Since curating resources for my students’ Independent Exploration this summer, I have been discovering a lot of new YouTube videos and channels. In this post […] Read More
Category: authentic resources
A few years ago, I started giving my students (who are 7th graders) independent homework. It was a way to get students exploring the French language […] Read More
Today my colleague Robin Murray are giving a presentation at the New York State Middle School Association (NYSMSA) Conference called “Meaningful World Language Cultural Activities.” […] Read More
I’d like to share with you a playlist from Disney Channel France’s YouTube channel. It’s about a giraffe called Monsieur Sacha, and it’s got a […] Read More
The advent of Google Street View has allowed language teachers to bring culture closer to students than ever before. Even more recently, though, businesses and […] Read More
Since the #Authres August initiative was shared by Sara-Elizabeth of Musicuentos, tons of language teacher bloggers have been sharing their resources. As my addition, here […] Read More
As French teachers, we focus so much on language, it can be easy to forget the culture piece to our teaching. Not all culture needs […] Read More
Back in the spring my department was given a set of 10 iPads through a generous grant. Since then, I have been blogging all about […] Read More
Updated 10/30/15 for the NYSAFLT Annual Conference. In February 2015, I presented at the NYSAFLT Capital-East Regional Conference on Finding and Using Authentic Resources with Checkpoint […] Read More
Carnaval and Mardi Gras are important celebrations, not just in the francophone world, but in many cultures around the world. Many of my 7th grade […] Read More
