The BEGINNER TRACK or TPRS 101 – Basic Training is designed for teachers that are new to teaching with methods that implement Comprehensible Input.  Generally, if teachers have been to less than 1 or 2 workshops, the Beginner Track is a perfect start. This workshop is for teachers who are new to TPR Storytelling® or for teachers who feel that they need to revisit and practice the fundamentals of the method. You can expect the following:

1. Second Language Acquisition principles that support TPRS

2. Experience learning a new language as a student with TPRS (listening, reading, writing and speaking)

3. An explanation and practice of the 7 comprehension skills, 6 interaction skills, and 5 engagement skills

4. Lesson Planning and practice giving a lesson with the TPRS Recipe

5. Discussions on how to adapt TPRS to many teacher contexts

The Experienced TRACK is a three-day workshop that will highlight the following topics:

Blaine is the inventor of TPRS and author of several TPRS materials. Blaine developed and refined TPRS while teaching high school for over 20 years in Ontario, OR and Bakersfield, CA. During a 4-year period while teaching in CA, more of Blaine’s students passed the AP Spanish test than 13 other high schools in the district combined. Blaine is an experienced presenter and has given TPRS presentations in all 50 states and in many foreign countries in various settings. He currently resides with his family in Woods Cross, UT, where he continues to teach Spanish as a volunteer at a local high school and online on a regular basis.

Craig, a former high school student of Blaine’s, Craig learned TPRS as a student teacher in 2005 and, after seeing tremendous results, has been passionate about ever since. Craig became a National Presenter for TPRS books in 2009 and now works and presents full time to a nationwide audience. He taught in the Nampa School District in Nampa, Idaho from 2005 to 2017. Craig has a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish with a Business Minor and a Master’s in Education: Curriculum and Instruction from Boise State University. He has taught all levels of Spanish and taught as an adjunct professor in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at Boise State University from 2003 to 2017 and the College of Western Idaho from 2009 to 2017. Craig has also served as President of both IATLC (Idaho Association of Teachers of Languages and Cultures) and PNCFL (Pacific Northwest Council for Languages). Craig currently resides in Nampa with his wife and five children. 

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PSC - Pasco, WA - Tri-Cities Airport

The following link will allow attendees to coordinate rides to the conference from MSP or other locations.  Get carpooling soon to avoid hassles: – https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/z2enw5

Rideshare options- *remember to have the Apps installed and ready on your device before you leave

UBER: https://auth.uber.com/login/?uber_client_name=riderSignUp

LYFT: https://g.co/kgs/wijtTv

Breakfast: Monday breakfast is provided. Tuesday through Thursday there will be food available for purchase on site.

Lunch: Daily lunch will be provided.

Dinner: On your own. There are many restaurants at the Mall of America which is within walking distance or available by free shuttle from the hotel.