- Enhancing Home-School Communication and Community in the Language Class
While most of you are no doubt back at school, where I teach, we don’t start until after Labor Day, so I am just now […] Read More - Stuff That Stuck: 15+ Activities and Projects I’ve Been Doing for 10+ Years
If you’ve been teaching for more than a few years, you know there are some activities that are tried and true, that you go back […] Read More - My Favorite Matching Activities That Reinforce Reading
Over the past couple of years, I have become a big fan of matching activities for reading. In my last post, I cited balancing high […] Read More - Resources for Black History Month
Looking for resources for Black History Month (February) for your French classroom? In this post I will highlight some of my favorite lessons and share […] Read More - 5 Highlights and Focuses of 2025
When the calendar year comes to a close, I often do a retrospective post looking back at new activities or tools I used during the […] Read More - Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Classroom Environment and Curriculum
Last weekend, I presented at the New York State Association for Language Teachers Annual Conference. It was a great opportunity to connect with other language […] Read More - One Simple Way I Improved Rapport With My Students and Expanded Their Vocabulary This Year
This year I tried something so simple, so basic, I am asking myself why I didn’t do this sooner. What was it? Asking my students […] Read More - Making the Most of a Short Cultural Video
It can be hard to incorporate authentic resources into novice level lessons, given students’ limited vocabulary. Sometimes we have to get creative and think outside […] Read More
