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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Jun 10

As someone who is a huge Trader Joe’s fan, I was complimented on my choices. And I can’t think of a better compliment 😂

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · May 7

My students read it in a level 5 but I have also had students in a level 3 class read it with help!

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · May 6

My students loved Calaca Alegre! Also Vector was a compelling read!

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · May 6

So I love using student actors. But it has gone bad in the past- so bad. But today I remembered that when it is good- it is so fun. ❤️

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Ben Fisher-Rodriguez @mrfishersays.bsky.social · May 6

Started reading a novel with my students and used this idea from @marishawkins.bsky.social - do a dictation with sentences about the day’s chapter. After correcting, have students mark whether or not they think it happens in the chapter! Then after reading, revisit their predictions. Worked great!

A whiteboard with five statements in German about the novel “Brandon Brown Discovers Bavaria”, as well as the German word for “predictions”

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · May 6

Yay! Glad it worked so well! I was also thinking about it with the SLAYYY episode on dyslexia!

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Rich Madel @richmadel.bsky.social · May 1

You may find this interesting #langchat and #edusky.

I tried to deconstruct what I consider to be realistic and attainable micro-practices (before, during, and after class) of successful students in my classes. Intention is to be clear regarding expectations and encourage successful habits. 1/3

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · May 2

I love this!!! Very cool and important in a language class when progress can be difficult to see

Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · May 1

It was such an honor to hear you talk! Thank you for taking the time to visit and inspire us! And I am just a car singer but would be up for karaoke too 😂

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 25

One big takeaway- we should all have mentors who are younger than us.

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 25

CAPS (Capital Area Progressive Schools) conference today! And I am most excited to hear from @ltalusan.bsky.social ! Here’s to a day filled with learning and collaboration 😍

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 25

Love it!!! I am always shocked at how courageous I am re bugs around kids 😂

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 24

That would have derailed the WHOLE class!!!!

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 24

When you find a huge bug in your classroom and get rid of it before your second grade class arrives- that makes you feel like a master teacher 😂

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Ben Fisher-Rodriguez @mrfishersays.bsky.social · Apr 11

She also shouted out our episode, which you can find here:
www.buzzsprout.com/2388349/epis...

Ep. 17: SLAyyy An Effective Long-Term Language Program - SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

GaslightCourse-End ExamsVertical Alignment - To University and BeyondUnderstanding Ordered DevelopmentSetting Realistic GoalsGatekeep - Gombert, W., Keijzer, M., & Verspoor, M. (2024). Long-term e...

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 11

Yes! I agree. There are so many factors- I think coupled with the other study that I mentioned last time and this study start to show similar patterns where more can start to be deduced.

Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 11

Thanks to @spsmith45.bsky.social I added this post about more research out of the Netherlands comparing a more proficiency based approach with a traditional approach: marishawkins.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/h...

Hot Take: Checking the research II

Even though I was going to continue to write some other posts, Steve Smith shared this study (Long-term effects of structure-based versus dynamic usage-based instructional programs for French by Go…

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 11

Guess I can’t complain about rain 😬😬

a cat is holding an umbrella in the rain while a dog is looking at it .

ALT: a cat is holding an umbrella in the rain while a dog is looking at it .

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 11

Also Noemi Rodriguez will put in a link for a high frequency dictionary for ChatGPT to use more high frequency words which also makes it more comprehensible.

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Apr 9

I am always happy to talk books for kids!!!! I think in a second life I would love to be a children’s librarian! (I also recommend Poodunit for the 3 year old!)

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Mar 29

Enjoyed myself immensely!!! Thank you for having me and putting on such a great conference!!!

nysaflt.bsky.social @nysaflt.bsky.social · Mar 29

A great day was had by all! Thank you @marishawkins.bsky.social for a great keynote and thank you @nectfl.bsky.social for joining us!

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Language Teaching Lab @langteachinglab.bsky.social · Mar 27

What are the advantages of organically building vocabulary in a world language class? How do you elicit words from students in the first place?

Thanks to @marishawkins.bsky.social who inspired me with her latest post

Read the post and let me know languageteachinglab.com/thursday-tho...

https://languageteachinglab.com/thursday-thoughts/

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Mar 24

Thanks!! A few other articles have been shared with me since that I hope I can add to the list!

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Maris Hawkins @marishawkins.bsky.social · Mar 23

Am looking forward to reading it (and adding it to the list of what to blog about!)

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Ben Fisher-Rodriguez @mrfishersays.bsky.social · Mar 23

I love learning more about teaching research, and love that Maris covered this specific study.

How do students perform in traditional vs. proficiency-based programs of language study? Read more in Maris Hawkins’ blog post!

marishawkins.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/h...

Hot Take: Checking the research I

There is so much research that is published about language teaching, but it can seem unaccessible to teachers. There are many reasons for this- for example, so much of the research is behind paywal…

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