Summaries for 2012 are located here.

 

Weekly summaries give you an overview of the #LangChat discussion in an orderly fashion. Easily read through the conversation and locate great new ideas and resources with the summaries below. If you'd like the detailed conversation including every tweet shared during the #LangChat hour, please visit the archives.

 

 

Lesson Plans for World Language Classrooms-Shared by #LangChat participants

December 15, 2011

 

Bringing Current Issues to Life in World Language Classrooms

December 8, 2011

 

Best Strategies for New and Student Teachers

December 1, 2011 

 

Classroom Management Strategies for World Language Classrooms

November 17, 2011

 

Effective Ways to Assess Individual Students in Language Classrooms

November 10, 2011

  

How is Culture Best Presented in the World Language Classroom?

November 3, 2011

  

Using Authentic Resources with Novice Learners

October 27, 2011

 

Provide Effective Feedback in Your Classroom

October 20, 2011

 

Top Ways to Get Students Speaking Productively in Class

October 13, 2011   

 

How to Collaborate with School Administrators for Strong World Language Programs

 October 6, 2011   

 

Making Kids Comfortable with the Immersion Classroom

September 29, 2011  

 

Ways to Inspire Conversation in the Target Language

September 22, 2011 

 

Differentiated Instruction in the World Language Classroom

September 15, 2011

  

Quick Motivators and Warm Ups for World Language Class

September 08, 2011

 

Integrating Culture into Foreign Language Projects 

September 01, 2011

 

The Best Apps for Foreign Language Education

August 25, 2011

 

Using Web 2.0 Tools in the World Language Classroom

August 18, 2011

 

New School Year Ideas for the World Language Classroom

August 11, 2011

 

How can we best use homework to support students' second language acquisition? 

June 23, 2011

 

How Can World Language Instruction Complement Other Subjects?  

June 16, 2011 

 

Collaborate with Teachers and Classrooms on a Local, National and Global Level
June 9, 2011  

  

Take Advantage of the Summer to Prepare for the Coming School Year

(projects and professional development ideas)

June 2, 2011  

 

Project-based Learning in the World Language Classroom

May 26, 2011  

 

Authentic Assessments in the World Language Classroom

May 19, 2011  

 

Characteristics of an Effective Language Teacher

May 12, 2011

 

Using Music in the Language Classroom

 

What can you do to get your students writing more?

 

How can we increase student use of the target language in the classroom?

 

What games support instruction in  your language classroom?

 

"Teaching" Vocabulary - What works?