Priority #1: Culture of TL in the Classroom Confession Time: The biggest regret that I have as a teacher is how much L1 gets used
Category: New School Year

On My Own, But Not Alone
One and a half weeks down The year has started and is in full swing. I am teaching all the kiddos again, K-8, and I
…And We’re Back
Summer has been a great time for rest and reflection. As much as I could, I tried to unplug from the things that were stressing me
Summer Planning and Getting Back in the Game
An unexpected hiatus Burned out, Over it, Exhausted, Fried, Run down These are all phrases I can use to describe the last 2.5 months of school. I was
Getting students comfortable with #tl90plus
In my last post, I mentioned that I had used my first story of the year to explain why I wouldn’t be speaking any English

Back to School…
First Days of School I have been back to work since the 12th, but I’ve only seen the kids for 5 days’ worth of classes, so