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Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Welcome to Growing With Proficiency: The Podcast! Are you a World Language teacher who is looking for ideas, strategies, activities, and inspiration to create a World Language class where you and your students enjoy using the language to learn about the world and each other? Do you want to transform your class into an acquisition-driven instruction space where you intentionally provide a ton of comprehensible input?
If you are, you're in the right place.
Let's start this journey together. Head over to IG, and send me a DM @claudiamelliott to let me know what topics you would like me to cover in an upcoming episode.Join my free Facebook community, Growing With C. Also, check out my blog to start discovering some of these ideas and strategies at growingwithproficiency.com
Growing With Proficiency The Podcast
Episode 159: How to Transform Open House Into a Trust-Building Moment
Open House isn’t just about sharing rules—it’s your chance to build trust with parents, spark curiosity, and show them how their students can thrive in your class.
In this episode, Claudia walks you through her 7–8 minute Open House plan, including what she skips, what she highlights, and how a simple Spanish “mini-lab” makes parents leave confident and excited about language learning.
✨ Takeaways:
- Why you should skip the long rule list and focus on what makes your class unique.
- How a short demo in the target language builds trust and shows parents their kids can succeed.
- Why attention is the #1 key to success in a proficiency-based class.
- How Open House can set the tone for fewer parent conferences and stronger partnerships all year.
🎙️ Related Episodes:
- Why Teaching About Second Language Acquisition Matters
- Conference in the Cloud Takeaways with Annabelle Williamson and Elisa McLean
- How to Boost Target Language Use with Routines, Play, and Student Connections
📚 Resources & Mentions
- Conference in the Cloud — use code CLAUDIA to register
- TPT Store
- Growing With Proficiency Blog
- Growing With Proficiency The Spanish Teacher Academy Waitlist
