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Josh Cabral's (presenter at the conference) blog that presents proficiency based practices grounded in research.

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On this site I have complied over 250 activities and teaching suggestions from my 20 years of teaching world language. The categories and search bar to the right are a great place to start exploring.

Along with my classroom teaching, I work with communities and schools in Nicaragua and Haiti. In additional to volunteering I provide funding to the schools for classroom supplies, materials, teacher professional development, uniforms and food. See below for updates on my work with the schools.

Many of the posts on teaching methodology, research and activities on this site are free and you are welcome to download and modify to fit your needs. By purchasing the activities linked to my Teachers Pay Teachers store you will not only get great teaching resources, but you will also help to financially support the students and teachers at the Panama School in Nicaragua and the Fontamara School in Haiti. I dedicate a portion of the sales revenue to these these two schools. I also use funds to support several Kiva entrepreneurs.

Merci, Thank You, Gracias, Obrigado, Grazie, Danke!

Josué

Students at the Fontamara School write letters telling about their lives.

Update:

I am very excited to begin a partnership with the Fontamara School in Port au Prince, Haiti and the Power of Education Foundation that supports the social, academic, nutritional and medical needs of 189 students from Kindergarten to sixth grade.

Update:

I just returned from my most recent trip to the Panama School. I am happy to report that there is a new teacher working in the library at the Panamá School and his dedication to each student is simply amazing and he could not be happier to be working there. Jorge is a great guy.

The kids enjoyed many of the new activities that I brought, particularly jump rope, which we used to play math games.

I'm preparing to head back to Nicaragua with lots of school supplies in a few days. Thank you to all the followers and supports of my website and my TPT store for making it possible

Update:

Los Pipitos is a national organization that works with families and children with disabilities in Nicaragua. A few years ago the special education school run by Los Pipitos in La Concha was robbed of everything. Until recently they only had chairs, one table and a chalkboard. There are at least 15 children with disabilities in La Concha, however only two have been going to school, as the school has no resources. Some children are integrated into public schools, while others stay home. I allocate a portion of my TPT profits to this program and will also be volunteering there and in the Panamá School when I return to Nicaragua in June.

I traveled to Nicaragua this past summer to work with students at the Panamá School. The students and teachers were so happy to have the materials that I brought down for their classrooms and the library. They particularly liked the posters with letters and numbers. The puzzles and memory games were a big hit with the kids. Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this possible by shopping in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Meet some students at the Panamá School in La Concha, NIcaragua.

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Bonjour, Hello, Hola, Bom Dia, Buongiorno! On this site I have complied over 250 activities and teaching suggestions from my 20 years of teaching world language. The categories and search bar to the right are a great place to start exploring. Along with my classroom teaching, I work with communities and schools in Nicaragua...

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Amy Leonard's blog that describes her journey towards proficiency based learning. There are TONS of activity ideas here too.

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This is the time of year that, in my Spanish teacher's opinion, is the most fun. It doesn't matter to me whether we are talking about my level 1 students or my level 2 Honors, this is the season when...

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A Tumblr with pairs of pictures that stir up conversation! (Very, very relatable as evidenced by the example picture below.)

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There are only 2 kinds of people in this world. Which one are you?

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A curated list where you can find authentic resources on a wide variety of themes.

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Presentation notes about guiding students through interpretive activities in the classroom, specifically reading.

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Website for teacher-driven professional development in WL. (Karla and Sarah spoke about this at a dept. meeting after the MaFLA conference).

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The mission of the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Project is to define what effective language teachers do and facilitate their growth to prepare for, advance and support language learning.

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The mission of the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Project is to define what effective language teachers do and facilitate their growth to prepare for, advance and support language learning.

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A blog that reflects on implementing proficiency based practices (in a very honest, thoughtful manner).

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March is staring me down, dear colleagues. That long, long month with not a single day off. My classroom routines are long-established, I know my middle school students inside and out...but the end of the year is not in sight. Not at all.

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A blog that presents ideas on lessons, authentic resources and other ideas for implementing comprehensible input in the classroom.

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Comprehensible input is critical for language acquisition. As language teachers, we must find ways to provide our students with input! But how do we GIVE input without LOSING our voice?