Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ

Passionate CI/ADI French teacher-previously at the PK-6 Marion Cross School, now at Hartford (VT) High School . VFLA TOY 2019. I like stuffies-A LOT. #langchat

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

Language education is about relationships: not just relationships between people but also people's relationship with language.

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

My heart breaks for my big brother @barrysvrluga and the loss of the @washingtonpost sports department. I hope that during his final days there his reporting and coverage of the great @MikaelaShiffrin will cross Mitch’s desk at @vermontpublic as he launches his new show! 💜💜💜

[Barry Svrluga @barrysvrluga]

Personally, this is devastating. In 2003, then-sports editor Emilio Garcia-Ruiz took a chance on me to cover Maryland men’s basketball and football. He then somehow saw fit to put me on the newly relocated Montreal Expos.

He changed my life. The Post changed my life.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Educators have ZERO control over any of these. 🤔👇

Stop placing ALL the blame on teachers and schools.

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

https://t.co/cEm3WRX2y8

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

@murdersmall
@WhismanSucks
@Jimmypisfunny
This is BY FAR my favorite moment from the 2022 Olympics. (Who would expect
@SnoopDogg
to get into dressage?!)
Time Stamp 1:10
https://t.co/vQzBSuYg6g

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

All proceeds will go toward the VT Flood Response & Recovery Fund via The Busyhead Project and the Vermont Community Foundation in support of flood relief efforts. Hit the link to learn more, purchase a ticket, or to donate and help the cause. 802 forever https://t.co/cbpXwj7pTl

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

This is a special cause. You can still purchase a ticket to the Red Rocks livestream or donate at the link https://t.co/pora4wB59V

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

OMGOODNESS words of wisdom from the amazing Jon Cowart: Ts need to be referees. #1 goal is to ensure the game is safe, #2 is to ensure the game is fair.
1st line of defense-physical proximity. 2nd-voice. 3rd-whistle. 4th-yellow card
#conferenceinthecloud23

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

@williamson_ci talks about "Commercial Madness." I can't wait to incorporate this "emoji CLOZE" activity. Thanks, Dustin, for sharing with the #conferenceinthecloud23

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

Gotta say, I nailed reading her text (not pictured) as Yoda!

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

I could listen to @DuYanzi talk for days! I am loving her #conferenceinthecloud23 session on reading. Choose different ways/tones/voices to read a text.

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

OH MY GOSH! @CecileLaine demonstrating "Special Person" for the #conferenceinthecloud23 .
Genius at work!!

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

@techMEWithyou Reason number 2994 why you are my FAVORITE @techMEWithyou
I will be sending you a #coneofsilence soon! (I think I have your address!!) #

[Alexis Blum @SraBlum]

All of your strategies in language teaching will stem from what you believe about language acquisition. @Michelle_Kindt #fluencymatters23

[Alexis Blum @SraBlum]

Input and output should come at the right level for the given context. It should be good enough for the task at hand. @Prof_F_Henshaw #fluencymatters23

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

@DuYanzi perfectly explains how Small Talk is a powerful tool: it allows you to connect with and learn about Ss. Also, there's no set time limit-go with it if the students are engaged! (And what a cute image for Ss to describe how their feeling!)

[Martina Bex @MartinaBex]

Input tells learners what IS possible with the language (implicitly), but it doesn’t tell learners what is NOT possible with the language. Some explicit grammar instruction can help students monitor their output. #fluencymatters23 @Prof_F_Henshaw

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

Thanks to Twitter, I can follow things at #fluencymatters23 while also participating in #conferenceinthecloud23
And I know I can go back and watch the ☁️ videos because they're all recorded!!
https://t.co/AWUBBnaHZb

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

@placido @AfroFranco2 No surprise there!

[Allison Litten (she/her) Ⓥ @madamelitten]

@theDRAMAgoat1 That we DON'T "get summers off." In 23 years, I have had one summer when I didn't do some sort of conference/class, and it was because I was moving cross-country!