by Terry Waltz | Sep 30, 2015 | General
On a page about managing participation, the following idea was presented: Students earn points for doing anything that contributes to language acquisition…speaking to you in the target language in and out of class, asking questions, answering questions (even if...
by Terry Waltz | Sep 24, 2015 | General, Outside Forces
A topic announced for a language teachers’ chat group has gone out: How can we create authentic class experiences that tap into the 3 modes of communication? Hmm…well, if we stick to the “accepted” definition of “authentic”, that...
by Terry Waltz | Sep 23, 2015 | General, Methods
On a language teachers’ list, the following comment was posted in a thread about using rewards in the classroom: If we don’t use [activity A], should we offer it as a reward for good behavior, or should we just incorporate it into our weekly/monthly...
by Terry Waltz | Sep 21, 2015 | General, Neurodiversity
After a posting about techniques to handle neurodiversity in the classroom, this response was seen on a teachers’ list: …if the kid speaks English twice during a given class or disrupts me or other students twice in a given class, they have to go to...
by Terry Waltz | Sep 7, 2015 | General, Methods
On a language teaching group, a comment was recently posted: My end conclusion: The success of a method depends a lot on the personality of the teacher and how well it fits the method of choice and allows the teacher to reach the most students. In other words,...
