Podcast appearances and mentions of julie speno

In this episode of the Language Lounge, Michelle talks with 2021 FLAME (Foreign Language Association of Maine) Teacher of the year, and creator of Mundo de Pepita early language resources, Julie Speno. Julie talks about how she has been rethinking her learning goals for her elementary Spanish classes, so they are aligned with a greater purpose that reflect community and core values. Julie talks about how she incorporates themes of peace, social justice, global citizenship, community, equal rights, and inclusion into her Spanish classes. Julie also tells us about her personal journey to make her classroom more welcoming and inclusive to students with ADHD and other neurodiverse learners. Visit the Language Lounge on Twitter @langloungepod - https://twitter.com/langloungepod Connect with Michelle @michelleolah - https://twitter.com/michelleolah Connect with Julie Speno @mundodepepita - https://twitter.com/mundodepepita Have a comment or question? Leave a voicemail at (207) 888-9819 or email podcast@waysidepublishing.com Produced by Wayside Publishing - https://waysidepublishing.com Show Notes: Julie Speno blog: https://www.mundodepepita.com/ Blog article: “Re-envisioning World Language Goals that Go Beyond the Language, May 25, 2019 https://www.mundodepepita.com/search?q=envision People mentioned in the episode: Françoise - @TWSteacher Related Podcast episodes: The Language Lounge Episode #10 “Creating an Inclusive Classroom with Joseph Parodi-Brown" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-creating-an-inclusive-classroom-with-joseph/id1583241169?i=1000540160062

Ashley talks about her struggles with distance learning and interviews a former student, Araceli Schmalz, who shares her proficiency journey. Includes a new game from Sarah Breckley and a calm tip from Julie Speno! Detailed show notes to follow at www.deskfree.wordppress.com Season sponsorship brought to you by: Wayside Publishing  #followtheowl Episode sponsors: World Language Classroom by Josh Cabral El Mundo de Pepita resources in Spanish, French, Russian, German and ESL A.C. Quintero and Jennifer Degenhardt and their classroom readers

