Back to School Night Tips for World Language Teachers
Back to School Night (sometimes referred to as Meet the Teacher Night) is rapidly approaching! What should we as World Language Educators be communicating to our students’ parents? In this blog post, I share 7 tips for making your BTSN presentation as engaging and stress-free as possible!
First Day of School Lesson Plan Activities for World Language Teachers
Need some novel ideas to freshen up your first day of school lesson plans in your French, Spanish, or Italian classes? In this post, I’m going to walk you through what the first day of my French class looks like, but these activities work just fine in Spanish and Italian classes as well!
Essential Elements of an Effective World Language Course Syllabus
When thinking about drafting your French, Spanish, or Italian Course Syllabus, what are some key items you’ll want to include so that students and parents understand what the course is about and what your expectations are for student learning in your class? Read more to find out what are some ESSENTIAL components that you’ll want to include in your syllabus.
Back to School Self-Care for World Language Teachers
Teaching is not a sprint; it is a marathon! In this blog entry, I talk about some self-care practices that you can implement in your teaching life to help reduce stress and cope with the back-to-school exhaustion that is so common for us to experience as World Language Teachers during the first month of school.
Time-Saving Back to School Tips for World Language Teachers
It is no secret that the Back to School season is one of the busiest for teachers. Between setting up our classrooms, making photocopies, lesson planning, attending what sometimes feels like an interminable chain of back-to-back meetings…it’s a lot! It is so easy for us to lose so much steam during the first few days and weeks of school despite having had a restful summer break. In this post, I’m going to share some tips and ideas to save you some time and energy so that you can start the school year off being fully present with your students and not feeling tired or exhausted from all of the tasks you’ve got piled up on your plate!
4 Back to School Tips for World Language Teachers
As Back to School season approaches, many of us are returning to the classroom feeling refreshed and revitalized, ready to welcome enthusiastic language learners to our World Language classroom. Some of us are super excited to be back, while others (like myself!) could use a couple extra weeks of summer vacation! Regardless of where you fall on the spectrum, it is no secret that back to school season can be super stressful and overwhelming, even for the most seasoned teachers. In this blog entry, I’m sharing four nuggets of wisdom that I have picked up over the years which have helped me to reduce some of the stress and overwhelm that can accompany the back to school season.
The Blogger Behind the Blog
Curious about the blogger behind the blog? In my first entry, I share a bit about who I am as a teacher, my journey to becoming a World Language Educator, and some features of my teaching style!