Back in March, I introduced my students to the music of Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo. Kidjo is a multilingual, multiple Grammy winning musician and a […] Read More
Category: Media
One of my goals as a language teacher is to get students interested in exploring resources outside of class. That’s why I designed Independent Exploration. […] Read More
Finding good books to use in your classroom can be exhausting. In this post I will share 10 books I use in my classroom that […] Read More
Earlier this month, I gave a presentation on Independent Exploration at the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers’ (NYSAFLT) Summer Institute. Although I’ve […] Read More
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
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
This is my fifth post on using iPads in my classroom. In case you missed it, you can read Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, […] 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
The Travel Film Archive has an impressive YouTube channel chock full of videos taken all over the world from the early 1900s through the 1960s. There […] Read More
When I was student teaching I created a couple of Xtranormal videos to use in listening activities reviewing basic French grammar. I wanted to make […] Read More
