Interactive Understanding

Work In Progress - Modules Coming in September

#1 Mostly Understandable

60,000-foot view of how language gets into the brain.

Purpose

• Apply the research on how language gets into the brain

• Empower teachers and students to stay in the target language

Success Criteria

• I can design a vocabulary lesson based on the how language gets into the brain.

• I can describe the process of how language gets into the brain and constraints on the process.

#2 Interact with Language

Dig deeper into comprehensible input to understand what is really needed for language acquisition to happen in the context of K-12 classrooms.

Purpose

• Apply the research on how language gets into the brain.

• Empower teachers and students to stay in the target language.

Success Criteria

• I can explain the importance of interacting with language and check for understanding.

• I can quickly identify 3 different interaction strategies to use in my class.

#3 Feed Responses to Students

Explore a menu of interactive understanding activities to streamline planning

Purpose

• Apply the research on how language gets into the brain.

• Empower teachers and students to stay in the target language.

Success Criteria

• I can explain the basic nature of language and its implications in the classroom.

• I can use the question ladder to scaffold responses for students.

#4 Tell Compelling Stories

With the 4th principle of interactive understanding, we pull together the research and classroom practice

Purpose

• Apply the research on how language gets into the brain.

• Empower teachers and students to stay in the target language.

Success Criteria

• I can explain the importance of narration to learning.

• I can craft a lesson that uses all 4 of the principles of Interactive Understanding.