My little page has collected some interesting tidbits since I started it. Over 50 people I know from different countries who appreciate free comprehensible input facebook.com/groups/1764790…

Mind maps. As schools try to reach a wider base of students, non traditional ways are needed to allow divergently thinking and ESOL students the ability to grow beyond “jumping though hoops”. Today I begin using mind maps. They can take a shot and include it in a doc!

Seals; Chomping on ice is good for you! Dentist: no.

"So you have never taught, never attended public school, never worked in a school situation, & have no degree in education? Tell me more about how schools should be run."

Jeff McQuillan's blog is by far the best source for research in second language acquisition, brilliant and clearly written. backseatlinguist.com/blog/

Breakthrough: as a khmer language learner, I can create my own authentic /comprehensible tools for spoken output combining reading and public speaking by using… drumroll…google translate.

No surprise here. Duolingo is a great app! Look me up (Terry Platt) and come to my graphic novel/ movie script readers theater class that actually coaches como ELLs how to seek out comprehensible input. #ellsapd #cofc

This is why reading with students is such an important exercise #cofc #ellsapd

And therefore when brain research-based TESOL methods are advocated in lay terms to uninformed stakeholders, this is our brick wall. If you use the technical jargon, you immediately get labeled a poindexter.

Just posted a photo @ Phnom Penh instagram.com/p/CUzDShZh0lbI…

Not the biggest. Not the strongest. Just better than I was. @ Phnom Penh instagram.com/p/CVHmXF1BB3PR…

Just posted a photo @ Phnom Penh instagram.com/p/CV5Npezh_Aki…

Best way to get shy teens to collaborate and low key critically think on the first day of a PBL unit? Marshmallow challenge - you will love it- followed by peer eval and journaling. L1 meets L2, and they know this classroom is different.

Just posted a photo @ Phnom Penh instagram.com/p/CWnWjaIBveGk…

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My 2025 Duolingo stats are in! How did you do? #Duolingo365