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In the decade since I left the high school French classroom as a student, so much in our world has changed. Yet the materials that I see in many of the classrooms today look pretty similar. There's a new cover and a new edition number, but in most of the cases, we've barely taken a step forward. If we're going to engage today's generation of learners and serve them better than the last, we need to go further than a step forward. It's time for a leap forward - or a new wave.
Continue ReadingTwenty years ago, Thomas Friedman, proclaimed The World is Flat in his popular novel by the same title. His vision addressed economics, politics, and technological innovation, but to what extent has language education gone global? How can educators prepare students for a dynamic, interconnected world?
Active learning is any learning activity in which the student participates or interacts with the learning process, as opposed to passively taking in the information.
Adaptive learning — or adaptive teaching — is the delivery of custom learning experiences that address the unique needs of an individual through just-in-time feedback, pathways, and resources (rather than providing a one-size-fits-all learning experience).