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213: Ready for Tomorrow Quick Wins

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Are you always looking for better ways to support your language learners? That’s probably why you listen to this podcast—because you care about teaching. But time is limited, and sometimes you just need a quick, practical idea you can try tomorrow. That’s exactly why I created the Ready for Tomorrow Quick Win PD series. In this episode, I’ll walk you through these short, focused courses designed specifically for world language teachers with real classroom strategies that actually stick.

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Topics in this Episode:

What Is the Ready for Tomorrow Series?

  • A collection of 30-minute mini-courses for world language teachers.
  • Focused on quick wins—you can watch today and use it in class tomorrow.
  • Includes: A short, focused audio lesson (like a podcast episode with visuals), Printable note sheet, Planning templates, Proficiency-level examples, Reflection prompts, Certificate of completion

What Makes These Different?

  • Specifically for language teachers. No need to adapt or translate strategies from other content areas.
  • Truly actionable. Not theory-heavy or overwhelming.
  • Efficient and practical. Just 30 minutes each—no fluff.
  • Flexible. Learn anytime, anywhere—at your pace.
  • Made for teachers like you. Focused on your goals, your learners, your classroom realities.

Pricing and Access Options

  • Each course is available individually for $10.
  • Or grab the growing bundle (20% Discount):

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212: Setting Goals for Students and Teachers

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Are your goals for this year focused on what you’ll teach or what your students will be able to do with the language? In this episode, we’re talking about goal setting, for you and your students, in a way that’s centered on language proficiency, not just study habits or behavior. I’ll walk you through a practical framework to set meaningful goals that set you up and your students up for a year that’s focused, communicative, and confidence-building.

Topics in this Episode:

  • why student goal setting is important
  • SMART goals and proficiency-based goals
  • why teacher goal setting is important
  • choosing a focus area for setting teacher goals
  • suggestions for keeping goals active throughout the school year
  • Student Goal Setting Sheets

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211: A Simple Way For Students to Understand Language Proficiency

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211: A Simple Way For Students to Understand Language Proficiency; French, Spanish
Do your students know exactly what they can do in the target language? If you asked them right now, could they tell you their current proficiency level and the specific skills they’re working toward? In my experience, when students understand the proficiency path, they take ownership of their progress in a very meaningful and personal way. In this episode, I share how I help students visualize and track their growth using a Path to Proficiency Wall and how you can do the same in your classroom.

Topics in this Episode: 

  • make  proficiency levels clear and student-friendly
  • how to use text type and functions to explain growth
  • design a Path to Proficiency Wall for your classroom
  • help students self-assess and set goals
  • use the wall to guide family and student conversations
  • how shift feedback toward leveling up instead of grades
  • See an example and get your own Proficiency Path 

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210: Revisit CI Activities and Planning for Proficiency

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This is episode 6 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months when you may have a little extra time. Beginning next week on August 26th, you will see new episodes with exciting new topics every Monday.  For today we take a look back at some activities that you can use as you begin the school year.  In episode 180 I tell you about lots of CI activities that you can use tight away and in episode 202 I talk about the free guide I created for planning and teaching toward proficiency.

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209: Revisit Calendar Talk and Special Person Interviews

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This is episode 5 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months when you may have a little extra time. Beginning August 26th, you will see new episodes with exciting new topics every Monday.  For today we take a look back at a few CI strategies. In episode 170 I speak with John Sifert about calendar talk and in episode 170 I discuss special person interviews with Bryce Hedstrom.

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208: Revisit the Leveling Up Coaching Episodes

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This is episode 4 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months when you may have a little extra time. Beginning August 26th, you will see new episodes with exciting new topics every Monday.  For today we take a look back at 3 Leveling Up Coaching episodes.  Episode 165 about supporting target language, episode 169 about student choice and episode 174 about cohesive lessons and flow in the classroom.

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207: Revisit Working Smarter and AI Tools

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This is episode 3 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months when you may have a little extra time. Beginning August 26th, you will see new episodes with exciting new topics every Monday.  For today we take a look back at episode 163 where I talked about working smarter and not harder with Amy Marshall and episode 183 where I talked with Noemi Rodriguez about supporting students with AI tools.

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206: Revisit Authentic Texts and Products, Practices & Perspectives

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This is episode 2 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months when you may have a little extra time. Beginning August 26th, you will see new episodes with exciting new topics every Monday.  For today we take a look back at 2 more of the high leverage teaching practices. Episode 167 about guiding learners to interpret and discuss authentic texts and episode 171 about focusing on cultural products, practices and perspectives.

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205: Revisit Confidence in Speaking and Making Language Comprehensible

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This is episode 1 in my 2025 summer headspace series. This is a chance to revisit episodes from the previous school year during the summer months when you may have a little extra time. Beginning August 26th, you will see new episodes with exciting new topics every Monday. For today we take a look back at 2 of the high leverage teaching practices. Episode 160 about creating a classroom where students use the target language confidently and 162 about making language comprehensible.

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204: Get into Your 2025 Summer Headspace

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Now that the school year is over hopefully you have a little less on your mind and have a little extra time. This is the perfect time to get into your summer headspace.  What do I mean by that?  You’ll soon understand.  

  • What do I mean by “Summer Headspace?”
    • Time to reflect without other pressing priorities and issues.
    • Clear head.
    • Opportunity to revisit themes and episodes with a fresh lens.  
    • Maybe something has come up since you first listened?
    • You catch something new.
    • Finish an episode that you started.
    • Listen to an episode for the first time.
    • Group episodes by theme so that you can listen to them together.
  • How will the episodes work?
    • 5 minute recap and revisit, pull the themes together
    • links to episodes will be in the show notes
  • 6 Summer Headspace Episodes.  New episode on August 25, 2025. 
  • The first SHS episode will be out next Monday, July 14th.

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