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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 […]

Welcome back to #langchat! Last week, familiar and new #langchatters alike gathered to share their thoughts on effective pre-teaching strategies (and a promise to post selfies with their new #langchat T-shirts, of course!). Participants worked to define pre-teaching, suggested strategies to help students explore a (unit) theme, discussed strategies that prime students for success in […]

   by  CollegeDegrees360  A couple of weeks ago, Langchatters gathered to discuss writing proficiency. Last week, they were back, this time eager to share creative ways to achieve and evidence student reading proficiency. Participants tweeted about innovative reading assessment methods and forms of feedback for reading proficiency. They also reflected on who might benefit from student […]

   by  Innovation_School  Last Thursday night, a Q&A-style #langchat set off a flurry of ideas! Participants tweeted their thoughts on ways to enable students to reflect on and assess their work. They also discussed ways to document student reflections and assessments over time and how to share them with parents. Langchatters had plenty of ideas on […]

   by  AFS-USA Intercultural Programs  Welcome back to #langchat! Last week, a host of new and familiar faces tuned in to discuss ways to help students develop written proficiency. Langchatters began by defining written proficiency, discussed the extent to which instructors should correct written output, brainstormed ways to provide feedback, and shared ways to help students […]

Last Thursday, #langchat was alive and well! A lively group of participants tweeted away their ideas about how to fit student proficiency into a grading system. They shared their thoughts on the need to assess proficiency and ways to redesign evaluation. Langchatters also touched on policies regarding retakes, homework, and late work. Finally, they emphasized […]

   by  Brenda Annerl  Last Thursday, #langchat was in full swing, Q&A style! @KrisClimer started off the hour, “Let’s get the #langchat rocking!” anticipating “a flurry of ideas!” As always, Langchatters did not disappoint. They rapidly tweeted their thoughts on ways to incorporate more comprehensible input (CI) and authentic resources (#authres) in a “traditional” language program. […]