
Welcome to Growing With Proficiency: The 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? Do you want to transform your class into an acquisition-driven instruction space where you intentionally provide a ton of ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 228 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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Have you ever looked at your students and wondered:
"Why aren't they communicating in the language?"
In this special episode of Growing With Proficiency, the tables are turned as my friend and fellow educator, Bethanie Carlson Dre... more
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At the end of every school year, I ask my students one question:
What activity or strategy helped you grow the most in Spanish this year?
This year, their answers surprised me.
Some students chose Daily Personal Questions. Others... more
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What actually helped students learn this year?
As language teachers, it's easy to spend our end-of-year reflection focused on what didn't work. In Episode 191, I shared some of the challenges I faced this year. In Episode 192, I re... more
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ÂżTus estudiantes conocen las expectativas de tu clase, pero aun asĂ siguen apareciendo interrupciones, conversaciones paralelas o dificultades para mantener la atenciĂłn?
En este episodio comparto tres lecciones sobre comportamiento... more
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I am so pleased to have finally found this excellent podcast. I have been teaching for 27 years and I am learning so many great ideas from this show! Thank you!
I love listing to your podcast on my way to work, I always learn something new that I can implement in my classroom.
I highly recommend this podcast to world language teachers . I have learned so much about second language acquisition and just teaching tips and techniques in general! Gracias, Claudia por este podcast maravilloso đ
I love all of your podcasts! You are so generous, kind, and supportive. You obviously love your students and created a welcoming, safe environment while using tons of Spanish. I used your ideas for Open House tonight and it went so well!!! We also had only 7 min. The format really shows them the importance of being comprehensible, but also the role of the students. Thank you so much!
Iâm writing a review just to respond to the pompous arrogant person who said Claudiaâs English is difficult to understand. Claudia is perfectly intelligible, her Colombian accent is pleasant and her transmission of knowledge is superb. Whoever wrote that review needs to realize that there is no correct accent in English. Even native speakers of English have accents. If you have a problem with someoneâs accent that sounds like a you problem. I really appreciate all of Claudiaâs knowledge and reso... more
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The show centers world language teaching around practical, context-driven methods that center comprehensible input and student communication. Episodes frequently explore strategies such as personalized questions, silent discussions, reading and listening stations, and low-prep end-of-year activities, all designed to keep students engaged while reducing teacher prep time. A notable strength is translating theory into concrete classroom practices with real-world anecdotes, practical templates, and cross-cultural examples that appeal to middle and high school language teachers. The format consistently highlights scalable activities, classroom management tips, and reflections on sustaining a long, fulfilling teaching career.
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