Category: Quick Tips
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Obstacles That Keep Afrodescendientes out of Our Spanish Curriculum: Ideas, Tips, & Reflections for Overcoming Them
Spanish teachers face many challenges in the World Language classroom. Therefore, proposing to add anything to the proverbial “teacher’s plate”– including more diverse and inclusive topics to the curriculum, could seem as much as a herculean feat. On one hand, language proficiency levels can vary widely in one class, making it hard to teach and…
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Hacks to Jumpstart Your New Year: Teacher Planning Tips
Welcome to the New Year! You know how the New Year always seems so shiny and, well, new? And you make all these resolutions for change…but many times forget all about them and sink back into your old routine within a few weeks? Let’s fix that by engaging in a weekly challenge to jumpstart our…
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Hacks to Jumpstart Your New Year: Google Drive
Welcome to the New Year! You know how the New Year always seems so shiny and, well, new? And you make all these resolutions for change…but many times forget all about them and sink back into your old routine within a few weeks? Let’s fix that by engaging in a weekly challenge to jumpstart our…
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Instant Sub Plans Using Pear Deck
I don’t know about you, but life can be quite unexpected. Expect the unexpected with this simple trick so that you can turn any Pear Deck presentation into an instant sub plan! Check out my video below or read the key takeaways that follow. Key takeaways: I hope this proves helpful to a teacher out…
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Getting Ready for Hispanic Heritage Month with These Classroom Tips!
From September 15-October 15, the United States observes Hispanic Heritage Month (see this infographic!). Consider introducing some elements of the celebration in your Spanish class, even if you are tight on time & only have one day free on the calendar! Check out some of my tips on how to include more culture in your…
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A Fresh Take On Helping Spanish Teachers: Quick Tips
I recently surveyed my fellow teachers and found out that many struggled with issues that I could help out with: thankfully a decade in the classroom leaves you with a few tricks up your sleeve! Thus the birth of a new series: Quick Tips. I broke down the top and reoccurring questions into short videos…