Mike Travers
@traversteach.bsky.social
Spanish Teacher, MAFLA President, NECTFL/ACTFL Presenter. Love talking about grammar, curriculum writing and anything related to language teaching https://madlanguageteacher.weebly.com/
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A few pics from MAFLA 2025. It was such a fun experience to serve as conference chair for two years! The sessions and presenters were nothing short of amazing. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a success!
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A few pics from MAFLA 2025. It was such a fun experience to serve as conference chair for two years! The sessions and presenters were nothing short of amazing. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a success!
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Thanks for attending and for your great questions!
I’m excited for tonight’s @actfl.bsky.social webinar with @traversteach.bsky.social and Catherine Ritz. I wish I were attending from a bench overlooking a lake, but alas, I am home in my kitchen.
September 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Thanks for attending and for your great questions!
Ann Arbor World Language teachers are ready to hit the ground running this year! We worked on understanding grammar’s role in our classes and curriculum as well as using resources to draw attention to new grammar.
Joe joined me for this trip and we got to see a Diego Rivera mural
Joe joined me for this trip and we got to see a Diego Rivera mural
August 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Ann Arbor World Language teachers are ready to hit the ground running this year! We worked on understanding grammar’s role in our classes and curriculum as well as using resources to draw attention to new grammar.
Joe joined me for this trip and we got to see a Diego Rivera mural
Joe joined me for this trip and we got to see a Diego Rivera mural
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Without reinforcement, we forget almost everything we learn, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social writes.
Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
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Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
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August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Without reinforcement, we forget almost everything we learn, @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social writes.
Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
🧵1/7
Decades of research show that unless an effort is made to retain new information, 50% of new info disappears within an hour, 75% is gone by the next day, & up to 90% fades away within a week. 🤯
🧵1/7
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Better questioning techniques > More questions.
Here's an array of options from T @Kasey_Kiehl:
theliteracyeffect.com/2025/06/19/i...
#BiteSizedPD
Here's an array of options from T @Kasey_Kiehl:
theliteracyeffect.com/2025/06/19/i...
#BiteSizedPD
August 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Better questioning techniques > More questions.
Here's an array of options from T @Kasey_Kiehl:
theliteracyeffect.com/2025/06/19/i...
#BiteSizedPD
Here's an array of options from T @Kasey_Kiehl:
theliteracyeffect.com/2025/06/19/i...
#BiteSizedPD
Thank you @miwla.bsky.social for hosting a Q&A with @ritzworldlang.bsky.social and I tonight. It was great to connect and talk about grammar and how to approach the shift to prof. based teaching
June 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Thank you @miwla.bsky.social for hosting a Q&A with @ritzworldlang.bsky.social and I tonight. It was great to connect and talk about grammar and how to approach the shift to prof. based teaching
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Massachusetts educators, families, and language advocates:
DESE is rethinking graduation requirements. 📣
Now’s the time to tell them—🌍 World Languages must be part of every student’s education.
🗓️ Survey closes June 30
📋 Take the survey: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8327795/S...
#WorldLanguagesMatter
DESE is rethinking graduation requirements. 📣
Now’s the time to tell them—🌍 World Languages must be part of every student’s education.
🗓️ Survey closes June 30
📋 Take the survey: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8327795/S...
#WorldLanguagesMatter
Statewide Graduation Council Survey
survey.alchemer.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Massachusetts educators, families, and language advocates:
DESE is rethinking graduation requirements. 📣
Now’s the time to tell them—🌍 World Languages must be part of every student’s education.
🗓️ Survey closes June 30
📋 Take the survey: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8327795/S...
#WorldLanguagesMatter
DESE is rethinking graduation requirements. 📣
Now’s the time to tell them—🌍 World Languages must be part of every student’s education.
🗓️ Survey closes June 30
📋 Take the survey: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8327795/S...
#WorldLanguagesMatter
Thanks to RIFLA for inviting me to present on my favorite topic last night! It was a fun crowd especially for a Tuesday in May!
May 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Thanks to RIFLA for inviting me to present on my favorite topic last night! It was a fun crowd especially for a Tuesday in May!
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🌟 Exciting News! I'm thrilled to be facilitating a workshop for MAFLA's new "Framework in Action" series this summer. See you there!
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
May 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🌟 Exciting News! I'm thrilled to be facilitating a workshop for MAFLA's new "Framework in Action" series this summer. See you there!
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
📍 Location: Northborough, MA
🔗 Register here: mafla.org/pdonline/fra...
#MAFLA #FrameworkInAction #ProficiencyBasedInstruction
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Catherine Ritz and Mike Travers, authors of "Proficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching GRAMMAR for Proficiency," join me to talk about the place of grammar in a proficiency-based classroom. #wlclassroompodcast
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May 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Catherine Ritz and Mike Travers, authors of "Proficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching GRAMMAR for Proficiency," join me to talk about the place of grammar in a proficiency-based classroom. #wlclassroompodcast
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Check this out and let us know what you think!
🌍 Exciting news! Along with my co-author Mike Travers, I had the pleasure of joining Joshua Cabral on the World Language Classroom Podcast to discuss teaching grammar for proficiency.
Dive in here: wlclassroom.com/category/pod...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #wlclassroompodcast
Dive in here: wlclassroom.com/category/pod...
