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Continue reading →: That’s a Wrap: Diec18cho Episodes 5 & 6, Plus Reflection!By the time my students and I were about to start episode 5, there was a lot of anticipation for what was going to happen between Célia and Moha. Both episodes 5 and 6 deliver a lot of drama, and boy, were my students here for it! Below is a…
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Continue reading →: Diec18cho: Ideas for Episodes 2, 3 & 4!Wow, am I behind! Life took over, per usual, and my goals of providing materials went out the window with my sanity. Not really, but it did get busy there for quite a while! Sorry for the delay if you’ve been following to see how I utilized this series. Here’s…
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Continue reading →: Aquí en Chicago: Exploring Latine Heritage in ChicagoI love field trips. To me, there is nothing more gratifying as a teacher than seeing your content area come alive and interact with students outside of the classroom. The fact that my school (I’m new this year) embraces field trips as an important part of learning is so encouraging.…
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Continue reading →: Diec18cho: Episodio 1, Parte 2I wanted to get this post quickly up so I can stay somewhat on top of tracking what I have been doing for each episode. Thank you to those of you who have reached out to let me know you are also exploring this series with your students! I am…
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Continue reading →: “El Chupacabra” Elimination GameThis year, I’m at a new school where I have lots of amazing freedom to teach with a CI, TPRS, ADI approach. I love the trust that they have given me, as well as my fellow colleague who has taught me a lot already about how to build classroom community…
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Continue reading →: Diec18cho: Day 0 & Episodio 1In my last post, I explained how I came about Diec18cho as a TV series to use with upper level Spanish courses and I want to include another disclaimer, not all parts of the series are appropriate for HS students, however, the parts to skip are pretty manageable. One thing…
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Continue reading →: Diec18cho: A series to get kids talking (and thinking)After two years of wanting to include some sort of TV show in my upper levels, I finally did it! About 3 weeks ago, my Spanish 4 students started watching Diec18cho, a limited series on RTVE, and we are all hooked! My teacher dream has come true: they are ASKING…
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6 Songs to Energize Your Curriculum!
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Continue reading →: 6 Songs to Energize Your Curriculum!Is your curriculum in need of a musical refresh? I feel it here, too. As I’m starting at a new school this Fall, I thought it was a good time to survey some new music to throw in to the mix. As much as “Vivir mi vida” is always a…
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Continue reading →: AI for the Win: Bacon Number (Teacher Edition)¡Hola a todos! Happy summer break to all of us teachers! Although I am thrilled to be on break and get to manage my time how I’d like, I have a lot of work to do. I accepted an offer at a new school (two new schools in two years,…
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FREE Resource: Lyric Map for “Si Eras Tú”
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Continue reading →: FREE Resource: Lyric Map for “Si Eras Tú”As Music March Madness will come up quickly, I thought I’d share out a new music resource for one of Ela Taubert’s songs, Si eras tú. If you need a ready to go lesson plan for a novice level which includes mini-stories (tiene miedo, no puede), picturetalk, and a song,…
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