OFLA 2022 – Literacy in Languages: Incorporating Workshop Strategies in the World Language Classroom
OFLA 2022 – Incorporating Workshop Strategies into the World Language Classroom It is time for the FIRST Ohio Foreign Language Association conference IN PERSON!!!! I am SO excited to be presenting at OFLA this year about Reader’s Workshop in the World Language Classroom. I know it is impossible to attend every conference, but OFLA is […]
Explore Languages and more at COSI
Exploring Languages in Columbus, Ohio It’s been a hot minute…or six months…but still! I could explain why I haven’t blogged in six months in great detail, but I will summarize it in 3 sentences. I was sick all of January and then again in February with Covid and the flu. March and April were mental […]
Reader’s Workshop: World Language Addition
Reader’s Workshop in the World Language Classroom Workshops have a place in the World Language classroom! I have had this post drafted for quite some time to share about my successes and learning curves in the workshop model, but life has been in the way…but in the best way. My husband and I adopted a […]
Top 5 TPT Stores To Shop From This Sale!
Thanksgiving is easily one of my favorite holidays for a number of reasons, mainly the food. Before I developed my dairy allergy, my Nana’s chicken and dressing and macaroni salad always adorned my plate, as well as Gaga’s chocolate pudding pie. Now, I am all about my vegan green bean casserole and homemade stuffing. Another […]
The Inside of a Teacher’s Brain
Do you ever really wonder what the inside of a teacher’s brain looks like??? I really needed to dump out all of the things that I was thinking about in my brain and just get it down somewhere for me to reference. I figured it would be fun to share some of the things that […]
Bones or no bones?
If you are on TikTok or have watched the news lately, you have probably heard of the sweetest little pug named Noodle who sometimes has no bones. Noodle’s dad @jongraz is a phenomenal human for blessing the social media world with Noodle’s presence. We all know that if it is a no-bones day, it is […]
Netflix and books?
Literacy in the World Language classroom is a true passion of mine. I could go down a rabbit hole citing the research that justifies how important it is for your students to be reading as early as possible in the target language. Reading, or interpretive reading as we call it in WL, comes in a […]
This is hard.
I sat on the couch on Saturday evening, listening to my husband climb the steps of our apartment outside, knowing that when he entered the door he would most definitely confirm my biggest fear that day. COVID-19 positive. My mind immediately started racing and doing all of the things that I have been prepared to […]
Assessment Chiropractic
You know that feeling when you realize it has been too long since you have seen a chiropractor and everything isn’t working the way it should be? That is what my assessment practices were like, misaligned and out of place. I knew that this year was the year that I needed to take my assessment […]
Things in my classroom that just make sense!
Friends, the school year is underway and I am THRIVING (except for my immune system)! This change was so needed and I feel excited to go to work again. The feeling of dread and sadness is gone and was replaced with the jubilation of being a teacher again. My coworkers are the nicest people I […]