#192How much flexibility or autonomy do you have over your curriculum? Are you able to integrate CI techniques and procedures? This can be a bit challenging if our curriculum is aligned with chapters in a textbook or prescribed units.  Today I speak with Ashley Mikkelsen, a Spanish teacher in North Dakota.  Ashley talks us through her personal journey and experience integrating CI activities into her textbook-aligned curriculum that also includes common assessments.  And these assessments are not always proficiency-based. Is this possible? Ashley shows us how with her quintessential realistic lens. Topics in this Episode:<ul><li>Challenges teachers face when trying to incorporate Comprehensible Input (CI) within a textbook-driven curriculum</li><li>strategies and techniques for blending CI with the requirements of a textbook curriculum</li><li>specific examples of successfully integrating CI into a textbook lesson</li><li>how teachers can make sure that their use of CI aligns with the learning objectives and assessments outlined in the textbook</li><li>recommendations for teachers who are new to CI but are required to follow a textbook curriculum</li><li><a href="https://pod.fo/e/16f9dd">Ep 86: Lots of Activities for Any Reading with Ashley Mikkelsen</a></li></ul>Connect with Ashley Mikkelsen:<ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/srta_spanish/">@srta_spanish</a></li><li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@srta_spanish">@srta_spanish</a></li><li>X/Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/afulks2013">@afulks2013</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://srtaspanish.com/">srtaspanish.com</a></li></ul>Connect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom Community:<ul><li> <a href="https://wlclassroom.com/">wlclassrom.com</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/WLClassroom">X (aka Twitter)</a>:  @wlclassroom</li><li><a href="https://www.threads.net/@wlclassroom">Threads</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>__________________________ Interested in having Joshua work directly with your department, school or district?  Look at options for collaborating <a href="https://wlclassroom.com/schoolworkshops/">in person</a> or <a href="https://wlclassroom.com/virtualworkshops/">remotely</a>. ______________________________ <a href="https://wlclassroom.com/2018/09/08/talkingpoints/">Sign up for Talking Points</a> to get  tips, tools and resources for your language teaching. ______________________________ <a href="https://forms.gle/qfKXY9tsB2hvsoCo8">Join Joshua as a guest on the podcast.</a> ______________________________ <a href="https://forms.gle/7Dej7gJL89cCcMZc6">Join Joshua for a Leveling Up Coaching Episode  on the podcast.  </a><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>

#192 How much flexibility or autonomy do you have over your curriculum? Are you able to integrate CI techniques and procedures? This can be a bit challenging if our curriculum is aligned with chapters in a textbook or prescribed units.  Today I speak with Ashley Mikkelsen, a Spanish teacher in North Dakota.  Ashley talks us through her personal journey and experience integrating CI activities into her textbook-aligned curriculum that also includes common assessments.  And these...

CI When Required to Use a Textbook with Ashley Mikkelsen