Dr. Anke @ Multilingual Futures

d among them that make teaching more rewarding than it is exhausting, which is something many teachers haven't felt in a long time.

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But by building courses where every moment of every class is directly, explicitly, and experientially tied to outcomes that students are genuinely invested in, we not only get them to activate their brains and engage actively, we also build intellectual and emotional 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 with an

We are tempted to cheat and outsource things that do not feel 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 to us in the moment.

The core reason for this is that the course, and its components down to each segment of each lesson, become increasingly - and more viscerally - 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 . People are motivated by 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 .

But for those that would say "I'm not teaching language," that's fine. Project-Based Learning still works (it's arguably easier to implement!), and will significantly 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 for teachers and students when properly implemented.

My first response is always to consider the slogan my teacher licensure program adopted: 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 . I have come to strongly agree with this.

Framework uses Project-Based Learning to accelerate language acquisition - but 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 ?

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An interesting question came up during our 5 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦: 𝘈𝘐-𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘵-𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 2026 . The ALIVE!

Celebrating their renewed motivation because of the progress they saw in learners was such a relief after walking with them through tough phases. "The kids are actually speaking!" is the most beautiful thing I can hear.

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Transformation is difficult for everyone, and it can be hard to be sufficiently respectful and supportive while pushing for drastic changes. But this year, a few elder teachers were particularly receptive, enthusiastic, and got amazing results.

𝟵. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀. The most challenging part of this work is helping older, more experienced #teachers shift their methods to more effective ones.

But many cultures consider this disrespectful. It's been very exciting to work with elders who value polyglossia and to build curricula that embrace diversity and heritage epistemology ("the way your elders taught you is the right way for you").

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𝟴. 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆. A very common challenge in keeping #Indigenouslanguages alive within modern hegemonic systems is that there are multiple dialects across native lands. Colonial #schools apply heavy pressure to standardize, have one right way, incentivize conformity.

I had one recording session with an elder where we dug deep into her culture's core values, talked about what they really mean in practice, and discovered that they can largely be summed up by "get up and help others whenever you can." I was moved to tears by how much this aligned with my own value

The best part about co-designing curriculum with them is hearing what matters most to them: what they most want to pass on to future generations. It's never arrogance or even perfection; it's always deeper values like humility and unconditional respect.

𝟳. 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! This year, I had the almost indescribable honor of closely collaborating with brilliant, regal, funny, and amazingly kind elders from 4 continents toward saving their languages.

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𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤: 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝔹𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕙𝕦𝕔𝕜 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕓𝕠𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝔽𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕊𝕨𝕠𝕠𝕡
If students are submitting BS, it's because the course feels like BS to them. Sorry, but it's true. However, this is fixable by simply approaching the learning goals in an evidence-based way.

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