by Chris Barley | Mar 29, 2019 | Authenticity to the Discipline, Uncategorized, World Languages
Last semester I posed the following question related to a problem of practice (PoP) I faced as a teacher: How might we create routines and tasks in the Spanish classroom so that students engage in authentic conversations with each other? With the help of my...
by Chris Barley | Jan 6, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Solutions, World Languages
In my first blog post, I alluded to how difficult it was to get students to speak Spanish in class. I described my struggle with wanting students to speak perfectly and their struggle with actually using the target language in class. After thinking a lot about this...
by Chris Barley | Oct 8, 2018 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, World Languages
I have taught high school Spanish for almost thirteen years, and the phrase I most frequently proclaim is “¡En español!” If I had a dollar for every time I uttered these words, my early retirement would most certainly be secured. In fact, here...
