What+we've+been+thinking+about+.+.+.

**Please add to the list of topics/ideas/themes we've discussed this semester/year . . .**
> user:pumer30
 * 1) Classroom Management user:Anny1
 * 2) Building relationships user:Anny1
 * 3) Procedures user:Anny1
 * 4) Preparation user:Anny1
 * 5) Facilitating negotiated meaning user:sarahew
 * 6) TPRS user:sarahew
 * 7) Implicit vs. Explicit learning/instruction user:burhopam
 * 8) Different ways to approach group work user:burhopam
 * 9) Motivating Students user:lucasme2
 * 10) The importance of TLRPing as a teacher! user:lucasme2
 * 11) Focus activities user:darkcait
 * 12) Language teaching/learning methods user:Anny1
 * 13) Different learning styles user:KathrynHin
 * 14) Special Education (lab) user:KathrynHin
 * 15) IEPs user:darkcait
 * 16) Assessment user:Anny1
 * 17) Formal vs. Informal user:Anny1
 * 18) Assessing all four areas- reading, writing, listening, speaking user:kendal53
 * 19) National/State Standards- user:adamolau
 * 20) Contextualizing the material- user:adamolau
 * 21) Teaching Methods (Audiolingual, communicative, etc.) user:adamolau
 * 22) Using Technology in the Classroom appropriately user:litwins5
 * 23) Maximizing learning opportunities user:Anny1
 * 24) Minimizing perceptual mismatches user:Obstinada02
 * 25) Facilitating Integrated Interaction user:kendal53
 * 26) Is comprehensible input //always// best? user:litwins5
 * 27) The 5 C's: Communication, Communities, Culture, Comparisons, Connections user:alyxx
 * 28) Effective ways to connect with students (body language, tone, being genuinely interested) user:alyxx
 * 29) The Post Method Approach and all of the Microstrategies user:picmanns
 * 30) Dealing with crisis situationsuser:picmanns
 * 31) Different ways to create groups with students: clock, jigsaw, etc. user:picmanns
 * 32) Creating a positive community of learners user:picmanns
 * 33) Continuous informal assessment user:LRobertson1386
 * 34) Professional Development user:LRobertson1386
 * 35) Target Language Use user:Anny1
 * 36) Teaching vocabulary user:kendal53
 * 37) Teaching/Learning through Culture! user:litwins5
 * 38) Lesson planning user:Anny1
 * 39) Circling (to teach vocab that is linguistically contextualized in the TL) user:L2teach
 * 40) Make it MEANINGFUL user:L2teach
 * 41) Be professional with colleagues, parents, students, and administrators user:L2teach
 * 42) Syllabus creation user:Anny1
 * 43) Professional communication user:Anny1
 * 44) Constructing Quizzes and tests user:Obstinada02
 * 45) Developing Unit Plans user:beechlau
 * 46) Grammar Lessons: Form, Meaning, and Usage user:beechlau
 * 47) Plan B: What we do if technology fails user:beechlau
 * 48) Mentor Teacher vs. Intern roles user:ZirollerCoaster
 * 49) Defending methodology user:ZirollerCoaster
 * 50) Tapping into Internal Heuristics (learning comes naturally!) 1206024798
 * 51) Classroom management: specific strategies like shortening the distance between you and a student, I even tried it in my class!
 * 1) Modeling user:WhitneyLynnMSU
 * 2) Scaffolding user:WhitneyLynnMSU

54. learner autonomy user:lmhowell 55. learning strategies user:lmhowell 56. getting students to think outside the box user:lmhowell 57. Thinking outside the box (as a teacher) user:Katie23 58. Working with and changing "the system" user:Katie23 59. If you respect them, they'll respect you. user:L2teach 60. Raising cultural consciousness