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Spanish 1 as Connections 101

“A thread is a clear connection between a main theme and every conversation that follows.” Matthew R. Kay, Not Light, but Fire. Chapter 3 set me off in a timely tangent, preparing for teaching in the time of Corona. What thread would tie my Spanish 1 courses together? What worthy theme would logically, and naturally, relate to whatever we learn–to the deeper purpose of even LEARNING a language? I brainstormed a list of about 11 questions that I thought could really matter, really connect the whole experience. But I came back to one and brainstormed some more…

By SraSpanglish, ago

PBLL Web-shops

Aside from the in-home convenience and the plethora of topics we got to explore in our 10 hours together, here are a few other things I LOVED about finally setting up a PBLL workshop webinar…

By SraSpanglish, ago

Language Lab Lessons

He had been looking forward to the French language lab at iFLT for months, poring over French for Dummies to keep out of trouble at school, quizzing the Google Home on phrases he could repeat before bed…but I was eager to see how a master handled his “enthusiasm”…

By SraSpanglish, ago

7 Dos and Don’ts for Equitable Engagement

When I saw this session with La Maestra Loca, I KNEW it would be my raison d’être this time. I knew from Annabelle’s April workshop that she had faced comparable management issues to those I confronted this year–WITH a new baby to boot!–so that she was presenting on equity from that perspective? I knew I was in the right place.

By SraSpanglish, ago

#SCOLT19 Culture Shock

To be honest, I generally avoid social justice and culture-oriented sessions. I feel like they all sound lovely and fun during the conference high, but somehow, I leave knowing they’ll never work their way into my lesson rotation. I took a chance, though, and stacked my Saturday morning at SCOLT Read more…

By SraSpanglish, ago

#SCOLT19 Hot Seat Illumination

It wasn’t just that Paul Sandrock successfully flipped his hot seat session so WE were on the hot seat. It wasn’t just that he ever-so-gently structured the session so that it would be perfectly tailored to our precise needs by starting with Laura Terrill’s philosophy of leading with the “Why” Read more…

By SraSpanglish, ago

Community Partners in PBL Projects

  Community Partners are pretty much the whole point of PBL in language classes: you WANT students interacting and using the language outside of your classroom! What makes a project authentic is actually engaging with people who use the language in Real Life, right? So I have always advocated enlisting at least one Public Audience of native Read more…

By SraSpanglish, ago