Smokey the Bear has more work to do than we thought.

Not seeing as many #langhat lesson ideas here as I used to, where is everybody finding their inspiration these days?!

Hey #langchat , share this with your beginner teacher friends! senoraziegler.com/2024/05/19/a-g…

I will not see you or anyone else at summer PD, and while I will miss you, I am not sorry. 😆
Channeling Bethanie Drew 🇺🇦, highly recommend.

Up on the blog, a post for end-of-year (and anytime) assessments: Troubleshooting the presentation fail
musicuentos.com/2024/05/highli…
#langchat #edchat #teachertwitter #spanishteachers

Fascinating article with many implications, not the least of which is the age of heritage speaker courses: 'A child who stops speaking a language before age 12 can completely lose it.'
nytimes.com/2024/05/14/mag…
#langchat

I have been loving so many podcasts recently- check them out along with some AI tips and other fun May ideas (that get you through the month!): marishawkins.wordpress.com/2024/05/14/may…

Our focus on self-care has made us so irresponsible.
If you’ve overcommitted, you don’t quit & leave someone else in the lurch. You suck it up, do what you said, & think before committing next time. Give people time to find a new solution.
Selfish and self-care are not the same.

Woah! So cool to hold this in my hands!

My preview copy to make sure it's ready to be sent to the printers. (final will be soft cover)

Love me some Choose Your Own Adventure style readers for Spanish students!

As Haylee Ziegler and I periodically remind you, those deskless, paperless classrooms are not the win we thought they were going to be...
popsci.com/diy/typing-vs-…
#langchat

It’s that time of the school year where Ss tell me on repeat that “yours is the only class we are still doing work in.” 🙄

One day, we’ll look back and we’ll lament that we fell into this hole, and then we’ll rage over how in the hell we didn’t have the courage to get out when everything said it was what was best for the kids.

Ban the phones.

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Not knowing where the textbooks were… The ones we hadn’t used in years.

New on the blog: Extra time? Try finger puppet presentations! musicuentos.com/2024/05/finger… #languages #langchat #languagelearning

“Language teachers have the highest turnover rate of all subject areas and are more likely than math, science, special ed, and elementary teachers to leave the profession prematurely.”
–ACTFL TLE Spring ‘24
#findyourwhy #passiton

I'm starting to be convinced 'new' and 'innovative' and the like should not be any part of evaluating conference proposals. We are so distracted and there's been so much turnover.
Proposal for #KWLA24 : Find Your Way Back to the Basics.

Kristin with a K ⚫️🟡🟡 I think about what I have learned in the past year and how I can help others access the same. Sometimes it is directly related to my students, sometimes it has to do with new ideas I am trying out or applying to curriculum design.

Honestly, this is what keeps me from caring about how good I get with my French.