My Favorite Ways to Teach Spanish
Learner Portfolio Review Projects For Your Spanish Classes
Now’s the time to assess what students have learned and also a time to celebrate how far your classes have come in this past year. Learner Portfolio Projects are the perfect activity to review for a variety of reasons and in a variety of settings.
Spanish Learning Activities for Summer
Summer work for Spanish language students to further their language learning objectives over the break as well as two free resources the reader could assign.
Finishing Strong in Your Spanish Classroom
This post gives six strategies for finishing strong including end-of-year classroom activities and Spanish classroom organization for next year.
Interactive Warm-up Ideas for Spanish Class
Ya lo sabes, profe. Warm ups are crucial in class. While they're not the end-all, be-all of your classroom management, they do help us start class off on the right foot and set the tone for maximizing learning opportunities. Have you ever wondered how to make your...
Boost Student Engagement: Techniques for Encouraging Participation in Spanish Class
Hey there, fellow Spanish teachers! Are we ready to liven up participation in our Spanish classes? I know I am! Today, let's explore practical and fun ideas to motivate our students, provide them with the necessary supports to feel confident when participating, and...
Strategies to Avoid Burnout as a Spanish Teacher
¡Hola, queridos maestros de español! Today, let's dive into a very important topic: cómo evitar el agotamiento en tus clases de español (or how to avoid burnout as Spanish teachers). We all know that being a teacher is no easy task, and many times we find ourselves...
Keep Structure (and relax) the Week Before Break
Navigating the week before a break can feel like tiptoeing through a minefield. It's tempting to let routines slip, embrace the chaos, and count down the minutes until that well-deserved respite. Segurísimo, I've been there, too. In my third year of teaching, I...
Teacher Problems: Choosing “Which Spanish” to Teach
“Which Spanish do you teach?” “Do you teach vosotros?” “Do you teach ‘real’ Spanish?” I’m sure you’ve heard these questions before, profe. As the language becomes more and more popular in schools worldwide, Spanish teachers are increasingly more important. Teachers...
How Spanish Teachers Can Enhance Their Language Proficiency
I moved from the US to Spain in 2018, and thought I was SO ready. I mean, I’m a Spanish teacher! I’d been teaching Spanish for six years, and I’d traveled, been to language exchanges, etc. I was not ready. First, my brain needs a moment to “switch on” when I visit...