Meet Albert
Albert Fernández currently serves as the Scholarships Director on the board of the Southern Conference On Language Teaching and is the Florida State Rep for The National Network for Early Language Learning. He just released his first Comprehensible Input Novel, "Paco, el Pingüino Perdido". He enjoys playing the guitar, banjo, and mandolin.
Albert Fernández’s Sessions at the World Language Teacher Summit
But I Only Teach Once a Week! Creating Memorable Experiences in FLES Programs
2023 Back-To-School World Language Teacher Summit
Albert is providing us with tips for working with students who have only one or two Spanish or other language classes per week. He emphasizes that it is more important to focus on acquisition rather than just learning, and he will suggest various activities that we can use to achieve this goal.
Tell Your Story: Using Stories in Elementary School Language Class
2022 World Language Teacher Summit
In this presentation Albert shares his personal experience for using storytelling with all his students from grades Kindergarten through 8th grade, as a really effective way to engage students in language class. Stories are an extremely effective way of presenting input to students that is comprehensible and compelling, and students can be engaged through talks about almost any topic with the story.
The Switch: Switching from Teaching for Learning to Teaching for Acquisition
2019 World Language Teacher Summit
Albert Fernández, also known as Señor Fernie, speaks about making the switch from textbook-driven language teaching to a proficiency focus. He emphasizes the importance of setting intentional goals for your own teaching as well as the benefits of teaching for acquisition.
Moving Away From Grammar Based Teaching
Spanish Teachers Success Academy
In this presentation, Mr. Fernandez challenges the traditional model of a textbook-focused Spanish classroom by demonstrating the benefits of moving away from grammar-based teaching. He explains that novice learners of Spanish learn best when teachers help them focus on building their confidence and competence; grammar-based teaching doesn’t always have this focus, which is why trading textbooks for comprehensible input just might be the way to go. Mr. Fernandez offers teachers many examples of input activities and output activities, all of which have worked well in his classroom, and he supports his explanations with interesting anecdotes and relevant samples of student work. Teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the potential of comprehensible input as a teaching tool as well as a variety of activities they can immediately apply to their own lesson plans.
Summit Trajectory
Related Presentations
