5 C's
What is the first C?
COMMUNICATION
How much target language should you aim for?
90/10
What kind of input is best?
Comprehensible Input + 1
What is your cool sophomore theme for FAMILIES?
FAMILIES AND FOOD
What is the first art I mentioned? :)
MUSIC
What is the second C?
CULTURE
What kind of activities best empower students to USE the language?
Interactive and communicative student led activities.
What should drive your instruction and facilitate skills acquisition for students?
Strategy driven instruction.
HOW TO
What is your cool freshman theme for BEAUTY AND AESTHETICS?
How do I look?
What is the second art I mentioned? :)
POETRY
What is the third C?
CONNECTIONS?
What are AUTHENTIC RESOURCES?
Video, audio, text, or realia, that is created by a native speaker for native speakers.
When designing comprehension questions, what are the two main priorities for novice level learners?
MAIN IDEA and SUPPORTING DETAILS
What is your cool sophomore theme for CONTEMPORARY LIFE?
My Future Life.
What is the third art I mentioned? :)
DRAWING
What is the fourth C?
COMPARISONS
In what direction do you design a unit?
Backwards. Goals and skills expressed in CAN DO STATEMENTS first.
What can you spiral throughout the curriculum?
AP tasks: Comparison, emails
Freshman theme for GLOBAL CHALLENGES?
My choices, my footprint
What is the fourth art I mentioned? :)
PAINTING
What is the fifth C?
COMMUNITIES
How should we teach grammar?
In context and focus on meaning before form.
PACE
(Presentation, Attention, Co-construction, Extension)
What is really important in our impact on kids' social and emotional development?
Take risks and develop grit.
Sophomore theme for GLOBAL CHALLENGES?
Our choices, our community, our planet
What is the fifth art I mentioned? :)
CREATIVE MOVEMENT AND DANCE