Best Joshua Cabral Podcasts (2024)

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Bonus Episode: Sarah Boone - The Terrifying Case of the Suitcase Murder 20:04

1h ago20:04

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Welcome to another special episode of Courtroom Confidential: Case Notes! Today, host Joshua Ritter takes a deep dive into the case of Sarah Boone, the woman accused of murdering her boyfriend by trapping him in a suitcase for hours. In February 2020, Florida woman Sarah Boone was arrested for the murder of Jorge Torres Jr. According to the affidav…

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Get Into Your Summer Head Space 5:41

3h ago5:41

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #151 Now that the school year is over hopefully you have a little less on your mind and have a little extra time. This is the perfect time to get into your summer headspace. What do I mean by that? You’ll soon understand. Let’s jump in. time to reflect without other pressing…

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Ep 20: Karen Read Closing Arguments & Jury Deliberation, Alec Baldwin Trial Kicks Off, Wade Wilson Death Sentence and More! 32:23

4d ago32:23

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - After 8 weeks of a contentious trial that saw the testimony of more than 70 witnesses and dozens of exhibits, the fate of Karen Read is now in the hands of a Massachusetts jury for her role i…

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How Do You Assess Your Own Teaching? 20:09

4d ago20:09

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #150 How often do we stop to reflect on our teaching? Hopefully we take the time and opportunity to do it regularly so that we are teaching our students as effectively as possible. In this episode I’m going to talk about reflective practice and how we can use this as languag…

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Ep 19: Will Karen Read Testify? Her Fiery Voicemails Revealed This Week, More Chaos in the YSL Trial, Rachel Morin Killer Captured and More! 34:24

12d ago34:24

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Profanity laden voicemails and messages reveal a turbulent relationship between Karen Read and John O'Keefe, including an argument just hours before the Boston police officer’s body was disco…

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Circumlocution, An Essential Communication Skill 18:35

11d ago18:35

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #149 As teachers, and proficient second language speakers, we have figured out ways to communicate words that we don’t know. We can teach this skill to students early on so that they can begin doing it right away. Circumlocution is a strategy for describing or defining a con…

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Ep 18: Is Trooper Proctor the Villain? Chaos in the Courtroom as Judge Locks Up YSL Attorney, GUILTY Verdict for Wade Wilson and More! 25:43

18d ago25:43

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Shocking and offensive testimony in the Karen Read murder trial as lead investigator Trooper Michael Proctor finally takes the stand. - Chaos erupts in the courtroom of the YSL RICO trial as …

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Bonus Episode: The Case of Christy Giles & Hilda Cabrales - Did a Night Out in Hollywood Lead to Murder? 16:26

21d ago16:26

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Welcome to another special episode of Courtroom Confidential: Case Notes! This week, host Joshua Ritter dives into the mysterious and tragic deaths of two Los Angeles women. In November 2021, 24-year-old Christy Giles and 26-year-old Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola went out together for a girls' night. The next day, a group of masked men in a platele…

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Performance and Proficiency in the Language Classroom 20:27

20d ago20:27

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #148 What is your understanding of the word proficiency? This is a concept that we use all the time in our language classrooms. How about the word performance? This concept is also becoming more commonplace in our teaching vernacular. When we say that we are proficiency-orie…

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Ep 17: Is Wade Wilson the Face of Evil? Karen Read Trial Turns to Forensic Evidence, Alec Baldwin “Rust” Trial Updates and More! 31:05

25d ago31:05

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Jury selection begins in the capital murder trial of Florida man Wade Wilson, charged in the 2019 slayings of two women. - The murder trial of Karen Read continues with the prosecution turnin…

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Check-Ins With Teachers From Coaching Episodes 27:41

26d ago27:41

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #147 Throughout the school year I published Leveling Up Coaching episodes with language teachers who are taking on a challenge area in their teaching or simply wanted to improve in a particular area. As part of this collaborative relationship we talk through some possibiliti…

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Ep 16: Was Karen Read Blacked Out? GUILTY Verdict for ‘Doomsday Prophet’ Chad Daybell, Treadmill Dad Heads to Jury and More! 28:52

1M ago28:52

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Boston police officer John O’Keefe’s niece and nephew testified to their uncle’s rocky relationship with murder suspect Karen Read, introducing potentially damaging evidence against her as tr…

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Interpretive Listening Strategies and Activities with Steven Lopez 30:09

1M ago30:09

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #146 When it comes to providing comprehensible input, is it possible to use authentic resources? In this episode, we explore how to use authentic listening resources as a form of comprehensible input with Steven Lopez, a Spanish teacher in New York. Steven shares his process…

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Ep 15: Diddy Responds to Leaked Video Showing Violent Attack on Former Girlfriend, TikToker Testifies to Shooting Wife, Karen Read Week 4 and More! 28:26

1M ago28:26

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs issued an apology after a video was leaked showing the hip-hop icon violently attacking his one-time girlfriend Cassie Ventura. - The most explosive witnesses t…

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Concrete Ways to Support Proficiency Growth 27:51

1M ago27:51

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #145 In this episode I’m taking on the question of leveling up. We often talk about proficiency levels and the output that goes along with each level. We’ll take a look at some concrete examples of language produced at each level and I’ll share some suggestions for how we ca…

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Ep 14: Treadmill Dad Murder Trial, Daybell & Vallow Jailhouse Calls, Karen Read Week 3 Updates, and More! 25:09

2M ago25:09

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Key witness testimony in week three of the high-profile murder trial of Boston woman Karen Read, who is charged in the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. - Testimony resumes in the…

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Bonus Episode: The Case of Ana & David Knezevich - Did a Divorce Lead to Kidnapping? Even Murder? 11:21

2M ago11:21

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Welcome to the first episode of Courtroom Confidential: Case Notes! This week, host Joshua Ritter dives into the disappearance of Florida woman Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, who went missing while on vacation in Spain in February 2024. Soon after her apartment’s surveillance camera captured a man fastening the building’s lock with duct tape, partially…

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Using Student Performance Data to Adjust Our Teaching with Wyatt Crane 27:51

2M ago27:51

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #144 What do you do with the information that you learn from the assessments that you give students? Even if we are talking about end–of-unit summative assessments we should look at the overall results and see if there are any changes we should make to instruction. This is o…

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Ep 13: Chad Doerman Claims Insanity, Treadmill Dad Trial Begins, Karen Read Week 2, and More! 23:32

2M ago23:32

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Testimony continues in the high-profile murder trial of Boston woman Karen Read, who is charged in the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. - New Jersey father Christopher Gregor is …

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Keep Up Your Own Target Language Proficiency and Confidence 16:21

2M ago16:21

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #143 If you’re not a native speaker, how do you maintain your proficiency and confidence in speaking the language that you teach? Today’s episode is a Leveling Up episode, where I coach Stephanie, a middle school teacher in Maine. Maintaining and improving her personal confi…

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Ep 12: Karen Read Trial Week 1, TikTok Double Murder, Harvey Weinstein Retrial, and More! 19:30

2M ago19:30

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Opening statements and the beginning of witness testimony in the high-profile murder trial of Boston woman Karen Read, who is charged in the murder of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. - Th…

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Incorporating Current Events into the Language Classroom with Ben Tinsley 31:46

2M ago31:46

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #142 How do you address current events with your students? In this episode we take on the topic of current events in the language classroom with Ben Tinsley, a French teacher in Pennsylvania. This is Ben’s third time on the podcast and he is here again to share his practical…

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Ep 11: Weinstein New Trial, AZ Rancher Hung Jury, Karen Read Jury Picked, and More! 22:15

2M ago22:15

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - In a stunning reversal, New York’s highest court handed down a decision yesterday overturning #HarveyWeinstein’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes. - A mistrial declared in the trial for 75-year…

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Shifting the Focus from Grammar to Function 22:09

2M ago22:09

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #141 What have you heard about language functions? I see this as the idea of using the target language to communicate or convey a message rather than only being able to describe the grammatical structures, patterns and vocabulary. In this episode we are going to take a look …

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Ep 10: Karen Read: Killer or Cover Up! Plus "Doomsday" Daybell, George Alan Kelly and More! 23:04

