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Communicative Context…

Black Out Poetry: Create compelling class discussion centered in a new text.

16 Dec 201814 Dec 2018
I find it difficult to approach new texts in upper level courses.  Last week I was searching the web for inspiration on a new way to introduce text to level…
Classroom Management

Better than Carrots or Sticks: Creating the Mindset for Restorative Practices Chapter 6 Review. Restorative Practices really do begin before we even make it into the school building.

15 Dec 201816 Jul 2024
This review focuses on chapter 6 of Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management by Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey.  Add Lee Jenkins', Optimize…
Novice - Level A…

De horto zoologico: Intermediate like Latin made comprehensible for the Novice Reader.

14 Dec 2018
Comprehensible materials in Latin continue to grow.  Check out many of the titles at my post on Self Directed Reading.  I add titles to my system every 3-4 months after…
Communicative Context

Why I think “Active” versus “Grammar-Translation” misses the point.

7 Dec 2018
I'm burnt out today.  Lately, the Active Latin versus Grammar-Translation debate has popped up in my social media feeds.  I need to do something different so I watched a lecture…
Routine activities

Soul Searching at the close of November

2 Dec 20182 Dec 2018
Can you believe we flipped the calendar from November to December?  If you are feeling like me November is a difficult month in the life of a teacher.  How do…
Classroom Management

Better than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management – Chapter 5 Review Peacemaking with Formal Practices

23 Nov 20189 Jun 2019
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Classroom Management

Better than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management. – Chapter 4 – How to build informal restorative practice into classroom routines.

17 Nov 20189 Jun 2019
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Classroom Management

Better than carrots or sticks: restorative practices for positive classroom management. Chapter 3 takeaways from the depths of decision fatigue.

24 Oct 20184 Aug 2022
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Reading Activities

Silent Read and Discuss: The power of silence in language processing.

12 Sep 201812 Sep 2018
Often, I find myself in a planning phase where I constantly attempt to facilitate students reading a Latin text out loud.  There is a safety net for students when we…
Novice - Level B

Agrippina: Mater Fortis – Will the Roman matron’s secret be her end?

11 Jul 201813 Jul 2023
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Comprehensible Input Activities

  • Vocabulary Activities: Initial interactions with input.
  • Pre-Reading Activities: Focus their attention on a text before approaching it.
  • During Reading Activities: Create Novelty with Simple Adjustments
    • Self Directed Reading: My take on Free Voluntary Reading
  • Post Reading Activities: Reading Reps on the Path to Mastery of a Text.
  • Language Tasks: Data Processing in the Target Language.
  • Videos for Learning Latin
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