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Posted onOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021 activities, Canva, featured, vocabulary

Using MakeBeliefsComix to Create a Cloze Activity

Back in 2016, I blogged about how I had my students use MakeBeliefsComix to practice writing dialogues in French. Unfortunately, since then, MakeBeliefsComix has changed […] Read More

Posted onOctober 11, 2021October 28, 2021 activities, assessment, Canva, classkick, collaborative PowerPoints, edtech, featured, listening, Nearpod, PowerPoint, tech tools

Using Drawings to Show What They Know

In French class we try to avoid using English wherever possible when showing understanding.  That’s why I often ask students to draw a phrase or […] Read More

Posted onSeptember 27, 2021September 27, 2021 activities, Canva, collaborative PowerPoints, edtech, featured, PowerPoint, tech tools

Collaborative PowerPoints Part VII: How Useful Are They for In Person Instruction?

Now that I’ve transitioned back to 100% in person learning this year, I’ve had to reevaluate what new activities from last year I will keep […] Read More

Posted onSeptember 7, 2021September 10, 2021 activities, Canva, featured, rentrée

La rentrée 2021: The First Week of School

All teachers know that the first week of school is crucial for setting the tone for the year and establish relationships. That is why I, […] Read More

Posted onAugust 18, 2021August 18, 2021 art, featured

Incorporating My Drawings Into My Teaching

My illustration journey began in January or this year. Always wanting to draw but never feeling like I was good enough at it, I downloaded […] Read More

Posted onAugust 11, 2021September 24, 2021 activities, canada, Canva, collaborative PowerPoints, featured, grammar, hybrid learning, PowerPoint, remote learning, Zoom, Zoom breakout rooms

Collaborative Slides and PowerPoints: A Primer

I recently had the honor of presenting at NYSAFLT‘s Summer Institute on collaborative slides and PowerPoints, a topic I have been covering a lot lately […] Read More

Posted onAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021 community building, covid-19, featured, remote learning, Zoom

Reflecting on This Crazy School Year

Well, it has been over a month since I said my final goodbyes to my students over Zoom, and since then I’ve been so busy […] Read More

Posted onMay 29, 2021July 26, 2021 activities, collaborative PowerPoints, community building, featured, grammar, hybrid learning, PowerPoint, remote learning, Zoom

Collaborative PowerPoints Part IV: Building Community and Gender-Inclusive Language

This is my fourth post about using collaborative PowerPoints in class. Click here to read all the posts in this series. In this post I’ll […] Read More

Posted onJanuary 1, 2021July 26, 2021 authentic resources, authres, Canva, featured, independent exploration

An Update on Independent Exploration

Over the summer, I blogged about my revamped version of what I used to call “independent homework,” and I now call “independent exploration.”  Independent Exploration […] Read More

Posted onOctober 3, 2020July 26, 2021 advocacy, Canva, Canvas, Canvas discussions, featured, remote learning

Why Learn French? My Students Weigh In

  Every year at the beginning of the year I show my students a video that I made to get them excited about learning French. […] Read More

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My name's Samantha Decker and I'm a middle school French teacher from Saratoga Springs, NY. I started The French Corner in high school as a resource for French students, and have since expanded it into a blog for French teachers. Read more about the blog here.

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