If you’re like me, you LOVE to decorate your classroom! Although I change up how I decorate my classroom each year, there’s something that stays the same; I make sure that my classroom decor supports my students. Why is this so important? Well, for me, I use my classroom decor to support my students […]
Manía Musical de Marzo Project!
If you follow me on instagram (@Loca_Language_teacher), you know that for the first time ever, I participated in the Manía Musical de marzo music bracket. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! I’ve loved every second of it! Because of this, I’ve created a Latin Music Award Show project that you can use with your Spanish classes! How the […]
Quizlet Live for Dummies! Why I LOVE it!
Oh my goodness! This week was career changing for me because for the first time, I experienced Quizlet live with my students. Through instagram polls, I realized that I’ve totally been missing the quizlet live memo, but boy am I glad that I finally caught up with everyone and joined the Quizlet world! I’ve been […]
Mirror! A Fun Vocabulary Game!
If you follow me on instagram, you may have caught me speaking about a game, that I discovered myself via instagram, called “Mirror.” Since I instruct in Spanish, I call it “¡Espejo!” This game can truly be modified for any topic…whether you use it for vocabulary or grammatical structures. Also, i’m sure that once I […]
5 Ways to Empower Yourself
According to dictionary.com, the definition of “empower” is “to give power or authority to.” As teachers, our role is to empower. We empower our students to take control of their learning, as well as use our skills to empower our closest family and friends. However, do you take time to empower the most important person […]
2018 Goal Reflections
Last year on January 1, 2018, I sat with my boyfriend and created a list of 5 personal goals for the new year. I remember the exact feelings of motivation and excitement I felt visualizing and imagining all that I would accomplish in 12 months. On that day, 1/1/18, I experienced the goal creating process […]
Thank you, Santa!
Happy holiday season and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Wow, I’m so happy to be on a little break from work! For me, one of the best parts of this break is CHRISTMAS! Santa stopped by my house this year, so I wanted to share my top 3 favorite gifts! To place these top […]
My Parent/Teacher Conference Life Saver!
It was Sunday night before the week of parent/teacher conferences (PTC) and I thought to myself “What am I going to talk about?” When it comes to talking to parents, I actually thoroughly enjoy it! (Is that strange?!) I’m a very personable and outgoing person, therefore engaging in conversations for about 5 minutes, for me, […]
Pen Pals in a World Language Classroom
If you follow me on instagram @Loca_language_teacher , you might have seen me post recently about the pen pal exchange I organized for my students. Since posting about the pen pals, I’ve received many questions about how I set it up. Therefore, I wanted to write this post to explain everything about the entire process […]
Long time no chat!
Hi everyone! I am sooooo happy to be back to blogging! I originally created this blog almost a year ago in January 2018. My reason behind creating a blog was because I felt as though instagram captions weren’t providing me enough space to express and share all the knowledge that I wanted to communicate. I […]