Alternate title: “Data Nerd Stuff.” Brace yourselves.So shortly before the official decision to go hybrid, my district sent out a survey for all Spanish teachers to list their Top 10 content/skills/standards for the level(s) they teach in order to prepare learning plans for the district. This was my chance!
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…
I have a side job, but it’s not that I need the money. I need the peace of mind the job itself brings. I have gone through months where I could barely make myself write, much less grade or plan a lesson: things that usually made me feel confident and creative. Read more…
I asked Meredith Clark if her session was really for people like me. I’m not from a very large district, and I’m only an “LOTE leader” there because they’re no longer paying anyone to fill any such role officially. But I really want to get my colleagues on board with Read more…
In case you were wondering what kinds of resources I have in my store before the Cyber Monday sale on TeachersPayTeachers, I’ve made a list of links to all of the good stuff! Save up to 25% next Monday and Tuesday (or check the bottom for a few free things Read more…
You could just assign a writing task to see what they can do. And they could just run the whole thing with a translator. You could have them upload a video of themselves speaking. And they could script the whole thing–and then run it through a translator. You could have Read more…
I spent YEARS fretting and fuming about the difference between performance and proficiency and what exactly I was supposed to DO with them. I’d like to give a shout out to my tweeps who put up with this spillage from my inner turmoil, especially Sra, Cottrell and Herr Sauer. And Read more…
I started playing Pokemon GO! for my students and now I can’t stop. That’s right. It’s for work. As I harnessed the power of the Netflix binge with the telenovela unit, I need to harness the power of Pokemon, or rather of gaming, to “catch ’em all” in class this Read more…
How the tables have turned! A few short years ago, I was in grad school, devouring every single word published on Musicuentos, treading water and questioning every move I made. I struggled to break away from the way I was taught and to begin to teach the way I was starting to Read more…
Each week in January I’ve featured insights on the blog from some ladies with great ideas from my PLN. This week, I chatted with Wendy Farabaugh, (@MmeFarab) who had “A rough start” to her school year, but a lot of the problems she’s facing as a young world language teacher Read more…