Preaching To Acquire

Apr 25 2024 104 ep. 14 mins 62

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I'm here preaching to help your students acquire languages! My goal is to inform, transform, inspire, and entertain you in efficient and effective episodes! Something you want to hear? Let me know!

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Smarter Storyasking

Apr 25 2024 10 mins

Kaitlin shares her recent experiences with storyasking that provided students with a voice without the chaos that this activity can sometimes bring!

Changes to Star of the Day

Aug 20 2023 10 mins

Kaitlin shares some reflections on using Star of the Day/Special Person Interviews in her classes and some changes she's making to it this year to improve her students' experiences with it.

The Quote Board

Jul 07 2023 12 mins

Kaitlin shares about a fun tradition she developed in her classroom during COVID that has continued to live on. She shares the quotes and stories behind them from the '22-'23 school year.

A Win is a Win

Apr 27 2023 15 mins

Kaitlin shares a happy story about some of her most challenging classes.

Farewell For Now ❤️

Apr 04 2023 7 mins

Kaitlin shares some updates.

Preparing for Wooly Week 2023!

Feb 23 2023 11 mins

Kaitlin shares about the 3 new resources being released during Wooly Week and more details about the lessons plans that were written for them. She also shares what her plans are to complete the activities with her different classes.

Using ChatGPT/AI to Generate Content For Your Classes

Jan 14 2023 15 mins

Kaitlin talks about her experience using ChatGPT to try to generate different content in Spanish for her classes. She gives tips to helped her get information at an appropriate language level and also shares how it can give your creativity muscles a much needed break.

A Different Kind of Engagement?

Nov 29 2022 18 mins

Kaitlin rambles about her struggles engaging students in class since her usual activities don't seem to be working the same way. She also shares some things that have worked to engage these students and ends with a plea for help and ideas!

29. What? How?: Tower of Knowledge (La Torre de Saber)

Oct 05 2022 12 mins

Kaitlin shares about a fun collaborative writing activity that she learned from Carrie Toth who learned it from Nelly Hughes. Students are challenged to write as much as possible so they can build the tallest tower.

Going Beyond Language Acquisition

Sep 28 2022 14 mins

Kaitlin shares her reflections on how sometimes activities we can do in the classroom can serve a purpose beyond driving aquisition for our students. Don't forget to check out this year's FREE World Language Teacher Summit by registering here. (linktr.ee/preachingtoacquire)