Activities with songs CI MUSIC FOR THE SPANISH CLASS 7 Feb 20207 Feb 2020 Nathalia Palis I was checking my Twitter account one afternoon in December, when I learned about Navidad Latina, a Christmas villancico that caught my attention. I was very impressed that…
Free resources and ideas TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Feb 2020 Photo by Swapnil Bhagwat I had the great honor to be the keynote speaker for a Naturalization ceremony in Louisville, KY where 98 new American citizens from 35 different countries around…
Activities with songs A BEAUTIFUL ANTI-BULLYING SONG FOR SPANISH CLASS 30 Jan 20201 Feb 2020 Probably what I like the most about writing blog posts and sharing my silly ideas is to be able to connect with many colleagues who find them helpful and inspiring. …
Free resources and ideas USING AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COMMANDS IN CONTEXT 29 Jan 2020 Photo by Franck V. Yes, my classes are 100% comprehensible, but does that mean that I should not focus on a given grammar topic for a bit of practice? Is there…
Activities with songs A GREAT SONG FOR YOUR TRAVEL AND LEISURE UNIT IN SPANISH CLASS. 27 Jan 202027 Jan 2020 My good friend and Spanish teacher working in India, Viviana Orozco, recommended me this catchy song by the Chilean singer Mera. "Me voy de viaje solito" is a song that…
Free resources and ideas PERSUASIVE ESSAY LISTENING SOURCE CI PRACTICE 26 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 I recently shared a blog post on HELPING AP LANGUAGE STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE WRITING THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY. As you know students need to go over three sources before they start…
Free resources and ideas HELPING AP LANGUAGE STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE WRITING THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY 24 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 I have radically changed the way I prepare my students for the persuasive (now argumentative) essay section of the AP world language exam.In the past I used to simply give…
Podcast Culturales IMMIGRATION VIEWS FROM THE SPANISH CLASS CORNER (1) 23 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 Photo by Katie Moum I believe that the role of Spanish teachers in the United States must go well beyond their responsibility for teaching the language and culture of the Hispanic…
Free resources and ideas VOICE ASSISTANTS IN THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM 21 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 I love technology, so one of my favorite gifts I received at Christmas was a voice assistant. My wife gave me an Amazon Echo, better known in the world of…
Free resources and ideas AN ACTIVITY TO PRACTICE AFF AND NEG ¨TÚ¨COMMANDS 20 Jan 202026 Jan 2020 Photo by Hannah Joshua I wanted to share the template of a very simple activity that I will use with my students to reinforce Affirmative and Negative ¨Tú¨commands use. I call…
