David (Andy) McDonie has taught French for 10 years in Chillicothe, OH, where he also serves as coordinator for the World Languages department. He discovered OWL at a workshop in 2014 and has been using its methods to drive his students toward proficiency ever since. When not teaching, he enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with his wife and 2 children.
Events this person is involved with:
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- OWL 1: Foundations & Application - Atlanta, Georgia
- Bootcamp 2017 TEXAS! - Houston, Texas
- Back to School Online PD Series
- Online PD Series: PPATH
- Literacy - Each Step of the Way
- Pairings, Groupings & Games
- Prompts & Accountability Share-Outs
- Hooks & Transitions
- Running the Circle
- The "How To" for Creating Student - Driven Curriculum
- Teaching Proficiency to Your Students
- Starting Day One 100% in the TL
- The Power of the Organic Vocabulary List
- How to Create Student-Driven Content to Create Connections
- Pushing Students to the Next Level through Questioning Sequences
- Games and Activities for all Modes
- Online PD: Spring Series
- Staying in the Target Language with Teacher for A Day
- The Importance of Showing Students Their Growth
- Keep it Moving!
- Finish Strong with Dynamic Circles & Debriefs
- Student Engagement & Proficiency - Springfield, OH
- East Coast Bootcamp 2017 - Tabor Academy: Marion, MA
- Midwest Bootcamp 2018
- Kentucky World Language Association Annual Fall Conference
- Miami University Conference on the Teaching of Languages Fall Conference
- West Coast Bootcamp: Tacoma, WA 2019