#ProficiencyBasedInstruction #wlclassroompodcast
May 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check this out and let us know what you think!
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Another great school-wide French Fête in the books! theswellesleyreport.com/2025/04/well... #langchat #Frenchteachers #fle
Wellesley Middle School holds annual French Fête - The Swellesley Report
By Hanna Zhu. Hanna is a 6th grader at Wellesley Middle School and a member of the Bradford Junior. Hannah has covered several topics while a member of the club, […]
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April 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Another great school-wide French Fête in the books! theswellesleyreport.com/2025/04/well... #langchat #Frenchteachers #fle
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🎤 Calling all world language educators!
Have you submitted your session proposal for the 2025 MAFLA Fall Conference yet? Share your expertise, inspire others, and connect with an incredible community of language teachers. 🌎💬
mafla.org/pdonline/con...
📅 Don’t miss out—deadline April 18!
#MAFLA2025
Have you submitted your session proposal for the 2025 MAFLA Fall Conference yet? Share your expertise, inspire others, and connect with an incredible community of language teachers. 🌎💬
mafla.org/pdonline/con...
📅 Don’t miss out—deadline April 18!
#MAFLA2025
Conference 2025
mafla.org
April 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🎤 Calling all world language educators!
Have you submitted your session proposal for the 2025 MAFLA Fall Conference yet? Share your expertise, inspire others, and connect with an incredible community of language teachers. 🌎💬
mafla.org/pdonline/con...
📅 Don’t miss out—deadline April 18!
#MAFLA2025
Have you submitted your session proposal for the 2025 MAFLA Fall Conference yet? Share your expertise, inspire others, and connect with an incredible community of language teachers. 🌎💬
mafla.org/pdonline/con...
📅 Don’t miss out—deadline April 18!
#MAFLA2025
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Had the good fortune last week to attend a day-long PD taught by @traversteach.bsky.social on Teaching #grammar in a #proficiency classroom. I did my first PACE lesson with my French 2s with great results! Since sharing is caring, here are my materials. Tell me about your PACE lessons #langsky 📣
Les transports Interpretive & PACE
Activité 1 : Parle de ces questions avec ton groupe. La voiture est plus confortable que le bus. Je suis d'accord parce que… b. Je ne suis pas d'accord parce que… Le métro est plus rapide que la vo...
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March 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Had the good fortune last week to attend a day-long PD taught by @traversteach.bsky.social on Teaching #grammar in a #proficiency classroom. I did my first PACE lesson with my French 2s with great results! Since sharing is caring, here are my materials. Tell me about your PACE lessons #langsky 📣
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Also- one of the biggest ask around making these changes is needing time. This makes me think of @tjeag.bsky.social and @traversteach.bsky.social ACTFL presentation (that you can also catch at NECTFL!)
February 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Also- one of the biggest ask around making these changes is needing time. This makes me think of @tjeag.bsky.social and @traversteach.bsky.social ACTFL presentation (that you can also catch at NECTFL!)
Putting the final touches on our NECTFL presentation. Come learn about some cool new ways to approach writing instruction. Friday 2/28 at 1:45
February 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Putting the final touches on our NECTFL presentation. Come learn about some cool new ways to approach writing instruction. Friday 2/28 at 1:45
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I'm looking forward to presenting with my colleague @traversteach.bsky.social at @nectfl.bsky.social sched.co/1voqE
NECTFL 2025: Change: The Good, the Bad and the Necess...
View more about this event at NECTFL 2025
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February 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm looking forward to presenting with my colleague @traversteach.bsky.social at @nectfl.bsky.social sched.co/1voqE
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Want to level up student discussions? 💬 See how @gwenblumberg.bsky.social uses the Progression of Talk to scaffold classroom conversation. https://buff.ly/416skXv
#EduSky
#EduSky
February 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Want to level up student discussions? 💬 See how @gwenblumberg.bsky.social uses the Progression of Talk to scaffold classroom conversation. https://buff.ly/416skXv
#EduSky
#EduSky
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These handouts help teacher Katherine Efremkin teach her students about cognitive overload—and how to overcome it. 🧠🏋️ Download a template: https://buff.ly/3Q47NMO
February 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
These handouts help teacher Katherine Efremkin teach her students about cognitive overload—and how to overcome it. 🧠🏋️ Download a template: https://buff.ly/3Q47NMO
Love this article. Simple, yet effective ways to help students self-reflect
Are you seeing a mismatch between students’ confidence and their performance? Get them thinking metacognitively about their own learning with these self-reflection strategies from @marcusluther.bsky.social 🧠💭
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#EduSky
3 Student Self-Reflection Strategies After They Finish an Assignment
Teachers can use these ideas to gauge students’ confidence and see if they accurately understand how much they’re learning.
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January 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Love this article. Simple, yet effective ways to help students self-reflect
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Do you use Think-Pair-Share a lot in your classroom? Shake things up with 16 variations on this classic strategy. 🌟
16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged
Teachers and students use this classic learning strategy often. To keep it from getting stale, try these tweaks.
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January 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Do you use Think-Pair-Share a lot in your classroom? Shake things up with 16 variations on this classic strategy. 🌟