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So you want to be a WLOE NBCT

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…

Entry vs Entry

I have recorded and scrapped at least 5 lessons since finding out in November that I failed National Boards. I had gotten halfway through writing up at least 2 of them before deciding they sucked. And now? I’m halfway through two more, and it occurs to me that I’d probably Read more…

2 do for Spanish 2

1. Increase target language interaction during Spanish 2 discussionsI need this to happen, in part because National Board certification demands it. According to my new National Board bible: A wisely-selected video segment will show your interaction with the students in the target language. It should not focus entirely on you but should Read more…

Problem/Solution?

My first problem was that even I was unconvinced by how tightly connected the appliance/peso lesson from my Spanish I cooking unit was.  Solution? Record something juicy from my narcocorridos unit! Second problem? Though the lesson was, I believe, sufficiently juicy, I was only able to get 7 of the Read more…