Sr. Sedge

CI Spanish Teacher

[Sr. Sedge @SrSedge]

Honored to talk to these guys! https://t.co/veWMwT48CJ

[Keith Toda @silvius_toda]

A must read for world language teachers! #latinteach #langchat

[edutopia @edutopia]

Our brains are wired to forget, but there are research-backed strategies you can use to make your teaching stick.

Here are some of them:

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[Carlos-Luis Brown (he/him/él) @SrBrownWHS]

Did you know that being bilingual can have incredible benefits for your brain health? According to a study, bilingualism can delay the onset of dementia by over 4 years! 🧠💪

Check out the link below to learn more about this fascinating research! 👇

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[Grant Boulanger @grantboulanger]

Privilege is the absence of obstacles and barriers.

Direct grammar instruction is unnatural language learning using “rules” that our brains don’t recognize. It’s parts before the whole.

“Success” rarely occurs, and does so despite the teaching.

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Against telling students the objectives of each lesson ahead of time: https://t.co/CB1lLS43Tm

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

"I'll take TRADITIONAL EDUCATION for 200, please."
"And the answer is: "A school assignment to list the major themes of each chapter in a classic novel."
"Ah, what is, "What's a reliable way to destroy students' interest in literature?"
"Correct!"

[Sr. Sedge @SrSedge]

@IVCUSD @IVCSports The link doesn't work

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

Krashen, S. 2012. A short paper proposing that we need to write shorter papers. Language and Language Teaching. 1(2):38-39. https://t.co/FSyX5vw3hX
"When we ask the time, we don't want to know how watches are constructed." Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799)

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

Only 11% (14/127) of students in Korea preparing to be elementary school teachers were pleasure readers in English. 84% say it is because we are tested on what we read in class. Cho, KS & S Krashen. 2020. Language & Language Teaching 2020,9(1),17:50-53. https://t.co/qcddcSgUBY

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

Given enough comprehensible and interesting input, what acquirers are ready to acquire (“i+1”) is present in the input. Krashen, S. 2013 The Case for Non-Targeted, Comprehensible Input.
Journal of Bilingual Education Research & Instruction 15(1): 102-110. https://t.co/y6eXRl09dp

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

“..activities ..such as editing sentences, vocabulary study..may yield limited.. benefits; none produce the same level of academic power as 15 minutes of reading would.”Donalyn Miller, Creating a Classroom Where Readers Flourish. Reading Teacher,66,2:90.2012

[Allison - Mis Clases Locas @MisClasesLocas]

“Rushing to output may exacerbate student insecurities” @Prof_F_Henshaw #iwla22 keynote

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

1935!! A 4-year study involving more than 1700 students: “An increase in reading” more effective for improving spelling, punctuation, grammar than direct teaching via grammar texts and handbooks. Clark, J.D. 1935. A 4-year study of Freshman English. English Journal 20: 403-410.

[ACTFL @actfl]

The ability to communicate in more than one #language is a critical asset for U.S. students & employees to thrive in a global economy. See which languages are in high demand: https://t.co/O4aZ2q4rx3

[Grant Boulanger @grantboulanger]

*How do I make language acquisition compelling and comprehensible for adolescents?

*How do I make curriculum relevant to all Ss?

*how do I help Ss learn about and respect one another?

⭐️ Make class MORE about them and LESS about what you think it should be about. #TCI #ADI

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

“..some students may have negative attitudes toward reading because they rarely have opportunies to read materials that interest them.” Worthy & McKool, 1996; 55th Yearbook, Nat. Reading Conf, p. 254.

[Grant Boulanger @grantboulanger]

As I start year 23, I find myself caring less and less about extras and more and more about offering a joyful, personalized and equitable language acquisition space and experience for each kid.

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

Advice from my language therapist, Steve Kaufman: "Focus on the meaning you are trying to communicate, not on how well you are doing. Do not think that your grammar and pronunciation are being judged ... your listeners want to understand you."

[Stephen Krashen @skrashen]

@BradenRussell_ I hope a lot of the input you are getting is (1) comprehensible. (2) very interesting. (3) rich in language (4) and there is a lot of it. Please let us know about your progress.