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82: Engaging Language Activities With Wendy Mercado & Valérie Greer

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Could you use a few new ideas to reinvigorate the energy and productivity in your classroom? In this episode, you will get lots of new ideas and suggestions for authentically engaging your students in their language learning.  I’m joined by 2 teachers in New York. Spanish teacher Wendy Mercado and French teacher Valérie Greer.

Topics in this Episode:

  • the essential benefits of authentic engagement and excitement in the language classroom
  • how“games” or “activities”  address skill development and standards
  • lots of ideas for engaging activities and games
    •  High Tech
    •  Some Tech
    • Low Tech
    • No Tech

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74: State Language Associations with Jenny Delfini and Mike Mitchell

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Are you a member of your state language association?  Do you know what might be available to language teachers in your state? In this episode, Jenny-Lynn Delfini and Mike Mitchell highlight the work of state associations for language teachers.  Jenny was the 2022 president and Mike is the executive director of NYSAFLT, the New York State Association of Language Teachers. If you’re not a member of your state language association, you will surely want to be after this discussion.

Topics in this episode:

  • Jenny and Mike’s journey and history with NYSAFT, from first-year teachers joining as members for the first time to becoming part of the leadership
  • what they Jenny and Mike have gained as members of their state language association
  • resources that state language associations provide to members
  • how members can get involved
  • why every language teacher should be connected to the in their state language association

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