Category: Distance Learning
-
3 Steps to Making an Amazing Semana Santa Presentation (and get a freebie too!)
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” locked=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”3 Steps to Making an Amazing Semana Santa Presentation ” subhead=”(And get a freebie too!)” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”on” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.4.2″ title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” content_font_size=”18px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”30px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https://theculturalclassroom.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/galeria-resurreccion-domingo1-kbOD-1352×900@abc-1.jpg” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_width=”7px” button_one_border_color=”#ff6b5a” button_one_border_radius=”100px” button_one_font=”Noto Sans|700||on|||||”…
-
How to Promote Culture in an Online Spanish Classroom
Are you worried about how to teach culture in a distance learning environment? Or even if you have the time or capacity to teach it at all? While some look at distance learning as having certain limitations, in reality, #COVID19 closures offer a unique opportunity. World language teachers have the chance to delve even deeper…
-
Setting Up Your Digital Classroom Community: In 3 Easy Steps
How do you create a sense of digital classroom community? In a brick and mortar environment, you might not have given too much thought to this topic. According to The Chronicle, “When you teach in person, you do a lot of things to help students feel welcome. You greet students. Smile. Make eye contact.” We…
-
ACTFL Aligned Freebie for My Followers!
During the quarantine, I’ve been both blessed and cursed with “free time.” My school has not been anxious to start online lessons, so we have been in a holding pattern for weeks. I don’t do well in situations like this–I can’t just sit on my hands and do nothing. Therefore, I’ve tried to use this…
-
4 Ways to Pear Deck-ify Your Current Slideshow Presentation
When this COVID-19 crisis shut down schools and distance learning became a real possibility, I was disappointed for many reasons, one of which was that I couldn’t bring my “pizzazz” into the class and work one-on-one with the kids. The other was that I might not be able to use one of my favorite technology…
-
My Favorite Resources for Distance Learning
What does one do with seemingly indefinite time off and no immediate plans for instruction for kids? Well, you go into planning mode. I’ve been lurking on all my favorite teaching websites, hoarding ideas, and preparing them to share with my followers and eventually, my students. Hopefully, you will find them useful. A link to…
-
Threats of School Closure Due to COVID-19? Check Out These Free Spanish Lesson Plans for 10+ Days! [Product Review]
I don’t remember exactly how I came across it, but during a late night scroll through Facebook (late night teacher time: read 8 pm), I stumbled upon a timely post by Martina Bex’s The Comprehensible Classroom. It was titled “Lesson plans for COVID-19 school closure / 10+ days of Spanish class work.” I’ve followed her…
-
My No Nonsense Guide to Getting Started with Pear Deck
What’s Pear Deck? Pear Deck is a learning tool designed to help increase student engagement and interactivity in a dynamic way. It connects with learners of all ages and abilities across varying subject matters. In this video, you will learn the basics of Pear Deck and how to build a simple presentation, as well as…
