"They Take Our Jobs!" and 20 other myths about immigration This 264 page book was written by Aviva Chomsky, daughter of renowned linguist Noam Chomsky, and published in 2007. There is also an updated version that I haven't read yet. It was published in 2018. You can read through Myth 1: Immigrants Take American Jobs,... Continue Reading →
Three stories: an American citizen with undocumented parents, a teenager secretly smuggled to the USA with no path to citizenship, and an undocumented student who lived in fear for 14 years before finally becoming "legal." These are my picks for your summer reading list. In The Country We Love - My Family Divided Imagine, coming... Continue Reading →
Note: If you haven't read Part 1 of this blog series, you can do so by clicking here. Although Comprehensible Online's official end date was April 30, the conference was extended until June 2!! So I've been going back through and rewatching some of my favorite presentations. In this post I highlight four fantastic conference... Continue Reading →
Engage your Spanish students with the popular web-based trivia game, Gimkit!
Comprehensible Online 2019 ends on April 30 and I've been cramming in as many sessions as I can! I can't wait to attend again in 2020! So many great presentations from so many wonderful and enthusiastic language teachers! For those of you who don't know about Comprehensible Online (I just learned about it in February... Continue Reading →
Have you made cascarones in your classroom? These confetti-filled Easter eggs are super easy to make! I recommend cleaning out the shells at home so you can use the eggs to make delicious treats--and that way, nothing goes to waste! It's best to start collecting your eggs a few weeks before you need them, depending... Continue Reading →
I joke that I wake up every morning and take my "suck it up" pill before grabbing my children and heading out the door to teach. I've got a 30-45 minute drive (depending on weather) and three preps (Spanish 1-3). Monday-Friday I'm at school from 7:30-3:15 (when I pick up my children). On Mondays and... Continue Reading →
I have been so blessed to find a community of Spanish educators who love to support and uplift each other as we each work to create materials for our Spanish classrooms (and yours)! Each of these ladies and gentlemen works tirelessly in their classrooms to create and then share their materials on Teachers Pay Teachers.... Continue Reading →
I love teaching Spanish and creating quality materials for my class. But I also recognize my own limitations (time, for one. There's NEVER enough time). For that reason, I'm so thankful to have found some really good teacher-authors who are creating high-quality materials! Finding some trusted sellers saves me some time and provides me with... Continue Reading →
PBS Teacherline offers both free and paid courses for hourly credit toward teacher certification in addition to paid, graduate level courses. This post will focus on PBS Teacherline's paid, graduate level courses. "Flexible, online professional development for PreK-12 educators." - PBS Teacherline I utilized one of Teacherline's paid, graduate level courses in the summer of... Continue Reading →
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