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Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Welcome to Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast! Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class where you and your students enjoy using the language to learn about the world and each other? Do you want to transform your class into an acquisition-driven instruction space where you intentionally provide a ton of comprehensible input?
If you are, you're in the right place.
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Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Episode 78: How To Transform Administrator Observations into Celebrations of Our Teaching Practices with Dr. Pablo Martinez
Are you tired of feeling misunderstood by your administrators during observations? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Pablo Martinez to uncover actionable strategies for more successful observations and building a stronger understanding between language teachers and their administrators.
Key Highlights:
- The Reality of Administrator Knowledge: Dr. Martinez discusses the common gap in administrators' understanding of second language acquisition and its impact on classroom observations.
- Proactive vs. Reactive Approaches: Learn how to shift from a reactive stance to a proactive one by educating administrators about effective language teaching practices.
- The Administrator Corner: Discover how adding an "Administrator Corner" to your classroom can serve as an indirect yet powerful tool for enlightening administrators about your teaching methods.
- Specific Steps for Regular Classes: Dr. Martinez shares concrete steps you can take in your everyday classes to help administrators appreciate and celebrate your teaching practices, rather than trying to alter them.
Resources and Links Mentioned:
Read Dr. Pablo Martinez´ Bio here
The Administrative Corner by Luisa Meyer
What my administrators want to see when they come to the classroom
Links & Resources:
Growing With Proficiency The Blog
Growing With Proficiency The Spanish Teacher Academy
Growing With Proficiency TPT Store
