The most important question you can ask yourself in February as a French teacher is....how are you teaching Black History Month in your French Class? I'll be honest with you, in all the schools I've taught in, Black History Month is something that gets neglected in French class, despite the … [Read more...] about Black History Month Ideas for French Class
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First Day of French 1 with Comprehensible Input
This Fall, I made the switch to teaching for proficiency using comprehensible input in my high school French classroom. It worked so well that I'm never looking back! Since my school runs on block schedule, I had the opportunity to do a trial run with my first semester implementing a … [Read more...] about First Day of French 1 with Comprehensible Input
First Day of Spanish 1 With Comprehensible Input
This Fall, I made the switch to teaching for proficiency using comprehensible input in my high school French and Spanish classrooms. It worked so well that I'm never looking back! Since my school runs on block schedule, I had the opportunity to do a trial run with my first semester implementing a … [Read more...] about First Day of Spanish 1 With Comprehensible Input
9 Distance Learning Resources for Spanish Class
Distance learning has thrown everyone for a loop, especially teachers. You're not alone to be looking for quality and engaging distance learning resources for your Spanish class. Your students have faced so much uncertainty, and so have you! Let's take some work off your plate and give you a list of … [Read more...] about 9 Distance Learning Resources for Spanish Class
9 Self Care Tips for Teachers Teaching from Home
Why is Self Care Important During Distance Learning? Self Care is Not Selfish-It's Necessary What keeps teachers mentally strong during a crisis? To many teachers looking for self care tips, it feels selfish to even try to carve out time for ourselves when so many people need our attention. … [Read more...] about 9 Self Care Tips for Teachers Teaching from Home
10 Distance Learning Tips for Teachers
How to Survive Distance Learning as a Teacher Mark my words teachers--we will not be bested by distance learning. Know this : you survived your first year of teaching, learning how to drive, and figuring out how to work from home during coronavirus. So I know for a fact that you can make virtual … [Read more...] about 10 Distance Learning Tips for Teachers
The Best Target Language Teaching Strategies from Bryce Hedstrom
The name Bryce Hedstrom in the World Language community has a robust, 30-year ring to it for a reason : experience in not only creating, but also teaching teachers the best instructional strategies in world language today. He's the writer of many books, the creator of many practices such as my … [Read more...] about The Best Target Language Teaching Strategies from Bryce Hedstrom
An Unconventional Classroom Management Strategy for Spanish Teachers
Classroom management for Spanish teachers is different than most other classroom environments, since we have the unique challenge of maintaining our target language use. When Ellen told me about her nightmare Spanish 1 class and her dream strategy for classroom management, I told her that she had to … [Read more...] about An Unconventional Classroom Management Strategy for Spanish Teachers
