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WAFLT 2019 Recommendations

Posted by: Kelly Tags: compelling instruction, conferences, Kelly Ferguson, TPRS, WAFLT Posted date: October 21, 2019 | No comment

Here it is, folks, my annual recommendations of session at WAFLT. These are sessions that are focused on Comprehensible-Input/Acquisition-Driven teaching, as well as those by creative and engaging teachers I know. Please let me know if I've missed any! Also, don't take it that a session not listed is not a good choice. There are plenty that will be perfect for you if the topic is something specific you're concerned with.

Friday, November 1, 2019 8:30am-11:30am (NOTE: these 3-hour workshops cost extra to attend.)

About student travel

Posted by: Kelly Tags: compelling instruction, compellinginstruction, conferences, Kelly Ferguson, organization, travel Posted date: April 23, 2018 | No comment

As I prepare to make a 3-week carry-on-only trip this summer and find myself obsessively pouring over blogs and videos and tips for traveling light, it struck me that while I learned a lot of tips from the experts in traveling with a backpack only, most of the suggestions for packing techniques and how to not be that traveler are all things I knew. And I realized that many teachers are not incredibly experienced travelers, and our students less so. I haven't seen a lot of articles, blogs, videos, or hacks produced from the perspective of student travel. So this series of posts...

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TPRS/CI-Friendly Sessions at WAFLT 2017

Posted by: Kelly Tags: best practices, CI, conferences, Kelly Ferguson, WAFLT Posted date: October 11, 2017 | No comment

I've noticed a recent trend among other TPRS/CI type folks to put together a list for big conferences like ACTFL of all the sessions that may be of special interest to those of us focusing on COMPELLING, CONTEXTUALIZED COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT. So, for those similarly-minded folks, here are a list of sessions at the upcoming annual conference of the Wisconsin Association For Language Teachers that might be of interest. These are sessions presented by CI teachers, as well as some personally recommended sessions by presenters who have good stuff to say, regardless of their CI-ness. Of course,...

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