You’re Speaking My Language
Thoughts, Tips, and Practical Ideas for World Language Teachers
It’s all about the vowels. How to improve Spanish pronunciation.
Better pronunciation is within reach for every native English speaker learning Spanish.
Easy Cold Tapas Recipes to Make with your Students
Introduce your students to Spanish cuisine with these easy, no-cook tapas recipes!
Recipes You Can Use in Spanish Class
Cooking with students brings culture, practical skills, and enthusiasm to your classroom!
Authentic Vocabulary Instruction: Tips for Implementation
Teaching vocabulary from authentic source documents and having students develop their own vocabulary lists develops student buy-in, language learning capacity, and confidence!
Low-Prep Techniques to Differentiate Vocabulary Instruction
When students learn vocabulary from target-language sources, differentiating is easy and stress free!
Chat GPT to the rescue!
No more tedious writing for teachers - Chat GPT can draft practice activities and student prompts in seconds!
3 Ways Chat GPT Can Make Your Teaching Job Easier
AI has the potential to make some of the most time consuming and laborious aspects of teaching quick and easy.
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.
A review of 3 free AI art generators for classroom teachers
At least for now, AI Art generators won’t be replacing my graphics libraries. Find out why!
AI, ChatGPT, and 7 stages of teacher grief
Teachers must face evolving technology with confidence and creativity!
Move it! Bring Physical Movement into your World Language Classroom (Part 2)
Having students demonstrate their learning through gross motor activities can help with attention, engagement, and classroom management.
Move it! Bring Physical Movement into your World Language Classroom (Part 1)
Brain science and student preferences align; kids learn more when they are out of their seats!
Recipes You Can Use in French Classes
In Part 3 of our blog series on cooking with students we’ve done all the planning to help you cook with your World Language students!
5 Challenges to Cooking in World Language Class
In Part 2 of our series on cooking with World Language students, we look at ways to solve the challenges of cooking in a classroom.
Cooking With Your World Language Classes
How you can cook with your students, and why you probably should!
7 of my favorite songs for Intermediate French students (plus free resources!)
Intermediate language learners are ready to negotiate more complicated vocabulary and structures. Pop songs are a high-interest vehicle to introduce them.
6 of my favorite songs for Novice French students (plus free student activities)
Music is a high interest way to incorporate culture and increase proficiency!
Star Power! Using Talent Search Shows to Improve Language Proficiency
Develop interpretive reading and listening, vocabulary, and presentational speaking activities with one fantastic resource!
Making Chocolate with your French Students
Bring a delicious taste of Belgium into your French class! Here’s how: