In this episode I speak with Katya Hottenstein.  She and I used to work together and we both started our journey toward teaching toward proficiency around the same time.  Katya shares her insights and experience embracing proficiency as her goals in the classroom. [sign up for Talking Points]She speaks specifically about...her first few years of teaching before embracing proficiency as a goalwhen she started looking outside of the box and whywhat she started to do differently and the resultshow she uses CI  (Comprehensible Input) in her teachingthe benefits of teaching with CI with  a focus on proficiencyConnect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom CommunitySign up for Talking Points, my weekly newsletter with tips, tools and resources for language teachers.wlclassrom.comTwitter:  @wlclassroomInstagram:  @wlclassroomFacebook:  /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook Group