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Continue reading →: Beginner French lab in Agen (Day 3)This summer, I had the privilege of teaching a beginner French lab at The Agen Workshop. In response to requests from several participants, I’m excited to share my plans and materials in this post. I hope these resources will be valuable as you prepare for the upcoming school year. Note:…
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Continue reading →: Beginner French lab in Agen (Day 2)This summer, I had the privilege of teaching a beginner French lab at The Agen Workshop. In response to requests from several participants, I’m excited to share my plans and materials in this post. I hope these resources will be valuable as you prepare for the upcoming school year. Note:…
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Continue reading →: Beginner French lab in Agen (Day 1)This summer, I had the privilege of teaching a beginner French lab at The Agen Workshop. A lab is a unique class where real students participate, and teachers attending the World Language conference observe various proficiency-based strategies in action. During my previous lab in 2021, I worked with Intermediate-level students,…
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Continue reading →: The benefits of more frequent low-stakes assessmentsImplementing frequent low-stakes assessments in my 7th-grade French classes yielded positive results. Students showed increased understanding, reduced anxiety, and clearer learning pathways.
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Continue reading →: Choosing the Right Games for our Novice WritersIn a unit on French schools, students played ‘Game of Six’ and ‘Write-Draw-Pass’ to reinforce vocabulary and start writing sentences. The games supported their learning and made writing fun.
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Continue reading →: Why you need to be in Agen this summerIn the past decade, I’ve written several times about The Agen Workshop, a conference close to my heart. This year’s event, from July 22-27, features language labs, diverse sessions, and leisurely French lunches. Join us in 2024!
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Continue reading →: Story Listening: Lessons from classroom practiceThe Motivated Classroom podcast invited me to share my experience with Story Listening in various educational settings. We discussed implementation, debunking myths, setting up, and its effectiveness for language acquisition. Check out the episode!
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Continue reading →: “A Dangerous Power”, the prequel your students have been waiting for“A Dangerous Power” is a prequel to “The Gray Planet” written with specific students’ questions in mind. The graphic novel is available in French and Spanish, with comprehension and reflection questions. Available for purchase.
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Continue reading →: Story-Based Countdown to HalloweenThough I did not grow up in the US, I am very fond of Halloween and wanted to share my story-based “Countdown to Halloween” mini-unit. It is a ton of fun and I am always impressed with the jump in my Novice students’ fiction reading comprehension skills at the end…
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Continue reading →: Card Talk is just the beginning!Card Talk, a technique originally created by Ben Slavic, is a staple in many comprehension-based classrooms. In a nutshell, you distribute a notecard, ask students to write or draw about a specific topic, and then talk about this topic, using the cards and Personalized Questions and Answers (read my friend…
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