About
Hi, I’m Kristin and I am a middle-school Spanish teacher, photographer, and blogger living in Calgary, Canada. The Just Another Tuesday blog is where I post my reflections, ideas, and tips about the teaching world, specifically those related to teaching Spanish with comprehensible input.
In addition to my own reflections, ideas, and tips, this website has links to useful materials that I have found around the internet. Since the ideas and materials are not always my own, I try to post a link to the source where I obtained it at the bottom. Please let me know if I have provided an incorrect source or you would like me to remove something of yours that I have posted.
I use the TPRS method with my middle school Spanish classes (grades 5-8) and I have seen my students make amazing gains in their language abilities every year! I am finally at the point where I am starting to feel more comfortable teaching with TPRS and comprehensible input in general. It takes time, so if you are just taking the leap, be patient and go for it! From my own personal experience, I can promise you it will all pay off in the end.
Please take a look at my resources in my TeachersPayTeachers store. And feel free to contact me with any comments or questions at kduncan@justanothertuesday.ca.
Hi,
I made a Dutch TPRS blog “Alike in TPRS Wonderland”. Next week I’ll post there about the NTPRS ; I put a link to your blog on my blog. It would be nice if you’ll make a link to my blog as well (allthough it’s in Dutch) : http://alikestprsblog.wordpress.com/
BTW, will you be an the National? If yes, it would be nice to meet!
Best wishes, Alike Last
I thought you might want to know that I have a new website and blog: brycehedstrom.com
there is a daily training blog, free materials for teachers, materials and links
Thanks Bryce, I was aware of the website itself but not the blog section. Now I have an excuse to check it out further!
Thanks for mentioning your site on the TPRS listserv, I’ve been looking at it all morning! I teach French and German. This year I’ve been using Sabine und Michael for my German classes and adapting it for my French 1 classes and I’ve been loving it! I’m looking for ways to break up my routine a bit and I’m finding all kinds of stuff on your site. Thanks again!
Glad you like the site and were able to find some useful ideas. Let me know if there is anything that would be useful to add to it and I will see what I can do!
Thanks for creating this blog, but many links don’t work. I need help with a beginners 6th grade class.
Hi Antonio. Thanks for visiting. Can you tell me any specific links that don’t work? And what exactly do you need help with?
Kristin, I have just been looking over your site again. My have you been busy! You have compiled one of the most comprehensive resources for TPRS that I am aware of. It is a big help to me and to thousands of other teachers. Good work!
Will we see you this summer at iFLT or NTPRS? Have you considered presenting at a conference?
Bryce
Thanks Bryce, I’m glad it is useful! I would love to consider presenting one day, but I don’t think it will be this year. I will be at NTPRS – would love to attend iFLT as well but I don’t think both conferences will happen this year. Looking forward to your session on Classroom Management!
I am glad that you will be at NTPRS! Let’s plan on going to lunch some afternoon!
Sounds great!
After medium success in a regular 6th/7th grade classroom under traditional “realidades” Spanish curriculum, I am planning to start TPRS this coming week, after spring break. A flow of ideas from all sites and publications had me more unsure on which way to go…any suggestions greatly appreciated, gracias.
Thank you for creating such a wonderful blog! I’ve only browsed a few sections but am so very happy with what I am finding! ¡Gracias!
Glad to hear you are finding some useful information!
Bonjour Kristin,
I am from Montreal and I am a first year French teacher in Wyoming. I am having fun however somewhat overwhelmed since I have no curriculum and teach 3 different levels. Because of this, I’m always looking for interesting materiel on line. By far, TPRS teacher is the most interesting to me. I would LOVE to use some “movie talk” in the classroom. I’m not quite sure how to introduce some of them and how to get the students ready for them also. Any suggestions on which movies to use and how?
Merci bien
Martine Paradis
Hi Martine,
I have lots of MovieTalk videos posted on my website here: http://tprsteacher.com/category/activities/movietalk/
Birdbox Studios has some really good ones to start out with – like the one with the Wildebeests. I would start in typical TPRS fashion – establish meaning by pulling out some key structures (3-5) that you’ll use when talking about the video. Do gestures and have a discussion with the kids using those words, then show the video with the volume off and tell the story. Ask questions about what happens and use repetitive questioning to use the structures as many times as possible. If you email me, I can send you what I used with the Wildebeests video!
Hi Kristin,
I am a TPRS teacher at Newark Collegiate Academy. I teach with Lavinia Rogers who you may know, as I see you have lots of connections in the TPRS world! Bryce has come to our school twice this year, and I went to the NTPRS conference when it was in Vegas a couple of summers ago. I absolutely love your website! It is so helpful and organized! I was searching the web for games for tomorrow, since it is our last Friday and we are all going nuts, and you have so much to offer in the form of fun comprehensible input! Thank you for sharing all of this. Are you going to NTPRS this summer? Be well.
Jessica
Hi Jessica,
Thank you! I’m glad you have found this website helpful. I’m not going to NTPRS this summer but am hoping to attend one of the conferences again next year!