Inside: Comprehensible Input 101! Practical & Comprehensible, is a Free Virtual Conference for Busy World Language teachers to learn about comprehensible input. Do you want to learn about CI? Here is a free online conference for you this spring!
Update: Practical & Comprehensible is now done, but will hopefully be back again in summer of 2024! For now, check out my Professional Development page for PD with me.
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Register for Practical & Comprehensible 2023!
Mark your calendar for April 20-23 for a virtual conference made BY world language teachers FOR world language teachers. This free event is called Practical and Comprehensible – a gathering of CI teacher experts on how to refresh at this time of the year using comprehensible input. Without having to scrap everything, start from scratch, alienate your department, or drive yourself loco.
Sign up to get your free registration to learn about comprehensible input here today! >> Get my ticket
You won’t want to miss this year’s Practical & Comprehensible speaker lineup:
- Meredith White
- Jenniffer Whyte
- Bryce Hedstrom
- Diane Neubauer
- Devon Gunning of La Libre Language Learning
- Yanina Jimenez
- Tia Parnell
- John Sifert
- Tracy Rucker
- Amy Marshall
- Jennifer Degenhardt
- Terri Marrama
- Erin Colman of The Engaged Spanish Classroom
- Sherry Sebesta of World Language Cafe
- Sierra Depping Wessels (yes my former student teacher @ProfeSierra!)
- + so many more & me! Allison of Mis Clases Locas
All-Access Pass
If you know you will not be available the weekend of April 20th & want unlimited access to the presentations to watch at your own pace, then you can get the all-access pass! It also comes with lifetime access to the sessions, plus a PD certificate, which would be great if you can use the hours for recertification or personal PD. (Plus new this year if you get the all access pass, you get access to all sessions a couple of days early!!)
Full Bonus Package
Or even better, if you want lifetime access to the presentations plus a ton of bonuses (including Spanish & French Weekend Chat printable & digital bundles of resources from me worth $20!) you can upgrade to the Full Bonus Package.
This event is free to attend virtually from April 20-23, with an option to upgrade later for lifetime access to presentations (and sweet bonuses!). Do not wait to sign up, especially if you might want to upgrade as the prices will go up once it starts.
Don’t wait to join, there are bonus training, resources, and giveaways waiting for you in the Practical and Comprehensible FB group! Sign up to get your free registration today! I would be super grateful if you use my link to sign up since if you chose to upgrade, I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate opportunities like this are what make all of the free blog content possible, so thank you for supporting my small business.
My presentation goes live on Friday, April 21st & will be free to watch for 24 hours. If you want to be able to watch it beyond that time frame, you might want to get the all-access pass or Full Bonus Package. I will also be participating in the live Q&A over the weekend if you want to chat.
Practical & Comprehensible FAQs
How does the free World Language Teacher conference work?
Practical & Comprehensible is an online event where you get access to on-demand presentations throughout the 4-day event. Free access is available for a limited time.
You simply sign up with your email address and the tickets are sent to you each day!
Are there any live presentations?
YES! This year we are excited to offer anyone with paid access 9 varied and exciting interactive and LIVE presentations throughout the 4-day event. You will be able to ask the presenters questions directly.
How is this conference different from another teacher PD?
Each presentation is highly curated to get to the details that matter to proficiency-oriented world language teachers. We’re about to see a big shift with consistent action.
Most importantly, we’re about PRACTICAL ideas that you can literally use tomorrow.
This training event is designed to be quick, personalized, accessible, and easy to implement with Springtime appropriate tactics.
With over 40 presentations to choose from and a variety of perspectives, you’ll be able to examine and improve every aspect of your teaching.
We also pride this conference on its unique learning journey for teachers. Each year, the conference has a specific focus so that you can see results faster.
This year? We’re here to serve you in the toughest part of the year.
Instead of working for proficiency, let’s tackle the end of year stress straight on by making proficiency work FOR us.
What are the presentation topics and speakers?
Ohhh, you’re gonna flip out when you see how many amazing people are showing up for this block party!
>>>> Check the full schedule and lineup here <<<<
Can I get PD credit with Practical & Comprehensible?
Yes, with the all-access pass or Full Bonus Package., you can get over 30+ hours of credit via a PD certificate. More details are on the registration page.
Are recordings available?
Good news – all conference recordings are available for purchase in the all-access pass or Full Bonus Package option if the dates don’t work for you. Otherwise, all on-demand content is available for free for a limited time during the live portion of Practical & Comprehensible. And yes, this includes recordings of the live, interactive sessions!
Where do I sign up for my free ticket?
Get your free ticket to Practical & Comprehensible for April 20-23rd here!
(FAQs pictured are from a previous P&C, so there is a chance some have changed this time)
BONUS RELATED CI PD
Would you also like to hang out in person June 9-10 in Gilbert, IA?
I am pumped to be the keynote of Comprehensible Iowa 2023. Learn more & register here.
Need PD right now? See the virtual PD that is open right now here!
Plus see my PD offerings here.
Can’t wait & want a sample of my weekend chat presentation? Watch this Youtube Video
Allison Wienhold of Mis Clases Locas has a decade of experience as a #deptof1 secondary Spanish teacher in Iowa. She enjoys creating curricula using novels, films, and music. Allison provides professional development to World Language teachers, including being the keynote speaker at MALT and Comprehensible Iowa, and workshop presenter at dozens of state & regional organizations, school districts, AEAs, and virtual conferences.
Unknown says
I can't get the links to work to sign up…?
Disregard. It was something with my school computer. I figured it out!