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Making A Solid Case for Realia (2): In Defense of the Handmade

“Only by acquiring skills that bring us into contact with the physical world can we flourish as social individuals.” Matthew…

9 years ago

Making A Solid Case for Realia (1): An Added Dimension

I recently reacquired the suitcase that I lugged around on my very first trip to Paris. The moment I grabbed…

10 years ago

Future Foodies Unite! Fostering 21st Century Skills in the Language Classroom

Using ACTFL’s 21st Century Skills Map as our guide, how can we strengthen the ways we teach recurring cultural themes…

10 years ago

Ideas that Stick

This month marks the one-year anniversary of High Tech/Low Tech: Ideas for Every Classroom. As we look back through the…

10 years ago

High Tech/Low Tech: ¿Legend or Myth?

Across cultures, stories about gods and heroes fall into the category of myths and legends. According to diffen.com, “...the two…

10 years ago

Developing An Eye for Art: In-Person vs. Virtual Viewing

Recently after a museum field trip, an ever resourceful colleague in Spanish was pleasantly surprised when her students reported having…

10 years ago

Back to the Future: Low Tech-High Tech Presentational Topics

It’s easy to forget that what now seems low tech was once high tech. Such is the nature of our…

10 years ago

The Closer You Get, the More You See

What does Close Reading mean? Students who meet the expectations of the standards are able to comprehend complex text closely.…

10 years ago

Presentation Isn’t Everything: Student High and Low Tech Toolkits for Presentational-Speaking

Mise-en-place, the culinary practice of arranging all utensils and ingredients ahead of time, is essential to preparing a consistently successful…

10 years ago

It’s Not Over Yet: Overhead Projector Ideas for the Tech Classroom

OHP was high tech then, is it low tech now? I think it is safe to say YES when considering…

10 years ago