CI Immersion Workshops
Book a professional development workshop to learn all about CI Immersion, a classroom-tested and proven system for teaching languages based on CI Storytelling.
Teach with Stories. Engage Every Learner. Transform Your Language Classroom.
Bring a CI Immersion workshop to your school or district and learn how to teach languages using a proven, story-driven approach that actually works. Rooted in the principles of Comprehensible Input (CI), the CI Immersion method shows you exactly how to create high-engagement, low-anxiety classrooms where students acquire language naturally and enjoy the process.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- How to craft and deliver powerful story-based lessons
- Practical routines for sustained, high-quality CI
- Techniques to make input stick
- How to guide learners from input to output
- Strategies to stay energized, avoid burnout, and teach with joy
What’s included:
- Live demos (you’ll see CI Storytelling in action)
- Hands-on practice with story scripting, questioning, and classroom flow
- PDF resources + story templates you can use right away
- Optional follow-up coaching or observations
Whether you’re new to CI or looking to level up your storytelling, CI Immersion gives you a real-world system that adapts to your classroom.
CI Immersion Podcast
For Language Instructors
The CI Immersion Podcast is the teacher-facing home of the CI Immersion system. It is designed for language teachers who want to move beyond grammar-first instruction and build classrooms where acquisition actually happens.
Each episode focuses on practical classroom decisions, instructional design, and proficiency-driven sequencing. The goal is not theory for its own sake, but a clear, usable system you can apply immediately.
Listen to the podcast
Subscribe in your preferred podcast app or browse episodes with full show notes and classroom-ready examples.
What this podcast is about
- Designing lessons around comprehension instead of coverage
- Building input-rich sequences that naturally lead to confident output
- Using story as the backbone of instruction rather than an add-on
- Making reading a natural extension of listening
- Creating interaction that deepens understanding instead of testing recall
- Aligning assessment with proficiency and real communication
- Reducing teacher burnout through clear systems and routines
Who this podcast is for
- Language teachers who feel stuck in grammar-first instruction
- Teachers using or exploring comprehensible input approaches
- Instructors who want clearer structure without rigid scripts
- Departments and programs shifting toward proficiency-based outcomes
- Teachers who want students to understand and communicate with confidence
How this connects to Tacoma Language Academy
CI Immersion is the instructional system behind the learner experience at Tacoma Language Academy. This podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at how that system is designed, refined, and applied in real classrooms.
If you are a teacher, you can treat this podcast as an ongoing professional development resource. If you are a school or district leader, it provides a clear picture of how comprehension-based instruction works at scale.
New to CI Immersion?
If you want a clear overview of the CI Immersion framework before diving into the podcast, start with the system overview page.