Loved working with the dedicated world language teachers in Medford Public Schools today! They've been exploring Proficiency-Based Instruction and brought such great energy and insight to our workshop! 🌍📘 #LangChat #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
May 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Loved working with the dedicated world language teachers in Medford Public Schools today! They've been exploring Proficiency-Based Instruction and brought such great energy and insight to our workshop! 🌍📘 #LangChat #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
🌍 Exciting news! Along with my co-author Mike Travers, I had the pleasure of joining Joshua Cabral on the World Language Classroom Podcast to discuss teaching grammar for proficiency.
Dive in here: wlclassroom.com/category/pod...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #wlclassroompodcast
Dive in here: wlclassroom.com/category/pod...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #wlclassroompodcast
May 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🌍 Exciting news! Along with my co-author Mike Travers, I had the pleasure of joining Joshua Cabral on the World Language Classroom Podcast to discuss teaching grammar for proficiency.
Dive in here: wlclassroom.com/category/pod...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #wlclassroompodcast
Dive in here: wlclassroom.com/category/pod...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #wlclassroompodcast
🌟 Exciting News! I'm thrilled to be facilitating a workshop for MAFLA's new "Framework in Action" series this summer. See you there!
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
May 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🌟 Exciting News! I'm thrilled to be facilitating a workshop for MAFLA's new "Framework in Action" series this summer. See you there!
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
Happy Friday, language teacher friends! 🎯
Whether this week was full of wins or full of whoa, you showed up for your students—and that matters.
Take a breath, celebrate the progress, and remember: communication > perfection. 💬❤️🌍
#FriYAY #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #CelebrateTheWins #RitzWorldLang
Whether this week was full of wins or full of whoa, you showed up for your students—and that matters.
Take a breath, celebrate the progress, and remember: communication > perfection. 💬❤️🌍
#FriYAY #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #CelebrateTheWins #RitzWorldLang
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Happy Friday, language teacher friends! 🎯
Whether this week was full of wins or full of whoa, you showed up for your students—and that matters.
Take a breath, celebrate the progress, and remember: communication > perfection. 💬❤️🌍
#FriYAY #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #CelebrateTheWins #RitzWorldLang
Whether this week was full of wins or full of whoa, you showed up for your students—and that matters.
Take a breath, celebrate the progress, and remember: communication > perfection. 💬❤️🌍
#FriYAY #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #CelebrateTheWins #RitzWorldLang
💬 "Wait... so what is proficiency-based instruction, really?"
If you've wondered what makes it different from traditional language teaching—and why it matters—this post breaks it down clearly and simply.
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/what...
If you've wondered what makes it different from traditional language teaching—and why it matters—this post breaks it down clearly and simply.
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/what...
What Is Proficiency-Based Instruction (And Why It Matters)?
If you’ve been around the world language teaching world lately, you’ve probably heard the term “Proficiency-Based Instruction” pop up mor...
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
💬 "Wait... so what is proficiency-based instruction, really?"
If you've wondered what makes it different from traditional language teaching—and why it matters—this post breaks it down clearly and simply.
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/what...
If you've wondered what makes it different from traditional language teaching—and why it matters—this post breaks it down clearly and simply.
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/what...
🚀 Grow Proficiency. Empower Learners.
From curriculum design to customized PD, I help schools and teachers bring clarity, confidence, and purpose to their world language programs—through a proficiency-based lens.
📩 DM me for options!
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
catherineritz.org
From curriculum design to customized PD, I help schools and teachers bring clarity, confidence, and purpose to their world language programs—through a proficiency-based lens.
📩 DM me for options!
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
catherineritz.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚀 Grow Proficiency. Empower Learners.
From curriculum design to customized PD, I help schools and teachers bring clarity, confidence, and purpose to their world language programs—through a proficiency-based lens.
📩 DM me for options!
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
catherineritz.org
From curriculum design to customized PD, I help schools and teachers bring clarity, confidence, and purpose to their world language programs—through a proficiency-based lens.
📩 DM me for options!
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #RitzWorldLang
catherineritz.org
🚨 MA School & District Leaders: The Proficiency Outcomes in World Languages Grants is open now!
