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Hello eveyone, I hope everyone's planning is going well. I'm looking to draw on your expertise. I'm new to the secondary Ed classroom and I'm wondering what your method is. Most of my research says that the first week should be heavily dedicated to setting up classroom procedures and routines with little to no content. In previous teaching (higher Ed) the philosophy was always start teaching French (in French) on day one and leave the logistics until right before the bell.

I'm positive that with younger learners the structure will be very important. But what negotiation do you use? I had envisioned that the first week (or two) would be easing in through revision but do you find it more helpful to spend less time on content those first weeks?
Mark Chris...I think it depends on the the culture of your school and the levels.

I will explain my syllabus the first day, but after that, I just go.I do not ease into the school year. The culture of my school is speaking in the target language always. I teach AP French class and my Spanish 5 conversation class, so everything is in the target...See More
Jul 28, 2016


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