Interested in hosting a workshop?

Transitioning from Traditional 

with Comprehensible Input Stories

• August 15th, 8:30-4:00 in Wolfeboro, NH.
• September 28th, 8:30-3:00 in Chico, CA. Click here for registration.
• Interested in hosting this workshop at your school? Email me at authres @ gmail dot com.

What? A six hour workshop for Spanish teachers who are interested in learning how to engage students with culturally embedded CI stories. Teachers will also receive a ton of resources, for a variety of levels, to use in the classroom.

Who? Kara Jacobs, Spanish Teacher, and blogger here at Comprehensifying and Extending Authentic Resources

Cost? $125 (includes coffee, bagels, danishes, and lunch)

How many? Minimum of 10 people and limited to 25, so we can have more opportunities to be a "class" and do some activities that students would do.

More details… Stories, for me, have been the best way for me to transition from teaching in a traditional way (grammar and vocabulary list focused) to a more proficiency focused style of teaching. Many of the stories that I use are based on authentic resources, such as: songs, music videos, cortometrajes, and/or movies so culture is automatically embedded. 

This six hour workshop will include the following:

• Why stories are such a good bridge to teaching less traditionally and with more CI
• Five "CI Story Units" for levels 1-AP
• "I can" statements for each unit that are focused on proficiency
• Instructional strategies to give students tons of engaging Comprehensible Input during this type of "story unit"
• Culture that is embedded in the stories and how to extract the three cultural Ps
• How to highlight the AP themes in story units
• Assessments in the three modes of communication for each unit
• Tips on how to stay focused on proficiency and communication, instead of grammar and vocabulary
• A variety of tech tools that to use in the classroom, such as Flipgrid, Quizlet Live, Gimkit, Edpuzzle, and Quizizz
• Other CI strategies for transitioning away from traditional
• Other places to find similar resources
• A few suggestions "set up" the grade book with this method of teaching

If you have any questions, please email me at: ceauthres @ gmail.com