If you’re applying, I can support with PD, coaching, and curriculum help as a partner! 🌎📘
📅 Due June 24
🔗 www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2026/...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #WorldLanguages #EdGrants
If you’re applying, I can support with PD, coaching, and curriculum help as a partner! 🌎📘
📅 Due June 24
🔗 www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2026/...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #WorldLanguages #EdGrants
FY2026 Fund Code 0189: Proficiency Outcomes in World Languages - Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs
The goal of the Massachusetts public K-12 education system is to prepare all students for success after high school. Massachusetts public school students are leading the nation in reading and math and...
www.doe.mass.edu
May 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨 MA School & District Leaders: The Proficiency Outcomes in World Languages Grants is open now!
If you’re applying, I can support with PD, coaching, and curriculum help as a partner! 🌎📘
📅 Due June 24
🔗 www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2026/...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #WorldLanguages #EdGrants
If you’re applying, I can support with PD, coaching, and curriculum help as a partner! 🌎📘
📅 Due June 24
🔗 www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2026/...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #WorldLanguages #EdGrants
☀️ Summer is (almost!) here—and it’s time to rest, reflect, and recharge. Then check out these 5 quick ways to ease into next year with a proficiency mindset: ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/06/rest...
#WorldLanguageTeachers #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #TeacherSummer
#WorldLanguageTeachers #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #TeacherSummer
Rest. Reflect. Recharge... Ready for Summer!
As another school year wraps up, take a deep breath—you’ve made it. Whether you’re finishing your first year of teaching or your fifteenth,...
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
☀️ Summer is (almost!) here—and it’s time to rest, reflect, and recharge. Then check out these 5 quick ways to ease into next year with a proficiency mindset: ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/06/rest...
#WorldLanguageTeachers #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #TeacherSummer
#WorldLanguageTeachers #ProficiencyBasedInstruction #TeacherSummer
Language + civic action = real world learning 🌍
World language classes are the place to prepare students for global citizenship.
Check out my new blogpost:
🔗 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/brin...
#WorldLanguageEd #GlobalCitizenship #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
World language classes are the place to prepare students for global citizenship.
Check out my new blogpost:
🔗 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/brin...
#WorldLanguageEd #GlobalCitizenship #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
Bringing Civics into the World Language Classroom: Global Citizenship Starts Here
In a world grappling with global conflicts, political tensions, and economic and social inequities, helping students develop the skills to b...
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Language + civic action = real world learning 🌍
World language classes are the place to prepare students for global citizenship.
Check out my new blogpost:
🔗 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/brin...
#WorldLanguageEd #GlobalCitizenship #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
World language classes are the place to prepare students for global citizenship.
Check out my new blogpost:
🔗 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/brin...
#WorldLanguageEd #GlobalCitizenship #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
You are the input! 💬 New blog post up with 10 practical strategies (from my book with Christina Toro) to help you stay in the target language—starting on day one.
👉 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/you-...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #ComprehensibleInput #RitzWorldLang
👉 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/you-...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #ComprehensibleInput #RitzWorldLang
You Are the Input: 10 Practical Tips to Stay in the Target Language When Teaching
As world language teachers, we are our students’ most important source of target-language input. In the limited time we have with them—wheth...
ritzworldlang.blogspot.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
You are the input! 💬 New blog post up with 10 practical strategies (from my book with Christina Toro) to help you stay in the target language—starting on day one.
👉 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/you-...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #ComprehensibleInput #RitzWorldLang
👉 ritzworldlang.blogspot.com/2025/04/you-...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #ComprehensibleInput #RitzWorldLang
Just got back from NJ after an energizing workshop at #FLENJ: Teaching Grammar in Proficiency-Based Classrooms! So grateful to work with such thoughtful, dedicated teachers. 💬📚 #WorldLanguageEd #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
May 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Just got back from NJ after an energizing workshop at #FLENJ: Teaching Grammar in Proficiency-Based Classrooms! So grateful to work with such thoughtful, dedicated teachers. 💬📚 #WorldLanguageEd #ProficiencyBasedInstruction