Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC
Thank you to Voces Digital for reviewing and showcasing “Juana, La Avanzadora” AND “Teresita, La maestra del piano” by Margarita Pérez García and Adriana Ramírez. Title: Author: Language: Spanish This Book / Reader is: for language learners (individual / classroom) Link to Purchase / Access the Book / Reader: Juana, La Avanzadora – https://vocesunplugged.com/products/juana-la-avanzadora-level-3-4-spanish?_pos=1&_psq=Juana&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Teresita, La maestra del…
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Thank you to Bryce Hedstrom for reviewing and showcasing “Hi-Impact Reading Strategies: How to Accelerate Fluency and Proficiency with Reading”. Title: Hi-Impact Reading Strategies: How to Accelerate Fluency and Proficiency with Reading Author: Bryce Hedstrom Language: English This Book / Reader is: a personal / professional growth bookfor educators Link to Purchase / Access the Book / Reader: https://www.brycehedstrom.com/product/hi-impact-reading-strategies/ Book…
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Thank you to Keith Toda for reviewing and showcasing “Confidence Readers” by Adam Giedd. Title: Confidence Readers Author: Adam Giedd Language: Spanish This Book / Reader is: for language learners (individual / classroom) Link to Purchase / Access the Book / Reader: https://www.confidentpigeon.com/ Book / Reader Overview: These readers are specifically designed for Novice-Low Spanish…
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I have been reflecting on my professional journey, specifically goals, challenges, accomplishments, and shortcomings. Looking back over the years, I realized that one of my goals throughout my professional journey has remained constant: to stay involved, give back to educators, and create material that better serves our students. I also sincerely believe that teachers sharing…
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As you may know, I’ve been rethinking how I engage with my students and how I need to make sure that the communication in my classroom is purposeful. That is, I am trying to communicate in a way that allows me and my students: With that in mind, I wanted to share a simple activity…
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In this post, I wanted to follow up with some more functionalities of deepl.com/write. If you didn’t read the original blog post on deepl.com/write, you can find it HERE. (I encourage you to read it before reading this post!) Note: You can decide to use or not use these functions in class. (They work for…
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I recently heard about deepl.com/write. (It is free.) It is a AI-powered writing assistant tool. It helps improve written communication by correcting grammar and offering alternative word and/or sentence choices. It currently supports English (American), English (British), French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Spanish. (See screenshots below and visit the site.) I was immediately…
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I am about a week removed from the ACTFL conference. During this week I’ve had time to reflect on my time in Philadelphia at the conference. First, let me share a bit of gratitude. I am thankful that I had the opportunity to go. I am also thankful that Voces Digital invited me to be…
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After recently attending and presenting at the FLAM (Foreign Language Association of Missouri) St. Louis Regional Conference, I had a chance to reflect on the experience. It was a great experience, not only motivating and inspiring. It was wonderful to see familiar faces and also get to know new educators. It was also rewarding to…
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Note: This is a longer blog post, but I promise it is worth your time to read it! This is my first of what I hope are many collaborative posts with Keith Toda. I first met Keith at the 2023 CI Summit in Savannah. Both of us were assigned to serve as team members/trainers for…
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