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World Language Classroom
Tips, Tools and Resources for world language teachers who want their students to rise in proficiency and communicate with confidence.
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Practical Ways to Bring Art to Your Language Classroom with Courtney Bonino
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What would happen if the artwork on your classroom walls became the catalyst for real communication in the target language? In this episode...
Improve Student Writing with Frames & Scaffolds
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Do your students sometimes struggle to get their ideas down in writing because they aren’t sure how to start or how to say exactly what the...
Short Writing Tasks that Build Confidence
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Do your students sometimes feel overwhelmed or a little hesitant when you ask them to write in the target language? Building writing confid...
National Board Certification for Language Teachers with Erin E.H. Austin and Lisa Bartels
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Do you want to deepen your practice as a world language teacher and sharpen your skills around proficiency? In today’s episode, we’re expl...
Promoting and Sustaining Language Programs with Ann Leclair Ash
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What keeps students coming back to your language program each year? Especially when graduation requirements, scheduling and competing elec...
Advocacy for Languages and Programs
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Curious how language programs thrive even with tight budgets and shifting graduation rules? In this episode, I share insights from conversa...
Support Students in Feeling Motivated & Confident with Martha Cox-Stavros
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What actually motivates our students? Today we explore that question through the lens of Self-Determination Theory with teacher Martha Cox-...
What You Can Learn When You Reflect On Your Teaching
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When did you last speak with a colleague about what really worked in your lesson? Or reflected on what helped students communicate, not jus...
Techniques to Get Students Talking with Christina Margiore
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Do you want your students to feel more confident and eager to share their ideas in the target language? In this episode, we’ll explore stra...
CI Activities in Practice in the Classroom, Part 2
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Last week in episode 231 I began a two-part series on using a simple story to show what CI looks like in real classroom practice. In this e...
CI Activities in Practice in the Classroom, Part 1
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Over a series of 3 episodes we looked at a range of CI activities, and I promised I’d be back and to show exactly how they work together in...
Recharge Your Educator Battery with Will Anderson
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It’s the start of new year and a chance to recharge our educator battery. Sometimes a little easier said than done, I know. In this episode...
Sponge Activities for Any Level with Jessica Hall
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What do you do when there is a change in your schedule, like shortened class time because of a delayed opening? What if several students n...
3 Engaging Narrative and Storytelling Activities
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Do you use stories in your classroom? Do you have some engaging ways for students to, well, engage with those stories? In this third episod...
Engaging Reading Activities That Build Proficiency
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Have you noticed how a well-chosen reading can spark curiosity in your students? Reading can be one of the most engaging, communicative par...
Teach Students the Skill of Listening
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Have you ever played an audio or clip for your class, only to see blank stares and puzzled expressions? It’s not that your students aren’t...
ACTFL 2025, Where Languages & Cultures Connect
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There’s something special about ACTFL. The energy, the connection, the spark that comes from being in a space filled with teachers who care...
Teaching Language in a Block Schedule with Marlyn Pichardo
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How long are your classes? Do you see your students 2,3, 4 maybe 5 times a week? We all have different schedules in our schools and learn t...
First Steps in Teaching Grammar in Context
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Have you ever taught a grammar concept and then watched your students completely forget it during a speaking or writing task? It can be fru...
6 Reading and Writing Activities in the CI Classroom
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Do your reading and writing tasks feel like an afterthought or are they building blocks for language proficiency? In this second episode of...
Hands-On Activities that Motivate and Engage with Heidi Lechner
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Have you ever noticed how students light up when language learning feels real, active, and connected to their world? In this episode, I’m j...
Transform Your Class with Authentic Projects with Diego Ojeda
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Have you ever felt the pressure to “teach to the test” in your AP language class, only to wonder if it’s actually helping students communic...
Design Activities That Are Fun and Communicative
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You just wrapped up a fun, high-energy activity. The room was buzzing, students were laughing and moving, but now you’re wondering: Did the...
6 Activities for Interaction and Discussion in the Language Classroom
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This is the first of 3 episodes in a series on CI Strategies. There will be an episode on Story Telling and Narrative techniques, one on R...
Using Authentic Texts at Every Level
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Have you ever wanted to use an authentic resource like a menu, a meme, or a social media post, but thought, “My students aren’t ready for t...
Assessment & Feedback: Supporting Growth, Not Just Grades
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Are your assessments really capturing what your students can do with the language? Or are they just measuring memorization and correctness?...
Boost Interpersonal Speaking Skills at All Levels
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Do your students freeze up during partner conversations? Rely on memorized phrases? Default to English? It’s not just your students, I assu...
Be Intentional With Your Planning
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Do your lessons ever feel like a mix of good activities that just don’t quite connect? You’re not alone—and it’s frustrating when all your...
Ready For Tomorrow Quick Wins
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Are you always looking for better ways to support your language learners? That’s probably why you listen to this podcast—because you care a...
Setting Goals for Students and Teachers
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Are your goals for this year focused on what you’ll teach or what your students will be able to do with the language? In this episode, we’r...
A Simple Way For Students to Understand Language Proficiency
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Do your students know exactly what they can do in the target language? If you asked them right now, could they tell you their current profi...
Revisit CI Activities and Planning for Proficiency
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This is episode 6 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer...
Revisit Calendar Talk and Special Person Interviews
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This is episode 5 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer...
Revisit the Leveling Up Coaching Episodes
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This is episode 4 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer...
Revisit Working Smarter and AI Tools
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This is episode 3 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer...
Revisit Authentic Texts and Products, Practices & Perspectives
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This is episode 2 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer...
Revisit Confidence in Speaking and Making Language Comprehensible
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This is episode 1 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer...
Get into Your 2025 Summer Headspace
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Now that the school year is over hopefully you have a little less on your mind and have a little extra time. This is the perfect time to ge...
Black History & Hispanic Heritage in Language Curriculum with Jenniffer Whyte
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What do we mean when we talk about representation in the classroom? More specifically representation in our language classrooms? How can w...
Planning and Teaching for Proficiency
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I want to make sure that you start your new school in the fall with a clear framework for planning and teaching for proficiency. I created...