Do we really not know? I was just mentioning today at my #nectfl25 presentation the case of Nicaraguan Sign Language. There are scholarly accounts (a couple I have off hand attached) but Stephen Pinker also uses it as a foundational vignette in his book The Language Instinct. Worth exploring.
March 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Do we really not know? I was just mentioning today at my #nectfl25 presentation the case of Nicaraguan Sign Language. There are scholarly accounts (a couple I have off hand attached) but Stephen Pinker also uses it as a foundational vignette in his book The Language Instinct. Worth exploring.
“Working with institutional change, you have to live in the groan zone. So you have to plan for it.” @tjeag.bsky.social
Love this! #langchat #nectfl25
Love this! #langchat #nectfl25
February 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Working with institutional change, you have to live in the groan zone. So you have to plan for it.” @tjeag.bsky.social
Love this! #langchat #nectfl25
Love this! #langchat #nectfl25
January 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Another NECTFL conference come and gone. DECTFL members had an amazing time learning and connecting with friends from near and far! We heard from students, learned about AI, made cultural connections, and more!
Safe travels home to all attendees! #nectfl25
Safe travels home to all attendees! #nectfl25
March 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Another NECTFL conference come and gone. DECTFL members had an amazing time learning and connecting with friends from near and far! We heard from students, learned about AI, made cultural connections, and more!
Safe travels home to all attendees! #nectfl25
Safe travels home to all attendees! #nectfl25
Yesterday DECTFL and NECTFL Board Member Jen Short presented to a packed room about time saving tips in her presentation Reduce, Renew, Reuse: Proficiency Strategies to Reinvigorate
DECTFL is ready for day 2! Don’t miss out Meet and Greet at 9:45 am in the promenade
#nectfl25
DECTFL is ready for day 2! Don’t miss out Meet and Greet at 9:45 am in the promenade
#nectfl25
March 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Yesterday DECTFL and NECTFL Board Member Jen Short presented to a packed room about time saving tips in her presentation Reduce, Renew, Reuse: Proficiency Strategies to Reinvigorate
DECTFL is ready for day 2! Don’t miss out Meet and Greet at 9:45 am in the promenade
#nectfl25
DECTFL is ready for day 2! Don’t miss out Meet and Greet at 9:45 am in the promenade
#nectfl25
February 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“Every language has colonization. Colonization always equates to some BS. BS makes champions: the fight for language justice is born and reborn.” @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
March 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Every language has colonization. Colonization always equates to some BS. BS makes champions: the fight for language justice is born and reborn.” @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
We’re making money using other people’s languages—it’s our job to bridge the gap! It’s our job to continue to CONTINUE to educate ourselves, to earn our stripes and be okay with being tested. @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
March 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We’re making money using other people’s languages—it’s our job to bridge the gap! It’s our job to continue to CONTINUE to educate ourselves, to earn our stripes and be okay with being tested. @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
Students need to see words and phrases up to 150 times before it sticks—students looking at chat mats isn’t cheating, it’s STUDYING! #NECTFL25
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Students need to see words and phrases up to 150 times before it sticks—students looking at chat mats isn’t cheating, it’s STUDYING! #NECTFL25
“What does she want??” If my students feel unsure about my expectations, I know from Krashen that they won’t speak! How can I make expectations clearer by providing supports—LIKE CHAT MATS? #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“What does she want??” If my students feel unsure about my expectations, I know from Krashen that they won’t speak! How can I make expectations clearer by providing supports—LIKE CHAT MATS? #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
An activity is just an activity without the correct approach—how do we create an environment in which our students will speak? Starting day 2 at #NECTFL25 with Christina Margiore learning about chat mats! @nectfl.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
An activity is just an activity without the correct approach—how do we create an environment in which our students will speak? Starting day 2 at #NECTFL25 with Christina Margiore learning about chat mats! @nectfl.bsky.social
Speed pitching: if elevator pitching and speed dating had a kid. I LOVE this idea for a purpose-driven interpersonal activity! These Tenafly teachers are breaking my brain with all of these ideas! #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Speed pitching: if elevator pitching and speed dating had a kid. I LOVE this idea for a purpose-driven interpersonal activity! These Tenafly teachers are breaking my brain with all of these ideas! #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
