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This is a very interesting article on three strategies to create a meaningful learning environment for our students in class or online. Especially relevant is the suggestion on assessing often and early

Helpful hints for effective TL vocabulary instruction - 10 Do's and Don'ts

ACTFL's Assessment of Performance Towards Proficiency (AAPPL) is an online assessment that incorporates audio & video in "real-life" task situations. Teachers can register their students. Approximate cost is $20 per student. Students receive feedback like which proficiency level they are currently showing and strategies to get to the next level.

March 24, 2014 By: Carolyn Ives in Effective Teaching Strategies Many instructors will argue that student participation in class is important. But what's the difference between participation and engagement? What does good participation or engagement look like? How can you recognize it? And how can you tell if a student is not engaged?

Comprehensible Input Classroom - blog with links, ideas, activities, curriculum plans, etc. for teacher ideas. Can be used by teacher to add depth and interest to curriculum planning and lesson steps.

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some professional development guides for a few web 2.0 tools such as animoto, prezi, voki, blogs, etc

Absolutely awesome! I have to steal this resourece also to share with my class. Thanks a bunch.