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Webinar recordings (listed by topic) are available in our Webinar Library.

Joe Davenport looks at how to unpack a story in each of the first three units.  He illustrates how techniques such as dividing a story into digestible sections keep the students from being overwhelmed.  He demonstrates techniques that can empower students to read and comprehend complex stories.  (Oct-2024)

Martha Altieri and Ginny Blasi discuss how asking more probing questions will help the learner to gain a better understanding of Roman culture through the readings.  They look at a variety of questioning techniques.  (Sep-2024)

Nora Kelley and S.K. Smith as our esteemed guide Publius Vergilius Maro takes us through a tour of some of the literary references that lie beneath the Cambridge Latin Series. They explore simplified, level-appropriate versions of authentic Latin along with engaging activities that you can use to introduce your students to the vibrant world of Latin literature as we traipse from Unit 1 through Unit 4. Come along and discover the stories behind the stories!  (Mar-2023)

Margaret-Anne Gillis returns us to Pompeii to see the newest houses opened to the public – the House of the Vettii, the House of the Dioscuri, the House of Diomedes, and a few more treasures – as we continue the conversation about the people who lived in Pompeii before the catastrophe of 79 CE.  (Feb-2024)

Roman Britain was a fascinating place, and many stages in Units 2 and 3 are devoted to its history and culture.  But due to all the fascination with Rome and Pompeii, ancient Britannia usually doesn’t get the attention it deserves.

This past summer, thanks to a travel scholarship, Nathalie Roy visited many of the Romano-British sites made famous by our treasured Cambridge Latin Course.  She discusses her favorite experiences and connects them to the CLC stages centered in Britannia.  She explores a few projects related to them too!  Design the mosaics of Fishbourne, recreate the writing tablets found at Vindolanda, and investigate the curse tablets of Aquae Sulis!  (Oct-2023)

The magnificent houses of Pompeii boasted beautiful private garden spaces that captured the essence of a pastoral paradise in the midst of a vibrant city.  But there were public gardens meant for the enjoyment of all the citizens of, and visitors to, Pompeii and some surprising micro-farms. Join Margaret-Anne Gillis as she once again takes us on a tour of these gardens. (Apr-2023)

Stephanie Spaulding spent time in Israel last summer visiting Roman sites and exploring the history of this provincial crossroads. In her webinar, she shares highlights of her travels, offers tips on how you can also partake in educational travel, and shares how her trip informed her teaching of Stage 29 and the story of Masada. Stephanie hopes that her travelog will inspire you to travel and share your adventures with your students!  (Feb-2023)

Are your students challenged by all the vocabulary they encounter?  This webinar offers simple and practical ways to incorporate vocabulary practice into your daily lessons.  The activities and ideas are designed to strengthen vocabulary acquisition within the reading method.  Ginny Blasi and Martha Altieri share the wisdom from their years as teachers and as CLC trainers.  (Jan-2023)

The model sentences at the beginning of each stage are a wealth of information for the beginning Latin student.  They provide grammatical, syntactical, storyline, and cultural information, with drawings that help aid in comprehension.  Michelle Ramahlo and Kyle Smith-Laird break down how they use them in specific stages, and share tips and tricks for digging into them in ways that spark curiosity and engage students.  (Mar-2024)

Joe Davenport presents several key concepts developed from the study of the brain and how it learns.  He keys in on practical applications of the work of researchers like Sousa, Gardner, Rowe, and Krashen.

