World Language Classroom
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Joshua Cabral. Language Teacher, Resource Author, Consultant, World Language Classroom Podcast Host.
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Planning & Teaching for Proficiency: A Guide for Language Teachers. Support your students in growing in proficiency and communicating with confidence.
➡️ wlclassroom.com/teacherguide/
➡️ wlclassroom.com/teacherguide/
Do reading & writing tasks have a prominent place in your CI classroom? In this episode we look at 6 CI activities that engage students through movement, visuals & collaboration. #wlclassroompodcast
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November 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Do reading & writing tasks have a prominent place in your CI classroom? In this episode we look at 6 CI activities that engage students through movement, visuals & collaboration. #wlclassroompodcast
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/34f9da
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/34f9da
Wonderful trip to the “little apple” Manhattan, Kansas. KSWLA puts on a great conference. Loved connecting with language teachers and podcast listeners. Very appreciative of all comments about how the podcast supports their teaching. So grateful!
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wonderful trip to the “little apple” Manhattan, Kansas. KSWLA puts on a great conference. Loved connecting with language teachers and podcast listeners. Very appreciative of all comments about how the podcast supports their teaching. So grateful!
This 30-minute PD course gives you the tools to boost students' spontaneous, confident interpersonal speaking at any proficiency level. Your students will speak more confidently because they’ll have the structure and support to do so.
➡️ wlclassroom.com/boostspeaking/
➡️ wlclassroom.com/boostspeaking/
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This 30-minute PD course gives you the tools to boost students' spontaneous, confident interpersonal speaking at any proficiency level. Your students will speak more confidently because they’ll have the structure and support to do so.
➡️ wlclassroom.com/boostspeaking/
➡️ wlclassroom.com/boostspeaking/
This 30-minute PD course will support you in bringing authentic resources into your classroom. Your students will interact with real language from real people and grow in proficiency as they interpret, react, and respond.
Take a look -> wlclassroom.com/authenticdocs/
Take a look -> wlclassroom.com/authenticdocs/
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This 30-minute PD course will support you in bringing authentic resources into your classroom. Your students will interact with real language from real people and grow in proficiency as they interpret, react, and respond.
Take a look -> wlclassroom.com/authenticdocs/
Take a look -> wlclassroom.com/authenticdocs/
Let's talk about how hands-on, student-centered activities keep learners motivated, curious, and communicating authentically. #wlclassroompodcast
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November 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Let's talk about how hands-on, student-centered activities keep learners motivated, curious, and communicating authentically. #wlclassroompodcast
@klettwl.bsky.social
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/349674
@klettwl.bsky.social
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/349674
Students can recognize and say words, adjectives & language structures. The challenge is using these language elements in context that moves beyond simply saying them as individual words. That’s where Starting Point comes in!
🟢 wlclassroom.com/startingpoint/ 🟠
🟢 wlclassroom.com/startingpoint/ 🟠
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Students can recognize and say words, adjectives & language structures. The challenge is using these language elements in context that moves beyond simply saying them as individual words. That’s where Starting Point comes in!
🟢 wlclassroom.com/startingpoint/ 🟠
🟢 wlclassroom.com/startingpoint/ 🟠
You don’t need extra materials or hours of planning to help students communicate meaningfully. With the right kind of no-prep tasks, you can turn everyday visuals, routines, or readings into instant opportunities for purposeful language use.
🗣️ tinyurl.com/3pbykhfz ✍️
🗣️ tinyurl.com/3pbykhfz ✍️
October 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
You don’t need extra materials or hours of planning to help students communicate meaningfully. With the right kind of no-prep tasks, you can turn everyday visuals, routines, or readings into instant opportunities for purposeful language use.