A note from Ashley: This was recorded before all the schools began closing because of Covid-19. I hope you can still be inspired by what we share, an interview on feedback, a new game and new calm tip! But, I  understand if this is something you prefer to listen to later on. I will share this episode again when things are settled down. I will release a special edition #Covid19wl episode by Friday of this week. Featuring Meredith White, Diego Ojeda, Samara Spielberg and Stephanie Carbaneau. Thank you to everyone who has been sharing in this difficult time. Please let me know if you have other requests for the next few weeks. Best, Ashley Shownotes:   Play Inspired Trivia: Visit Wayside Publishing to answer the trivia questions and enter the prize drawing! Winners announced on Twitter. Welcome to Inspired Proficiency and thank you for joining us for episode 5 of season 2. As always, please tweet any takeaways and inspirations to #inspiredproficiency. Don’t forget that Ashley and her podcasts are also on Facebook in the group “Inspired Proficiency Teacher Collaboration” with lots of great ideas for the classroom. Ashley just returned from an amazing conference where Stephanie Carbonneau was named the Maine Teacher of the Year.  Congratulations Stephanie!  The Corona Virus is affecting us all. If you want to share out how it's affecting you, get on Twitter or Facebook and share your story! Stay healthy and try to be positive! Next week Ashley will put out a special Corona Virus Resources episode so stay tuned! Today’s Interview: Today Ashley talks with Joshua Cabral of World Language Classroom about Corrective Oral Feedback. Joshua presents at conferences and trains teachers in workshops as well as teaching French and Spanish to grades 1-8 in MA. Joshua is also a huge supporter of the podcast and Ashley is always excited to talk to him. He is doing a lot of traveling and presenting this year. He loves working with teachers and helping them learn and grow! Josh is a big fan of Starbucks, in case you hadn’t heard! Feedback Any information you provide to students to show them where they are on their language learning journey Feedback is supposed to help students move faster along the journey towards proficiency Grades and correcting are what we think of a lot as feedback but it doesn’t have to be JUST that THREE TYPES   Appreciation     Coaching     Evaluation   Indication of where they are right now Summative assessments (sometimes) Proficiency mindset means it's more about where they started and where they want to go and where they are currently and the student is participating in setting these goals There’s always room for more goals How do we choose what to give feedback on? Errors are when a student has not acquired this skill yet, they’re guessing Mistakes are when they HAVE acquired it, but they have an inaccuracy in the moment Mistakes are more likely to happen in the moment (speaking) but less likely if students have time to think it through properly (writing) FOCUS ON FIXING MISTAKES, not errors Clarification requests Avoid the native language as much as possible, keep it communicative in the target language Take a part of the incorrect sentence and focus on it with a pause or a rephrase to see if they really have acquired it or not to see if they can correct their mistake or if you need to provide more input for their error Similar to clarifying with a question Starting the sentence again for the student to repeat with a new order or new mindset, they might be able to fix their mistake again Changing SOMETHING about it might help them realize they made a mistake and they can have another opportunity Might be as simple as adding a pronoun they weren’t using, or it could be more complex related to tense Keep the communication going, avoid the native language Elicitation Repeat the sentence back, stress the inaccuracy It's very likely that a student will be higher at reading and listening than they are at speaking and writing so they will hear the mistake themselves and THEN be able to fix their error after hearing it repeated and stressed Repetition It all goes back to the modes where interpersonally they might be lower in their proficiency level, but interpretively they are higher and can now notice the mistake Recast is saying the correct form for the student Embedded means recasting the correct way but stretching it to add more information to keep the conversation going Very personalized feedback  Can be challenging for the ENTIRE class Embedded recast Maybe do it in stations so you can work with small groups Tips for teachers Take a couple days and listen to EVERYTHING students say and practice in your head to see if you can tell the difference between a mistake and an error. THEN stop correcting the errors and focus on the mistakes. Once you’ve had your practice, pick ONE type of feedback to try first. Start small so you’re not overwhelmed and then work your way through all four! Game Segment with Sarah Breckley: Musical Story Chairs Calm Segment with Julie Speno: Yoga/ Tai Chi Resources and links mentioned on the show: Stephanie Carbonneau On Twitter @MmeCarbonneau, Maine Teacher of the Year Larsen, Freeman, and Long researchers Jennifer Gonzalez article “Your Rubric is a Hot Mess; Here’s How to Fix it” Cult of Pedagogy podcast and blog by Jennifer Gonzalez, Single Point Rubrics Detailed notes at www.deskfree.wordpress.com Yoga with Elmo in Spanish Smile and Learn in Spanish and French Guests: Joshua Cabral on Twitter @wlclassroom, on Instagram @wlclassroom, and his website and TPT store Sarah Breckley on Twitter @SarahBreckley and her blog Julie Speno on Twitter @MundoDePepita and her blog

Play Inspired Trivia with Wayside at https://waysidepublishing.com/inspired and be entered to win a prize! Thanks to our presenting sponsor Wayside Publishing!  Updates for season 5! Sarah is back with 10 more games! YAY! Julie Speno from Mundo de Pepita will talk to us every episode about being calm in the classroom. Thank you to Joshua Cabral and World Language Classroom for your continued support of the podcast. He’ll be the guest on episode 2 of season 5! Today’s Interview: Julie Speno talks to us today about her why and and other information for a calm classroom. You might know Julie from the first EVER episode of Inspired Proficiency where she spoke about target language use in the classroom. Visit www.deskfree.org for detailed show notes on Julie’s interview Game Segment with Sarah Breckley: Twisted Symbols Inspired Trivia: Visit Wayside Publishing to answer the trivia questions and enter the prize drawing! Winners announced on Twitter. Resources and links mentioned on the show: MAFLA Massachusetts Foreign Language Association ACTFL American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages FLAME Foreign Language Association of Maine NECTFL Northeast Conference on the Teacher of Foreign Languages  World Language Classroom by Josh Cabral Julie’s first interview on the first episode Julie’s Teachers Pay Teachers shop NNELL National Network for Early Language Learning Wayside Publishing Trivia Guests: Sarah Breckley on Twitter @SarahBreckley and her blog Julie Speno on Twitter @MundoDePepita and her blog Season sponsorship brought to you by: Wayside Publishing  #followtheowl Episode sponsors: World Language Classroom by Josh Cabral El Mundo de Pepita resources in Spanish, French, Russian, German and ESL A.C. Quintero and Jennifer Degenhardt and their classroom readers

Welcome to the eleventh episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with María Datel on creating an inclusive curriculum for your classroom Methods on making the classroom a more personal environment Ashley shares a variety segment   Ashley sits down with María Datel to discuss making the classroom more inclusive. María is a professor at Boston University and brings a wide variety of knowledge and experience on the topic to the table. Both of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to Caleb Howard on how he keeps students engaged and interacting in the classroom. Get ready for these discussions and more in the eleventh episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  If you would like to be on the show for the nugget section, please email Ashley@deskfree.org   Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ La Maestra Loca Blog CI Posse ACTFL Convention!   El Mundo De Pepita Improv Encyclopedia     The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

World language teachers at the elementary level are often in the unique circumstance of teaching the entire school, with just a limited time each week. World language teachers at all levels face the challenge of teaching and building community and managing their classes in a language that the students don’t all understand yet. In this episode we are discussing classroom management: keeping kids on task, engaged, and acquiring the language. We look at setting up the rules, expectations, and routines in class, plus introduce the Responsive Classroom, and then I interview Julie Speno is a K-4 Spanish Teacher in Maine, in her 25th year teaching languages.

Welcome to the ninth episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Tina Hargaden about using CI in the classroom! Ashley and Tina discuss using CI in the classroom and techniques to get started using it, as well as resources to do so as well!   Ashley sits down with Tina Hargaden to discuss the use of CI in the classroom, and balancing the use of CI and traditional techniques. Tina also sheds light on an extensive amount of CI resources! Both of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to Tina on the use of CI in the classroom. Get ready for these discussions and more in the ninth episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley   Guest Bio: Tina Hargaden just transitioned to high school English Language Development, teaching Emerging Multilingual Students at Madison High School, in Portland Public Schools in Oregon. She has taught in the K-12 and university setting for 16 years as a French, Spanish, Language Arts, Reading, and Social Studies teacher. She has pursued extensive training in literacy education through Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and extensive training in teaching languages using Comprehensible Input. Tina is on a mission to spread the literacy education mojo throughout the land! To that end, she leads a Facebook group, CI Liftoff, posts videos on her YouTube channel, CI Liftoff, and offers training manuals and online video training courses through her online school at ci-liftoff.teachable.com. Find her on Twitter and Instagram at @ciliftoff.   Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing CI Posse ACTFL Convention!   Resources from Tina! More Resources from Tina! CI Liftoff "dip into" CI Videos on Picture Talk More Videos on Picture Talk Academic Card Talk Write and Discuss Videos More Write and Discuss Videos Rubrics COFLT Presentation Assessment Chapter on Assessment from A Natural Approach to the Year Video of Speaking Assessment: Setting Up Writing Listening Assessment Reading Assessment   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the seventh episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with six different teachers on their take on homework! Ashley talks to a panel of teachers from all over on their stance on homework, and how they are or are not implementing it in the classroom. Each teacher shares a slightly different approach that all individually have their own great take away. All of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to six different teachers about homework and how they feel about it. Get ready for these discussions and more in the seventh episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing El Mundo de Pepita CI Posse ACTFL Convention!    Rich on Twitter! Melanie on Twitter! Emily on Twitter! Dawn on Twitter! Pamela on Twitter! Noah on Twitter!    The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the sixth episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Martina Bex about authentic resources in the classroom In depth discussion on how to make authentic resources more useful to students. Ashely shares a brain break/game to get your students up and moving!   Ashley talks to Martina about her use of authentic resources in the classroom and what methods she is using to make them more nourishing to her students. Later Ashley shares a version of rock paper scissors to get your students moving around the classroom while learning!  All of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to Martina Bex about techniques to incorporate authentic resources. After, Ashley shares one of her favorite brain breaks. Get ready for these discussions and more in the sixth episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing Samara Spielberg on Twitter! Courtney Johnson on Twitter! Courtney Johnson's Blog! Martina Bex's Website Mundo de Pepita Sara-E. Cottrell on Twitter! Maris Hawkins on Twitter!     The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb  

Welcome to the fifth episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Samara Spielberg about teaching empathy and perspective in the classroom Interview with Courtney Johnson about Kagan structures and encouraging the entire class Ashley Talks to Samara about how she is teaching her students empathy and perspective through her foreign language class. Later Ashley speaks with Courtney Johnson about Kagan structures and her favorite resources for her classroom. All of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to two different teachers about  techniques to connect and engage your students. Get ready for these discussions and more in the fifth episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing Samara Spielberg on Twitter! Courtney Johnson on Twitter! Courtney Johnson's Blog!   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb  

Welcome to the fourth episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Catherine Ousselin Different technologies and services available to the classroom Choosing and deciding what technology is best for you.    Ashley Talks to Catherine Ousselin about different technology for the classroom as well as what she is doing in her foreign language classes. They speak on a wide variety of technology available as well as what different people are using. Both of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, available technologies and patterns in technology are discussed! Get ready for these discussions and more in the fourth episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang Catherine Ousselin's Website! Catherine Ousselin on Twitter! WLClassroom.com/ CI Posse Deskfree.org Mundo De Pepita on Teachers Pay Teachers! The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb  

Welcome to the third episode Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Jennifer Degenhardt about teaching with stories Interview with Jenny Delfini about honoring student growth   Ashley talks to Jennifer Degenhardt about the use of stories in her foreign language classrooms, as well as her own set of novels. Later on in the episode Ashley gets a chance to talk with Jenny Delfini about focusing on the positives in teaching. Both of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. Topics such as listening to your student’s feedback and focusing on your student’s positive efforts are discussed to bring new ideas into the classroom for the new year! Tune in to hear these discussions and more in the third episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences to @profeashley Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang Puentes Language Jennifer Degenhardt's Books on Amazon! CI Posse Deskfree.org Mundo De Pepita on Teachers Pay Teachers! The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the second episode of season two of Inspired Proficiency hosted by Ashley Uyaguari!  Inspired Proficiency is podcast that explores the world of language teachers, and the tricks, tips, games, resources and inspiration they recommend using in your classroom as the new teaching year starts up.  In this episode Ashley is joined by fellow Spanish teacher, Dorie Conlon Perugini, to talk about how minimalism can be beneficial to: Focusing on the essentials Reducing clutter, inside and outside the classroom Embracing a mindset that spotlights your passions, not your material items Being present and focused on your students while in class Being intentional with grading and lesson planning   Ashley and Dorie focus on how leveraging minimalism in the classroom has made drastic changes to their teaching habits.  From their wardrobe and teaching tools to lesson planning and organizing, reducing clutter has made it easier for both them and their students to focus on what is essential. Be sure to Tweet your own experiences with minimalism and how you use it in the classroom to Ashely at @profeashley, and be sure to use the hashtag #InspiredProficiency.  To reach Dorie, you can find her on Twitter @DorieCP or with the hashtag #Teach4IC     Things We Mention In This Episode: Project 333 Teaching for Intercultural Competence The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Minimalism Documentary ­­on Netflix. www.DeskFree.org www.DeskFree.wordpress.com We Teach Languages Podcast Event Details: Classroom Visit + Student Panel:  September 21, 2018 Workshop: September 22, 2018 Pricing:  $150 – Scholarships available For more info and to register:  www.deskfree.org The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the premiere episode Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Co-hosted introduction with Stephanie from last season Rally up for the upcoming season and school year Summer recap interviews with 4 teachers and their biggest takeaways Ashley and Stephanie discuss Inspired Proficiency first season, how it has been a beneficial resource, and introduce the second season with a discussion on balancing personal health and professional development over summer.   A handful of teachers have exciting topics to share regarding their professional development experiences and how the last few months will reflect in their classrooms. From traveling, to conferences and more, this group of teachers is here to discuss resources and inspire new energy for the upcoming year!  Listen along to this exciting first episode of the new season for all of this and more, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences to @profeashley     Things We Mention In This Episode: National Network for Early Language Learning NNELL Summer Institute Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey The Leadership Initiative for Language Learning New York Association of Foreign Language Teachers NYSAFLT Summer Institute Teaching Spanish to Children Facebook Page Modified Oral Proficiency (MOPI) Workshop   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb  

It’s Episode 10 of Inspired Proficiency! The last episode of season 1! Ashley interviews Mandy Levine and Jeannie LaPlatney all about reading!   Episode Guest: Mandy Levine Jeannie LaPlatney   Thank you to our Sponsors: ACTFL Membership World Language Classroom Boomalang National Teachers’ Collaborative La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse World Language Proficiency Project Summer Institutes   Contact Ashley Ashley’s Twitter #inspiredproficiency Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s August Workshops Ashley’s Day of Conversations and Collaboration   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy

It’s Episode 9 of Inspired Proficiency! Laura Sexton talks about Project Based Learning in the Target Language. Ashley shares her favorite end of the year project and teachers share their highlights from the year of teaching.   Episode Guest: Laura Sexton   Things mentioned in this episode: PBL in the TL, Laura’s Blog   Thank you to our Sponsors: ACTFL Summer Workshops World Language Classroom Boomalang National Teachers’ Collaborative La Maestra Loca El Mundo de Pepita National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse World Language Proficiency Project Summer Institutes   Contact Ashley Ashley’s Twitter #inspiredproficiency Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s August Workshops Ashley’s Day of Conversations and Collaboration   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy

It’s Episode 8 of Inspired Proficiency! Diego Ojeda discusses Motivation. And Stephanie Carbonneau shares inspiring end of the year activities!   Episode Guests: Diego Ojeda Stephanie Carbonneau Student Panel: Claire, Elena & Sophie   Things mentioned in this episode: Ben Slavic Diego’s Blog Teach Like A Pirate Maris Hawkins and Goosechase App Stephanie’s Blog   Thank you to our Sponsors: World Language Classroom Boomalang National Teachers’ Collaborative La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse   Contact Ashley Ashley’s Twitter #inspiredproficiency Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s August Workshops Ashley’s Day of Conversations and Collaboration   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy

It’s Episode 7 of Inspired Proficiency! Ruth Whalen Crockett discusses “Subversives, Supervisors, and Don’t Forget the Marigolds”. And Meredith White shares her shift to proficiency.   Episode Guests: Ruth Whalen Crockett Meredith White   Things mentioned in this episode: New Teachers Collaborative Marigold Article by Jennifer Gonsalez Tell Collab   Thank you to our Sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: World Language Proficiency Project ACTFL’s Mentoring Program World Language Classroom Boomalang La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse   Contact Ashley Ashley’s Twitter #inspiredproficiency Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s August Workshops Ashley’s Day of Conversations and Collaboration   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy

It’s Episode 6 with ACTFL 2018 Teacher Of the Year, Ying Jin! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following:   Interpersonal Activities with Ying Jin, ACTFL TOY 2018 Strategies for Starting Class with 5 Passionate World Language Teachers!   Episode Guests: (Follow them on Twitter!) Ying Jin Marissa Coulehan Maris Hawkins Alexandra Mylonas Richard Smith Colin Oriard   Things mentioned in this episode: Mentioned by Ying Jin: ACTFL Core Practices Today’s Meet Padlet Stanford World Language Project Pechaflickr   Mentioned by Panel: Maris’ Blog Musicuentos No Bellringers 1 No Bellringers 2 Alexandra’s Site Colin’s Poem     Ashley’s Twitter #inspiredproficiency Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s August Workshops Ashley’s Day of Conversations and Collaboration   Thank you to our Sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: World Language Proficiency Project ACTFL Convention and Expo World Language Classroom Boomalang New Teachers Collaborative La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy    

Welcome to our 5th Episode! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Ingredients for Establishing a Target Language Only Environment 2 New Game Ideas with Kristine Keefe Guess What? Gameshow part one with Gale Stafford and Estela Schmalz Ashley shares a little bit about her classroom and 7 ingredients she includes in her classes to establish a target language only environment for her Novice-Lows.   Kristine’s games focus on Breakout Edu and a Twitter inspired game. See links below for resources! Finally, Estela Schmalz & Gale Stafford team up for a circumlocution inspired game called “Guess What?!” See how well they can do and we’ll see if they are victorious in part 2. Episode Guests: Kristine Keefe Estela Schmalz Gale Stafford   Things mentioned in this episode: Ashley’s Blog with post about the ingredients Ashley’s class website with behaviors for Novice-Low inferring, expressing and extending Hashtag Game Breakout Game 1 Breakout Game 2 Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s Workshops   Thank you to our Sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: World Language Proficiency Project World Language Classroom Boomalang El mundo de Pepita La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy  

It’s the 4th episode of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Brain Breaks with Annabelle Allen A Games Panel with Courtney Miller and Amelia Eastin Ashley and Annabelle chat about Annabelle’s tool box of Brain Breaks! Annabelle is well known for using these throughout her classes and workshops. She shares her expertise including brain break ideas, why, when and how! You’ll be inspired to get your students moving.   The desk-free panel features 2 teachers sharing games! Amelia and Courtney teach at Midview High School in Northeast Ohio. Courtney teaches and Amelia teaches Spanish. These students are very lucky! They share games for fun community building and language production.   Episode Guests: Annabelle Allen Amelia Eastin Courtney Miller   Things mentioned in this episode by Annabelle: Research Selfies and Mannequin Challenge: Breathing Rock Paper Scissors/ Serpent/ Evolution: Parts of the body Her Website Her Blog Upcoming Conferences YouTube Channel and hundreds of videos of classroom activities and Brain breaks   Mentioned in Games Panel: Camp Resources Improv Encyclopedia   Links to resources: World Language Classroom Boomalang La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s Workshops    The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy    

It’s the 3rd episode of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Tips to Avoid Teacher Burnout with Kristopher Morehead. A Desk-Free Panel with four incredible teachers! Allison Weinhold, Natalia DeLaat, Tina Hargaden and Annabelle Allen! Ashley and Kristopher discuss his 9 tips to avoid teacher burnout and achieve a good work/life balance. After listening be sure to tweet or post your “Victory Lap”! The desk-free panel features 4 passionate teachers who have taken a leap to transform their classrooms physically by removing all their desks. They each share their reasons for this change as well as tips for teachers considering a desk-free class. Episode Guests: Kristopher Morehead Allison Weinhold Natalia DeLaat Tina Hargaden Annabelle Allen Links to resources: World Language Classroom Boomalang La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s Blog The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy

Welcome to the 2nd episode of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Shares some idea for adding fun to your classroom Interviews Joshua Cabral of World Language Classroom “Bestie Battles”- Game Show Ashley and Joshua discuss whether students are practicing or communicating. Joshua defines both concepts, and give examples of exercises and tasks. Joshua’s tips for creating tasks will get your students communicating at any proficiency level!  “Bestie Battles” features Nathan Lutz & Amanda Seewald vs. Jenny Delfini & Beth Slocum - in a Newlywed style game show where they try to guess their colleague’s answers for a variety of questions. Which team will be victorious? Be sure to play along!  Things We Mention In This Episode: Joshua’s Blog World Language Classroom Joshua’s Communicative Activities Joshua’s Exercises and Tasks Joshua’s Feedback Ashley’s Blog NECTFL   Links to resources: La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning World Language Classroom CI Lift Off CI Posse Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page    The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the premiere episode of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Thanks the many Kickstarter backers that helped get this show going Interviews Julie Speno of  Mundo de Pepita “Survey Says” Game- Show Ashley and Julie discuss new ways to be inspired in your classrooms. Julie gives her top three areas of focus for reaching proficiency levels with your students, and they both offer tips on keeping things fun.    “Survey Says” puts Marissa Coulehan in the ring against Laura Sexton - in a Family Feud style game show where they try to guess the most popular answer among teachers for a variety of questions. Dawn Carney keeps the score in this all out battle royale! Where would you place? Play along and find out!     Things We Mention In This Episode: Mundo De Pepita - Julie's Website Mundo De Pepita - Julie's Facebook Page Marissa Coulehan on Twitter PBL in the TL - Laura's Website Links to resources: Responsive Classroom Developmental Designs National Network for Early Language Learning World Language Classroom CI Lift Off The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb