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Welcome back to #langchat! Last Thursday night, Langchatters gathered to discuss personalized instruction. Participants began by attempting to define personalization in the classroom. They then discussed whether instructors should limit student choice and, if so, where they should draw the line. Langchatters also shared their favorite ways to personalize lessons and reflected on how to […]

   by  giftedstudieswku  Last Thursday, Langchatters were so eager to discuss how to move students to a “novice-high” level that they were already tweeting on the topic before the first question was posted! In this Q&A #langchat, participants covered lots of ground. After establishing the distinguishing characteristics of the “novice-high” level, they discussed the role that […]

Before the #langchat “bell” could ring, participants were logging onto Twitter and counting down the minutes! Last Thursday, Langchatters met to discuss “bell work.” They worked to define “bell ringers,” discussed how they fit into a typical class period, shared their thoughts on the importance of routine and relevance for a given unit, and offered […]

   by  Luke Hoersten  Last Thursday, #langchat was a whirl of activity as participants shared their thoughts on language learning and acquisition. As @KrisClimer noted, lots of acquisition fans showed up, and Langchatters reflected on whether or not efforts to support acquisition are always successful. They also suggested strategies to promote acquisition, discussed student language awareness […]