#120What does participation look like in your classroom?  How can you make sure that all students are actively engaged and not just a few that have demeanors that lend themselves to speaking up regularly?  In this episode I speak with Timothy Chávez, a Spanish teacher in Massachusetts, who shares his suggestions and techniques for getting all students involved and participating in class.  We recorded this episode live in the Exhibits Hall at the MaFLA conference in October. We had lots of spectators stop by to see how it all works and what it looks like to record an episode. I kept the background sound of the exhibit hall excitement in so that you can feel the energy that we did. Topics in this Episode:the benefits of Prsida Himmele & William Himmele’s Total Participation Techniques in the world language classroomhow these techniques enhance language learning and student engagementhow Total Participation Techniques promote a comfortable and inclusive learning environmentSpecific Total Participation Techniques that Timothy has found most effectiveTotal Participation Techniques used for assessmenthow Total Participation Techniques can be adapted to ensure that all students are actively participating and feeling confident in their communication skillsConnect with Timothy Chávez:Instagram: @communicativeteacher418__________________________Interested in having Joshua work directly with your department, school or district?  Look at options for collaborating in person or remotely.______________________________Sign up for Talking Points to get  tips, tools and resources for your language teaching.______________________________Join Joshua as a guest on the podcast.______________________________Join Joshua for a Leveling Up Coaching Episode  on the podcast.