Growing With Proficiency The Podcast

Episode 213: Get Students Answering with Tasking, Not Asking

Send us Fan Mail Do the same three students answer every PQA question while the rest of the class stares at the clock? You’re not alone, and it doesn’t mean your student

Episode 212: How to Get Novice Learners Reading (Starting Tomorrow) with Adam Giedd

Send us Fan Mail You know one of my obsessions is reading. But how do you get students reading when they barely have any language yet? And what if you don’t have the boo

Episode 211: Proficiency Through Play: 4 Low-Prep Games for Language Class with AnneMarie Chase and Andrea Caulfield

Send us Fan Mail I LOVE games. But if I'm going to give 15 or 20 precious minutes of class time to a game, I want language happening. A lot of it. In this episode,

Episodio 210: Cómo enseñar a estudiantes hablantes de herencia: un libro gratis y estrategias con la Dra. Nancy Domínguez-Fret

Send us Fan Mail ¿Tienes estudiantes de herencia en tu clase y sientes que necesitas algo diferente, pero no sabes exactamente qué? En este episodio en español converso

Episode 209: How to Teach Reading and Writing Skills in the World Language Classroom: A Conversation with Dr. Lara Bryfonski

Send us Fan Mail We all want our students to acquire the language. We also want them to read it and, eventually, write it. But are we teaching them how to become readers

Episode 208: When a Student Says “I Hate This Class”: A Framework for Responding Without Reacting

Send us Fan Mail A student threw her backpack on the floor and said loudly, “I hate this class. I hate everything about this class.” More than once. Everything inside o

Episode 207: Write & Discuss: A Powerful, Low-Prep Strategy for World Language Classes

Send us Fan Mail What if one strategy could give your students more comprehensible input, more repetition, more writing, AND more opportunities to think and contribute?

Episodio 206: De la investigación al aula: lo que las familias nos enseñan sobre cómo apoyar a estudiantes de herencia

Send us Fan Mail Una conversación con la Dra. Bertha Delgadillo En este episodio en español, converso con mi amiga, la Dra. Bertha Delgadillo, sobre su investigación do

Episode 205: New AP Spanish Language Exam Changes: What to Keep, Add, and Drop with Bethanie Carlson Drew

Send us Fan Mail The AP Spanish Language and Culture exam is changing—and if you teach AP, you may feel like you need to change everything in your course too. But take

Episode 204: Choral Translation and Pop-Up Grammar Without Losing Communication with Ben Fisher-Rodriguez

Send us Fan Mail What if one simple routine could help students see, understand, and feel more confident with the language they have already experienced? In this episod

Episode 203: How to Keep Students Engaged With Stories: Confidence, Curiosity, and Comprehension With Eric Richards

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever started a story with your students and felt like everything was going beautifully until you noticed the glazed expressions, delayed respon

Episode 202: Classroom Management Through a Nervous System Lens with Hélène Colinet

Send us Fan Mail What if challenging student behavior is not always simply a discipline problem—but sometimes a sign of overwhelm, anxiety, or disconnection? In Episode

Episodio 201: 4 ideas fundamentales para el regreso al aula con actividades prácticas

Send us Fan Mail El regreso al aula viene acompañado de muchas ideas, actividades guardadas, screenshots, recursos y recomendaciones. Pero tener más actividades no siemp

Episode 200: Back to School—How to Get Students Participating Without Raising the Pressure with Justin Slocum Bailey

Send us Fan Mail We all want students to participate. We want them to raise their hands, share their ideas, react, ask questions, and bring that energy that makes a clas

Episode 199: How to Plan the First Week of World Language Class Without Feeling Overwhelmed

Send us Fan Mail Planning the first week of school can feel overwhelming—especially when you have a phone full of saved ideas, conference notes, activities, and resource

Episode 198. How to Build a Sustainable Language Class with Routines That Support Language Acquisition

Send us Fan Mail What if the reason your class feels hard to sustain is not because your activities are wrong, but because they are standing alone? In this episode of G

Episode 197: Cómo Empezar el Año Escolar con una Clase de Español Más Sostenible

Send us Fan Mail En este episodio en español de Growing With Proficiency, converso con tres profes de nuestra comunidad de Growing With Proficiency: The Spanish Teacher

Episode 196: Two Myths About Second Language Acquisition with Dr. Bill VanPatten

Send us Fan Mail What if some of the most common beliefs about language teaching are actually getting in the way of acquisition? In this special episode of Growing With

Episode 195: 4 Lessons I Learned When My Students Couldn't Communicate in Spanish

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever looked at your students and wondered: "Why aren't they communicating in the language?" In this special episode of Growing With Prof

Episode 194: What My Students Said Helped Them Learn Spanish Most (And Why Nobody Agreed)

Send us Fan Mail At the end of every school year, I ask my students one question: What activity or strategy helped you grow the most in Spanish this year? This year, t