We Teach Languages Episode 36: A Departmental Shift to IPA-based Units with Rich Madel

In episode 36, Stacey asks Rich Madel, a secondary Spanish teacher and department chair in Pennsylvania, about how he and his colleagues moved from a textbook-based curriculum to IPA-based units that build on authentic resources using backward design.

Read the transcript for this episode here.

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Show Notes

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You can find Rich Madel on Twitter @SrMadel or by email

Resources mentioned on the show…

… Implementing Integrated Performance Assessment by Adair-Hauck, Glisan, and Troyan

… The Keys to Assessing Language Performance by Sandrock

… NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements

… Performance Descriptors

…Ohio state rubrics

Previous episodes that touch on the IPA and performance assessment

… Ep 9 with Claire Knowles

… Ep 14 with Lisa Shepard

… Ep 18 with Catherine Ousselin

… Ep 23 with Paul Sandrock