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I wrote this about me page 3 years ago while still in the classroom. The words are all still true, except I now support educators like you full time from what I like to call the "behind the scenes" sides. I'm more like a coach than a player on the team now. Through hard work and ALOT of dreaming, I was able to take the dream you'll read about below to thousands of teachers and..
La Libre Language Learning Blog
6d ago
Hey there, fellow language teachers! ? If you’re tired of feeling like the only one talking in your world language classroom (especially with those beginners!), or if you’re simply looking for ways to boost student participation, you’re in the right place. Today, let’s dive into a topic that can truly transform your classroom dynamics: two-way […]
The post Two-Way Communication: The Key to Unlocking Student Engagement in World Language Classrooms appeared first on La Libre Language Learning ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
6M ago
Today’s Spanish teacher post is different: we’re taking a direct diary entry from my days in the classroom while teaching Spanish reflexive verbs, both present and preterite tense. This was a note I wrote in 2017 when wrestling with the prospect of switching over fully to comprehensible input. I was trying to see if the hype was real.
I hope this comparison is helpful to you in teaching Spanish reflexive verbs with far less struggle and more A+s in your class!
A Before/After Comprehensible Input Comparison for Spanish Reflexive Verbs in a High School Spanish 2 Course
I could not believe how ma ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
7M ago
Creating and working towards fostering a de-colonized, culturally relevant and responsive world language classroom is some DEEP work that also results in wildly magnifying your students’ results in your classroom and effectiveness as a teacher.
This journey to examine our own roles as both participants and enablers in a rather broken education system based on colonized thinking is both overwhelming and empowering – it’s the first step towards breaking you and your students free.
This is especially relevant in a world language class, where intangible and deep culture becomes tangibly represente ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
7M ago
You’re in the right place if you’re ready to discover how more target language use in class can bring you and your students more joy instead of adding to your plate.
This podcast is for the creative world language teacher like you, who’s ready to ditch the overwhelming pressure of switching to acquisition-driven instruction and CI overnight.
With practical, authentic, and down to earth strategies that don’t require reinventing the wheel or more training, we’ll work together towards the magic of a community based, target language rich classroom rooted in the power of community and compreh ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
8M ago
Working with real-life context in language lesson plans is the stuff of dreams for teachers, right? I can’t wait to talk to you about this part 2 of 10 in our series: the 10 elements of the proficiency-oriented world language classroom.
The question of “when am I ever going to use this” doesn’t exist for world language teachers.
It is glorious, but sometimes we forget that we teach a hands-on, real-world skill.
How did we forget this?
We’re getting into our ten elements of world language proficiency-oriented instruction today, and today is a great element of proficiency instructio ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
8M ago
Today, we’re diving into my favorite element of proficiency-oriented world language instruction, which is why we’re talking about it first: curriculum, scope and sequence.
Let’s give a tiny overview on curriculum scope and sequence today for this first crucial element.
https://youtu.be/jvh07WfGQqA
Click here to listen to the Practical Proficiency Podcast on your favorite podcast player!
Today we are diving into our series on the ten elements of a world language classroom oriented for proficiency.
In our previous episode, if you haven’t caught it, jump back on that one, we talked all about tho ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
9M ago
Click here to listen to the Practical Proficiency Podcast on your favorite podcast player!
Welcome to the Practical Proficiency Podcast
What’s up fellow language nerds and world language teachers- welcome to the practical proficiency podcast! I’m your host, Devon Gunning, the teacher-author, conference host, curriculum creator and consultant behind La Libre Language Learning.
Podcast for World Language Teachers Who Love CI
At the Practical Proficiency Podcast, we make the transition to proficiency oriented instruction in your world language class in a way that works fo ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
10M ago
When world language teachers and districts ask me how to make their programs geared towards more proficiency, these 10 guiding elements of a proficiency-oriented target language rich world language classroom are how we evaluate their program together.
You see, proficiency isn’t just CI activities, or certain styles or methods of teaching. There are SO many different ways to deliver a proficiency-oriented lesson, and they are all EPICALLY awesome. From activities popular in the CI (Comprehensible Input) community, to communicative language teaching, to old schoolers who are using plain-old comm ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
1y ago
Curious about FVR, free voluntary reading, or CI novels in your world language class? This post and video guide is all about saving you planning time while still being an excellent, proficiency-centered world language teacher! Using the power of CI readers, I’ll walk you through how I got 3 whole weeks of lessons out of just 3 planning periods. Watch to get the full list of my favorite CI readers for middle-high school levels 1-2 (novice) for all languages, including German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Chinese.
Need the list of CI Readers?
French/Spanish teachers: click here to get the list ..read more
La Libre Language Learning Blog
1y ago
What’s the best thematic unit design to facilitate language acquisition and proficiency in CI teaching? If teaching with comprehensible input style and methods, how can you best organize materials to use the most language in your world language classroom? This class goes through the different options you have and how to decide what will work for your French lesson plans and all world language classes.
I am so excited to talk to you about your best thematic unit design for world language. These are five keys to more proficiency, more culture, and less planning in your units. It is an introducto ..read more