by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 27, 2022 | Foreign Language Learning, French, Resources for Parents, Resources for Teachers
It’s so fun to learn a new language. The doors open up and the world is let in! Sometimes it’s hard for some people to learn a new language. One way you can help your students pick up a new language is by using an interactive notebook. Students can use...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 26, 2022 | Holidays, Teaching Tips
Did you know that today is National Canoe Day in Canada and in the United States? Today, thousands of canoeists will visit their favorite lakes and rivers to explore nature in a fun and environmentally friendly way. Canoeing is fun, easy to learn, and a great way to...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 6, 2021 | Foreign Language Learning, Teaching Tips
Behaviorism is when everything is learned by doing. Students learn to produce a ‘correct’ response to something that is asked. When they attempt this, the response from the teacher is immediate and they are told if they are correct or not. The foundation...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 5, 2021 | Assessments, Teaching Tips
Peer assessments are when another student in the same classes gives feedback either after a practice exercise like a role-play or maybe a peer review for a writing assignment. A positive feature is that it is someone else giving feedback besides the...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 4, 2021 | Assessments, Teaching Tips
Self-assessments are assessments or reflections that one has about themselves and their own learning. The biggest value to this is that students are given the time to really think about their learning and how it is going. They will see if they have any...
by Yvonne Crawford | May 3, 2021 | Digital Learning, Teaching Tips
There are many differences, advantages, and disadvantages to the different online class types. I’ve written about some of these here, of course it varies depending on if the class is for elementary students or college students, but in general the information is...
