Robyn F. 12/5/24 Robyn F. 12/5/24

Organizing Across Classrooms: Tips for Keeping Materials Organized When Teaching in Multiple Spaces

When teaching in multiple classrooms and multiple schools it can be a challenge to stay organized. In this post I discuss how I am keeping my students’ materials organized in my different classrooms.

Catherine Chasse 11/11/24 Catherine Chasse 11/11/24

Listen, Color, Write: Low-Prep Reading Game for World Language Classes

Robyn F. 5/19/24 Robyn F. 5/19/24

Simplify your grading with these four tips

Grading student work is one of those tasks that always seems to pile up, doesn't it? I often find myself putting it off, only to end up with a mountain of assignments to tackle. I'd much rather spend my time creating new materials and activities for my students. Over the years, I've found some strategies that have helped me simplify and speed up the grading process. Here are five tips that might help you streamline your grading too.

Robyn F. 5/12/24 Robyn F. 5/12/24

Five NO PREP formative assessment activities

Streamline Your World Language Classroom with Five NO PREP Formative Assessment Activities

Robyn F. 4/28/24 Robyn F. 4/28/24

Assessment in a CI Classroom

“But, I don’t know French!”

I used to hear this from students ALL. THE. TIME. especially during a test. I felt so frustrated because that was what all of the flashcards and worksheets were supposed to be adding up to - actually getting to use the language. This is where Acquisition-Driven Instruction, Comprehensible Input, and aligning my assessments to my goals for students came into the picture. Today, my assessments are task-based and reflect how I teach and how I want my students to be able to use the language.

Robyn F. 4/7/24 Robyn F. 4/7/24

How to: 3 Reading Strategies for Novices

I always struggle with how to get my novice learners reading with texts they can comprehend. Here are my top three reading strategies that I use with my Novice Elementary and Middle School students.