A Love Letter to Spanish Teachers
This year, as teachers, you are being asked to do the impossible: Teach remotely and in person at the same time (obviously, none of the policy makers have ever tried this – would like to see them do this for…
Spanish Virtual Learning Class Tips & Tricks
If you’d have told me in March that I’d spend the rest of the calendar year teaching my Spanish classes via distance learning, I’d probably have given you a crazy look and laughed. And yet here we are. I’m really…
Ideas for Building Relationships During Distance Learning
Building relationships with students is already a difficult task, but doing so virtually? That can feel downright impossible! It is definitely something we should all be making a priority, though. Kids need us more than ever. Not only was spring…
Spanish Class Distance Learning – How to start the year online
Inside: How to Start Spanish Class with Distance Learning. Back to school online, back to school hybrid or back to school face to face with social distancing. Hey friends! It is Allison from the strangest back to school situation…
50+ FREE Distance Learning Resources for Spanish Teachers
Stressed about the 2020-2021 school year? We are here to help! We have compiled an amazing resource library with 25+ FREE distance learning resources from many of your favorite Spanish teacher-authors! All are digital or distance-learning friendly and ready for…
How to Enjoy Your Summer Like Everything is Fine {Pandemic Edition}
So it’s the end of June 2020 and no one knows if school in the fall will be open. Will it be in person like normal life? What will that look like if so? What will the restrictions be for…
10 Task Cards Ideas for Spanish Class
If you follow me at all on social media, you know my three Ts: teaching, Target, and task cards. I am going to assume if you are reading this that you are already familiar with the first two because you are…
Comprehensible input in Spanish class – 5 Comprehensible Input Activities (that you can use for distance learning!)
Inside: 5 Comprehensible Input for Spanish class to engage students. Try one out this week to incorporate something new to spice up the end of the school year, with adaption for distance learning. Hi friends! It is Allison and…
Everything You Need to Know about Using Boom Cards
How to Create a Boom Learning Account (and everything else you need to know about Boom) So now that we’re doing distance learning and going digital, you may have heard Boom cards mentioned as the perfect tool to get your…
10 Ideas for Brightening Up Your Spanish Distance Teaching
Right now, it’s completely understandable that people feel anxious. Most of you are being asked to do something completely new. You might be teaching live virtual classes, complete with grades and IEPs to keep up with. Some of you are…