OFLA 2024 – Authentic Resources
Hey there! If you are visiting this page because you attended my OFLA presentation this year about authentic resrouces, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING!!! There were so many great presentations to choose from so I am so grateful that you chose mine. If you happened to land here and you didn’t attend, well I […]
Spanish Podcasts in the Classroom
Hey there! It’s been about a month since my Running Dictation post went a little viral (over 2,000 unique views in a month is viral for this small blog!). While I could probably write a controversial blog post each month filled with hot takes about teaching, I figured it was time to lighten it up around here […]
Running Dictation: One teacher’s takeaways of World Language’s most popular game
Running Dictation: One Teacher’s Takeaways of World Languages most popular Game The last two weeks have been filled with sick days and snow days. I had influenza A and ended up missing Wednesday – Friday which was not really in my plans, but it is what it is. Then, we had a long weekend due […]
Spanish Semester Exams For ALL Levels!
It’s officially December! The year is wrapping up and so is the first semester of our language classes. If your school is anything like mine, we give end of semester exams. There are a lot of different ways you can go about giving exams. For me, I prefer to give projects whenever possible. Don’t get […]
Spilling the tea on #actfl23
Last week, I attended the ACTFL 2023 Convention in Chicago! I was a first time attendee and was able to experience things at this conference that I never thought I would get to see. If you have never attended this conference before, you should try to make it happen in your career! I was the […]
Teaching on TL Memory Lane ACTFL / KWLA
KWLA Workshop Update Hey there! In September of 2024, I presented this session again at the 2024 Kentucky World Language Association Conference with my dear friend Sara-Elizabeth. This time, we turned this session into a 2 hour workshop and in hindsight, I don’t know how we managed to do this session in 40 minutes at […]
Play-Doh Connections: Building Community on Day 1
Hola! The new school year is underway for me! I am teaching Spanish 1 and 2 this year after having just Level 1 for the last year. I typically do not enjoy Level 2 but I am truly excited to teach this group of kids again. They were fantastic last year and I am looking […]
PD for Profes: Professional Development for World Language Teachers!
PD For Profes: PRofessional Development for World Language Teachers I hope this blog post reaches you at a time where the kids are out of your classroom and you are recharging from the insanity that was the 2022-2023 school year. If you are like me, you have been on break for a few days and […]
An unexpected surprise: How Scattergories saved game day!
An unexpected surprise: How scattergories saved game day! It’s been a minute since I have blogged but we all know that April and May are the most exhausting months of the year because we go so long without any breaks. I personally found myself planning and attending event, after event…..after event, after event! I am […]
Conference Season: How to prepare and thrive at a conference like a pro!
Conference Season: How to prepare and Thrive at a World Language Conference Like a Pro! Last week I went to Central States 2023 in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio. This was my second Central States conference and my 5th in-person World Language Conference overall and was hands down the best conference I have ever attended. […]