The webinar identifies classroom implications of these concepts and gives teachers suggestions for reorganizing lesson plans and changes in the classroom that will enhance the learning of Latin.  (Nov-2023)

Stefanie Gigante and S.K. Smith explore how to organize your classroom assignments and assessments around proficiency in the language and the students’ habits of work as separate entities for evaluation.  After Stefanie presents an introduction to how she organizes her classes with proficiencies, Smith demonstrates her detailed models for keeping track of students’ proficiencies in her grade book.  (Apr-2024)

In this new era of pedagogy, we must cast our net much wider to assess our students.  Stefanie Giganti and Stephanie Spaulding will share projects and assignments that help achieve the same goals as traditional assessments, just without the bounds of the traditional classroom.  From students’ writing to book illustrations, they share lots of ideas to incorporate in your classroom either next week or for final, end-of-year cumulative assessments.    (Mar-2021)

Shifting to online instruction has made it difficult to use some of the usual approaches to testing and grading.  In this roundtable, Stefanie Gigante, William Lee, and S.K. Smith take a critical look at traditional assessment practices while proposing assessment approaches that will broaden your toolkit for effective assessment both online and in-person.  (Oct-2020)

A typical 21st-century Latin classroom features an increased value in the experience of the students’ learning and their acquisition of authentic language-based knowledge.
• How can we know what students are taking away from our daily classes and other interactions?
• How can we build our students’ literacy with the Cambridge stories?

Stefanie Gigante, a certified Google Trainer and Technology Innovation Specialist, demonstrates educational technology tools that can be utilized to harness students’ reflections on their experience and use those reflections to inform future lessons and instruction.  (Jan-2019)

Salve, Alexandria!  Patrick Yaggy leads you on a tour of Stage 17 and Alexandria, Egypt where Quintus, Clemens, and your students will meet the genitive case, some angry Egyptians, and try to get away from one citizen with the personality of a plank of wood!

Designed for both new and experienced teachers, the webinar discusses the reading method and other best practices for your classroom to start the year!  (Sep-2023)

Maureen Gassert Lamb reviews art, videos, and songs that can be used to supplement the Cambridge Latin Course. She will review stages through the first three Units, and then some additional ideas for the authors included in Unit 4. Participants had the opportunity to not only have access to the collected multimedia materials, but also to suggest and add their own materials.  (Apr-2021)

With the arrival of the pandemic and the reality of virtual learning, we are all facing the ongoing challenge to engage students.  William Lee offers some ideas and activities on how to get students up and moving during virtual and hybrid learning. There was an opportunity for participants to share their activities and ideas as well.  (Mar-2021)

This webinar provides suggestions for how to reduce your prep load using the Cambridge Latin Course.  Stephanie Spaulding and S.K. Smith discuss ways to streamline the time you spend preparing for distance, hybrid, or in-person teaching.  They will also provide suggestions for setting reasonable expectations for your students and yourself!  (Nov-2020)

As many of us transition to teaching students virtually as well as face to face, we need to develop strategies that allow both groups to be engaged.  Maureen Gassert Lamb explores some effective activities and ideas that engage students in synchronous and asynchronous activities.  (Oct-2020)

Patrick Yaggy, who has been teaching virtually since early August, will share activities, tips, shortcuts and things to be on the lookout for as you go through the year.  (Oct-2020)

Now more than ever in this world of remote/hybrid/face-to-face learning, we need to devote class time to building a community.  How do I get to know my students – and have them get to know each other – over Zoom?  What if most of my teaching time is asynchronous?  How do I help my students find joy in learning in socially-distanced classrooms?  Join Stefanie Gigante, Stephanie Spaulding and S.K. Smith as they explore this very current and challenging topic, share ideas, and develop a toolkit of resources for the social and emotional needs of learners.  (Sep-2020)

In the unchartered waters of teaching virtually, asynchronously, and many other previously-unknown variables, come to a conversation with Stefanie Gigante, S.K. Smith, and Patrick Yaggy about how to make the most out of your existing Cambridge Latin Course curriculum in your school.  They discuss how to teach stages in time-effective ways to maximize your students’ exposure to the language, engage them with the story line of the program, and feature cultural information, without sacrificing your sanity as you provide newly developed and innovatively conceived lessons for all your classes.  (Sep-2020)

Student involvement in classroom activities leads to student engagement in learning.  William Lee and Nora Kelly offer practical, step-by-step examples of ways to get even the most reluctant student into the game.  They show how to incorporate Kagan Strategies, spoken Latin, and CI activities using the Cambridge textbook and ancillary materials.  (Apr-2019)

