Upcoming Comprehensible Input learning opportunities

It seems a long time since last August's Story-Based Language Teaching workshop. I hope all are having a great year, and finding new ways to incorporate comprehensible input strategies into your teaching.

There are some great workshops coming up this winter, spring and summer, given by nationally known TPRS/CI presenters, some in the Philadelphia area.

ONLINE TOMORROW! Thursday, January 19th, 7 p.m.
Kristy Placido: Online TPRS WEBINAR--Bridging the Path to Authentic Texts (Presented at ACTFL 2011)
Novice learners need to become comfortable operating within the target culture(s) and with authentic texts. However, most authentic texts are quite difficult for a novice to navigate. Participants will see how the novice learner can be guided toward the rich experiences offered by authentic texts without fear and frustration.
$25 - 60 mins. Register here.

Saturday 25 February, 2012 in Hershey, PA
Michelle Kindt: Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling, for World Language and ESL Teachers
National Board Certified French teacher and experienced practitioner and coach of TPRS. I've worked with her at several national TPRS conferences and she's great! (Flier here)

Saturday 24 March, 2012 in Pennsauken, NJ
Susie Gross: TPRStorytelling® in levels 2-AP
The Level 2 – AP workshop includes:
How to teach upper-level classes using TPR Storytelling®
How to get complicated grammar to sound right to students
The importance of reading
Essays, homework, AP preparation strategies
(find Registration form here)

Summer Conferences:
In my experience, the best professional development comes from the week-long national conferences. There are three (!) different national (and international) conferences this year:

June 24-July 1: TPRStorytelling MultiCultural Conference, in Punta Cana, Republica Dominicana July 17-19: International Forum on Language Teaching Conference, Breckenridge, CO
July 23-July 27: National TPRS Conference 2012, in Las Vegas, NV

I'd love to hear from you, to share joys and success, queries and concerns from your language teaching this year. As always, there's a wealth of information and advice available on the various listservs and blogs you can access through the links here.

I wish a season of happy teaching and learning to all!