Women’s History Month in French and Spanish classes

March is Women’s History Month, and we have the BEST resource for language teachers looking to celebrate amazing women in their language classes! We have paperless, printable, projectable, multi-version biographical texts about 31 inspiring women from throughout history that represent many different cultures and career fields. Here are 10 ways to use our Women’s History…

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What is pop-up grammar, and what is it NOT?

Pop-up Grammar is a core strategy used by teachers that have been trained in Acquisition Driven Instruction (ADI) with a focus on making input comprehensible. Whereas grammar has traditionally been a major focus of instruction and therefore instructional minutes in language courses, Pop-Up Grammar flips the traditional, explicit grammar instruction model on its head. Pop-Up…

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Enroll now in Acquisition Academy!

We are thrilled to announce a NEW workshop open to the public: Acquisition Academy! Join us for the inaugural event from June 22-24 in Dallas, Texas. Led by Director of Training Elicia Cárdenas and a team of instructional coaches, this three-day workshop on Acquisition Driven Instruction is designed to get you up and running with…

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One’s Gotta Go discussion prompt for language classes

One’s gotta go is a popular discussion prompt that is perfect for communicative language classes. The basic premise is that students are looking at 3-4 images of different things and picking the one that they would eliminate from existence if one had to go away forever. How to play One’s gotta go This discussion activity…

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3 Back from Break lesson plans

Coming back from break can be the worst. Whether you’ve had a super restful or a super chaotic and stressful time, picking up your school responsibilities and getting back on your school schedule is work. As I’m planning my own back-from-break lesson plans for our homeschool group, I want to share with you three back-from-break…

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6 strategies to spice up a Shared Reading

If you are a content-based language teacher, Shared Reading is likely a big part of your classes. Whether you are reading a story you have co-created with your students, an article, or a descriptive slideshow that came with your curriculum, it is important to use strategies that keep your students engaged with and attending to…

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