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Teacher Leadership in and out of the Classroom
Leadership
Teacher Leadership in and out of the Classroom
Leadership

Based on a presentation at the 2018 WAFLT Conference. We explore 3 steps an emerging leader can take to grow into their role.

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Leadership
Interactive Understanding 60,000 Foot View
Comprehensible Input, Interactive Understanding
Interactive Understanding 60,000 Foot View
Comprehensible Input, Interactive Understanding

Handouts from Interactive Understanding Overview at WAFLT 2018

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Comprehensible Input, Interactive Understanding
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Proficency and Spontaneous Speaking
Nov 27
Proficency and Spontaneous Speaking

Calibrate performances against proficiency levels and collaborate to create a bank of routines for Spontaneous Speaking

Featured
Teacher Leadership in and out of the Classroom
Leadership
Teacher Leadership in and out of the Classroom
Leadership

Based on a presentation at the 2018 WAFLT Conference. We explore 3 steps an emerging leader can take to grow into their role.

Leadership
Interactive Understanding 60,000 Foot View
Comprehensible Input, Interactive Understanding
Interactive Understanding 60,000 Foot View
Comprehensible Input, Interactive Understanding

Handouts from Interactive Understanding Overview at WAFLT 2018

Comprehensible Input, Interactive Understanding
Single Point Rubrics
Proficiency, Assessment
Single Point Rubrics
Proficiency, Assessment

Let’s clear the clutter with Single Point Rubrics

Proficiency, Assessment
The Good and Bad of Analytic Rubrics
Proficiency, Interpersonal Speaking
The Good and Bad of Analytic Rubrics
Proficiency, Interpersonal Speaking

The good and bad of Analytic Rubrics

Proficiency, Interpersonal Speaking
To Rubric or not to Rubric - Part 1
Proficiency, Interpersonal Speaking
To Rubric or not to Rubric - Part 1
Proficiency, Interpersonal Speaking

Like most teachers, I have a love/hate relationship with rubrics…..

Proficiency, Interpersonal Speaking
Metrics for Interpersonal Speaking Rubrics
Proficiency, Assessment
Metrics for Interpersonal Speaking Rubrics
Proficiency, Assessment

Survey of the metrics in the rubrics published by our professional organization. Now we need your expertise to evaluate the metrics based on your classroom experience.

Proficiency, Assessment
Capturing Performance - Design Constraints
Profi
Capturing Performance - Design Constraints
Profi

Day one of our crowd-sourcing we focus on the constraints and challenges of even trying to measure performance.

Profi
Capturing Performance – Building a Better Rubric
Proficiency
Capturing Performance – Building a Better Rubric
Proficiency

This summer, I invite us to crowd-source an interpersonal speaking rubric that interconnects science, statistics and our lived-experience as classroom teachers.

Proficiency
Krashen in 6 Minutes
Comprehensible Input, Second Language Acquisition
Krashen in 6 Minutes
Comprehensible Input, Second Language Acquisition

Dr. Stephen Krashen explains second language acquisition in under 7 minutes with a little editing on my part.

Comprehensible Input, Second Language Acquisition
Language Acquisition Explained to Students
Second Language Acquisition
Language Acquisition Explained to Students
Second Language Acquisition

A 2 Minute Video to Explain to Students what Language Acquisition Feels Like.

Second Language Acquisition