Here is a great activity for reading comprehension, listening and speaking. It can be for any level of instruction and for almost any topic… and it allows for some artistic creativity in the classroom as well. Ok, so there is a little prep… make sure you have blank pieces of paper, colored pencils and/or markers. […]
The results are staggering. According to ACT, Inc. (2006), only 51% of high school graduates read well enough to succeed in college. Fifty-one percent. As a nation, we are failing at preparing half of our students to be college and career ready. What’s even more frightening is the amount of work policy makers and educators[…]
Guest Post by Susana Perez-Castillejo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of St. Thomas. Beyond the Zoom breakout rooms for speaking activities and shared Google docs for collaborative writing practice, there are other tools we can leverage to make our synchronous class meetings a bit more interactive. These are ideas I have been learning these past few[...]
Posted on 2020-04-16 by Thomas Murr
If you would like your students to practice the format of the AP World Language and Culture Exam now instead of waiting until May, Extempore can help. This guide shows how to create Extempore assignments that replicate the same time constraints and environment that your students will have during the test, when completing the Simulated[...]
Posted on 2020-04-10 by Thomas Murr
Nowadays technological developments have affected our lives, how we communicate, how we learn and, of course, our way of teaching. Indeed, it is almost impossible to find a language class that does not use some technological support. Computer assisted language learning has changed the practice of teaching (Chapelle & Voss, 2016). Technology in Language[...]
Posted on 2020-02-10 by Thomas Murr
