If you’re like me, you rely on the internet to stay updated on teaching language. Among hot topics you’ll encounter, grammar might just be the hottest. Mention you don’t teach explicit grammar in some groups, and they’ll react as if…
March 14, 2017 By Catharyn Crane In last week’s post, Jen talked about the power of social media for finding authentic resources. This week, we continue the social media discussion by talking about how to get online collaborations with other Spanish teachers started….
Hi! I’m Jen from the blog Spanish with Sra. Shaw. By far the most popular of my blog posts has been a 6-part series about how IPAs (Integrated Performance Assessments) transformed my classroom. As more districts move toward proficiency-based curricula,…
I am addicted to Target. There. I said it. Man, that feels good to get off my chest! There is something about strolling up and down the aisles, pushing a red cart and sipping a Starbucks mocha, that I find…
Ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in your Spanish classes without losing learning time. Thinking of celebrating el Día de los Enamorados / El Día de San Valentín in your Spanish classes but concerned you’ll be losing precious time away from…
What happened? Your students were doing so well and you were feeling like the amazing Spanish teacher that you are, when suddenly, they start to regress! Whoa… what’s going on? They knew this stuff just yesterday! Well, relax….
Planning on or wanting to take your Spanish students abroad? No doubt this can ignite both fear and excitement. It’s perhaps most common to use one of many tour companies, but would you consider breaking out of the box…
A new year offers new opportunities in your Spanish classroom (but really you can incorporate these ideas anytime). Just like I go through my house and get rid of stuff that I don’t need or love, I like to bring…
January 17, 2017 By Catharyn Crane In my time spent teaching Spanish at a large public high school in Arizona, some of my very best teaching moments actually occurred outside of the classroom with my Spanish Club or Spanish Honor Society students….
Surely I’m not the only teacher who has doggedly plowed ahead in a lesson, determined to squeeze in every second of teaching/input/ practice I possibly can, ignoring the fact that my students’ eyes are totally glazed over. Time is a…