“My entire unit is linked to this presentation so you can use, follow, and adapt it.” Megan Williams is the gift who keeps on giving!! #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“My entire unit is linked to this presentation so you can use, follow, and adapt it.” Megan Williams is the gift who keeps on giving!! #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
Talking about UNESCO World Heritage Sites with the amazing language department at Tenafly high school—so many benefits to having a unit on this topic, and you get so much bang for your buck! @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Talking about UNESCO World Heritage Sites with the amazing language department at Tenafly high school—so many benefits to having a unit on this topic, and you get so much bang for your buck! @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
“We should not be asking people to hide in plain sight.” We owe it to our students to address racism and lack of equity and inclusion. @miltonalanturner.bsky.social #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“We should not be asking people to hide in plain sight.” We owe it to our students to address racism and lack of equity and inclusion. @miltonalanturner.bsky.social #NECTFL25 @nectfl.bsky.social
Three anchors of curriculum: the explicit (which voices we include and exclude), the implicit (our own biases), and the null (what er don’t teach)
@miltonalanturner.bsky.social @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
@miltonalanturner.bsky.social @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
February 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Three anchors of curriculum: the explicit (which voices we include and exclude), the implicit (our own biases), and the null (what er don’t teach)
@miltonalanturner.bsky.social @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
@miltonalanturner.bsky.social @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
What is NOT said is just as important as what IS said—what are we NOT saying through our choices about what we include and in our curriculum? @miltonalanturner.bsky.social @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
February 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What is NOT said is just as important as what IS said—what are we NOT saying through our choices about what we include and in our curriculum? @miltonalanturner.bsky.social @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25
We have to understand the context of the people to whom we speak—the important thing is who says what to whom, not just the words said! #nectfl25
February 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We have to understand the context of the people to whom we speak—the important thing is who says what to whom, not just the words said! #nectfl25
I am so excited to hear @actfl.bsky.social President Milton Alan Turner talk about Bruno (aka Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) this morning at #NECTFL25
a group of people are dancing in a room with the words we don t talk about bruno-no-no-no
Alt: a group of characters from the Disney film Encanto are dancing in a room with the words we don t talk about bruno-no-no-no
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February 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I am so excited to hear @actfl.bsky.social President Milton Alan Turner talk about Bruno (aka Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) this morning at #NECTFL25
We get lots of new ideas at a conference. Try ONE AT A TIME, and judge on two things:
Did it impact student engagement? Did it impact student learning?
If no/no, dump it.
If kind of, adapt it.
If YES, keep it.
Then move on to the next one. @grahnforlang.bsky.social #NECTFL25
Did it impact student engagement? Did it impact student learning?
If no/no, dump it.
If kind of, adapt it.
If YES, keep it.
Then move on to the next one. @grahnforlang.bsky.social #NECTFL25
February 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We get lots of new ideas at a conference. Try ONE AT A TIME, and judge on two things:
Did it impact student engagement? Did it impact student learning?
If no/no, dump it.
If kind of, adapt it.
If YES, keep it.
Then move on to the next one. @grahnforlang.bsky.social #NECTFL25
Did it impact student engagement? Did it impact student learning?
If no/no, dump it.
If kind of, adapt it.
If YES, keep it.
Then move on to the next one. @grahnforlang.bsky.social #NECTFL25
Level 1 unit themes in a textbook were arbitrarily chosen by an author. Feel free to un-choose it. The content is not the relevance: it’s what you have students DOING with the content that increases their proficiency! #NECTFL25 @grahnforlang.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Level 1 unit themes in a textbook were arbitrarily chosen by an author. Feel free to un-choose it. The content is not the relevance: it’s what you have students DOING with the content that increases their proficiency! #NECTFL25 @grahnforlang.bsky.social
Our students are so used to being consumers…but the data show that they are most engaged when they are the PRODUCERS. How are we giving them opportunities to do that? #NECTFL25 @grahnforlang.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Our students are so used to being consumers…but the data show that they are most engaged when they are the PRODUCERS. How are we giving them opportunities to do that? #NECTFL25 @grahnforlang.bsky.social
Asking all the right questions about Justice in the last NECTFL presentation. @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25.
March 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Asking all the right questions about Justice in the last NECTFL presentation. @nectfl.bsky.social #NECTFL25.