Author Archives: SpanishPlans

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Spanish Educator, with focus on acquisition Educator Enthusiast I love learning about and sharing culture.

Storytelling Remotely

Posted on November 16, 2020

Despite being completely remote up until this point, I have done my best to continue to use storytelling as my main method to deliver comprehensible input in my Spanish class over our synchronous online Google Meets classes. I know a … Continue reading →

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Illustrating to show comprehension

Posted on October 21, 2020

In search of a quick input-based activity that you can use either in a remote or in-person setting? Have students draw the scenes of a story.

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Drag and Drop Audio with Google Slides

Posted on September 8, 2020

Now that most of us are giving classes virtually, how can we adapt our listening activities to an online format? Even if you are presenting it LIVE as a class over a video Meeting, it’s always best to provide an … Continue reading →

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Remote Learning: El Tigre Tiene Hambre

Posted on September 1, 2020

Our second week of remote learning is underway and we wanted to share with you what we’ve been up to. My set-up All my students are working from home. I have the option to work from my classroom and I … Continue reading →

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Distance Learning Memes

Posted on August 5, 2020

It wouldn’t be a back to the school year without us posting our favorite memes. We started making memes years ago and even launched our own website for teacher memes (since discontinued). This summer we’ve been working on Distance Learning … Continue reading →

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Starting the Year Remotely

Posted on July 31, 2020

It’s something we never expected. Something we are not trained for. And yet millions of teachers will start the year remotely this fall, embarking on a journey unlike any other. Meeting your students for the first time on Zoom and … Continue reading →

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White privilege of Names

Posted on June 19, 2020

As you may know, I have devoted several blog posts over the years to the issue of assigning or letting students choose “Spanish names” in the Spanish classroom. Now with many more teachers being more aware of what white privilege … Continue reading →

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Why students use google translate and what teachers can do

Posted on May 14, 2020

During the quarantine, I’ve seen a lot of teachers complaining about students submitting work in which they’ve used Google Translate. The problem is not new for language teachers, but without being able to have all writing done in the classroom … Continue reading →

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Google Classroom Tips

Posted on April 4, 2020

Some teacher tips for using Google Classroom during “Remote learning”

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Rally Re-order

Posted on March 9, 2020

The following is a guest post that I invited Rich Madel to write after he mentioned this activity on twitter. All world language teachers focused on providing rich, compelling, and comprehensible input to their students know the struggle: How can … Continue reading →

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