Our good friend Justin Slocum Bailey has some fabulous ideas for not only teaching, but for working the physical space of your room, your voice, and your movement to build a cohesive and balanced class environment. #cimw22

Life is Fragile. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Make the most of today. Love life. Love people. Serve others. Care more.

It's not quality over quantity. It's quality in the quantity you can sustain.

“Stories bring the outside world into the classroom. The love of language will occur.” Jim Wooldridge (señor Wooly) Making the language relevant to student.

Learning some baby steps (cuz we can ALL do that!! 💪) and MORE about bringing more DEI in the WL classroom with A. C. Quintero 🪟🚪#cimw22 #dei

"Shared suffering makes people bond." Justin Slocum Bailey aka why I love listening to people complain at teacher meetings #CIMW22

Picture Talk as a bell-ringer (project a picture and have a brief discussion once all Ss have arrived)-great way to bring a variety of cultural elements into the classroom. Phenomenal idea from the genius mind of A. C. Quintero #CIMW22 #cimw2022

"People don't like to be told to do their job, but they do like free stuff that helps them do their job!" Justin Slocum Bailey on winsome communication for "selling" ADI cimidwest #CIMW22

.Jim Tripp uses Google searches for low prep activities! I love to use Google auto suggest with high frequency phrases like "I can't" "how can I" to find out what problems francophone people have #CIMW22

Post-workout nutrition DO's: 👉Pair protein + carbs 👉Refuel + rehydrate with fluid and sports drink as needed 👉Aim to consume post-workout meal within 45-min to support optimal recovery + prevent muscle breakdown 👉Supplement with 3-5g of a 3rd party tested creatine

Important reminder! 🙌

20 minutes in (seemed like seconds) with Diane Neubauer 杜雁子 and students are communicating in Mandarin!

So true! 🙌

Learning about interactive listening activities from the one and only Diane Neubauer 杜雁子 at #ciia23 Fantastic ides and activities that I will be implementing next year in class. #soundscapes Genius!

"How does this support comprehension and communication?" - Great question by Diane Neubauer 杜雁子 to think about when we create and use activities in the classroom! #ciia23

So excited to be here with #CIIA23! Allison - Mis Clases Locas about to take the keynote mic!!!

#ciia23 Everyone is being inspired by Allison - Mis Clases Locas! Saw this on the whiteboard in a session!

There’s no such thing as a word “you should know”… justin is amazing and very funny

Thank you to all who donated today to #ciia23! Especially Virginia Hildebrandt and @CecileLaine! Can’t wait to share these with my students!