by Kathryn @ Kosmik Teaching | Oct 19, 2022 | Comprehensible Input, Teaching
Hey profe, maybe you’ve heard the term “pop-up grammar” thrown around, or perhaps you’re looking to get away from a structured grammar approach in your Spanish class. Straightforward grammar lessons are *kind of* boring (at least for me and my students).Pop-up...
by Kathryn @ Kosmik Teaching | Jul 29, 2022 | Comprehensible Input, Reading, Teaching
I saw a recent post in a Facebook group about using Comprehensible Input in a high school classroom, and students taking it seriously. When I first started using Comprehensible Input (CI), I was working at a college prep high school. This was one of those no-nonsense...
by Kathryn @ Kosmik Teaching | Feb 21, 2022 | Comprehensible Input, Teaching
I’ll be honest, I LOVE comprehensible input. So much so that I started making comprehensible input resources with a real-world spin for all of you! Check them out here. But I’ll be honest about something else, too. I am not the go-to expert to teach you into CI. ...
by Kathryn @ Kosmik Teaching | Jan 10, 2022 | Authentic Resources, Holidays, Reading, Teaching
I don’t know about you, but when I was in college, my professors encouraged us to use authentic resources as much as possible. It’s been a while, but I remember thinking it would be easy. No problem, I could totally use authentic resources. It would be so easy, I...
by Kathryn @ Kosmik Teaching | Aug 17, 2021 | Teaching
When I started teaching Spanish, I was not brave enough to jump into all-Spanish, all the time. What if my students didn’t understand? What if they didn’t learn anything? What if I made a mistake and one of them called me out? There were too many mistakes to be...
