Author Archives: Kara
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Ace the Interview
2May 12, 2013 by Kara
The season is here to start teacher interviews. Maybe you are on a committee to find a new teacher or …
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Pretty please??
50May 6, 2013 by Kara
The JCPS documents have made a huge impact on changing/guiding our classroom to a proficiency-based environment. Thomas Sauer and our …
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That’s a wrap!
8May 3, 2013 by Kara
Showing a movie was a success because it gave all of them a new set of common information, increased their …
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6-Word Memoir
8April 18, 2013 by Kara
I wanted the students to sum up the important points of the characters. Thanks to Twitter (aka best PD ever), …
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First this happened, and then this…
12April 17, 2013 by Kara
Classroom reality is that at least one student will be absent or in the office when I show a movie. …
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Funky Character Maps
12April 16, 2013 by Kara
Now they need a task while watching the movie. A character map worked perfectly this time for my classes. Furthermore, …
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Learning through Movies
11April 15, 2013 by Kara
According to the education gurus, an experience (like movies, field trips and guests) is the best way to increase student …
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Babble on…
10April 7, 2013 by Kara
Spring Break always seems to go by so quickly! I sit here in a mini-depression that my free time is …
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Spring Celebrations
8March 27, 2013 by Kara
Spring is here! This is a great time to share some of the unique traditions from other countries. Here are …
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Spring SHARE-a-thon #4
26March 16, 2013 by Kara
Recently I read my students’ end-of-course reflection papers about what they learned about the language and culture. This made me …
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