2M ago23:04

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Jury selection continues in Boston woman #KarenRead’s long-awaited trial for the murder of her boyfriend, police officer John O’Keefe. - Testimony is underway in so-called “Doomsday Prophet” …

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Ep 6: Killer Parents, Tossed Confessions, Courtroom Antics & More 21:19

3M ago21:19

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! Today, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Ohio father #ChadDoerman’s alleged confession in the shooting deaths of his three young sons TOSSED by a judge. - Two hearings in the #Delphi murders case involving suspect #RichardAllen’s charge…

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Ep 9: LAWYER REACTS- Chad Daybell, Karen Read, and Nicolae Miu 20:28

3M ago20:28

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! Today, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: • Trial has officially started for so-called “Doomsday Prophet” #ChadDaybell. The 55-year-old is finally standing trial for the murders of his wife Tammy Daybell and #LoriVallow’s children, JJ Vall…

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Ep 8: Chad Daybell Capital Murder Trial Begins, Doerman Pleads Insanity & More 19:41

3M ago19:41

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! Today, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - The beginning of jury selection in the death penalty trial for so-called “Doomsday Prophet” #ChadDaybell. The 55-year-old is finally standing trial for the murders of his wife Tammy Daybell and #…

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Ep 7: Diddy’s Homes Raided, Disturbing Evidence of Ruby Franke's Child Abuse Released & More 22:13

3M ago22:13

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! Today, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - DHS raids Sean #Diddy Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami homes as part of a sex trafficking investigation. - Disturbing evidence released in the child abuse cases of former YouTuber #RubyFranke and her…

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Ep 5: Crumbley GUILTY, Texas Man Gets Only 10 Years After Killing Wife on Camera 23:56

3M ago23:56

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! Today, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - Michigan father #JamesCrumbley found guilty on all four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the shooting deaths of four Oxford High School students. - Massachusetts woman #KarenRe…

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Ep 4: Lawyer Hot Takes: "Rust" GUILTY Verdict, What’s Next For Baldwin, Plus More! 19:33

3M ago19:33

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! Today, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: - #Rust armorer #HannahGutierrezReed was found guilty on Wednesday in #NewMexico on involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the death of cinematographer #HalynaHutchins. - #JamesCrumble…

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Ep 3: Alec Baldwin Waves a Gun on Set, a Judge Gets Kicked Off the Bench & More 18:35

3M ago18:35

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I analyze the following true crime updates: • #JoseIbarra arrested in the brutal murder of Georgia nursing student #LakenRiley. • Behind-the-scenes clips of #AlecBaldwin’s film #Rust were shown in court this week during armorer #HannahGutierrezReed’s manslaughter trial. • Illinoi…

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Ep 2: Tossed Confessions, Videotaped Murders & More 18:27

3M ago18:27

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Welcome back to Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! This week, I analyze the following updates in headline-making true crime cases from across the country: • #ChadDoerman, Ohio man accused of shooting his three children, asks a judge to toss his confession to the murders, saying his Miranda rights were not read in full and that detectives qu…

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Ep 1: Weinstein Appeals, ANOTHER New Attorney for Sarah Boone, & Karen Read in Court 13:25

3M ago13:25

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Welcome to the first episode of Courtroom Confidential with Joshua Ritter! Today, I share my insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: • #HarveyWeinstein's appeal of his rape conviction in New York, • Florida woman #SarahBoone, accused of zipping her boyfriend inside a suitcase and leaving him there until he died, …

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Translanguaging with Dr. Uju Anya 42:31

3M ago42:31

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #140 Have you heard of the term “Translanguaging?” In this episode, we are going to explore this emerging concept in language teaching with Dr. Uju Ayna, an Associate Professor of Second Language Acquisition at Carnegie Mellon University. She helps us to understand exactly w…

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Strategies for Checking Comprehension 28:30

3M ago28:30

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #139 Do you feel that you provide comprehensible input to your students? Do you have a solid understanding of how beneficial this is to their language learning? Hopefully you are thinking, yes indeed. An important part of this process is checking that students do, in fact un…

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From Unit Plans to Daily Lessons 24:12

