Happy Back-to-School! I know some folks have been in school for well over a month and others will just start this week. We have now been in school for 2.5 weeks and so far, so good! But it is around this time that I, as a teacher, have to continue to be consistent and continue …
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The Creative Process and a Week-Long Craft: Los Alebrijes
Oh my god oh, my god you guys (musical lyric, anyone, anyone?) As I was writing this, I realized that I hate reading posts like the one I just constructed (worse than that, it is probably how I construct all of my posts - more deep reflection on this is needed). Anyway, this post is …
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Join me this year for the CI Summit in CInCInnati
I know we are all on different schedules in terms of when our classes end. My classes end on June 4, and I am certainly ready to end the year and relax a bit. I am writing this quick post just to share information about a truly terrific summer workshop for world language teachers - …
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Updates for Video Clip Chat: the Coffee Run and A New Class Extension Writing Game
I am happy to report that the coffee commercial that I wrote about last week has been a great source of Input for my students as we continue to follow this year’s Winter Olympics. I wanted to say that I have updated the resources. I published last week’s post/resources quickly because I wanted us all …
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New Year’s Post 2026 (It’s Going to Be a Happy New Year)
As I always say, you certainly will not get inundated with posts from my Blog during the school year because for me it is crazy busy. I live deadline to deadline, and although I'm not always proud of that I certainly do get all of my work done. This all being said, I made this …
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How Do You Measure, Measure a Year? – Part 1: Spanish I & II and the new from the CI SUMMIT
So How Do You Measure, Measure a Year? In this post, I will reflect on last year’s Spanish I and II classes and incorporate my newest learning and connections taken from the CI SUMMIT as I prepare for next year. I will follow up with a second post with more details about my Spanish IV class and again some take aways from the CI SUMMIT.
Running Reflection Series 2: My Experience with Mike Peto’s Brazilian Portuguese Classes ~ Post #6 – My Final One
I must thank Mike Peto for the amazing experience this summer learning another language. As I posted in my first post about this class, I have been waiting for an opportunity like this for quite some time. This was a perfect summer experience for me and I am going back to the classroom re-energized and recharged for a great school year. Thanks again Mike for being such a wonderful teacher and inspiration. Now for One Post More!
Running Reflection Series 2: My Experience with Mike Peto’s Brazilian Portuguese Classes ~ Post #5
These five+ “AHA” Moments and Teaching Tips from my Portuguese classes this summer are helping get me mentally prepared for this school year. Check out my other posts for this series
Running Reflection Series 2: My Experience with Mike Peto’s Brazilian Portuguese Classes ~ Post #4
Here are 5 more of my “AHA” Moments and Teaching Tips in this post about my experience acquiring/learning Portuguese this summer.
Running Reflection Series 2: My Experience with Mike Peto’s Brazilian Portuguese Classes ~ Post #3
During this reflection series, I am noting an “AHA” moment from each day of Mike Peto’s 2024 Brazilian Portuguese Classes, which are available on his CI Master Class Site. “AHA” Moment ~ Day 6: The Weekend Review in the Past Tense Today’s class started in a terrific way reviewing what was discussed from Friday’s “What …
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