Map Activities for Spanish and World Languages
If you’re a teacher you may think of maps as a Social Studies activity, or a tool to prepare…
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Lessons from La Cosecha Dual Language Conference
The highlight of my November was attending La Cosecha, the dual language (DL) conference in New Mexico. It took…
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Do bilingual teachers get paid more and should they?
With the increase in bilingual jobs and the difficulty in filling them, a common question is if bilingual teachers…
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Activity for teaching Spanish slang and dialects
One of the goals I have for my students is to expose them to different dialects of Spanish and…
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A snapshot of Spanish heritage classes across the country on a single day in October
Ever wondered what other heritage/immersion teachers and classes are doing? I know that I think about this a…
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Getting to the roots of language and power with Chalk Talk for heritage learners
The first unit in my Spanish Language Arts curriculum is about Spanish as a world language. We look at…
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What I love and hate about Comprehensible Input
Whether you love it or hate it, Comprehensible Input (CI) is definitely the world language buzz word right now…
