Engage. Educate. Encourage.
The Comprehensible Classroom is a recognized leader in the field of World Language Teaching. Through our customized teacher training experiences, our team supports teachers in the transition to a Proficiency-oriented, Comprehension-based, and Acquisition-driven approach to teaching language.
We believe that teachers are the experts in their classrooms. Our workshops equip teachers with information, skills, and resources that empower them to teach for acquisition with confidence.
Workshop attendees can expect clear explanations, guided reflection, and interactive demonstrations at every Comprehensible Classroom training. They will leave with actionable strategies that are grounded in a solid understanding of language acquisition and the belief that connection is at the heart of the human experience.
The Comprehensible Classroom offers training opportunities custom-tailored for individual teachers, districts, cohort-style small groups, and conferences.
All of our products and trainings include a range of identities and perspectives so that participants feel equipped and empowered to support every student.
After partnering with The Comprehensible Classroom for two years as a part-time Curriculum Mentor and trainer, Elicia joined as the full-time Director of Training in 2020. Elicia travels throughout North America to work with districts and organizations that represent teachers who are ready to transform their classroom instruction through Comprehension-based instruction. Elicia is also the founder of the Deskless Classroom.
Donna is a dedicated and accomplished educator with 36 years of classroom experience. For over twenty years, she has shared her expertise with fellow educators through workshops and presentations at local, regional, and national conferences. Donna’s dedication to education and her unwavering commitment to innovative teaching have made her a respected and influential figure in the field of language instruction. Upon her retirement from the classroom in 2024, Donna was honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA).
Elicia does a fabulous job of modeling mutual respect and positivity! She told us on the front end what she would present, asked us to prioritize our learning interests, and then geared her presentation accordingly. Her passion inspires others!
Mind Blown....so much great information. I can't wait to check out the resources we were sent home with. I would love to have more training like this!
Thank you SO much for your contributions to the foreign language teaching profession. I have seen both Martina and Elicia at various conferences and they are both captivating and engaging presenters.
When your district pays for professional development from The Comprehensible Classroom and the wonderful Elicia Cárdenas is the one presenting, you feel good.
We really enjoyed the session yesterday, and our teachers have all sung your praises!
This week’s training is the best I’ve ever attended. I’m still processing like crazy, but it’s good processing. As someone ready for deeper understanding, this absolutely blew my mind! Exceeds expectations!
This is one of the best professional development sessions I have attended in my 25 years of teaching. Elicia is professional, energetic, fun, smart, and cares a great deal about making a difference. She makes everyone feel comfortable and want to participate. She is a model teacher who not only taught me but inspired me!
I loved everything about this presentation. She shared practical hands-on activities for the classroom setting. It was very beneficial and I cannot wait to implement all this knowledge into my practice!
This class is by far the best I have ever taken! In my opinion this should be a required course in college and graduate courses for anyone wanting to become a language teacher.
Seeing you in action gave me so much confidence. This year, in the middle of remote learning and a pandemic, every single senior I teach says Spanish is their favorite class. I truly have the whole Comprehensible Classroom family to thank for that.
I have learned so much from this course! I feel like I'm improving daily and I'm not kidding when I say how much more engaged my students seem with some of the small changes. They are responding so well! Students are still reaping the benefits now.
Elicia is such a great presenter, so clear and focused on how to leverage the resources she uses to maximize the input! She is always so generous with her time to be sure all participants understand and are ready to move on!
This was one of the best sessions I went to all week. [...] I was blown away with Elicia's teaching style. She was so open and engaging that she made each of us in the over-crowded room feel welcome. She modeled many important social-emotional practices. Thank you Elicia for teaching me so much on multiple levels!
Upcoming Workshop
October 2024
Somos Acquisition Boot Camp (Somos ABC) is a virtual, 5 week-long self-directed intensive intended to introduce you to the basics of acquisition based teaching using the Somos family of curricula.
Course begins September 30, 2024!
The Comprehensible Classroom proudly partners with organizations and districts to provide professional development to the language educators they serve.
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