Let’s face it: it’s HARD to invest students in Spanish class. We’re competing for students’ attention and we just can’t keep up sometimes. They’ve got phones, friends, sports, video games, and their lives are moving a thousand miles a minute. It can be hard to invest students in Spanish class, and it’s tempting to try anything tech-related to get their attention. In my experience, we actually need to take it ... Read the Post...
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Tackle Comprehensible Input in a Secondary Classroom
I saw a recent post in a Facebook group about using Comprehensible Input in a high school classroom, and students taking it seriously. When I first started using Comprehensible Input (CI), I was working at a college prep high school. This was one of those no-nonsense charter schools and the policies and procedures were strict and straightforward (more on that later). My colleague and I introduced CI, which is more ... Read the Post...
Plan Ahead: How I Plan for the Year in Spanish Two
As I said in my post about Spanish one, Sometimes we get lucky and our school offers us a curriculum, and sometimes we create the curriculum ourselves. I prefer to create my own curriculum because it gives me more flexibility, opportunities to teach my students what they actually need, And more liberty to have fun and enjoy teaching Spanish. That being said, Spanish two is an opportunity to get students hooked on ... Read the Post...
Plan Your Whole Year: What I Teach in Spanish One
When it comes to planning your Spanish 1 class, sometimes you have a textbook and sometimes you have nothing. In my case, I have usually had to develop my own materials. No time to read? Get my free Spanish 1 curriculum map right here. Developing your own materials can feel overwhelming, but it’s actually pretty freeing because you have the opportunity to teach your students what they really need. Instead of ... Read the Post...
