Evolving with GenAI: Assessments in the Language Classroom
It seems that cheating has been running rampant since our schools experienced the global pandemic – students have found easy online shortcuts to demonstrate their language learning. While 2020 and 2021 were understandably focused on navigating the emotional and...
Chatbots in your Language Class
*Video overview of this blog using Fliki.ai After several months of highlighting different Generative AI Tools for the language classroom, the most exciting has been with using conversational chatbots. The idea that students can practice their language skills in a...
Using “Emoticons” for creative output
*An interpersonal communication activity* Interpersonal communication is the hardest skill for our students to gain confidence. How can we better prepare students to have meaningful interactions in the target language? “Emoticons” or those little images have been part...Starting Strong: Portfolios & Learner Profiles
As we all continue to get to know our new groups of language learners, I have been working on different systems to set up the school year for success and highlight language proficiency along the way. I believe that implementing portfolios, self-reflection surveys and...Spanish Time Capsule: A Letter to Myself
As the school year begins to wind down, an end of year project (not graded) was the “Time capsule letter”. It became a reflective “end of year” task that my students enjoyed working on, as they wrote to their “future” selves in 4...
