My school year in review, teaching French 1, 3 & 5 (Year #27 for me!) #edusky #langchat

What was the best part of your school year? What was the most challenging? #langchat #edusky

Cohasset MA seeks middle school French teacher. @aatfrench.bsky.social share.google/HMz7RXTgTjVI...

Current read #langchat #edusky

I’d like to try SBG but I’m uncertain about what my standards should be. Take a look at Tab 1. Which of the choices is best but also sustainable as a World Language teacher? docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #langchat #edusky

Come teach French at our middle school in Melrose, MA, or kindly spread the word! #langchat #edusky www.schoolspring.com/jobdetail?jo...

For those who give language proficiency tests to seniors: how many Advanced Low scores does speaking typically yield in your class? Just curious, as we are seeing some interesting data this year from AAPPL! #langchat #edusky

Are they using sentences or not? That’s a question I ask myself frequently when I observe students’ language output. If you can see the structure of a sentence, but there are significant errors, is it actually a sentence? #langchat #edusky (1/2)

AP teachers: Who do you feel is responsible for informing and instructing you about changes to your AP Curriculum, exam and/or the way your exam is administered? #langchat #edusky

Today, I filled out an “information from the language teacher” form for a local private school. Disheartened to see that they wanted to know mainly which grammar topics the student knew and how well, and if the student had “below average”, “above average”, etc language skills. (1/2) #langchat

Reassessment #grading gets messy fast. Average scores? Cap them? Limit who can retake? These choices reflect what we value: compliance or learning. A simpler shift: ➡️ Replace the score if it’s higher. No penalties. Grades should reflect what students know—period. Read more in my new post.

Despite the fact that my grading practices have shifted significantly over the past decade, students still ask me “Will I lose points if…?” when they’re concerned about their performance on an assessment. Anyone else field similar questions? #langchat #edusky

I REALLY want to talk to other teachers about this! I love that we have the Seal of Biliteracy and what it represents. I don’t love that it is determined in different ways in different states. (1/) #langchat #edusky

This is a GREAT idea!!! Read the rest of this thread too! #edusky #langchat

I miss connecting with language educators on the way we used to on the other platform. #langchat

Can any #langchat teachers point me to an actual human being in ACTFL or LTI I can speak with regarding how some of my students’ writing on AAPPL Form B has been scored? I did rating reviews on both (1 too high, 1 too low) and both came back exactly the same! I am baffled!! @actfl.bsky.social (1/2)

Come work in Melrose, MA!!! I’ve been teaching French in the district for over 25 years. We have a great vertical French program & a team of dedicated teachers of 4 modern languages & Latin. Apply or spread the word! #langchat #edusky

As a parent and a French teacher, it kills me that this is what my daughter is getting as resources for French class! Proficiency, anyone?! #langchat #edusky

Help, #langchat! My Fr 3 students’ writing has lots of problems! While effort is there in some aspects, here’s what I’m noticing: -lots of translating from English to French, resulting in grammatically incorrect sentences (ex: la reine chateau for the queen’s castle) (1/3)

Hoping someone can help me figure out why this video, which I downloaded into my Google Drive, can generate a transcript in French of what the people in the video are saying in French when students open it? I have never seen this before! Is this a new Google feature? #langchat #edusky

What are the biggest challenges facing you as a language teacher this year? Here’s my list: #langchat

Are you an educator? What are you currently struggling with in or out of the classroom? I'd love to help. I write a column called Career Confidential for the Kappan Magazine, and I'm always looking for challenges to give advice on (It's like Dear Abby for educators) forms.gle/Dq73wF2rVbgV...

You may have heard this story in the news (her connection to Karoline Leavitt). She actually graduated from the high school where I teach and studied 2 languages. gofund.me/76f6d74a0

How I feel about my daughter being graded on her “confidence” in her French 1 oral presentation… #langchat

I know that creating a grammar worksheet is probably not best practice, according to the Proficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching Grammar for Proficiency, but I think my creation does hit on some of the “good” practices outlined in the book. #langchat (1/)

Great news in my district!!

Are you a WL teacher interested in learning productivity strategies for lesson planning & grading? Listen to my podcast playlist on this topic, which I shared as part of my #mafla25 conference presentation! #langchat #edusky tinyurl.com/pmpspl

Come join the discussion! #LangChat #SLAyy

Hey, @stacywitkowski.bsky.social @mrfishersays.bsky.social @languageley.bsky.social! A presenter at MaFLA did his presentation about referential & affective structured input and quoted heavily from the grammar book! Don’t think he’s on Bluesky, but maybe I can track him down to join the discussion?

#mafla25 #langchat Such a fun conference!

A few photos from MaFLA Friday! #mafla25

It’s MaFLA conference time! #mafla25 #langchat

Love this so much! ⬇️

I learn kids. #Project180 @edutopia.org

Food for thought. gianfrancoconti.com/2025/10/10/1...

I know I’m reading this book, but sometimes I wonder: Does direct grammar instruction and learning grammar rules have a place at least somewhere? Maybe not the way it had been traditionally, but is there a time when it is useful and/or important? 1/2 #langchat

My daughter’s first quiz in French 1 is on pronunciation and I’m trying not to be angry about it 😳 #langchat

Trying to remember where I got this French “chat mat” from. Anyone know? #langchat

Hey, @slayyypod.bsky.social! When will the next book discussion questions be available? I’m anxious to chime in on Ch. 2 & 3! #langchat

Yesterday, President Trump said of RFK: “I like the fact that he's different." Yes. RFK is *different.* He’s the first HHS secretary to actively endanger children by undermining what doctors & scientists around the world know to be true: Vaccines have saved millions of lives.

“If you have to lean on grades to get kids to do things, we might want to do an audit of what we’re asking students to do.” Check out this episode from the Assess That podcast to hear more! #langchat #edusky

French 1: 28, 23 French 3: 33, 28 French 5: 16

I don’t feel that I learned too many new things, but I’m looking forward to Ch 3. Also, two of my current colleagues, one of my former colleagues (a co-author) and a former administrator at my school are all cited in this book 😮 #langchat #edusky

I wonder how many teachers/language classes still use a grammar syllabus to guide their units and levels and feel that a more “traditional” approach to language teaching is the golden standard, despite what research & practitioners say. #langchat #edusky

I think I successfully teach language/grammar in context & have been doing so for a number of years. For example, I teach a summer break themed unit in Level 3 where we work with loads of phrases using past tenses before we talk about the grammar. #langchat #edusky

#langchat #edusky The performance target table on p. 10. One of the authors actually explained it to me several years ago, and I think I finally get it.

I think my treatment of grammar has evolved in a very positive way since embracing teaching for proficiency. However, I think I’m a “grammar instruction skipper” in many ways. I wrestle with what to emphasize and when! #langchat #edusky

My book arrived today & I’m ready to dive in! @slayyypod.bsky.social #langchat #edusky

Going through my camera roll this morning & though I’d shed some wise reminders from Angela Watson for teachers! Work smarter! #langchat #edusky