I posted a long time ago (like, three years ago) about this video from tu.tv, El Abecedario, spoofing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Well, it turned out the site was blocked at my school, and then with the move to the new site all my embedded YouTube videos broke, and while going through those […]
Whoops! I completely forgot to post my Prezi from my second KWLA presentation! Here it is, Target Language: Expect More, Say Less. Target [Language]: Expect More, Say Less on Prezi
I’m going to an unconference tomorrow – my first full one. I managed to attend part of one before and enjoyed it. It’s being put on by @tmsaue1 with the public school district and they’re kind enough to invite private school teachers to tag along. This post is for the unconference (and you). Last year […]
I promised to add some information as I stumbled through searching on BBC Mundo during my presentation Prompts with Power. As it turns out, I was thinking of the Radio ONU website–theirs is easily searchable and programs are scripted. To search BBC Mundo for print sources, go to Google, and on the right, click ‘advanced […]
This is a writing or speaking prompt I’m making available as a follow-up to my upcoming presentation called “Prompts with Power.” Prezi coming soon. The prompt is: ¿Deben los jóvenes salir con novios en el colegio? My favorite audio source for this is from Patito Feo, a teen drama out of Argentina – it’s a […]
I found a recent broadcast from Radio ONU (incidentally a great source for AP Spanish audio) that uses several verbs in the future tense because it’s about a future meeting of a group discussing what they want to do about the H1N1 virus. Current event + grammar = :o) My favorite thing to do with […]
In the world language classroom, we are not just teaching language. Language as a means of communication by its very nature enables us to touch our world in different ways. That’s why I say all the time that a major part of our responsibility is to help our students become world citizens by keeping them […]