Stephanie Spaulding weighs in on how to leverage homework to enhance students’ knowledge, comprehension, and engagement.  She presents alternative assignments, including: audio recordings, creative cultural visuals, vocabulary consolidation activities, and much more.  (Mar-2019)

The Classical Mediterranean world was a complex, dynamic, and turbulent combination of peoples and places, but at its heart it embraced a diversity which is often underestimated or misunderstood today.  In this webinar, Beth Ellison offers us new lenses to examine issues related to equity, diversity and inclusion in the ancient world. The legacy of these peoples continues to speak to us, and, as teachers, we can offer our students opportunities to appreciate the diverse experiences of those who came before us.  (Jan-2023)

Joe Davenport, a veteran CLC user (43 years!) and member of the NLE Committee, examines changes the National Latin Exam (NLE) has undergone to help teachers choose an exam level that best fits the pacing of their classes. He also explores the resources that are available on the NLE website for all teachers and students who feel the need to practice for the exam. In addition, Joe compares parts of the syllabi of the early level exams with the CLC scope and sequence and points out a couple of topics that CLC users might find useful to supplement.  (Nov-2022)

Preparing for AP doesn’t begin in the year before the exam.  It is most beneficial to the students to lay the groundwork from the beginning of Latin I.  There are many things the teacher can do to help students transition to authentic literature.  (Feb-2015)

Join Stefanie Gigante to explore the software Canva as a method to produce beautiful documents for your classes (with and without AI) in a matter of moments.  Canva gives you the ability to create engaging resources for students in your classes as well as promotional materials for your programs to help build publicity for events and drive recruitment.  (Nov-2024)

Join your resident Technology Innovation Specialist Stefanie Gigante to look at some new ways of deploying educational technology tools in your classroom to engage your students and support their learning. Take advantage of this webinar to start the new year off on the right foot!  (Mon-Year)

Cambridge GO is the home to digital versions of its comprehensive textbooks.  You can use your computer or your tablet to access your editions anytime, anywhere, online and offline.  The CLC Trainers prepared short, 5-minute videos to give teachers an overview and to provide more detail, including screenshots.  (Mon-Year)

•  An Overview of CLC and Cambridge GO

•  Getting to Know the CLC Web Book and Culture Links

•  The CLC Story Explorers

•  CLC Language Activities

•  CLC Dramatizations and Documentaries

Bringing 3D-printed artifacts into your classroom opens up new ways of engaging with stories.  S.K. Smith provides examples of classical art and architecture that allow learners to unpack the artifacts’ stories through the lens of classical and modern viewpoints. Participants received model lessons, tips for getting started, and ideas on how to collaborate with STEAM teachers.  (Apr-2021)

Retaining information is an important part of learning.  Retrieval practice, or getting that stuff out of the brain, is one of the best ways to “make it stick.”  Nathalie Roy takes you through the newest learning game craze, Blooket, and how you can use it in your everyday lessons to help students make vocabulary and grammatical concepts stick with them.  She plays some of the games offered by Blooket, explores the homework assignment feature, and looks at how to use the stats to motivate students to keep learning.  Get ready for a fun hour of learning and gaming!  (Feb-2021)

Maureen Gassert Lamb reviews many different ways to use Google Slides, Drawing, and Jamboard to engage students, especially in a hybrid model.  Some specifics will be cartoons and smash doodles in Google Drawing, fun choice board ideas in Google Slides, and quiz shows, matching, brainstorming, and bingo in Google Jamboard.  A wide variety of templates are available for immediate use.  (Feb-2021)

Stefanie Gigante explores easy-to-use templates in Flippity.  She demonstrates how to put in customized data and how to transform Elevate worksheets, and also explains how to assign these resources and get students working on them quickly.  (Jan-2021)

How to survive and maybe even thrive with a virtual class of 30?  Breakout rooms are the answer.  Nora Kelley and S.K. Smith offer a quick overview of the basics of using breakout rooms in Zoom, Google Meets, and Microsoft Teams with live-action demos to show how it is done.  (Sept-2020)