🗣️ tinyurl.com/3pbykhfz ✍️
🗣️ tinyurl.com/3pbykhfz ✍️
I love it when I find an activity or resource that I can pull out at any proficiency level and just get students speaking by simply changing the prompt.
wlclassroom.com/zutcaramba/
wlclassroom.com/zutcaramba/
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I love it when I find an activity or resource that I can pull out at any proficiency level and just get students speaking by simply changing the prompt.
wlclassroom.com/zutcaramba/
wlclassroom.com/zutcaramba/
What happens when we teach grammar in isolation? Learners memorize forms for a quiz but rarely apply them in context. This 30-minute PD course will help you take the first steps toward teaching grammar in a way that supports real language use.
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➡️ tinyurl.com/yc5fmuzb
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
What happens when we teach grammar in isolation? Learners memorize forms for a quiz but rarely apply them in context. This 30-minute PD course will help you take the first steps toward teaching grammar in a way that supports real language use.
➡️ tinyurl.com/yc5fmuzb
➡️ tinyurl.com/yc5fmuzb
Have you ever felt the pressure to “teach to the test” in your AP language class? Diego Ojeda tells how he uses authentic projects that do more than prepare students for the test, they prepare them for the real world. #wlclassroompodcast
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October 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Have you ever felt the pressure to “teach to the test” in your AP language class? Diego Ojeda tells how he uses authentic projects that do more than prepare students for the test, they prepare them for the real world. #wlclassroompodcast
@klettwl.bsky.social
🎧▶️ podfollow.com/world-langua...
@klettwl.bsky.social
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Sentence frames and scaffolds provide just enough support to help students express meaningful ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed, making writing both accessible and rewarding.
➡️ wlclassroom.com/improvewriti...
➡️ wlclassroom.com/improvewriti...
October 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Sentence frames and scaffolds provide just enough support to help students express meaningful ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed, making writing both accessible and rewarding.
➡️ wlclassroom.com/improvewriti...
➡️ wlclassroom.com/improvewriti...
In this episode, I unpack what makes an activity not just fun, but truly communicative. #wlclassroompodcast
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pod.fo/e/340503
October 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In this episode, I unpack what makes an activity not just fun, but truly communicative. #wlclassroompodcast
pod.fo/e/340503
pod.fo/e/340503
Here we go NYSAFLT and NY friends. See you on Friday.
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here we go NYSAFLT and NY friends. See you on Friday.
This is the first of 3 episodes in a series on CI Strategies. There will be an episode on Story Telling and Narrative techniques, one on Reading and Writing procedures and today’s episode on Interaction and Discussion.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is the first of 3 episodes in a series on CI Strategies. There will be an episode on Story Telling and Narrative techniques, one on Reading and Writing procedures and today’s episode on Interaction and Discussion.
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/33c27a
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/33c27a
If you're at the NYSAFLT conference in Albany this week, stop by the exhibit hall at 2:00 pm on Friday. Hope to see you there.
October 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
If you're at the NYSAFLT conference in Albany this week, stop by the exhibit hall at 2:00 pm on Friday. Hope to see you there.
These 3–4 day units help students grow as communicators through an engaging story and a sequence of scaffolded activities that target reading, speaking, and writing that is designed for novice mid to high learners.
✴️ wlclassroom.com/spanshlevel1/
✴️ wlclassroom.com/spanshlevel1/
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
These 3–4 day units help students grow as communicators through an engaging story and a sequence of scaffolded activities that target reading, speaking, and writing that is designed for novice mid to high learners.
✴️ wlclassroom.com/spanshlevel1/
✴️ wlclassroom.com/spanshlevel1/
With a few intentional strategies, you can transform listening from a passive activity into an active process that builds comprehension and confidence.
👉 wlclassroom.com/buildstrongl...
👉 wlclassroom.com/buildstrongl...
October 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
With a few intentional strategies, you can transform listening from a passive activity into an active process that builds comprehension and confidence.
👉 wlclassroom.com/buildstrongl...
👉 wlclassroom.com/buildstrongl...
