Become a more confident language teacher.
Trashketball is a common game used by teachers in many subject areas to review content. The basic premise is that teams are competing to answer questions, and their score is affected by shooting and making or missing baskets (in a trash can). There are many different versions of this game, and there’s no wrong way…
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As teachers are trying to decide if a text is a good fit for their learners, they will often ask us the question, “What ACTFL Level is this text?”. Unfortunately, it’s a question that we can’t usually answer, and I want to explain why. ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines do not describe texts; they describe people. Specifically,…
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Garbanzo is a web application for language teachers and students that features a large, interactive library of lessons. Co-founded by The Comprehensible Classroom and Zaengle Corp, Garbanzo currently contains over 1000 stories and informational texts in Spanish. Now, we are excited to begin building a library for English Language Learners (ELLs)! Open position: ELL Author…
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Whether your school is facing a temporary return to remote learning or you are trying to provide materials for your students to complete while quarantined or YOU are quarantining at home and in need of fast sub plans, we have materials to support you. We sorted through all of our products and identified the ones…
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Freezer Meals have been part of my Daily Life Survival Plan for many years. Being able to open the freezer, pull out a bag, dump it in a slow cooker, and not think about dinner again until 5:00 keeps me from wasting time making last-minute runs to the grocery store, refereeing fights from hangry children…
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Guest post by Meghan Loveless, Assistant Curriculum Developer for the Comprehensible Classroom I’m always looking for new activities that I can use to get my students on their feet and moving around the room while still engaged with input. When Hayley Ross, who is an incredible English Teacher in my hallway, shared with me a…
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Garbanzo is an interactive, online library for Spanish Language Learners. With more than 1000 texts, teachers can find dozens of ‘good fit’ texts for every student, no matter where they are at in their journey toward linguistic proficiency. From Friday, November 26 through Tuesday, November 30, Garbanzo is celebrating a Season of Savings. We are…
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November is the month of gratitude, but I think we all realize that gratitude is something we should practice all year round. I’m preparing to publish this post, a post that I have been working on for some time now, right on the heels of a wonderful ACTFL Convention (Virtual). Conferences are an important way…
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The Comprehensible Classroom is currently accepting applications for two training positions: an Elementary Partner and a Coach Intern. Open position: Elementary Partner Regularly, school districts contract us for training and program alignment in K-12 programs. Because our specific area of expertise is in 6-12 programs, The Comprehensible Classroom is seeking to hire an Elementary Partner…
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If you love using short films as a tool for storytelling in your language classes, I have something you are going to LOVE! In this post, I’ll share with you an amazing video and a full set of ClipChat* resources that are ready-to-go in Spanish. Massive thanks to Nelly Hughes for writing out a ClipChat…
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