Nov

19

Post ACTFL Observations

November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Technology still excites, motivates, engages. And it scares others. The biggest message we tried to convey is that it really isn’t about the technology, but rather about the pedagogy. How can we use 21st century technologies to engage students in meaningful activities…. I think this may be the topic of many subsequent posts. [...]

Nov

7

Off to the ACTFL conference

November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Leaving next week for the ACTFL conference in San Antonio, Tx. The first part of the week I’ll be in Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) training, then I’ll be presenting a session and a workshop with my friend Cherice. Of course the presentations aren’t quite finished – I’ll try to remember and post the urls – [...]