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Category: classroom systems
Old School Classroom Management in Spanish Class?
How is your year going so far my profe friend? Mine has been a good rollercoaster ride to say the least, and I am making the best of it! I …
Social Emotional Learning with Effective Spanish Class Routines that Work
Social Emotional Learning is not one more thing to add to our practice, in fact, many World Language teachers have been integrating masterfully it to their practice for a long time. In this blog post, I share three ways to embed SEL into every day effective routines so you don't have to reinvent the wheel.
Why I Ditched My Long Spanish Class Syllabus & How I Started Day One of My School Year
Five years ago, I stopped going over the class syllabus the first day or even the first week of school. This is because I felt the syllabus gave me a …
The Most Versatile Virtual Learning Tool to Use Even Past School Closures
I miss seeing my students interacting with the language and laughing, there is no doubt about that. Nothing will ever replace the power of human connection and real communication, especially …
Empowering Student Growth & Tracking Proficiency Through Data Boards
A couple of years ago, I began to notice many bulletin boards inspired by the path to proficiency. As a teacher, I fell in love and stole the idea. After …
Classroom Jobs & Resources, Build the Classroom Community of Your Dreams
In the summer of 2017, I attended a two day workshop with Tina Hargaden and Ben Slavic. This was a defining moment on my teaching career because they were the …