Meet Claudia
Claudia Elliott is a Spanish teacher at Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville Florida where she was selected TOY for 2020. Claudia has been teaching Spanish since 2005. She currently teaches Spanish 1, Spanish 3 IB, and AP Spanish Language and Culture. In recent years, Claudia has implemented dramatic changes to her teaching practices to make her class more comprehensible, communicative, and community-driven. Six years ago, she ditched her textbook and started creating her own resources.
Claudia Elliott’s Sessions at the World Language Teacher Summit
Making Language Teaching
Sustainable
2024 World Language Teacher Summit for Spanish Teachers
In this presentation, Claudia shares strategies for making language
teaching sustainable. She emphasizes the importance of establishing core routines in
language classes to reduce decision fatigue for both teachers and students. Claudia's
approach includes using target language in class, co-creating content with students,
and providing options for student autonomy, ultimately aiming to deepen connections
with students, promote engagement, and reduce teacher burnout. She highlights the
value of routines such as call and response greetings, independent reading time,
calendar talk, and exit tickets, all conducted in the target language, to create a
sustainable and engaging learning environment.
Gallery Walk in the Language Class: All About Student Engagement
Fall 2023 World Language Teacher Summit
Explore the fascinating concept of Gallery Walk in the language class! Claudia shares some incredible insights on how this innovative approach can transform student engagement and learning in any subject and grade level. We'll learn how minimal preparation and the use of technology can create endless possibilities for interactive and immersive learning experiences. From replacing class presentations and worksheets to incorporating creative projects, Claudia provides practical tips and strategies that will inspire you to implement Gallery Walk in your own classroom.
The Power of Storytelling in our WL Classes
2022 World Language Teacher Summit
In this presentation, Claudia provides a detailed plan for implementing Storytelling. After a convincing list of the advantages of using stories, she shares the framework she has developed for incorporating both fiction and non-fiction stories with her students. Finally, she shares a detailed example of how she prepared and carried out a story-based unit in class.
3 Strategies to Support Student Output & Build a Strong Community
2020 World Language Teacher Summit
Claudia discusses the connection between output and a strong community in a WL class, the role of output in language acquisition, and strategies to support output and build a strong community. With each strategy, she shares activities which are effective in attaining the goal of having a supportive community in order for students to produce output to communicate a message.
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