Image source: Matt Haskell on SourceLink The honey badger is a creature that has gained internet notoriety for its lack of …cares…to give. In my experience, the powers that be in charge of World Languages Other than English National Boards are a lot like the honey badger. As both an English Read more…
La Laja is a school in Icononzo, Tolima in Colombia. They have one classroom and around 50 students. Some students walk 2 hours to get there. Ayudando Ando is a charity group out of Bogotá that seeks to support the growth of this tiny school buried in the mountains of Read more…
Sifting through North Carolina’s common core document for world languages to find what I need in order to plan a unit or course is an absolute chore. And so I present the quick and dirty version of what you need to get out of the document, at least if you teach Read more…
A la panaderia I have heard it called “the elusive 5th C.” When I started teaching Spanish, I was more than a little put off that I was expected to do something so unheard of in any other discipline. As Skype got fancier, however, and Twitter opened up connections and Read more…
Escuela de la Laja de Icononzo de Tolima I was going to have students pack backpacks full of school supplies to have a tangible demonstration of “classroom and school environment” (core curriculum essential standard for Novice Mid, Connection to Other Disciplines, 1.1– Use memorized words and phrases to exchange information about the Read more…
I did finally finish the Spanish versions of the infograph syllabus, if you are interested. I have also uploaded them to their respective Google Sites pages, and sent out links to said pages on Edmodo (posting them also on the, frankly, obsolete “official” Schoolfusion sites, where appropriate) So first, zee Read more…
Page 1 is a perfect review of Spanish 1. It is also a chance to connect literature to each individual student. I hope it can also be the basis for TL conversations about identity and origins. I’d like to spend a day or two on interpreting the page, a couple Read more…
Page 1 is a perfect review of Spanish 1. It is also a chance to connect literature to each individual student. I hope it can also be the basis for TL conversations about identity and origins. I’d like to spend a day or two on interpreting the page, a couple Read more…
Q: What do a Chilean reality show and Honduran tourism have in common? How about a recipe for croquetas de pollo and a wikipedia article about a Mexican sitcom? A: Interpretation review for Spanish I, of course! Interpretation is but one part of the final project I’m planning for both Read more…
So I had grand plans of orchestrating a comprehensive, super-intensive, especially creative final over spring break. Instead, I rested. A lot. So now I have to finalize finals, though I’ve barely started envisioning how to make them comprehensive, much less intensive and creative. I want to cover at least the Read more…