5 scaffolded activities accompany each text, allowing for differentiated instruction and skill-building. Whether you're planning a lesson on vocabulary, honing comprehension, or assessing understanding, these activities will meet you goals.
➡️ tinyurl.com/yenehpm9
➡️ tinyurl.com/yenehpm9
October 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
5 scaffolded activities accompany each text, allowing for differentiated instruction and skill-building. Whether you're planning a lesson on vocabulary, honing comprehension, or assessing understanding, these activities will meet you goals.
➡️ tinyurl.com/yenehpm9
➡️ tinyurl.com/yenehpm9
Have you ever wanted to use an authentic resource like a menu, a meme, or a social media post, but thought, “My students aren’t ready for this”? Actually, they are.
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🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/337ca4
October 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Have you ever wanted to use an authentic resource like a menu, a meme, or a social media post, but thought, “My students aren’t ready for this”? Actually, they are.
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/337ca4
🎧▶️ pod.fo/e/337ca4
5 scaffolded activities accompany each text, allowing for differentiated instruction and skill-building. Whether you're planning a lesson on vocabulary, honing comprehension, or assessing understanding, these activities will meet you goals.
➡️ tinyurl.com/yvp6y8ss
➡️ tinyurl.com/yvp6y8ss
October 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
5 scaffolded activities accompany each text, allowing for differentiated instruction and skill-building. Whether you're planning a lesson on vocabulary, honing comprehension, or assessing understanding, these activities will meet you goals.
➡️ tinyurl.com/yvp6y8ss
➡️ tinyurl.com/yvp6y8ss
These activities immerse students in French while building their confidence. Students are introduced to young Francophone people and learn about them and their culture.
🌏 tinyurl.com/27yfsc5a 🌏
🌏 tinyurl.com/27yfsc5a 🌏
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
These activities immerse students in French while building their confidence. Students are introduced to young Francophone people and learn about them and their culture.
🌏 tinyurl.com/27yfsc5a 🌏
🌏 tinyurl.com/27yfsc5a 🌏
Students are introduced to young Hispanic people and learn about them and their culture. Each reading passage is paired with scaffolded activities that guide learners step-by-step, ensuring comprehension while fostering cultural appreciation.
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🌏 tinyurl.com/yv8czxy2 🌏
October 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Students are introduced to young Hispanic people and learn about them and their culture. Each reading passage is paired with scaffolded activities that guide learners step-by-step, ensuring comprehension while fostering cultural appreciation.
🌏 tinyurl.com/yv8czxy2 🌏
🌏 tinyurl.com/yv8czxy2 🌏
Are your assessments really capturing what your students can do with the language? We dive into what it looks like to assess for performance and proficiency & not just memorization and correctness. #wlclassroompodcast
pod.fo/e/33340e
pod.fo/e/33340e
September 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Are your assessments really capturing what your students can do with the language? We dive into what it looks like to assess for performance and proficiency & not just memorization and correctness. #wlclassroompodcast
pod.fo/e/33340e
pod.fo/e/33340e
Are in the heartland? Let's meet up at K-State in Kansas in November to talk about how authentic communication transforms students in to confident global citizens. Let's also collaborate on building proficiency across the modes.
➡️ www.kswla.org
➡️ www.kswla.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Are in the heartland? Let's meet up at K-State in Kansas in November to talk about how authentic communication transforms students in to confident global citizens. Let's also collaborate on building proficiency across the modes.
➡️ www.kswla.org
➡️ www.kswla.org
Support your students' French reading comprehension skills with this resource designed specifically for year 2-3 learners at ACTFL Intermediate Low-Mid or CEFR B1 proficiency levels.
▶️ tinyurl.com/2hbths5t
▶️ tinyurl.com/2hbths5t
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Support your students' French reading comprehension skills with this resource designed specifically for year 2-3 learners at ACTFL Intermediate Low-Mid or CEFR B1 proficiency levels.
▶️ tinyurl.com/2hbths5t
▶️ tinyurl.com/2hbths5t