Motivation = CAN = Competence + Autonomy + Network

Motivation = CAN = Competence + Autonomy + Network

  One of the wonderful things about the Agen Workshop is the amazing people who come, people that I occasionally find time to sit down and talk to. Last year I met Liam Printer for the first time. He is Irish and teaches Spanish in a private school in...
When the Required Curriculum is Way Too Much!

When the Required Curriculum is Way Too Much!

Recently a teacher posted on the TPRS Witch Facebook page about what I believe is a common problem: “My students continue to struggle because I am required to ask too much from them too soon. Is there any way to combat this? I feel like a failure on most days...
Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal Communication

This poster can be used to help students understand the behavior you want to see in class. Interpersonalo communication new pdf
The Skeleton in the TPRS Closet

The Skeleton in the TPRS Closet

Many teachers who have heard about TPRS from enthusiastic colleagues, drawn to the Storytelling angle, hearing about the increased enrollments and job security, go to a workshop with high hopes, but then return to their textbooks and conjugation charts. When asked why...

Help!

A young teacher who is new to TPRS recently posted saying that she had tried her first story. It went well with her best class which is always focused, slightly less well with another class and was a complete flop with her largest, most difficult class, where everyone...
A Different Type of Classroom Management: Restorative Practices

A Different Type of Classroom Management: Restorative Practices

It’s January 1st, the day of new starts, fresh starts and second chances. I’d like to talk about a book that I just finished reading called Better than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management. The authors are Dominique Smith, Douglas...