In this episode I speak with Katya Hottenstein.  She and I used to work together and we both started our journey toward teaching toward proficiency around the same time.  Katya shares her insights and experience embracing proficiency as her goals in the classroom. [<a href="https://wlclassroom.com/2018/09/08/talkingpoints/">sign up for Talking Points</a>] She speaks specifically about...<ul><li>her first few years of teaching before embracing proficiency as a goal</li><li>when she started looking outside of the box and why</li><li>what she started to do differently and the results</li><li>how she uses CI  (Comprehensible Input) in her teaching</li><li>the benefits of teaching with CI with  a focus on proficiency</li></ul> Connect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom Community<a href="https://wlclassroom.com/2018/09/08/talkingpoints/">Sign up for Talking Points, my weekly newsletter with tips, tools and resources for language teachers.</a><ul><li><a href="https://wlclassroom.com/">wlclassrom.com</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/WLClassroom">Twitter</a>:  @wlclassroom</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wlclassroom/">Instagram</a>:  @wlclassroom</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WLClassroom">Facebook</a>:  /wlclassroom</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/203751233328849">WLClassroom Facebook Group</a></li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1819109/open_sms">Send me a text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. </a>

In this episode I speak with Katya Hottenstein.   She and I used to work together and we both started our journey toward teaching toward proficiency around the same time.  Katya shares her insights and experience embracing proficiency as her goals in the classroom. [sign up for Talking Points]  She speaks specifically about... her first few years of teaching before embracing proficiency as a goalwhen she started looking outside of the box and whywhat she started to do differently an...

Embracing Proficiency with Katya Hottenstein