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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Guest Post: Creando Comunidad with Classroom Jobs
It’s August and today was my first day reporting to school for the 2022-23 school year. I had a very short, busy summer, and while it was hard to go back, I’m excited to start planning for the upcoming year. For this post, I enlisted the help of the fabulous…
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What is WRONG With Me???
I’m tired. I’m not gonna sugar coat it. Teaching through a pandemic has exacerbated an already tenuous situation. Teaching has always been stressful. It has always been exhausting. It’s always been too much work for too little pay, constantly being pulled in too many directions, being expected to fill too…
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Goodbye, Guilt. Hello, Grace.
Hello, incredible teachers. It’s been an awfully long time and I’m really sorry. I’ve been feeling a lot of guilt over not making the time to update my blog. Getting back in the classroom with students this year has been lovely! And difficult. Exhausting. Overwhelming. And so much more. I…
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New Year, New EVERYTHING!
Hello again and happy 2021-22 school year! For me, school started five weeks ago and this year so much has changed. One big (happy) change is that we’re back to in-person school for all students! Our school is requiring masks for all and so far the kids are mostly really…
Growing with Heritage Learners 