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Upcoming Heritage Spanish PD Opportunities
Friends, time has really gotten away from me. I still need to continue my independent reading series one of these days, when I find some of that elusive free time. But for now, I wanted to share THREE upcoming PD opportunities for teachers of Heritage Spanish classes. When I first started teaching heritage classes in Read more
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*NEW* for 2023-24: Growing with Heritage Learners Webinar Series
I am excited to announce my upcoming webinar series for the 2023-24 school year! I’ve planned 5 timely webinars for heritage language teachers, and the first one is just a few weeks away. Each webinar is just $25 for 90 minutes of relevant, classroom-proven techniques and lessons to make your year easier. Webinar 1: Getting Read more
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Most Popular Books For Independent Choice Reading, Part 1
If you’ve been here a while, you know that I’m a book lover and a huge proponent of independent choice reading in Heritage Spanish classes. Folks are always asking for a list of books from my classroom library, but I’ve never made a list. Honestly, by the time I thought about it, I had amassed Read more
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Need some summer PD? Look no further!
Hi! It’s a million degrees and humid here in Minnesota and summer break is finally around the corner. Maybe you’re already on break and wishing you had some great professional development to look forward to. If that’s you, read on! It’s been a loooooong year, so of course this is coming to you very last-minute. Read more
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What Happens When You Make Space for Students’ Full Linguistic Repertoires? MAGIC.
Hello again, dear readers! I hope you are all hanging onto some shred of paz interior as we race towards winter break! I’m counting down the days until my 2 weeks of blissful, family-filled freedom, but wanted to share some of my students’ incredible work with you, and a bit on how we got here. Read more
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Creating “Self-portrait” Poems & Graphic Art
It’s week 5 of the school year and we’re progressing along pretty smoothly in my classroom, all things considered. I’ve learned everyone’s name and gotten to know a bit of their personalities. Classroom jobs are up and running (some better than others), and students are settling into the routines of our class. We’ve been studying Read more
Growing with Heritage Learners
Teaching Heritage Spanish Speakers Using Language Arts Approaches to Sustain Linguistic and Cultural Practices
Growing with Heritage Learners
Growing with Heritage Learners 