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May 26, 2016
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“Three Days In …..” – An Exploratory, Target Language Online Field Trip….

We are exploring travel in Yr4 – travel to our Target Language (TL) area of Japan. I have taken what was a one-day experience of street view (that I used to use to revise ‘directions’ – no, don’t do that … Continue reading

January 4, 2016
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The #authres Infographic & Digging for Information On Cultural Practices/Attitudes

  It starts with an authentic resource…and this one from Yahoo Japan about the top 20 Keyword searches related to Christmas via infographic.jp (an awesome source for Japanese language infographics!). Yes we have touched on the typical “holiday in (fill … Continue reading

January 18, 2015
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Confession Time…(Or Don’t Think You’re The Only Teacher Who…)

We were in the middle of a #langchat last week and I found myself responding to a colleague: Sometimes Twitter is not the easiest place to learn from others. When you are limited to 140 characters there’s a tendancy to … Continue reading

August 18, 2014
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Lose The Word “Chapter” – Gain a World…Freeing Yourself Up to “Change”

  It started with my Evernote daybook – I was editing and reviewing my classes and I thought “Why do I have units by ‘chapter’ and not theme?” Indeed – why? If you’re already here, and this is long gone … Continue reading

May 23, 2014
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Start With Meeting Them Where They’re At: #Authres to Comprehensible Input…

It was a great #langchat last night. Amy Lenord (@alenord) and Kris Climer (@krisclimer) led us through a structured discussion on using Authentic Resources (#authres) for Comprehensible Input. I was happy to be a participant, and not a moderator, on … Continue reading

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