April 23, 2013
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Hey you – you out there in your classroom. Remember when you were young? Remember your parents talking about the pace of change in daily life and you rolling your eyes at what they were saying? Remember thinking “Life’s changing … Continue reading
April 16, 2013
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Reading in the target language (TL) often raises questions for me. How do I know they have read it and truly understood it? How do I ensure that they pay attention and read for meaning? Frequently it’s the ‘good’ kids … Continue reading
April 9, 2013
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I have had the privilege of working with a student teacher for the first time in my 18 years of teaching. It has been a great journey working with a ‘new’ professional. Today as I sat in his ‘final’ conference … Continue reading
April 2, 2013
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After a year of blogging on “Language Sensei” I thought it might be nice to reflect on what this process has been like. I know that those who blog strongly encourage those who don’t to give it a try but … Continue reading
March 19, 2013
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This post is an update on my year-long experiment using Evernote as my personal organization program. 9 months into my Evernote experiment and, as I look back I have learned a lot. As I noted before it took a while … Continue reading
March 12, 2013
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What is ‘authentic’? According to the Oxford Dictionary it is something that is “genuine”, “accurate”, “based on facts or reliable”. There’s a big push for ‘authentic resources’ these days in the MFL classroom. And there should be. I want my … Continue reading
March 6, 2013
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What happens when your ‘traditional’ way of doing things in class doesn’t “fit” with the times or the situation? I confronted that this week. In prepping my Japanese 12 students for a debate on the value of a school uniform … Continue reading
March 4, 2013
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Class discussions that can occur any time of day and students engaged in that discussion. It took me a while to get my head around ‘on-line’ discussion and I used the experience of other teachers in my school who’d tried … Continue reading
February 19, 2013
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As the organizer of a modern languages program I always look to providing opportunities to expand my program, and the options for students. A few years ago students, who had completed their 4th year of study (the highest course there … Continue reading
February 12, 2013
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I remember when I first figured out the “power of the pair”. I had walked onto our school library and the noise was way above what I would expect. I asked our librarian how it could be like that and … Continue reading