ENGAGE LANGUAGE LEARNERS

with comprehension, communication and
connections.
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Engage your students and build proficiency with a comprehensible curriculum.

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How I can help you

I want to share with you strategies, ideas, activities and resources that will help you be intentional to engage your learners with the language, and support their proficiency so you can celebrate their growth and success .  There is not a magic pill or a one way to do it.  I’ll share my ideas so you can get inspiration and find your own voice inside your class.  You’re the boss, but I love to help. 

Spanish Teacher Academy

Are you feeling overwhelmed in transitioning to a CI-based classroom? If you are, I have something for you! Gain a clear understanding of how & what to do in your classes on a daily basis to deliver compelling and rich comprehensible input. It’s is a membership and a community that will help you build a solid foundation for a CI classroom. Join HERE.

My blog

Understanding the foundation of Second Language Acquisition, and the role of comprehensible input in our classes is essential so that we can be intentional when we create experiences for our learners that support their growth in proficiency. Check out my blog for ideas and resources. 

 

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My Podcast

Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class where you and your students enjoy using the language to learn about the world and each other? If you are, you’re going to love Growing With Proficiency The Podcast.  In this podcast, I share my experience, ideas, & strategies to transform our classes into spaces where we use the language daily to discover our ourselves and the world. 

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Our Community

You aren’t alone in this journey.  Join our FB Community GROWING WITH CI so that you can ask, share, and collaborate with world language teachers just like you.  We all are looking for ideas to make our classes more comprehensible, engaging, and communicative.  Click on the button below, and come on. We have monthly free PD live sessions!

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Hola, I'm Claudia!

I´m born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and even though I´ve been living in the United States since 2004, I still stand up to dance every time I hear a Vallenato or a Cumbia. 

I discovered my passion for teaching languages almost by accident when one day I stepped into a Spanish class. Since then I’ve developed an obsession to learn everything about Second Language Acquisition and proficiency and apply it in my classes.

Once I saw the impact that those changes were creating in my class, I was determined to share everything I know with you and every language educator that I can. 

This journey hasn’t been easy but every minute has been worth it …

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