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This episode is part of my celebration of the 100th episode of Growing with Proficiency, and our guest today is Haiyun Lu, a Mandarin teacher renowned for her expertise in comprehensible input (CI).

In this episode, Haiyun shares her insights on brain-based learning, practical strategies for implementing CI in language classrooms, and how backward design can work in a CI based classroom.

Discover how creating a safe and engaging learning environment can transform your teaching and help your students thrive. Learn about the importance of authenticity in the classroom, the power of storytelling, and how to effectively plan CI lessons.

Show Notes

Key Points:

1. The Brain and Learning:

• Discussion on how the brain processes information and the importance of a safe learning environment.
• Explanation of the fight, flight, or freeze response.

2. Comprehensible Input and Classroom Strategies:

• Overview of CI strategies like personalized questions and collaborative storytelling.
• Importance of novelty and movement in the classroom.

3. Implementing Backward Design:

• Start with the end goals in mind and plan lessons that build towards those objectives.

Join us for a powerful conversation that will leave you inspired and ready to bring the magic of comprehensible input into your classroom.

Resources from Claudia

🏫 Join our waitlist for Growing With Proficiency The Spanish Teacher Academy

👩🏽‍💻 Our Blog: Growing With Proficiency

📲 Join our free FB Community: Growing With CI

📳 Follow us on social media for updates and morse support: IG @claudiamelliott and FB @claudiamelliott

FREE LIVE CLASS: Discover the 5 Step Framework to Design the Perfect Back To School Lesson

Resources from our guest:

• Facebook
• Ignite Chinese
• Movie Talk with Haiyun Lu

When: July 24th or 25th @ 7 PM ET

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🧱 Implement a Structured Framework
💓 Ignite Your Passion for Teaching

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Are you feeling excited yet overwhelmed about shifting to comprehension-based instruction? If so, you're not alone. Understanding SLA (Second Language Acquisition) research highlights that this shift is not just an option but a necessity. So, how can we make it happen without burning out?

We dive into these questions with our amazing guests, Jason Fritze and Bertha Delgadillo, on today's episode.

Key Points Discussed:

1. Students Don't Listen:
   • How to engage students who seem unresponsive.
   • Strategies to make lessons fun and communicative, including using music, games, and performances.
   • Building effective classroom routines that keep students involved and interested.
2. I Have a Curriculum:
   • Leveraging your agency to create an authentic, communicative curriculum.
   • Understanding how languages are acquired by following SLA research.
   • Embracing core practices that enhance language proficiency and understanding.
3. I Am Alone:
   • Finding and connecting with a supportive community of educators.
   • The importance of professional development and sharing your practice.
   • Embracing the mindset that you are enough and transmitting that energy to your students.

Join us for this insightful discussion and gain valuable perspectives on overcoming common obstacles in your journey to comprehension-based teaching. You'll leave feeling empowered and connected to a community dedicated to enhancing language acquisition and cultural competence in the classroom.

Resources mentioned:

🏫 Join our waitlist for Growing With Proficiency The Spanish Teacher Academy

👩🏽‍💻 Our Blog: Growing With Proficiency

📲 Join our free FB Community: Growing With CI

📳 Follow us on social media for updates and morse support: IG @claudiamelliott and FB @claudiamelliott

FREE LIVE CLASS: Discover the 5 Step Framework to Design the Perfect Back To School Lesson

Jason’s Trello: https://trello.com/b/jr5u6xNe/high-leverage-teaching-for-world-languages

When: July 24th or 25th @ 7 PM ET

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🔗 Connect with Your Students from Day One
🧱 Implement a Structured Framework
💓 Ignite Your Passion for Teaching

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Imagine having your students acquire 0.20 words per minute! That’s 1,200 words per 100 hours of instruction. 🤯 When Margarita Pérez-García heard from Dr. Beniko Mason that there is a Second Language Acquisition methodology that can accomplish that, she was on a mission to bring this methodology to her classroom.

This methodology is “Story Listening.” What makes Story Listening different from other Comprehensible-Based methodologies? Story Listening focuses on providing a plethora of comprehensible, or as Margarita would say, potentially comprehensible input to the students.

Story Listening is a multimodal approach, incorporating auditory input delivered by the teacher and written input through Guided Self-Selected Reading.

In this episode, you’ll be part of a Master Class about Story Listening. Margarita will dive into the following aspects:

• What is Story Listening?
• Why is Story Listening a method to provide OPTIMAL input?
• What are the steps to Story Listening?
• What are the most common obstacles when a teacher is trying to incorporate this methodology in their classroom?
• How to overcome these obstacles.

I highly recommend you listen to this episode more than once and, at some point, sit down and take notes. It’s that good.

Grab your favorite drink, hit play, and happy listening!

Resources:

🏫 Join our waitlist for Growing With Proficiency The Spanish Teacher Academy

👩🏽‍💻 Our Blog: Growing With Proficiency

📲 Join our free FB Community: Growing With CI

📳 Follow us on social media for updates and morse support: IG @claudiamelliott and FB @claudiamelliott

FREE LIVE CLASS: Discover the 5 Step Framework to Design the Perfect Back To School Lesson

Margarita Pérez-García: Masterclass and more

Dr. Beniko Mason Website

Story Listening Site

When: July 24th or 25th @ 7 PM ET

Join our live class, and learn how to

🔗 Connect with Your Students from Day One
🧱 Implement a Structured Framework
💓 Ignite Your Passion for Teaching

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