I have spent this year making breakthroughs in my teaching practice. Whether it’s using news stories, novels, story circles to engage more students, Non-targeted CI,
2019-20 Curriculum Shakeup, Part 1
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

Ending the Year on a High Note
Reflection on the end of the year activity and the future language path of my graduating 8th Graders.

MovieTalk Activity: El Hombre Elegante
In the past, I was not the biggest fan of using MovieTalk. I have had trouble with getting students to engage without complaining that we’re
Non-Targeted Comprehensible Input? In Elementary?!?
Before we get into definitions and explanations, I just want to remind everyone that I am not an expert at this. I am writing this
Takeaways: Using Novels For the First Time
Edi el elefante and Brandon Brown Quiere un Perro As I have written about before, I started using novels this year. And I can honestly