Your school requires to you post a daily objective, but how do you do that in a CI/TPRS classroom. Here's how.
You want to make sure your lessons are effective, engaging, and lead to student acquisition of the target language. Here's how.
Some students "get it" after 50 repetitions, and some students seem to need 250 reps. You don't want to go so fast your slower-processors are left behind, but your fast processors are getting bored. You want to meet the needs of both groups (or you will have behavior problems from both groups). Here's how.
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You want a ZERO PREP way to hold all students accountable for their active listening. You want hard data to show you who understands (and who is falling through the cracks). Here's how.
Students need short bursts of collaboration for their social-emotional needs, and you need formative assessment data to see who is getting it and how is not. Here's how.
Comprehensible Input only works if it's comprehensible. You want your students to stop you if you say something they don't understand. Here's how.
You want to work smarter, not harder. You want 1 lesson plan activity that takes 20+ min every day for a week, with minimal prep time from you. You want your students be more involved. Here's how
You're talking to the whole group about their weekend, or doing a movie talk, or co-creating a story. You're asking questions, but you need to both engage everyone AND stop the blurting. Here's how.
You know you are supposed to be unit planning, but how do you do that in a CI/ TPRS classroom? Here's how.
What words and structures are you supposed to focus on? How do you decide what to teach? Your department wants to be aligned (or you just prefer targeted instruction). Here's how.
You planned a great lesson. You have visuals, word walls, gestures. You're asking questions, but they are not answering. You hear about other teachers getting 100% response when they ask questions. Here's how.
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Blurting! On topic, off topic, they know the answer but think it's hilarious to give the wrong answer. Or they really really don't get what we are doing (everyone was yelling things, so I just randomly yelled something too-- why is the teacher mad?) We all have them.
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Foundational to your success as a CI Teacher are these 12 essential skills. Imagine frosting a cake that is not baked all the way-- it's going to be a disaster no matter how great your decorating abilities are. Go back to the basics before you try any new surface level improvements.
As a CI Teacher coach since 2012, I have observed, analyzed and evaluated hundreds of teachers delivering thousands of lessons. Trust me when I tell you that all successful CI Teachers are actively implementing these skills. Teachers who download great plans or a pre-made curriculum --or who create their own lessons -- but who don't have strong command of these skills are sometimes successful with some students, but they are not able to maximize learning for all learners.
Download my 12 page guide to learn how (or refine your ability) to build a strong foundation for each lesson every day.