I've been thinking a lot on how to plan for 90-minute blocks, every other day, with enough variety and activity to keep students engaged and the lesson compelling. Side note: Also need to take into account not wearing me out (as an introvert I need breaks to keep up my enthusiasm in public) In the … Continue reading Chunking a Class Block
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EdCampCIVa 2019
This was my first time attending a conference specifically for Comprehensible Input and I had a great time! Organized by Maris Hawkins and Lynne Hendrick, and held at Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. For more information: https://edcampciva.wordpress.com/. I was expecting only two or three other Latin teachers. I am still blown away by … Continue reading EdCampCIVa 2019
Four Heroes (Quattuor Heroes) #1: Hercules
Hercules - MAXIMUS HEROS! Hercules, the greatest of the Greek heroes... maybe, maybe not. If you are a teacher looking for Hercules resources: a simplified, vocabulary-sheltered, comprehensive story on Hercules, along with CI activities to preview, assess, and review the story... look no further! [Disclaimer: I have not class-tested these resources yet, but am planning … Continue reading Four Heroes (Quattuor Heroes) #1: Hercules
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
I had my year end evaluation earlier this week and one comment has left me reeling: Teachers who have taught as long as you have rarely look to improve methods that aren't working. Firstly, if true, that's sad. I hope it is fear of change which holds those teachers back and not a general lack … Continue reading A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
Our First Class SSR
[Disclaimer: This year, in my Latin III Prose class, I used SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) to mean the time at the start or end of my class when students chose a novella, magazine, comic, etc. to read on their own. I have since been informed that SSR is generally used to mean the reading of … Continue reading Our First Class SSR
The Three R’s of Education
No, it's not Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic... in my case, it is Reading, Research, and Recovery. I am still recovering from my surgery and in my boredom (there is really only so much daytime television a sane person can watch without losing their mind) I finally decided to purchase and read some of the most … Continue reading The Three R’s of Education
CI and Me
Many times, when I'm faced with trying to explain what I'm doing in my class - either questioned by a colleague, an administrator, a parent, or even a student - I use the term "Comprehensible Input" and then get met with either looks of disdain - "another buzzword, another fix... why fix what ain't broke" … Continue reading CI and Me
Journey into New Lands: Comprehensible Input
Taking the learning of Latin from grammar charts and translation to communicative and comprehensible. After a rather rough year (2017-2018 school year), where I felt I was doing all the "right" things to teach the Latin to the students, nevertheless, the students weren't learning. No one, they or I, was having fun. Each day was … Continue reading Journey into New Lands: Comprehensible Input
Dinosaurs Speak Latin 