Today I am excited to release a new resource to help address differentiation needs in our students. 2020 has been a very challenging year to say the least, and our students have coped with the changes and challenges in different ways. Unfortunately, this means that the learning gaps that occur …
Differentiation
Enabling student success in languages
New Year, New cohort. But are your students equipped to learn a language? As a Language teacher in Australia, I often describe myself as a naive optimist. I almost consider this mindset to be an essential trait of my job. The odds are stacked against us in many ways, yet we continually strive to …
WHY YOUR STUDENTS DON’T DO YOUR HOMEWORK
One of the difficulties of teaching languages in Australia is our lack of time on task. We simply don’t timetable enough hours a week in the school curriculum to do justice to language acquisition. One way to improve this situation, is to have students spend time out of class doing their own …