolving world of language teaching and learning there are opportunities for change in our practice. But, is it easy? In this episode, I speak with Tim Eagan and Mike Travers, who are teachers and administrators i...

Guiding Learners to Interpret and Discuss Authentic Texts

30:46

Guiding Learners to Interpret and Discuss Authentic Texts

มุมมอง 262 หลายเดือนก่อน

#167 Do you use authentic texts in your language classroom? To make sure that we are all on the same page with the concept, the simple definition is materials created by and for native speakers not for the purpose of language learning. These materials reflect real-life language use and cultural contexts. They expose students to natural language and cultural nuances. In this episode I share prac...

Building Community Through Comprehensible Input (CI) with Elodie Channa

31:46

Building Community Through Comprehensible Input (CI) with Elodie Channa

มุมมอง 513 หลายเดือนก่อน

#166 Community. Is this a word that you would use to describe your classroom? Do you and your students feel like you are a part of a supporting and encouraging community each time you and they walk in your classroom? How do you create this type of learning environment? Today, Elodie Channa, a French teacher in British Columbia, Canada, joins me to bring us into her classroom community. We discu...

Support Target Language Use in the Classroom

32:54

Support Target Language Use in the Classroom

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#165 How much of the target language is used in your classroom, by both you and your students? I’m talking about truly communicative language. Today’s episode is a Leveling Up episode, where I coach Helen, a German teacher in Wisconsin. Using the target language more regularly and authentically is the area where she wants to level up her teaching practice. Suggestions: • Develop consistent clas...