Pamela Parks "Madame Sensei"

My name is Pamela Parks, but my students call me "Madame Sensei." I teach French, Spanish, and Japanese to highschoolers in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. (Plus I had to cram more than 30 students into each of my classes so that I could take on an ELA class this year... Talk about whiplash...) I decided long ago that I dislike grading long exams, and what I really want to do is the fun stuff. So I moved to a game-based and project-based curriculum. I find that I get more authentic language production that way -- Students aren't worried about the sounds coming out of their mouth, they just want to win the game. Affective Filter lowered, students are 100% engaged, and I enjoy myself, too. It's a win-win-win.