I taught my students proficiency levels today! I know this may seem pretty much common sense to most World Language teachers but this is the first year that I have actually explained the levels and had my students actually discuss samples. Let me ‘splain! I left the classroom in 2013 and became an Instructional Coach …
Who doesn’t like free stuff? To help you get ready for the new school year, I am hosting a giveaway. I am giveaway 2 prizes. The first prize is a $10 Gift Card for Teachers Pay Teachers to use for any store your heart desires. The second giveaway is $10 worth of product from my …
At the end of each year, I always spend time reflecting on the previous year. I use time during the summer, tweaking lesson plans and creating activities. I think about what worked and what didn’t. I ponder my students’ performance and how I will try to motivate them during the upcoming year. So, how was …
As you may or may not know, I teach Spanish (more on that in a later post) and I LOVE technology. I have decided to share with you some of my favorite tech tools/websites. Keep in mind, this isn’t an exhaustive list of what I use, these are simply the ones that I probably could not …
I have teamed up with Tidy Teacher and other fabulous TpT sellers from Georgia. To get ready for the upcoming year, head over to my TpT Store Teacher Learner to purchase my Teacher Binder and my Teacher Lesson Plan Book. Grab one or both of these products before the 2016-2017 update. With just one purchase, …
As a young teacher starting out, I thought it was normal for teachers to think about ways activities and lessons could be improved. This has to be what they taught in Education courses…right? Having sought the alternate licensing route, I had no idea about what it was to be a reflective teacher and neither did …
A few years ago, I was presented with a set of classes that were somewhat challenging. All of my previous classroom management strategies just did not seem to work with this crew. I wrecked my brain (and the internet) to research other alternatives. As a high school teacher, I never shied away from using elementary …
How I Used a Classroom Version of PBIS to Manage Classroom Behavior Read More »
Hi all! I am in the process of fixing the issues with my site. Please be patient as I try to upload all of the images and files that were contained in the posts. I hope to have it all resolved over the next few weeks! There will be some dead links until all information …
Now that you have decided on what you are going to as your ISN, it’s time to decide how you are going to adhere the handouts, foldables, etc. As with the notebooks, your choice of adhesives will depend on what works best for you and your students. ADHESIVE CHOICES Glue Sticks: Although this is my …
Implementing Interactive Student Notebooks Part 2: Adhesives Read More »
I first began researching Interactive Sudent Notebooks during the summer of 2008. I was about to enter my fifth year of teaching and I was frustrated with the lack of organization skills and the apathy that my students had towards turning in notebooks. I would only have half the class turn in the notebook. And …
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