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
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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
Many of you have probably heard of Humans of New York, the photo project featuring portraits and interviews of people seen on the streets of […] 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
Musée d’Orsay, Paris, home to many Impressionist paintings. I hardly consider myself an expert in art history, but I do like to introduce my students […] 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
