Free resources and ideas PRESENTING TWO FREE WEBINARS 25 Feb 2020 Photo by Jacqueline Kelly As you all know, I travel around the country training World Language and Spanish teachers on best classroom practices to enhance second language acquisition. Teachers are constantly…
CI book reviews MADRE TIERRA, a tale of legacy and strength 24 Feb 202024 Feb 2020 Trying to live in harmony with Mother Earth is something that we will never reach in full unless we go back in time and experience a more natural life, more…
Uncategorized ROBARTE UN BESO 23 Feb 202023 Feb 2020 There are two famous colombian celebrities that refuse to stop amazing us with their amazing work. One is Amparo Grisales, an actress born in 1956 and the eternal Carlos Vives,…
Free resources and ideas COMING SOON TO CHICAGO: ¡CI PARA TODOS! 22 Feb 202022 Feb 2020 One of my dreams is about the become reality in two weeks when I finally get to present a workshop with the talented, amazing and legendary Spanish teacher Sarah Breckley!…
CI book reviews THE POWERFUL EFFECT OF POETRY IN THE WL CLASSROOM 19 Feb 202022 Apr 2020 I have been teaching for over thirty years and not a day goes by when my students don't surprise me! Some students already know that I have published my first…
Free resources and ideas KILLING THE CLASSIC “WARM UP” IN THE WL CLASS 17 Feb 202020 Mar 2020 For many years I started class with the classic “warm up”. I would spend many hours trying to come up with the best worksheets that I thought would motivate and…
Free resources and ideas FVS OR FREE VOLUNTARILY SPEAKING IN THE WL CLASSROOM. 15 Feb 202015 Feb 2020 One of the most common and perhaps stressing questions that parents usually ask is if their student will be FLUENT by the end of the last language level. Many answers…
CI book reviews JULIANA 14 Feb 202014 Feb 2020 St. Valentine's Day is behind us. The hearts, the chocolate, the candy grams, and the especial dinner will have to wait another year. During this day we celebrate love and…
Activities with songs INTRODUCING, DANCING AND SINGING THE SONG “EL AMOR” 13 Feb 202013 Feb 2020 So, yesterday I shared with all you some activities based on the song El Amor by puerto rican singer Tito El Bambino. Find those activities HERE. Today I´m sharing here…
Activities with songs ST. VALENTINE´S AND DÍA DE AMOR Y AMISTAD 12 Feb 2020 While in the United States love and friendship is celebrated every February 14th, many hispanic countries celebrate them in different dates and with different names. You can find a list…
