In Spanish we don’t have the word “do or does” in questions like we do in English questions, so every time Skip pointed to the upside down question mark (¿), he made his students say the word Do or Does. I have now been studying Spanish for 30 years (wow that was an amazing number to calculate) and I have never seen this done. Middle School Spanish Observation Lab with Skip Crosby Here are some of my “ Aha!” moments from the amazing teachers, coaches/trainers, teacher participants, and students from this week.įor more information on why to use Aha! moments in the classroom, check out this post: ![]() ![]() So, since I have been requiring this of so many, I have held myself to this same expectation. In fact, I also implemented this strategy last year in my high school Spanish classes and I really like how it made my students reflect on their own realizations and learning. This year I encouraged my team’s awesome participants in our Intermediate Low Cohort to identify “ Aha!” learning moments during all of their time at the conference. ![]() Over the past 6 years, IFLT has implemented a trifecta training model where teachers observe other teachers using acquisition driven instruction strategies (ADI) to elementary, middle or high school students and then complete a 13+ hour cohort training that embeds practice or “coaching” each day. IFLT 2022 in Saline, Michigan gave us all an opportunity to get refreshed and ready for a fantastic 2022-23 school year. I am so grateful to have returned to an in-person training conference.
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