Curriculum and Structure in the CI Classroom with Adriana Ramirez

29/05/2023 42 min Temporada 1 Episodio 95
Curriculum and Structure in the CI Classroom with Adriana Ramirez

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#95What is a highlight or takeaway from the first 100 episodes of the World Language Classroom Podcast?  Leave a 20-20 second audio recording HERE.  I hope to include you in episode 100.  If recording your voice isn't your thing, please send me your highlight to include through a DM on Twitter or Instagram.What does curriculum look like in a classroom that puts comprehensible input at the center of the language acquisition experience? Is it possible, in fact, to follow a curriculum, in either a traditional or reinvented way? In this episode, we look at this very question with Adriana Ramirez, a Spanish teacher in Canada. Adriana helps us to see what curriculum looks like in her classroom as she implements a CI approach to language teaching and learning.Topics in this Episode:the key aspects of a CI (Comprehensible Input) classroom that are a departure from some more legacy approaches“curriculum” in a CI classroom and how do we plan for and document the learningthe structure of a lesson and the student experiencewhy  CI is ultimately more beneficial than a vocabulary and grammar-focused curriculumsome misconceptions and critiques about CIConnect with Adriana Ramirez:Blog: drianaramirez.caYouTube: Teaching Spanish with StoriesTwitter: @veganadriIntagram: @veganadri______________________________Work with Joshua either in person or remotely.______________________________Sign up for Talking Points for tips, tools and resources for language teaching.______________________________Let's connect!wlclassrom.comTwitter:  @wlclassroomInstagram:  @wlclassroomFacebook:  /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook Group______________________________Teachers want to hear from you and what you are proud of in your classroom.Join me on the podcast.  We record conversations remotely, so you can be anywhere.Send me a text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast.