#langchat #edpuzzle

Excited to attend #ACTFL2022 today and tomorrow!

Keynote Chef José Andrés expresses love through food & building “longer tables,” work made possible by using languages. He’s in Ukraine feeding people; as a speaker of Spanish, Catalan, and French, he addresses us in English, one of his non-native languages. #joseandres #ACTFL22

“Having a predictable classroom routine is trauma-informed teaching.” Rebecca Aubrey #sel #traumainformed #ACTFL22

Hats off to Mike Travers for his #ACTFL22 presentation on gradual release of responsibility. Warm, witty, and deeply steeped in T&L, it was a joy to learn from him today at “Who’s Doing the Heavy Lifting?”

The Hasbro classic game Guess Who? made for dynamic and fun interpersonal speaking practice for novice language learners describing physical characteristics. #langchat

Appreciate the warm student-written profile in school newspaper. @whsthebradford

After a formative writing, Ss wrote peer feedback on post-it notes, which we saved, and then they stuck them to their summative assessments as a reminder of how to improve. Idea from @MmeBlouwolff #langchat

Just submitted my proposal for the MaFLA Conference October 26-28, 2023! MAFLA #langchat #mafla

Excited to kick off this year's MaFLA Proficiency Academy!

Today I'm looking forward to presenting a topic that is meaningful to me & my approach to teaching at 4:00pm. #mafla2023 MAFLA

"Teachers are natural healers, even if they haven't used that exact word to self-identify. They want to help make their students laugh, love their students, help them be better humans, and see them reach their goals. These are all healing actions." Mandy Froehlich

This morning I gave a teacher PD on trauma informed practices in the WL classroom. MAFLA

2024 MAFLA Conference. @WPSLang from Wellesley Public Schools Bárbara Barnett and @tjeag (WL Dept. Chairs), @MmeBlouwolff (missing from photo), and I were involved in giving PD presentations and/or leading workshops. And Mike Travers served as the Conference Chair.

You're invited! ACTFL is in less than 2 weeks. Trauma is more common than we think - Learn how WL classrooms can be healing spaces, supporting all students. Sat, 11/23: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM ACTFL #traumainformed

I’ve come to appreciate the breadth of #traumainformedteaching in its implications and potential for our work in the World Language classroom through having these conversations with colleagues. Thank you for the opportunity to share! @ACTFL #ACTFL24

That's a wrap! Back to school today after the state-level World Language Teachers' Conference #MAFLA25 this past weekend where I presented a session on formative assessments and had a chance to connect & learn from colleagues.

I look forward to connecting with fellow #ACTFL25 attendees next Saturday, November 22 at 8:00AM in New Orleans for my presentation titled “Trauma-Informed World Language Teaching: Myths, Truths, and Next Steps” Join me! #langchat

This morning I presented at the #ACTFL25 Trauma-informed work begins with acknowledging the gap between what humans need versus what our structures provide. We can create small pockets of interaction that model the culture we want to see and support every learner.