Categories
- Assessment
- Authentic Resources
- Classroom activities
- Classroom setup
- Communicative Activities
- Current Events
- El Internado
- Embedded Reading
- Games
- Homework
- Introduction
- Listening
- Movie Talk
- Music
- Novels
- Participation
- PQA
- Professional Development
- Reading
- Reflections
- Speaking
- Stories/Storytelling
- Story activities
- Story Scripts
- Substitute activities
- Technology
- Uncategorized
- Writing
Ideas, Strategies and Reflections on Comprehensible Input for World Language Classes
Recent Posts: Bryan Kandel TPRS
Remote Teaching Webinar Video
Below is the video from Tuesday’s webinar on teaching remotely with CI. In the video, I present some principals and a few specific programs that have been useful for me. In short . . . Do what you normally do: For me it’s jokes, trivia questions, songs, stories, videos, personal questions and cultural readings. Reduce […]
Webinar – Teaching Remotely with CI
Teaching remotely is not ideal, but many of us find ourselves quickly learning to become online instructors. Join us today at 1:00 pm EST as I share principles and specific programs I use to teach Comprehensible Input in a remote setting. Register here: Teaching World Languages Remotely with CI Comprehensible Input classes are built on […]
New Spanish Novel – El Carterista de Pamplona
El Carterista de Pamlona, my latest Spanish novel, is now available from Voces Digital. For Arturo Lopez, the greatest pickpocket in all of Pamplona, the San Fermín festival is the best time of year. Thousands of tourists invade his hometown every July to run with the bulls, watch bullfights, dine in Hemingway’s favorite cafes, dance in the […]
Reading Workshop
On October 11, I’ll be presenting an OFLA sponsored workshop in Avon Lake, Ohio. We’ll discuss and try out several strategies to make reading compelling, comprehensible and varied. See the information below. I’d love to see you there. Reading is an essential source of input in all world language classes. Students who read well quickly […]
Webinar: Cultivating Classroom Culture
Here is the video of the webinar I presented for Voces Digital earlier this week. As I mention several times in the webinar, I believe a healthy classroom culture is essential for CI success. If you’d like to see the slides that I used and be able to check out all the links, you can […]
Bryan Kandel TPRS 