The Hub is your go-to place for support and supplements for the CI/ADI-based classroom. It was created to provide training and support to teachers who use the Voces® curriculum series, Our Story (Notre histoire, Nuestra historia, Unsere Geschichten, and Nostra storia). However, much of the information at The Hub is useful to any World Language teacher, especially those who are familiar with acquisition-driven instruction (ADI).
The Hub is free to all teachers. Everyone is welcome! If you have a subscription to Voces and want to access The Hub, then log in to any title, go to settings, and add The Hub from the drop-down menu of available titles. If you don't have a subscription and want to access The Hub, then sign up for access here.
The Hub contains a wealth of training and support materials, including:
- a complete library of video tutorials on key techniques for ADI.
- activities to use with pictures, cultural resources, story scripts, and other World Language resources (including those in Our Story).
- ideas on using Voces-specific games and other games creatively.
- additional ADI-based resources on everything from using music and podcasts in the classroom to classroom conversation and routines. These additional resources were created by Voces collaborators, including Marta Ruiz Yednick, JJ Epperson, Allynn Lodge, and Eric Richards.
- the complete instructional video collection, “How to Teach for Language Acquisition” by Gary DiBianca, which provides strategies for making target language comprehensible for your students using the resources within Our Story.
- information on additional training and conference opportunities.
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Keep in mind that The Hub will grow over time, with more tutorial videos, additional activity ideas, and other support added as needed.
We hope you find The Hub to be a welcoming, inclusive, and educational experience.
If you have questions about the Hub, including its purpose, the contents within it, or anything else, email [email protected].