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Richard Smith
Home
Who am I?
My classroom
Going Deskless
Visible Random Groups
Vertical Non Permanent Surfaces
All classes start in the hallway
AIM
Why I love AIM
CEFR
What is the CEFR?
Comprehensible Input
What is CI?
Movie Talk
Picture Talk
Story Listening
TPRS
French Resources
The Big Kahuna
Oral Activities
Writing Activities
Listening Activities
Reading Activities
My Youtube Videos
Educators I follow
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Home
Who am I?
My classroom
Going Deskless
Visible Random Groups
Vertical Non Permanent Surfaces
All classes start in the hallway
AIM
Why I love AIM
CEFR
What is the CEFR?
Comprehensible Input
What is CI?
Movie Talk
Picture Talk
Story Listening
TPRS
French Resources
The Big Kahuna
Oral Activities
Writing Activities
Listening Activities
Reading Activities
My Youtube Videos
Educators I follow
Deskless in the
Core french classroom
Image of my core French classroom - circle formation with bins in the middle
Writing activity Musical chairs story retell
Why did i go deskless in my
core french classroom?
80% of my core French classes are based on activities that promote oral production/interaction so why have desks?
My admin was very supportive to my ideas and bought me 30 stools
You do not need desks to learn how to SPEAK AND INTERACT in French
There is a lot more space!
The classroom can be arranged multiple ways depending on what we are learning that day
I can move around my classroom very easily
Students have the freedom to work wherever they feel comfortable around the classroom.
I can teach from anywhere in my classroom since students sit on stools and can easily rotate their bodies on the stool
It promotes an environment for better class discussions and fewer distractions
I have the flexibility to manage my groups very easily
I wanted my class to be and feel different for my intermediate students
In each grey bin, I have clipboards, pencils, erasers, white boards, and erasable markers
I can't imagine teaching with desks ever again
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