Podcast

Bill Langley, Bryan Smith, and I are proud to present the podcast: “SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone”! In this podcast, we will Gaslight (reflect), Gatekeep (read research), and Girlboss (share successes) in our language teaching! 

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Ep. 13: SLAyyy Positive Classroom Environments with Kei Tsukamaki SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone

GaslightHumor Doesn’t Always WorkNot Being IntentionalSome Things Don’t Work In YOUR ContextThinking Expected Behaviors Are ObviousGatekeep – Kei Tsukamaki, ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year 2025Dog Training Teaches Us About Classroom EnvironmentsThe ABCsTaking Time for ReflectionPrioritizing Relationships and RoutinesGirlbossUnderstanding Students’ Responses to QuestionsHallway Conversations That Honor Student AgencyValuesReferencesArise by Elena AguilarFenzi Food For Thought – “Force Free Beyond Training” (dog training podcast about R+ as a way of life)Cog-Dog Radio (a dog training podcast Kei recommends)“Plenty in Life is Free” by Kathy Sdao, a book by a former US Navy dolphin trainerDog Training Instagram Accounts Kei Recommends:R+ DogsTails of ConnectionRachel Laurie HarrisText us about how you’ve Gaslit, or Girlbossed your language classroom.Email us at SLAyyyForEveryone@gmail.com
  1. Ep. 13: SLAyyy Positive Classroom Environments with Kei Tsukamaki
  2. Ep. 12: SLAyyy Standards-Based Grading (feat. Bryan's Research!)
  3. Ep. 11 SLAyyy: Realistic Expectations
  4. Ep. 10: SLAyyy Checking for Understanding
  5. Ep. 09 SLAyyy Sheltering Vocabulary