Jen Kelly's thoughts on teaching French in the 21st Century
Written by Jennifer Kelly
Have you read those PLN promotion blogs? You know, the one where a science teacher whose students are learning about the atmosphere talks about how easy it is to reach out to her PLN to find an astronaut who can answer her students’ questions (LIVE!) about her last trip to outer space? Man, did those … Continue reading “Research into Action”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
When I established my action plan for this year, I wanted to it complement my department goal of increasing oral fluency in my French classes. Although I initially believed the answer lay in google hangouts, the path has not been as straightforward as I thought. First, I set out to research what other teachers and … Continue reading “Practical uses for google hangouts: the research”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
Last weekend I attended an iPad workshop hosted by Joe Dale. In my exploration of how I can leverage technology to increase oral fluency in my classes, I thought it would be a good idea to learn from the most popular language teacher/iPad guru on my twitter feed. He promised to provide us with some hands-on experience … Continue reading “iPads in the High School Classroom… Yes or No?”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
Do you provide your students with essential questions before launching into a new unit of study? Do you always create the questions, or do you allow students to come with and explore the questions themselves? When I began teaching in the independent school system ten years ago, I was introduced to Understanding by Design during my … Continue reading “Revised: Who should ask the (Essential) question?”
Written by Jennifer Kelly
With the long weekend behind us, it’s been nice to return to our classes this week and pick up where we left off, with a crew of students who now know a lot more about us, about their classmates and about what (generally) to expect when they enter our classroom. It feels good to arrive … Continue reading “Connecting students via google hangout”