Movement and Music: Just Dance

Movement and Music: Just Dance

I went to an ACTFL session by Candis Carey and two other German teachers a few years back. It focused on TL music in the world language class. They did a short segment about “Just Dance” and asked all 70+ teachers in the room to get up and dance. I was...
Starting the year with Novices

Starting the year with Novices

Starting the year with Novices... Getting them used to the target language and focused on communication Learning Vocab for a Purpose See a few examples of vocab in context and how students can personalize it to complete the tasks (even at the beginning of the year.) ...
Asking Better Questions

Asking Better Questions

There’s a time and a place for all types of questions in a World Language class, but some work better than others when it comes to engagement. Here are 3 types of questions (and lots of examples) to help you add some variety and better connect with students....