Seeing, Hearing & Tasting Culture with Allison Perryman

#78What is culture and how do you engage your students in cultural topics?  In this episode, we are looking at culture, but with a lens of seeing, hearing and tasting so that culture comes alive for students in the classroom.  Allison Perryman, a Spanish teacher in Virginia, joins me to talk us through how she uses the senses to engage students in the diversity of target language cultures. We also talk about why it is beneficial to honor our students’ individual lived experiences as they approach their language and culture learning.Topics in this Episode:what culture is and how culture can be an entry point for student engagementwhy it is necessary, and ultimately incredibly beneficial, to talk about diversity in the language classroom and how can we use this as an opportunity to affirm studentsformats for presenting and engaging students in diverse cultural experiencesAllison's approach of seeing, tasting and hearing diverse cultures with studentsConnect with Allison Perryman:Instagram: @theculturalclassrm YouTube: @theculturalclassroomFacebook: TheCulturalClassroomBlog: theculturalclassroom.blog ______________________________Work with Joshua either in person or remotely.______________________________Sign up for Talking Points for tips, tools and resources for language teaching.______________________________Let's connect!wlclassrom.comTwitter:  @wlclassroomInstagram:  @wlclassroomFacebook:  /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook Group______________________________Teachers want to hear from you and what you are proud of in your classroom.Join me on the podcast.  We record conversations remotely, so you can be anywhere.