I was being coached a few years back by another professional in the field and when they stepped into my eighth grade classroom one day, they ended up giving me advice that I have used since then. The kids were trying their best to run all over me and I was in a new job, … More Learning Centers
I have a poster I got a few years back on the wall of my classroom. It reminds me of the “Believe” sign in the show Ted Lasso where he has this word that he points to in the locker room at every practice. Well, my word is not a word and if it were … More What role does grammar play in what I teach?
Same Lesson but Different Teaching in a Spanish Dual Language class in Middle School should be the same as teaching in English but just taught in Spanish. I think that a lot of schools and teachers start out with this concept and it is true to a certain degree, except that it isn’t quite that … More Planning a DL Language Arts Lesson for Middle School
Teachers end up teaching in Dual Language programs in many different ways and through different avenues. I grew up in an English speaking family in Oregon and I studied French in High School and Spanish in college and went to Spain to study, as many people do. When I started teaching, I got my degree … More How did I get here?
There is so much that goes into reading instruction. Add another language and it can be overwhelming knowing where to start and how to map out the path to take when planning a lesson. Vocabulary I have learned so much over the years and tried almost everything to help students learn new words and increase … More Middle School Reading in Spanish
I have read people’s blogs over the past fifteen years of our blog culture and had many mixed feelings. Why expose myself, my life, my secrets? What could I write about, and why would it be important? I have experimented with class blogs and other formats for students to write and share work and have … More Why blog?
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