Don's Page

I teach French at Vintage HS, in Napa, California. I am Co-Director of the Berkeley WL Project at UC Berkeley.

One thing that you should know about me is that I am an avid grower of orchids!

A key idea or experience that has significantly influenced my philosophy of teaching and learning is.... I was a member of the very first cohort of teachers to be trained at BWLP, and I have been with the project since - a period of 30+ years. We have always sought to teach our languages in the target language, using multiple authentic resources, and creating communication-based language-learning experiences to help students acquire language, rather than learn about language.

My education motto is: "It's ok to be where you are, but it's not ok to stay there."

Don