When Ellen told me about her nightmare Spanish 1 class and her dream strategy for classroom management, I told her that she had to share with Spanish teachers who can all relate. We've all taught that one challenging behavior class and wondered how to manage behavior effectively … [Read more...] about An Unconventional Classroom Management Strategy for Spanish Teachers
High School
The Power of the Word No to Fight Teacher Burnout
Productivity and Overwhelm in Teaching Any teacher who spends more than three days in a classroom can tell you that we have too many demands on our time and energy. Personally, summer break is one of the only things that saves me from third-degree burnout every year. But … [Read more...] about The Power of the Word No to Fight Teacher Burnout
Why I Switched to Teaching with Comprehensible Input
What made me decide to ditch my grammar curriculum and teach for communication using proficiency and CI methods I've taught French and Spanish in a title 1 high school for almost four years. I teach in a department of 12 strong, with 4 languages and 3,000 students served … [Read more...] about Why I Switched to Teaching with Comprehensible Input
Top 10 Professional Development Resources to Be A Better World Language Teacher Tomorrow
Good professional development for Spanish teachers, French teachers, and all world language teachers is hard to come by. Here’s a list of the ten resources that I use to improve my world language instruction and will make you a better language teacher TOMORROW. Don’t put … [Read more...] about Top 10 Professional Development Resources to Be A Better World Language Teacher Tomorrow
#TeacherLife
Celebrating the moments in education A brief look into my teaching style and all the nonsense, joy, and hilarity of teachers. Here’s how others would describe me as a teacher: Teacher Pride Points: About half of the students that I’ve written up (often multiple … [Read more...] about #TeacherLife