by Kara Parker | Apr 17, 2017 | 3 Activities, Interpretive Reading, Reading, Techy Stuff, What's New
Highlighting is one of my top go-to interpretive reading activities. Today I will review an app for Apple devices and Chrome. Let’s see how highlighting can go digital! I blogged about this “Highlight Away” activity before… It was Idea #71 in... 
by Megan Smith | Jan 15, 2017 | iPads, Reading, Technology, Techy Stuff, What's New
I try to offer a variety of reading for students – it stretches them to see new things and connects to more kids! Articles, infographics, tweets… if native speakers are reading it, then I’m going to consider using it for my classes. Here’s an... 
by Kara Parker | Nov 28, 2016 | Conferences, Speaking, What's New
I love adding to my “adaptable activities” teacher toolbox! Tori Gilbert – @vgilbertTEACH – gave a simple activity idea that I can easily use in class for a variety of topics. Check it out! First, here’s the session description –... 
by Kara Parker | Nov 20, 2016 | Conferences, Speaking, What's New
ACTFL 2016 is winding down and I have one quick idea to give those conferences lanyards a second life that CHALLENGES (not forces) students to stay in the target language. A Chinese teacher in South Korea showed us this idea. When students come in, they can choose to... 
by Kara Parker | May 2, 2016 | 1 Planning, Vocabulary Building
Recently I was in China and I was reminded what it was like to be a novice language learner. I tried doing some apps and lists to help me get a small set of words before I left. I was frustrated because these apps have predetermined what I needed to know. Do I really... 
by Megan & Kara | Feb 16, 2016 | Past Challenges, Projects, Technology, What's New
Thank you to everyone who submitted! We hope that beyond trying to win that “big prize,” that it was a rewarding project for both you and your students. If you haven’t yet created infographics in class, these will inspire you. They definitely...
