This document outlines Paris Granville's best first day of teaching ever. It includes an introduction where she introduces herself in the target language of French. The rest of the document provides tips for teaching such as greeting students in the target language, using the target language for 90% of class time, engaging students in group discussions, and not being afraid of challenges when using the target language.

1. Best First Day Ever
Paris Granville – Ed Wang

2. Your Best First Day Ever

3. Bonjour

4. Je suis…
Bonjour
Je suis…
Madame
Granville

5. D’où es tu?
Je suis de Iowa.

6. énergie
Je suis…

7. J’aime la musique.

13. J’aime…
les sports
les arts
la musique
les gens
voyager
lire

14. Conversation

20. Job Interview

21. 28 years in Education

22. World Language Standards

23. Publishing

24. Educational Leadership

25. Introductions

26. Debrief
Do’s
Don’ts

27. DO Greet Students in Target
Language

29. DO Use the Target Language
for all but the last 5 minutes

30. DO Smile

31. DO Plan many language
activities

32. NO Syllabus

33. NO English

34. NO Seating Chart

35. NO Lecture from the Front of
the Room

36. NO teaching technology

37. 90% Target Language
Why? How?

38. Comprehensible
input
Snowball protocol

39. What Challenges?
90% Target Language
•Teacher A
Talks
30s Silence
•Teacher B
Talks
30s Silence
•Teacher
C Talks
30s Silence
•Discussion
Overflow

40. What Not to Be Afraid
Of

41. Resource Cocktail Party