So you want to become a better language teacher, and that’s awesome! You’ve laid a good foundation in getting to know some sound research principles involving how people acquire and learn languages thanks to Steve Smith. You’ve figured out what to expect kids to build as they continue on their journey to being proficient in another language. You […]
2019 is my Elsa year. And by that I mean, of course, Let it go. As I shared echoing some very smart people in the last couple of years at “resolution time,” what good is an intention without a plan? This year, for various reasons, I find myself needing to streamline my life, to find […]
I treat gift-giving like I do many aspects of my teaching life: it’s hard for me to accept that there’s much of anything between mediocre and wild success. (Working on that.) And I love birthdays. I love people birthdays and I love the Son of God’s birthday – I love Christmas. I love the countdown calendar my kids […]