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Screencasts

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

At the CSCTFL Conference in March, I promised a room full of teachers that I would make a video about how to use screencasts in class.  It only took 6 months, but here it is. A screencast is a video … Continue reading →

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More Resources for El Internado

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

As I continue to restructure my own resources for using El Internado in class, I’ve decided to organize many of them on this site.  It will provide me a starting point in future years and allow me to share with … Continue reading →

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Roberto Wants to be Famous

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

I had a story I almost always used in class early in the year in an attempt to get repetitions of puede + infinitive (is able do something) and quiere + infinitive (wants to do something).  The story was about … Continue reading →

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300 Chistes

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

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

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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Unit: Le dio el corazón

Posted on November 27, 2015 by

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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10 Tips to Increase Reading Engagement

Posted on February 11, 2015 by

Reading is essential to language proficiency growth. However, reading activities are pointless if students do not engage and actually read the text.  So, how do we get our students to engage with a text?  This can be especially difficult as … Continue reading →

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Juan está harto de leer los libros

Posted on January 21, 2015 by

Here’s a story to be asked in class. Juan está harto de leer los libros Key structures: ha leído un montón de libros – s/he has read a ton of books está harto(a) de – s/he is sick and tired … Continue reading →

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The story behind the image

Posted on September 12, 2014 by

Here’s another trick to get more reps. We’ve been using this story (un accidente de autobús), which is based on the structures crashed, broke his ankle and “that’s life”.  It’s a home run story that always goes over well because … Continue reading →

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NTPRS 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by

I met many people during the week at NTPRS who mentioned that they enjoy reading this site.  Thanks for the encouraging comments.  The comments also made me realize that people ACTUALLY read this stuff, so I better get it together. … Continue reading →

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