World Language Classroom

Planning & Teaching for Proficiency: A Guide for Language Teachers. Support your students in growing in proficiency and communicating with confidence. ➡️ wlclassroom.com/teacherguide/

In this episode, we’ll explore how sentence frames and scaffolds can give students the structure they need to write confidently and accurately, while still expressing their own ideas. #wlclassrooompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Whether you teach novices or more advanced learners, you’ll get practical strategies you can use right away. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Morning check-in from south shore headquarters before going over to work with teachers in Scituate, MA today. Sure is raining out there. @Starbucks

Do your students struggle to get their ideas down in writing? Writing can feel overwhelming without the right support, but it doesn’t have to be that way. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Virtual Day with Teachers in New Jersey diving to essential questions about what we teach. @NewarkAcademy

Learn how short, focused writing tasks help students process language, express ideas, and build confidence in their writing. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧 podfollow.com/world-language…

In this episode, we look at how integrating short, focused writing tasks into your lessons can help students process language, express ideas, and build confidence in their writing. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧 podfollow.com/world-language…

Do your students sometimes feel overwhelmed or a little hesitant when you ask them to write in the target language? Building writing confidence doesn’t happen overnight. It grows with small, purposeful moments every day. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧 podfollow.com/world-language…

Erin E.H. Austin & Lisa Bartels, both National Board Certified Teachers, break down why the process is especially beneficial for language teachers and what it actually looks like to go through the process. #wlclassroompodcast @explorecurric 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Have you thought about what National Board Certification is and how it is different from state certification? Or, why world language teachers should consider it? #wlclassroompodcast @explorecurric 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Do you want to deepen your practice as a world language teacher and sharpen your skills?  In today’s episode, we’re exploring a way to do just that with National Board Certification. @explorecurric #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

If you are concerned about enrollment trends, this conversation offers practical steps and genuine hope grounded in real classroom experience. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Long Island Friends! I hope to see you in March. mylearningplan.com/WebReg/Activit…

Ann LeClaire-Ash and I move beyond “convincing students to stay” and dig into designing programs students want to be part of. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

What keeps students coming back to your language program each year?  Especially when graduation requirements, scheduling and competing electives are pulling them in other directions? #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Dedicated Arabic teachers from around the world spent 3 hours diving into frameworks and classroom activities with me this afternoon.

Practical strategies teachers can use to advocate for their programs locally, at the state level, and even federally.  Get tips you can put into action this week. @KlettWL #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️podfollow.com/world-language…

🟦Useful Quick Win PD for language teachers 🟥Listen to the audio sample, then click through and choose from 13 courses 🟩Each course has notes, audio explanation, examples, templates & a certificate of completion. wlclassroom.com/quickwin/

Curious how language programs thrive even with tight budgets and shifting graduation rules? In this episode, I share insights from conversations at the @KlettWL booth at @ACTFL. #wlclassroompodcast 🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-language…

Is participation measured by who talks the most? That rewards compliance over communication. In a proficiency-focused classroom, participation should reflect engagement with language, not just talking. ➡️ wlclassroom.com/realparticipat…