Author Archives: bryankandel

300 Chistes

Posted on June 3, 2016 by bryankandel

I often demonstrate to other teachers how I use a daily joke to provide input in Spanish class, and they say something like, “Oooh.  I like that, but where do I find jokes to use for class?” To which I … Continue reading →

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CSCTFL Workshop

Posted on March 11, 2016 by bryankandel

For those of you who attended the Seamless CI workshop this morning at the Central States Conference, below is a link to the presentation with links included.  Again, thank you for your attention.  I enjoyed spending a few hours together. … Continue reading →

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El empleado del mes

Posted on February 9, 2016 by bryankandel

Here is a story to be told in class with a bit of a twist in the delivery.  Typically, my order is about the same.  We begin by establishing meaning to new structures then move to personalized questions and then … Continue reading →

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Listen more. Think less.

Posted on December 20, 2015 by bryankandel

There are two types of language students in a CI class.  Well, there are many types of language students, but for this post, let’s divide them into two groups.  There are those who actively listen and absorb the input we … Continue reading →

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Trivia

Posted on December 9, 2015 by bryankandel

Here’s another way to provide input while investigating target language culture. I believe I borrowed this idea from someone a couple years ago, but I cannot remember for sure.  I am in my second year of using it, and it … Continue reading →

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Feast

Posted on November 28, 2015 by bryankandel

Feast is a Disney animated short that can be used for Movie Talk.  The video can be found here and on Netflix as part of a collection of Disney short films.  Below are two of the resources I created to … Continue reading →

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Unit: Le dio el corazón

Posted on November 27, 2015 by bryankandel

At a recent Northeast Ohio TCI event, I watched as Vicki Antequera and Sheryl Rawson demonstrated a story they use for level 1 Spanish and some of the activities they use with it.  I was amazed at the simplicity and … Continue reading →

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Image Search

Posted on April 21, 2015 by bryankandel

Here is an easy and fun activity, which can lead to great input and many reps of important structures.  It’s great as homework or for a sub day.  The teacher supplies the students with a slide presentation with several written phrases, … Continue reading →

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Turrialba

Posted on March 17, 2015 by bryankandel

Here’s an authentic listening activity for Spanish teachers based on a recent event in Costa Rica.  I used it in place of a song at the beginning of each class for a week.  It is the script for the following … Continue reading →

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The Seamless CI Classroom

Posted on March 13, 2015 by bryankandel

If you are in Ohio or will be visiting Ohio for the OFLA Conference, which takes place at Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, OH April 16-18, you are invited to my workshop, The Seamless CI Classroom.  I will be conducting the … Continue reading →

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