How to Plan Next Semester (or course) With Intention
Before you build your next semester, there's something worth doing first, and it has nothing to do with your syllabus. Six honest questions for language teachers who want to plan with intention, not just efficiency.
How to Become a Better Teacher: What I Learned From Being a Language Student
Every language teacher should take a class. I spent two weeks in French immersion experiencing placement test shame, anxiety attacks, and AI bans. Here’s what the teacher-student perspective taught me about EdTech, empathy, and what we miss being in front of the room.
What It Feels Like to Be a Language Learner (pt.2)
Week 2 brought a progress test I didn't want, an anxiety attack I didn't expect, and hard truths about group work that changed how I teach. Here's what being the struggling student taught me about EdTech, public shaming, and why some "communicative" activities feel like interrogation.
What It Feels Like to Be a Language Learner (pt.1)
What happens when a language teacher sits in the student seat after 10 years? I took a French course and it changed many of the things I thought I knew about teaching. Here's what one week as a student taught me about time pressure, AI in learning, and the shame we don't see from behind our desks.
“Are We Getting Dumber?” What my students really think about AI, cheating, and the future of higher ed
From widespread usage concerns to existential questions about the value of college degrees. Here's what students really think about artificial intelligence in their academic lives and what it means for the future of learning.