Practical Proficiency Podcast
Where world language teachers gather to transition to proficiency oriented instruction through comprehensible input. All through practical, real-life, teacher-friendly ideas that make teaching language more joyful! Hosted by Devon of La Libre Language Learning.
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The Practical & Comprehensible conference is back for 2024!
Meet presenter Kia D. London to hear more about her awesome presentation and focus on teacher longevity and maintaining joy, especially as an introverted middle school teacher transitioning to high school.
Sign up for this free conference July 29-31 here:
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The Practical & Comprehensible conference is back for 2024!
Meet presenter Pav of Fle avec Mme D to hear more about her awesome presentation and focus on beating teacher burnout through her journey of having no designated prep time since covid hit her classroom.
Sign up for this free conference July 29-31 here: https://lalibrelanguagelearning.mykajabi.com/a/2147894883/hcrEUR9b
The Practical & Comprehensible conference is back for 2024!
Meet presenter Allison Perryman of The Cultural Classroom to hear more about her awesome presentation and focus on social justice, representation, and identity self-exploration through culture in her Spanish class.
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Practical and Comprehensible is the premiere conference event each year for proficiency-oriented world language teachers!
This year, come meet the speakers on the Practical Proficiency Podcast to get a sneak peek and bonus content from the presenters!
Meet Timothy Chávez, who is presenting this year on thematic units with social justice as the focus.
Use this link to register for the free virtu...
The Practical & Comprehensible conference is back for 2024!
Meet presenter Courtney Bonino of Llearning Llama to hear more about her awesome presentation: ARTful Lesson Planning!
Her presentation this year is all about how to use Art in your Spanish classes and world language classes at large.
Sign up for this free conference July 29-31 here: https://lalibrelanguagelearning.mykajabi.co...
This one is for novice high - the level you'll spend the most time with in your career! Listen to get in-depth examples for exactly what novice highs can do with language, in teacher-friendly language of course!
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We're continuing this series on the new 2024 ACTFL guidelines. This answers a common question I get - what level should my students be in and how do I know that? Let's talk about what Novice Mid actually looks like and what it means for your world language program.
Check the ACTFL 2024 Proficiency Guidelines here
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The new ACTFL Proficiency guidelines for 2024 are HERE! Our new series comes from a common listener question - what level should my students be in and how do I know that? Let's talk about what Novice Low actually looks like and what it means for your world language program.
Check the ACTFL 2024 Proficiency Guidelines here
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It's here, the one we world language teachers have been waiting for - culture lessons! However, culture is complex. Our solution to exposing students to widely diverse cultures should be equally complex and thoughtful. Here's some practical ideas to get you started.
Find the mentioned free French Units for back to school here
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Hey hey hey, it's assessment day! This could be a giant deep dive.
Today, we're focusing on how to switch mindsets from our assessments being an occasional to a REGULAR and CRUCIAL piece of the proficiency-oriented classroom.
They help your students as much as they help inform you!
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Today's element - input! This is a proficiency teacher favorite. We always talk about how important it is, but that doesn't always mean that YOU need to be the source.
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Take action - pick 1 element from today's episode and see where you can make some tiny tweaks to ...
In this episode, we discuss a list of the people I enjoy learning from to further my journey into equity-driven education. These are the trusted speakers, writers, and teachers to follow and keep in your feed!
Head here to the accompanying blog post for the list of DEI speakers and leaders in the world language space.
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Today's element - the class! Everything should be a conduit for conversation in world language. So where does that leave teachers? As the party host, of course!
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Take action - pick 1 element from today's episode and see where you can make some tiny tweaks to add more targ...
Let's dive into how to use movies in your classroom! Allison of Mis Clases Locas is an expert in utilizing culture-rich movies as a source of input and cultural perspectives, especially for multiprep teachers.
Connect with her below and be sure to join the conference in June!!
Allison Wienhold of Mis Clases Locas has over a decade of experience as a #deptof1 secondary Spanish teacher ...
Today's element is all about the speaking and the signing: how to make sure we're doing the right speaking activities at the right time.
Go to Blog Post of the 10 Elements of Proficiency Oriented World Language Instruction (contains image printout)
Take action - pick 1 element from today's episode and see where you can make some tiny tweaks to add more target language into yo...
This is the essential world language teacher framework for each piece of your target language rich classroom based on proficiency practices. If you're into proficiency-oriented instruction, here's where to start.
Today's element deep dive is on how to finally get interaction with your students through 2-way communication: rejoinders, hand signals, the works!
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This is the essential world language teacher framework for each piece of your target language rich classroom based on proficiency practices. If you're into proficiency-oriented instruction, here's where to start.
Today's element deep dive is on the one we use the most in class: a target language delivery system. Learn one of the key elements of making proficiency WORK FOR YOU instead o...
This is the essential world language teacher framework for each piece of your target language rich classroom based on proficiency practices. If you're into proficiency-oriented instruction, here's where to start.
Today's element deep dive is on real-world context. We teach one of the most useful skills in the world. Let's keep it that way!
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Dive a little deeper into the #1 element - curriculum, scope, and sequence.
This is the essential world language teacher framework for each piece of your target language rich classroom based on proficiency practices. If you're into proficiency-oriented instruction, here's where to start.
Go to Blog Post of the 10 Elements of Proficiency Oriented World Language Instruction (contain...
This is the essential world language teacher framework for each piece of your target language rich classroom based on proficiency practices. If you're into proficiency-oriented instruction, here's where to start.
Go to Blog Post of the 10 Elements of Proficiency Oriented World Language Instruction (contains image printout)
Today, we're doing an overview of the 10 elements and how to r...
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