Creative Language Class

Google Doodle: A big opportunity for students K-12! Real audience, important theme, why not? Submissions due March 4th... get creative!

You might need something to inspire students at this time of the year or maybe this canl be something to share with the teacher down the hall. It could change a student’s whole life OR simply jumpstart a valuable conversation with someone who needs it. Announcing Google’s 14th annual art content for K-12 students… THE TASK: create a Google Doodle Use crayons, clay,  paint… anything you want! Get…

Creative Language Class: Celebrating 10 years on the blog! What's one idea or activity you took to your classes?

10 years.  One whole decade. Our very first blog post was published on Jan. 7, 2012. Kara and I were working together in Kentucky and learning about proficiency together. We were motivated to be more effective language teachers. Not everyone around us wanted to change, so we decided that documenting ideas and sharing some successes might connect us with others on a similar path. Maybe somebody,…

Need a getaway? Time for a virtual drive around the world! You're going to love this low-prep lesson resource! #vamos #allons-y #Lassunsgehen

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We’d like to share a post by Greg Duncan, someone that we’ve always looked to for inspiration and guidance for all things education… and life. Megan and I so appreciated and felt comforted by his message. We hope you do, too! – Kara & Megan

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The talk about Online or Distance Learningis buzzing through schools and communities around the world. If you’re anxious about the change OR already there and need suggestions, this post is for you! It takes a change of mindset, but there are some great perks to it, too! 1.) Some learners (who are quiet in class) really thrive with a little extra time to process and less “on the spot”…

What's that word? 3 things to consider as you plan + teach vocabulary in your #worldlanguages class this year. #morethanwords #progressoverperfection

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Growing…

Four Friday Routines + CHALLENGE: Share a video of your Friday Cheer! #felizviernes #vendredi

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Are you a nature lover? How do we inspire naturalistic learners? Look at the hands-on experiences @Jahdai7 @nathanlutz @DoraFGragg are creating with students! #langchat #languageteachers #collaboration #nature

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Spring has sprung! Ok, well it has for most of us. (Sorry to those of you in the…

Be MORE productive and LESS stressed

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 Are you overwhelmed with all there is to do?

(Grades, new preps, student recommendations, car insurance, grocery shopping, remembering…

Give me it! - A Game for Increasing the TL #getemtalking

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This time of year can be a bit challenging to keep them in the target…

WHATCHA THINKING?? - Fastest activity EVER to prep that develops inference skills.

Here’s a quick interpretive inference activity that can be for ANY grade level, ANY language and for ANY lesson. The best part, it only takes a few minutes to prep!

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This time of year can be tough... Try this in class for a quick pick-me-up! Thanks @fraucarey27 for inspiring this post! #wlteachers #moveit

January and February can be tough months to teach. It’s cold, the holiday fun is over, then mix in a few snow-days (or worse yet – a day you THOUGHT they would call off) to get everybody off schedule… sometimes you need something different to get their attention again!

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Teaching that "Health" unit? Remember, it's MORE than what we eat! Consider these other aspects.

This is the time of year when you hear a lot of talk about being healthy. 21-day cleanses, juicing, whole foods, OH MY! You’ll see resolutions about less fast food or soda, more whole foods or protein. There’s a lot of focus on what we eat… but there is much more to health than that.

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3 Trendy & Timely Expressions to teach ASAP! Don't worry - they are PAN COMIDO! #langchat #spanishteachers

I’ve always looked for ways to incorporate new target language sayings and idiomatic expressions in class. They feel more fun than the higher function phrases we use more regularly and students love the reaction they get from using them with native speakers. Plus, according to ACTFL performance descriptors, the ability to recognize and use some idiomatic expressions is a sign of an Intermediate…