World Language Classroom
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Joshua Cabral. Language Teacher, Resource Author, Consultant, World Language Classroom Podcast Host.
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Planning & Teaching for Proficiency: A Guide for Language Teachers. Support your students in growing in proficiency and communicating with confidence. ➡️
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6 months ago
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This Ready for Tomorrow Quick Win PD Bundle includes 11 courses (and growing) for world language teachers. Each one is focused on real classroom strategies you can implement right away. 🟢 25% off during the Cyber Sale 🟢
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4 days ago
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Recorded at ACTFL 2025 in New Orleans. Hear from teachers about their collaborations & takeaways, including ACTFL Teacher of the Year Nathan Campbell.
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5 days ago
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Block schedules, extended class periods that meet fewer times in a given week, are becoming more common in many schools and districts. In this episode, we are talking about teaching in this format.
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12 days ago
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Come by booth #1419 (Klett World Lanuages) & add your voice to an episode of the World Language Classroom Podcast. Look for episodes on ACTFL takeaways & language advocacy with your contributions following
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17 days ago
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Have you ever taught a grammar concept and then watched your students completely forget it during a speaking or writing task? Let's look at why that happens and what we can do about it.
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19 days ago
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You’ll get a simple, repeatable framework for building strong listening skills across all levels. Your students will listen with purpose, process effectively, and walk away from listening activities with real comprehension and confidence. 🔊🎧
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19 days ago
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Do reading & writing tasks have a prominent place in your CI classroom? In this episode we look at 6 CI activities that engage students through movement, visuals & collaboration.
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26 days ago
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Wonderful trip to the “little apple” Manhattan, Kansas. KSWLA puts on a great conference. Loved connecting with language teachers and podcast listeners. Very appreciative of all comments about how the podcast supports their teaching. So grateful!
27 days ago
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This 30-minute PD course gives you the tools to boost students' spontaneous, confident interpersonal speaking at any proficiency level. Your students will speak more confidently because they’ll have the structure and support to do so. ➡️
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30 days ago
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This 30-minute PD course will support you in bringing authentic resources into your classroom. Your students will interact with real language from real people and grow in proficiency as they interpret, react, and respond. Take a look ->
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about 1 month ago
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Let's talk about how hands-on, student-centered activities keep learners motivated, curious, and communicating authentically.
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about 1 month ago
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Students can recognize and say words, adjectives & language structures. The challenge is using these language elements in context that moves beyond simply saying them as individual words. That’s where Starting Point comes in! 🟢
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about 1 month ago
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You don’t need extra materials or hours of planning to help students communicate meaningfully. With the right kind of no-prep tasks, you can turn everyday visuals, routines, or readings into instant opportunities for purposeful language use. 🗣️
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about 1 month ago
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I love it when I find an activity or resource that I can pull out at any proficiency level and just get students speaking by simply changing the prompt.
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about 1 month ago
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What happens when we teach grammar in isolation? Learners memorize forms for a quiz but rarely apply them in context. This 30-minute PD course will help you take the first steps toward teaching grammar in a way that supports real language use. ➡️
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about 1 month ago
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Have you ever felt the pressure to “teach to the test” in your AP language class? Diego Ojeda tells how he uses authentic projects that do more than prepare students for the test, they prepare them for the real world.
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about 1 month ago
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Sentence frames and scaffolds provide just enough support to help students express meaningful ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed, making writing both accessible and rewarding. ➡️
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about 2 months ago
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In this episode, I unpack what makes an activity not just fun, but truly communicative.
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about 2 months ago
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Here we go NYSAFLT and NY friends. See you on Friday.
about 2 months ago
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This is the first of 3 episodes in a series on CI Strategies. There will be an episode on Story Telling and Narrative techniques, one on Reading and Writing procedures and today’s episode on Interaction and Discussion. 🎧▶️
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about 2 months ago
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If you're at the NYSAFLT conference in Albany this week, stop by the exhibit hall at 2:00 pm on Friday. Hope to see you there.
