FVR or Whole-Class novels?
~4 min read A couple of weeks ago, I had the great pleasure to travel to the FFLA (Florida) Annual world language teacher conference. It...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Oct 3
- 3 min
It's october...that means halloween, right?
Reading time 3 min 30 seconds Did September even happen? I mean, did we experience all thirty days? I don’t know about anyone else, but...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Aug 16
- 3 min
The best laid plans...
Reading time ~3:30 min It seems that every year at about this time I have a similar experience paddle boarding which is always a metaphor...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Aug 2
- 3 min
A Reminder, an Invitation and a Permission Slip
Reading time <3 min It’s that time of year once again: a total freak-out for teachers. Though there is no actual Paul Revere-like...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- May 11
- 2 min
Estrato 1: access to reading
Jennifer Degenhardt Reading time: 2:38 We walked into the classroom, greeting the teacher, a small woman who didn’t seem a match - not in...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Reading: Old School with a New Twist!
By Jennifer Degenhardt and Theresa Marrama ~4 min read There are so many different angles on which to write about the state of...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
the case for projects part ii
3 min read You already know how I feel about projects in general, but since only half the class wished to partake in the movie creation,...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
The case for projects
(and I am NOT a fan!) (~4 min read) Today was our last official class of the semester in elementary SPAN 1002. It was the day that...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
Just what we needed
5 min read I don't often write about anything that goes on in my classroom, not because it isn't good, but because it isn't Pinterest-...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Dec 29, 2021
- 6 min
The case for ci* in college
*comprehensible input 7 minute read Happy (almost) New Year! Listen, 2022 HAS to be better than this past year, right? Teaching these...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
From "OMg" to "sure!"
Yesterday afternoon I received this email from a student: OMG, really? The student hasn't turned in a lick of work since the semester...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
SEAWEED days
On the day of this photo taken last week on an epic 2.5 hour paddle, everything was perfect for my outing on the water: temperature: mid...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Aug 5, 2021
- 4 min
Choices
Digging through my clothes last week, I found a T-shirt that was given to me by a former student to thank me for having written him a...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
Cheat sheets
I can prepare food just fine - for myself. Once or twice a week I’ll prepare a larger meal and eat on it (as my grandmother used to say)...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
Warning: Objects That Look Small Far Away Are Decidedly Larger When Close Up
Today I decided to paddle (board) out to the lighthouse about a mile off the shore where I live. It seems like such a great distance to...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Lessons f
Life is always an education. The best teachers are always learning. And some of the best lessons come from some of the most unlikely...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Apr 23, 2020
- 8 min
Just a Phrase Will Do
This story has a little bit of language and a lot of heart. Tricia, a Spanish teacher in Minnesota, and I collaborated on this story as...
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Jennifer Degenhardt
- Apr 23, 2020
- 6 min
Another Connection
This post will already be longer than most, but the story is cool, and the story within the story - even cooler. Reader's Digest version...
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