August 5, 2017
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Do you ever sit through something and wonder “What’s the point of this?” I know that I often do. It pushed me to share with students why we are doing what we are doing. It will also assist me in … Continue reading
December 27, 2016
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What a year it has been! A year of change and growth for me as a teaching professional (it never ends!). For the next few posts I am looking back at what resonated with readers of “Language Sensei”. I am … Continue reading
November 20, 2016
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What allows you to walk out of the room, run to the copier and come back and still have them talking? What allows you to send them out to record a conversation and know that they won’t script? What is … Continue reading
November 9, 2016
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In my classes we do a lot of talking with different partners, often gathering information from them to use in class. Whether it is Yr1 finding out how often their classmates eat their favourite foods, or Yr4 creating and sharing … Continue reading
May 4, 2016
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With 2 months to go in the semester, my Yr1 Intensive students (2 semesters in 1) are now using their language for communicating more than just “I went to the mall”. I am a big believer in using the idea … Continue reading
March 9, 2016
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As I mentioned in my previous post, my rubric journey has been a long and winding one. In the previous post I talked about how I have developed (and continue to) my presentational writing rubric – with the goal of … Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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One of the more popular posts on Language Sensei involved my use of “Conversation Circles” in class. Essentially the premise involves a small group of students interacting to answer questions regarding a reading that we have done in class. The … Continue reading
February 15, 2015
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One of the mainstays of my teaching is the belief that language should be used by students to ‘do something’. As a result there are very few ‘stand in front of everyone and speak’ opportunities for my students, and many … Continue reading