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My top 5 Techniques from Teach Like a Champion 2.0

My top 5 strategies from Teach Like a Champion 2.0 Here are 5 of the techniques from TLAC2 that I have put into practice in my class. I’ll do another post about the techniques that I want to get better at later. 1. Reject Self-Report Rejecting self report means that we are movingContinue reading “My top 5 Techniques from Teach Like a Champion 2.0”

Let me see your syllabus!

My syllabus is ever changing. Bits and pieces of it stay the same, but every semester I find something that I need to clarify. This is what I currently have, feel free to steal bits of it, or suggest what might make it clearer 🙂 Teaching is a collaborative effort and I’m sure someone willContinue reading “Let me see your syllabus!”

Reflections 2018

This semester was difficult. I bit off more than I could chew and it affected what I was doing in the classroom. I was finishing up coursework for my masters. Though I still have a portfolio and some presentations to put together I don’t have anymore classes to take. The two classes I took thisContinue reading “Reflections 2018”

Shattering the Perfect Teacher Myth chapter 1 Reflection

We are doing a book study at RCS with the book “Shattering the Perfect Teacher Myth”. It’s a very short, very readable book. I’m going to cross post my discussion board posts from the study’s Canvas page here to share out a bit more of what we’re doing. 1. If you knew you would haveContinue reading “Shattering the Perfect Teacher Myth chapter 1 Reflection”

Ditching Textbook =/= Ditching Curriculum

Ditching the textbook does not mean that you don’t have a curriculum. It just means that you gotta know a few things ahead of time. What you gotta know before you ditch the textbook. You gotta know your standards. Or at least be really familiar with them. Textbooks DO sometimes lay out how they relateContinue reading “Ditching Textbook =/= Ditching Curriculum”

iFLT18 Reflection pt. 2: No one is born knowing how to manage a classroom

Within the classroom I am pretty confident in my abilities to create engaging, meaningful language experiences. However, one of the challenges that I often face within my classroom is classroom management. Personally, I think that teacher education courses often forget about classroom management. In my undergraduate program I did take a classroom management class,Continue reading “iFLT18 Reflection pt. 2: No one is born knowing how to manage a classroom”

iFLT18 Reflection pt. 1 Dr. Krashen on the Net Hypothesis

One of the talks that I was most looking forward to was a talk from Dr. Stephen Krashen on the Net Hypothesis and “Drop-in” language classes. Dr. Krashen started his presentation by discussing an overview of some of his foundational hypotheses such as the comprehension hypothesis, and the natural order hypothesis. Dr. KrashenContinue reading “iFLT18 Reflection pt. 1 Dr. Krashen on the Net Hypothesis”

Conference time!

2017-2018 was my first conference free school year since I started teaching. It was weird, but also kind of relaxing. 2018-2019 however is going to be a whirlwind and I’m starting off with iFLT in Cincinnati. iFLT is the international Forum on Language Teaching. The conference is often held in the US. I did attendContinue reading “Conference time!”

Developing a PAT Point System

I have tried an failed over the years to incorporate a PAT(Preferred Activity Time) point system. In brief, a PAT point system awards a class with points to earn some sort of prize. I’ve tried giving points for staying in the Target Language, but that ended up being too much running back and forth withContinue reading “Developing a PAT Point System”