3M ago24:12

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #138 How do you take a unit plan and translate that into daily lessons? Today’s episode is a Leveling Up episode, where I coach Liz, a Spanish teacher in the Northeast of the US. Translating a unit plan into daily lessons is the area where wants to level up her teaching prac…

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Supporting Students' Speaking Confidence 22:09

3M ago22:09

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #137 Are your students confident when speaking the target language in your classroom and with speakers of the language? This is not always easy for students. Building speaking confidence in language learners is a gradual process, and it starts with tailoring activities to th…

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10 Strategies for Effective Language Classroom Management 20:12

4M ago20:12

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #136 Have you ever found yourself in a classroom where the atmosphere was so positive and engaging that you couldn’t help but feel excited about learning? Have you wondered how some language teachers seem to easily manage their classrooms while fostering a sense of community…

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Pacing Your Lessons with Fadi Aboughoush 26:31

4M ago26:31

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #135 In this episode, we talk about pacing in our language classrooms. How do we determine the amount of time that students should spend on particular activities? Part of this involves when and how to use Brain Breaks. Fadi Aboughoush, an Arabic teacher in Chicago, has a wea…

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Engaging Speaking Activities for Language Growth 26:14

4M ago26:14

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #134 Are your speaking activities as communicative as they could be? Are students creating language spontaneously? Today’s episode is a Leveling Up episode, where I coach Stephanie, a Spanish teacher in New Hampshire. Creating speaking activities that allow students to creat…

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The Deep Connection of Language and Culture with Rabbi Daniel Atwood 28:04

4M ago28:04

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #133 How much do you connect the language that you teach with the culture where that language is used? Today, Rabbi Daniel Atwood, a Hebrew teacher in Chicago, joins me to explore this idea in depth. We look at how he teaches a language that is deeply connected to a faith tr…

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CI Through Interpretive Reading...Then What? 6:55

4M ago6:55

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. I'm a creature of habit for sure. It's Wednesday (and not Monday) and I'm popping into your episode feed. It must be for a good reason. I want to tell you about a FREE virtual workshop that I will be presenting as part of the World Language Teacher Summit from March 4th-8th.…

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Teacher Toolbox Episode (Vol 6) 24:38

5M ago24:38

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #132 This is the 6th teacher toolbox episode. I hear from listeners all the time that they like the actionable tips and suggestions for activities that they can use with students next week, or even tomorrow. That usually means effective and beneficial, but somewhat minimal p…

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Spiral Review in the Language Classroom with Ashley Duff 24:50

5M ago24:50

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #131 Do you have a routine or process for regularly recycling material, content, vocabulary or language structures in your classroom? How do you make sure that students keep it all fresh and readily accessible as they move to new topics and themes? In this episode, we are ta…

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Addressing Disruptions Constructively, Effectively and Equitably 21:59

5M ago21:59

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #130 Are you sometimes challenged by students being off task or not transitioning well between activities? Today’s episode is a Leveling Up episode, where I coach Victoria, a Spanish teacher in Virginia. Creating smooth transitions and keeping students on task more consisten…

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Teaching Content in the Target Language with John Narváez 24:31

5M ago24:31

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #129 What do you think of when you year “teaching content in the target language?” Are you thinking of elements like structures and vocabulary related to the language, or actually teaching content outside of the language, but in the target language. In this episode, John Nar…

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Create a Vertical Curriculum in Your Language Department 22:17

5M ago22:17

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #128 How do you ensure your language students have a solid foundation and continue to thrive as they progress through grade levels? Language teachers often grapple with this question as they strive to provide the best possible language learning experience for their students.…

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Mindfulness and SEL in the Language Classroom with Jennifer Schwester 26:10

6M ago26:10

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #127 Is there a place for mindfulness and SEL (Social Emotional Learning) in the world language classroom? My guest today, Jennifer Schwester, a French teacher in New Jersey, certainly knows there is. We discuss why language teachers should consider mindfulness and SEL activ…

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Cultural Self-Reflection with Jocelynn Hubbard 27:15

6M ago27:15

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Send me text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #126 Are your students comfortable reflecting on their own experiences? Are we, as teachers, comfortable doing this? This is an important first step in asking our students (and ourselves) to understand and appreciate other cultures and experiences. Today I speak with Jocelyn…

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