Send us Fan MailEpisode 47 - Teacher evaluationsBryce Hedstrom’s observation checklist: https://www.brycehedstrom.com/wp-content/uploads/Checklist-for-Observing-a-WL-Classroom-2.pdf Reed mentioned two books about use of translation in language teaching: Kerr, P. (2014). Translation and own-language activities. Cambridge University Press. https://a.co/d/0b4fjY57Cook, G. (2010). Translation in language teaching: An argument for reassessment. Oxford University Press.https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/translation-in-language-teaching_guy-cook/10921357/item/51624933/#idiq=51624933&edition=10356911 Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Project rubric for teacher self-assessment: https://hcommons.org/app/uploads/sites/1003502/2023/10/TELL_FoundationalCriteria_SelfAssessment-1.pdfThe Massachusetts Foreign Language Association’s Alignment for World Language Educators and Supervisors, using both the Massachusetts Model System for Educator Evaluation and the (TELL) Project rubric: https://mafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TELL-MA-Teacher-Eval-Crosswalk-Google-Docs.pdf Catherine Ritz’s Google Scholar page lists some of her work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=71QsNeUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra  Ohio linked here (https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/World-Languages-and-Cultures/Model-Curriculum-for-World-Languages-and-Cultures) to this tool for reflection on intercultural learning: https://www.ncssfl.org/wp-contentIntro & outro music selected from "23 Light Years" by CavalloPazzo Support the showConversations about Language TeachingDiane Neubauer, PhD & Reed Riggs, PhD"Conversations about Language Teaching" is a podcast of unscripted discussions of language teaching, drawing on both research and classroom & online language teaching. If you like thinking deeply about issues of classroom language teaching and how those relate to research and theory, this podcast might be for you.Reed & Diane, the hosts, base our knowledge of language teaching on research we've read & done, theoretical views of language acquisition, our experiences as language teachers and learners, and our observations of language teaching in the US and elsewhere. We like to help build bridges among teachers and researchers and view ourselves as part of both communities. We collaborate on projects & like talking about language teaching & learning, and decided to have some of those conversations in a podcast format. Here it is!More about Diane: https://sites.google.com/view/dianen/homeMore about Reed: http://www.reedriggs.comWatch on YouTube where episodes are captioned:https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationsaboutLanguageWe welcome support for the podcasting costs. See "Support" here: https://conversationsaboutlanguage.buzzsprout.com/2325378/supporters/new