Wins and Losses in my Heritage Class

I’m teaching Spanish for Heritage Speakers for my first time this year and let me tell you, the learning curve … More

Fancied-up Picture Talks: Comprehensifying Authentic Resources

Someone, someone who I’ve searched for in vain to find out who to credit here, someone shared a really cool … More

Yesterday we didn’t have school, because… Nevada Day! (Non-Nevadans are always surprised that Nevadans celebrate our statehood every year. 154 … More

I get emails every now and again asking why I don’t write more about my upper level classes…One such email … More

Who doesn’t love a good Venn Diagram? Me, I didn’t. I don’t have anything against Mr. