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French tchr/Melrose, MA. HC & PSU grad. Tweets about teaching, tech, French stuff & what I'm doing in my classes. Blog: http://mmewagstaff.wordpress.com
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What aspect of teaching do you find takes the most time for you: lesson planning, grading, dealing with emails or something else? #edchat #langchat

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Color by numbers with some reading comprehension! Fr 3 is doing an environmental themed unit. #langchat docs.google.com/presentation...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Accurate. 💯 🌐 teachergoals.com

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Hello, #langchat! I just listened to a podcast about curriculum planning with multiple preps & using AI to map out curriculum. I typed in a prompt for a French 1 unit. It's not perfect, but it's honestly a pretty good start!: app.schoolai.com/sd/cmapbo1ae...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Affordable, accessible child care. Equal pay for equal work. Paid family leave. Reproductive freedom. These ideas aren't radical. But making them reality would be revolutionary. Let's choose moms this #MothersDay

submitted 19 days ago • 5 comments

Did anyone else also create lots of videos or audio recordings of themselves using the TL during COVID? Still using many of these resources, believe it or not! #langchat

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

My take: All 3 of them are performance assessments. You can study/prepare for all of them. Success is very dependent on the student’s ability to understand how to take the test and demonstrate what the test’s rubric(s) require. #langchat

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Would you describe STAMP, AAPPL and AP exams as proficiency assessments or performance assessments? Why? #langchat

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

I just received an email from my one of my daughter’s teachers and I LOVE her signature!!!! #langchat #edchat

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Language departments: what do you provide a new hire so they know what to teach for a particular course? Curriculum outline? Pacing guide? I’m particularly interested in knowing how you support a new hire who has no same language colleagues. Thanks for sharing! #langchat

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

AAPPL results, observation #1: French speaking scores in my high school are significantly lower than those of other languages. Most kids scored I1 or lower! Most of the French kids scored I2 or higher on all the other parts. #langchat

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

Hi, #langchat! Question for middle school teachers here: How do you place transfer students or any student who does not follow the “traditional” path for studying languages in your school? (1/2)

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

Hi #langchat! Here’s a two part question: Attached is my school’s grading policy. Imagine I gave a French vocab quiz. 1) Which category should it go under & why?, 2) In the age of proficiency, are vocab quizzes still valuable tasks?

submitted 43 days ago • 5 comments

I’m a day late, but here’s my #langchat share & question today! Pictured is one of the whiteboards I have for student use in my classroom. I use heavy duty sheet protectors w/white cardstock & various games/options for use. How do you use whiteboards in your classes? What can I add to my own ideas?

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

It's Thursday! Here's another question for the #langchat community. Can you share a formative assessment for speaking that you use with students that is easy to implement to collect data & give students feedback?

submitted 57 days ago • 4 comments

The last thing that students need days before the term ends is seeing their grade plummet because a teacher took too long to grade something. #edchat #langchat

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Thursday! Here's a share & a ? for the #langchat community. I used AI to create a list of activities that I could use to help my French students with pronunciation. How did Chat GPT do? Which activities would you try, and would you add anything to this list? docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

I really miss the sharing that happened with language teachers on the other app. Every Thurs., from now until mid-April, I'll post something to get the discussion going! Today's ?: What are some vocab practice activities you use in your classroom that DON'T involve technology? #langchat

submitted 71 days ago • 8 comments

Ok WL peeps! My 8th grade daughter is choosing her courses for hs , including her language (sadly, no ms program where we live). Students in her school are being advised to not sign up for a language until 10th grade if they are struggling in ELA and Math. Thoughts? #langchat #edchat

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Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.

submitted 95 days ago • 343 comments

Measures for success in room 206. Connections ✅ Kids ask for help✅ Laughter ✅ #MeasureThis

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

AAPPL grading question:Are graders required to listen to ALL of the speaking prompts & ALL of a student's recording? If not, how much are graders required to listen to in order to rate a sample? In my estimation, grading ONE speaking test could take 20-25mn if listened to in its entirety. #langchat

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments