One of the greatest challenges that we have seen from digital or hybrid learning is creating assessments that are challenging, but also accommodating for all students. At the same time, we want to prioritize test security and prevent translation.. Sounds like a lot, right? Now, as many schools are finishing their first semesters and giving …
Teacher’s Corner January 2021: Digital Assessments Read More »
As we all know as language educators, there really isn’t any “easy” part of our job. While we all have different areas of challenge and areas of expertise, one of the universally acknowledged most challenging areas for teachers is adding authentic culture in the classroom. For many of us, culture in the language classroom as …
Teacher’s Corner December 2020: Using The Cultural Iceberg to Teach Holidays Read More »
November and December in the past have been popular months to take school-aged children on field trips. Science classes will go to museums to see fossils or out into the field to experience wildlife in its natural habitat, English classes will see plays, and art classes will visit galleries. One of the benefits of being …
Teacher’s Corner November 2020: Virtual Field Trips Read More »
By now, most of us have been doing some form of digital teaching for nearly 2 months; whether it be completely digital where we “see” each child every day on Zoom or Google Meets (more likely their avatar or name). Maybe we are doing a hybrid model where some students are online and others are …
Teacher’s Corner Digital Edition: Virtual Interpretive Reading Read More »
As many schools are either on the cusp of beginning their new years or have just begun, many of us have probably seen a lot about “Bitmoji classrooms” from colleagues and social media groups. Especially for teachers like me who will begin the year virtually, these can be a great resource to show your personality …
Note: This article is based on experiences with Baltimore County Public Schools curriculum, and is adapted from a project for a seminar entitled Mentoring the New Teacher, Part 2. Trying to teach a language can be tough, and even more so when the new language is being taught through Schoology, Canvas, or Blackboard sounds crazy, …
Teacher’s Corner: Distance Learning, A How-To Guide Read More »
One of the most challenging aspects of remote learning that I have come across is how to be engaging in a digital setting. Being stuck behind a webcam is a completely different feeling from being able to move around, have manipulatives, or sit down with students. But while it feels like a daunting …
Teacher’s Corner Remote Learning Edition: Digital Escape Rooms Read More »
I have entered my 3rd week of remote and distance learning, and in many ways, while it has been frustrating, I miss my students, and it is not an ideal teaching platform, in many ways I have been grateful for the opportunities it has afforded. I am naturally an antsy person, and feel …
Teacher’s Corner: Kahoot During Distance Learning Read More »
Teacher’s Corner is back! With the whirlwind changes that we teachers have been seeing in the past few weeks with distance or remote learning, I want to provide a brief tip each Friday that you can think about over the weekend to use in your “classroom” (or kitchen, or office) on Monday morning. …
Teacher’s Corner Remote Learning Edition Volume 1 Read More »
