Whether you are just starting your summer break or still have a month to go, like me, it’s time to get set up for next …
Get Set Up For Next Year in Spanish Class: 4 Great Tips!
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Germs At School and 5 Helpful Tips For How To Manage
Schools are the perfect place to spread illness! If you are in a season where germs at school are rampant, here are some things I …
10 Important Rules For New Teachers
Starting your teaching career is so exciting! This year, my mentor teacher retired, and it brought back all the memories of being a new teacher. …
The Argumentative Essay on the AP Spanish Exam: Part 1
The Argumentative Essay on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam is “arguably” on of the most difficult tasks. It is the open-ended section that takes the most time. It really challenges students to demonstrate excellent reading and listening comprehension as well as their vocabulary and grammar. But it also requires some specific knowledge of good writing skills and how to include specific requirements that AP Scorers are looking for.
How To Manage Multiple Preps
One of the hallmarks of being a World Language teacher is that we often have more preps than your average high school teacher. Even with contract language to protect us, we work in a very niche area, and it’s not uncommon to have 2, 3 4 or even 5 preps! So, how to manage multiple preps and still be a good teacher?
Ask Me Anything! Your Spanish Teacher Questions Answered!
High school teachers can often feel very isolated in their work. Spanish teacher questions may go unanswered because we’re a department of one or because we don’t have much free time to collaborate with our colleagues. Recently, I asked my email list to send me their questions. They didn’t disappoint! This post will contain answers that are a bit quicker, and future posts will be dedicated to other questions that may require longer answers!
How To Organize Google Classroom
Did you use Google Classroom last year? I did! Google Classroom was introduced to our district a few years back, but last year, it was imperative during virtual learning. We went paperless, and having a way to assign resources and practice to my students via Google Classroom was a life-saver!
Correcting Strategies for Spanish Teachers
High school Spanish teachers have MANY students. If you need some strategies, here are several correcting strategies for Spanish teachers that will create better work-life balance.
How To Handle Absences in Spanish Class
It started during Covid. I noticed that more and more students were chronically absent. Now that we are back in the classroom and operating in a “normal” way, student absences are still high. So how to handle absences in Spanish class? I have some ideas about how to handle absences in Spanish class without having the teacher lose his/her/their marbles!
Spanish Class Student Aides: 10 Things They Can Help With
Does your school have a student aide program? Spanish class student aides can help with a lot of things that simply save a teacher time! Here is some information about how to get a student aide and what you should and should not ask a Spanish class student aide to do!