104 episodes
Growing With Proficiency The Podcast Claudia Elliott, World Language educator
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Welcome to Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast! Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class where you and your students enjoy using the language to learn about the world and each other? Do you want to transform your class into an acquisition-driven instruction space where you intentionally provide a ton of comprehensible input? If you are, you're in the right place. Let's start this journey together. Head over to IG, and send me a DM @claudiamelliott to let me know what topics you would like me to cover in an upcoming episode.Join my free Facebook community, Growing With C. Also, check out my blog to start discovering some of these ideas and strategies at growingwithproficiency.com
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Episode 100: Can Teaching Remain Joyful? Celebrating 100 Episodes with Bertha Delgadillo and Meredith White!
Questions? Comments? Send me a message!Welcome to a milestone episode of Growing with Proficiency! 🎉 Today, we’re celebrating our 100th episode with a deep dive into sustaining joy and passion in teaching. I’m thrilled to be joined by two powerhouse educators, Meredith White and Bertha Delgadillo, who will share their insights on how to maintain joy in our classrooms despite the challenges we face.After countless off-mic conversations with Meredith and Bertha, we’ve identified three pillars t...
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Episode 99: Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling: A Deep Dive with Dr. Karen Lichtman
Questions? Comments? Send me a message!In this episode of Growing with Proficiency, we welcome back Dr. Karen Lichtman for a great conversation on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling). Dr. Karen Lichtman, an expert in the field and the author of the book Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), explains the three core steps of TPRS: establishing meaning, asking a story, and reading. She highlights the importance of co-constructing stories with...
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Episode 98: Breaking the Grammar Myth with Hélène Colinet
Questions? Comments? Send me a message!In this episode of Growing with Proficiency, the podcast, I sit down with Hélène Colinet to discuss why and how we need to break the myth of grammar teaching and the importance of leading our classes with comprehensible input. Originally from France and now residing in Spain, Hélène is an extraordinary language educator and trainer who has guided over 2,000 teachers towards more effective teaching methods.We dive deep into:Breaking the Grammar Myth:...
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Reflexiones del Año: ¿Cómo enfrentar la apatía y la constante distracción en el aula de idiomas?
Questions? Comments? Send me a message!En este episodio, reflexionamos sobre uno de los mayores desafíos que enfrentan los profesores al hacer la transición de métodos tradicionales a métodos comunicativos: la apatía y las distracciones de los estudiantes. Analizamos cómo esta apatía ya existía con los métodos tradicionales, pero se vuelve más evidente cuando necesitamos una participación activa en el aula. Discutimos la importancia de reconocer este hecho y por qué es crucial combatir l...
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Episode 96: Beyond Growth Mindset: Cultivating Success in Language Classes with Becca Silver
Questions? Comments? Send me a message!Join us for a powerful conversation with Becca Silver, an instructional coach and the CEO and founder of The Whole Educator. In this episode, we dive into the powerful world of mindsets in education—exploring what growth mindset truly is and how it impacts our brains, backed by fascinating research from Michigan State University.Becca shares why having a growth mindset alone isn't enough and introduces us to the concept of academic mindsets, which includ...
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Episode 95: What is Story-Asking and Why Every Language Teacher Should Try It
Questions? Comments? Send me a message!Welcome back to Growing With Proficiency The Podcast! In today's episode, we're talking about story asking – a powerful strategy that can help you deliver a ton of comprehensible and compelling input while building a strong community inside your class.In this episode I’ll share what story asking is, why it’s so successful, and how you can effectively implement it in your lessons. We'll explore both scripted and unscripted approaches to story asking, high...