What do you love the most about teaching?So we were talking about The American Dream in Film & Literature the other day (God I love A Raisin in the Sun!), and we were talking about the kids’ dreams (and of course what would happen if they were deferred), and the Read more…
Discuss one “observation” area that you would like to improve on for your teacher evaluation.Though I’ve been directed to discuss but one, I find my goal encompasses at least THREE observation areas! This is the year that Genius Hour moves beyond the language department (i.e. me). I have interested parties Read more…
Write about one piece of technology that you would like to try this year, and why. You might also write about what you’re hoping to see out of this edtech integration. Well this one’s pretty easy. Anyone who’s seen these posts from the last couple of months could probably tell Read more…
Write your goals for the school year. Be as specific or abstract as you’d like to be! I want you to own the language On your iPod and ePortfolioOnline and in conversation When you want to know somethingWhen you need to say something Easy enough to attemptExciting enough to improve Read more…
Gone are the days of laborious infograph building in Microsoft Word. No longer must I link page after page to convey semester essentials! Now I make a single infograph syllabus on Piktochart to convey the basics of the course, download the image in .jpg or .png form, then upload it to my ThingLink stream to Read more…
They say you can’t hit a target you can’t see, so as we were setting up interactive notebooks today, page 3 (right after Table of Contents, First Day Fun Stations summaries, and an about me section with a lot of “soy”) became “Proficiency.” I stole the bicycle analogy from Srta. Read more…
The first day will be a day of PIRATE stations this year. After Tuesday’s #TLAP chat, I’m all revved up to start the year with choice and activities that get students engaging with the target language from the start. I got some ideas from some whiz-bang kickoffs from colleagues who Read more…
This summer, I want to establish some healthy habits, for me and my own kiddos. My plan is to twofold: menus and exercise plans. I want to start making weekly menus to do a better job incorporating the neglected food groups and start cooking at home more. The idea is Read more…
This year, my English challenge was Creative Writing. Next year: Film and Literature. Not that I wouldn’t have liked a chance to tweak Creative Writing further, but dang is it cool to have a principal who supports my experimentation habit. Here’s what I’ve got to do: This course explores the Read more…
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THIS YEAR’S #LANGCAMP LIVE. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US ONLINE FOR VIRTUAL COLLABORATION AND HELP US START PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR! If you want to know where LangCamp came from, Bethanie (@lovemysummer) has your answers! If you want to know what it’s going to be Read more…