Denise Wagstaff
@mmewagstaff.bsky.social
French tchr/Melrose, MA. HC & PSU grad. Tweets about teaching, tech, French stuff & what I'm doing in my classes. Blog: http://mmewagstaff.wordpress.com
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You may have heard this story in the news (her connection to Karoline Leavitt). She actually graduated from the high school where I teach and studied 2 languages. gofund.me/76f6d74a0
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November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
You may have heard this story in the news (her connection to Karoline Leavitt). She actually graduated from the high school where I teach and studied 2 languages. gofund.me/76f6d74a0
How I feel about my daughter being graded on her “confidence” in her French 1 oral presentation… #langchat
a woman says " you can 't be serious " while wearing a black jacket
ALT: a woman says " you can 't be serious " while wearing a black jacket
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November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
How I feel about my daughter being graded on her “confidence” in her French 1 oral presentation… #langchat
I know that creating a grammar worksheet is probably not best practice, according to the Proficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching Grammar for Proficiency, but I think my creation does hit on some of the “good” practices outlined in the book. #langchat (1/)
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I know that creating a grammar worksheet is probably not best practice, according to the Proficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching Grammar for Proficiency, but I think my creation does hit on some of the “good” practices outlined in the book. #langchat (1/)
Great news in my district!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Great news in my district!!
Are you a WL teacher interested in learning productivity strategies for lesson planning & grading? Listen to my podcast playlist on this topic, which I shared as part of my #mafla25 conference presentation! #langchat #edusky
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tinyurl.com/pmpspl
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November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Are you a WL teacher interested in learning productivity strategies for lesson planning & grading? Listen to my podcast playlist on this topic, which I shared as part of my #mafla25 conference presentation! #langchat #edusky
tinyurl.com/pmpspl
tinyurl.com/pmpspl
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hey, @stacywitkowski.bsky.social @mrfishersays.bsky.social @languageley.bsky.social! A presenter at MaFLA did his presentation about referential & affective structured input and quoted heavily from the grammar book! Don’t think he’s on Bluesky, but maybe I can track him down to join the discussion?
October 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hey, @stacywitkowski.bsky.social @mrfishersays.bsky.social @languageley.bsky.social! A presenter at MaFLA did his presentation about referential & affective structured input and quoted heavily from the grammar book! Don’t think he’s on Bluesky, but maybe I can track him down to join the discussion?
October 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Love this so much! ⬇️
“I am not assessing your work to grade you. I am assessing your work to help you. I am simply joining you in your learning, so together we can build better.”
I used to think teaching was assigning and grading the work.
Now I believe it is framing and supporting the work.
I used to think teaching was assigning and grading the work.
Now I believe it is framing and supporting the work.
October 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Love this so much! ⬇️
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October 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Food for thought. gianfrancoconti.com/2025/10/10/1...
12 (Nearly) Useless Things Language Teachers Do When Teaching Grammar
Introduction I grew up in an educational culture where grammar was sacred! As an Italian learner — and later teacher — grammar was drilled into us like holy scripture: conjugation tables chanted in…
gianfrancoconti.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Food for thought. gianfrancoconti.com/2025/10/10/1...
I know I’m reading this book, but sometimes I wonder: Does direct grammar instruction and learning grammar rules have a place at least somewhere? Maybe not the way it had been traditionally, but is there a time when it is useful and/or important? 1/2 #langchat
October 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I know I’m reading this book, but sometimes I wonder: Does direct grammar instruction and learning grammar rules have a place at least somewhere? Maybe not the way it had been traditionally, but is there a time when it is useful and/or important? 1/2 #langchat
Hey, @slayyypod.bsky.social! When will the next book discussion questions be available? I’m anxious to chime in on Ch. 2 & 3! #langchat
September 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hey, @slayyypod.bsky.social! When will the next book discussion questions be available? I’m anxious to chime in on Ch. 2 & 3! #langchat
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Yesterday, President Trump said of RFK: “I like the fact that he's different."
Yes. RFK is *different.*
He’s the first HHS secretary to actively endanger children by undermining what doctors & scientists around the world know to be true:
Vaccines have saved millions of lives.
Yes. RFK is *different.*
He’s the first HHS secretary to actively endanger children by undermining what doctors & scientists around the world know to be true:
Vaccines have saved millions of lives.
September 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yesterday, President Trump said of RFK: “I like the fact that he's different."
Yes. RFK is *different.*
He’s the first HHS secretary to actively endanger children by undermining what doctors & scientists around the world know to be true:
Vaccines have saved millions of lives.
Yes. RFK is *different.*
He’s the first HHS secretary to actively endanger children by undermining what doctors & scientists around the world know to be true:
Vaccines have saved millions of lives.
French 1: 28, 23
French 3: 33, 28
French 5: 16
French 3: 33, 28
French 5: 16
Secondary teachers, what are y'all's class sizes like this year?
Here are mine by level and class:
German 1: 31, 32
German 2: 25, 27
German 3: 36
Here are mine by level and class:
German 1: 31, 32
German 2: 25, 27
German 3: 36
August 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
French 1: 28, 23
French 3: 33, 28
French 5: 16
French 3: 33, 28
French 5: 16
I don’t feel that I learned too many new things, but I’m looking forward to Ch 3. Also, two of my current colleagues, one of my former colleagues (a co-author) and a former administrator at my school are all cited in this book 😮 #langchat #edusky
What is your biggest takeaway from reading this chapter or participating in this chat? #LangChat
August 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I wonder how many teachers/language classes still use a grammar syllabus to guide their units and levels and feel that a more “traditional” approach to language teaching is the golden standard, despite what research & practitioners say. #langchat #edusky
After reading this chapter, what questions do YOU have? It made you go, “huh?” #LangChat
August 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I think I successfully teach language/grammar in context & have been doing so for a number of years. For example, I teach a summer break themed unit in Level 3 where we work with loads of phrases using past tenses before we talk about the grammar. #langchat #edusky
What is something you read that makes you feel you are doing well? It made you go, I’ve got this! Time to brag - tell us about your strengths. #LangChat
August 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