about 2 months ago
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These 3–4 day units help students grow as communicators through an engaging story and a sequence of scaffolded activities that target reading, speaking, and writing that is designed for novice mid to high learners. ✴️
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about 2 months ago
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With a few intentional strategies, you can transform listening from a passive activity into an active process that builds comprehension and confidence. 👉
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about 2 months ago
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5 scaffolded activities accompany each text, allowing for differentiated instruction and skill-building. Whether you're planning a lesson on vocabulary, honing comprehension, or assessing understanding, these activities will meet you goals. ➡️
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2 months ago
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Have you ever wanted to use an authentic resource like a menu, a meme, or a social media post, but thought, “My students aren’t ready for this”? Actually, they are. 🎧▶️
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2 months ago
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5 scaffolded activities accompany each text, allowing for differentiated instruction and skill-building. Whether you're planning a lesson on vocabulary, honing comprehension, or assessing understanding, these activities will meet you goals. ➡️
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2 months ago
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These activities immerse students in French while building their confidence. Students are introduced to young Francophone people and learn about them and their culture. 🌏
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2 months ago
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Students are introduced to young Hispanic people and learn about them and their culture. Each reading passage is paired with scaffolded activities that guide learners step-by-step, ensuring comprehension while fostering cultural appreciation. 🌏
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2 months ago
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Are your assessments really capturing what your students can do with the language? We dive into what it looks like to assess for performance and proficiency & not just memorization and correctness.
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2 months ago
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Are in the heartland? Let's meet up at K-State in Kansas in November to talk about how authentic communication transforms students in to confident global citizens. Let's also collaborate on building proficiency across the modes. ➡️
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2 months ago
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Support your students' French reading comprehension skills with this resource designed specifically for year 2-3 learners at ACTFL Intermediate Low-Mid or CEFR B1 proficiency levels. ▶️
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2 months ago
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These activities immerse students in
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while building their reading confidence and teaching intriguing cultural topics. ➡️
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2 months ago
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How well do your students manage interpersonal speaking tasks or spontaneous conversations? In this episode, I’ll show you how to get students speaking confidently, no matter their proficiency level.
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2 months ago
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Getting students to actively use language in meaningful ways doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes, all it takes is a deck of playing cards and a little structure. ▶️
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3 months ago
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Your students will learn all about geography, climate, food, traditions, ethnicities, religions, history and language of
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countries in these units. 🌍
#French
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3 months ago
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In this episode, we talk about how planning intentionally from the first input to the final assessment so everything works together to build proficiency.
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3 months ago
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Your students will learn all about geography, climate, food, traditions, ethnicities, religions, history and language of
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countries in these units. 🌐 🌎🌍🌏https://wlclassroom.com/2025/02/14/spanishcultureunits/
3 months ago
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Sometimes students know the verb meaning. Sometimes they know the forms. But, isn’t it great when they use accurate verbs in the correct context? Put that together with a no-prep, time saving activity for you and it’s even more than a simple win-win. ➡️
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3 months ago
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Time is limited, and sometimes you just need a quick, practical idea you can try tomorrow. That’s exactly why I created the Ready for Tomorrow Quick Win PD series.
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3 months ago
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Writing in the target language can feel overwhelming without the right support. Sentence frames and scaffolds give students the structure they need to write confidently and accurately, while still expressing their own ideas. ➡️
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When students understand their proficiency, they take ownership of their progress in concrete & personal ways. In this episode I share an uncomplicated way to make proficiency meaningful & understandable for students. 🎧▶️
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3 months ago
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Another adventure working with teachers in a new location First time to Wisconsin. I’m learning to navigate these small regional airports. LOL
4 months ago
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One last “work” trip to finish the sumner. First to Texas to attend Podcast Movement and then onto Wisconsin to work with teachers in Oshkosh.
4 months ago
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30-Minute PD Courses for language teachers 10 Topics Audio 🎧 + Notes + Templates Certificate 📜 Sale ➡️ 25% off 🟢
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4 months ago
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I created these Ready for Tomorrow 30-Minute Quick Win PD Courses for world language teachers who want to grow professionally but don’t always have access to in-school workshops or teacher conferences. Take a look at all 10 topics.
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4 months ago
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As I go into the 4th year and 200+ episodes of the World Language Classroom podcast my goal continues to be to provide consistent ideas that are useful for teachers. These messages and emails keep me so motivated.
4 months ago
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Take a look at this new series of audio courses for language teachers that I'm creating. I call the series "Ready for Tomorrow 30 Minute Quick Win PD." This one focuses on turning Vocabulary Lists to Communicative Tasks.
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5 months ago
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Take a look at this new series of audio courses for language teachers that I'm creating. I call the series "Ready for Tomorrow 30 Minute Quick Win PD." This one focuses on Designing Activities That are Fun and Communicative.
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5 months ago
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Time for the
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2025 Back 2 School Virtual Conference. Step-by-step guidance to make sure that you feel confident walking into your classroom this fall. All sessions available starting August 1 with access for 3 months. 🟡Register Here ▶️
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5 months ago
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Another productive conference. I had the opportunity to lead a workshop for teacher-authors on creating resources teachers are looking for and writing effective sales copy.
5 months ago
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