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132: Teacher Toolbox Episode (Vol 6)


This is the 6th teacher toolbox episode. I hear from listeners all the time that they like the actionable tips and suggestions for activities that they can use with students next week, or even tomorrow. That usually means effective and beneficial, but somewhat minimal prep. That’s what I bring you on these Teacher Toolbox episodes. I have lots to share with you, so let’s jump in.

Topics in this Episode:

  • Be like a museum curator
  • A framework for bringing together activities and procedures in a meaningful way
  • Combining 4 activities previously discussed on the podcast in an interconnected way that creates an engaging lesson or unit
    • Write and Discuss
    • Parellel Texts
    • PACE
    • Guided Conversations
  • Concrete examples of this process using a CI reader
  • Links to these previous episodes if you want to dive deeper:

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117: Guided Conversations in the Language Classroom with Jamie Rodriguez


How do you support your students through the process of getting them comfortable when it comes to speaking in the target language? On today’s episode I speak with Jamie Rodriquez, a Spanish teacher in Connecticut, who talks us through using guiding conversations to get students to that place of using the target language to speak not only comfortably, but confidently.

Topics in this episode:

  • what guided conversation are and how they benefit both student performance and language proficiency
  •  strategies for creating effective and engaging guided conversations that align with the curriculum and target language proficiency goals
  • how to adapt guided conversations for different proficiency levels
  • success stories of using guided conversations and the significant impact on students’ language proficiency and communication skills
  • Free Guided Conversations: Family Theme

Connect with Jamie Rodriguez:

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Teachers want to hear from you and what you are proud of in your classroom.
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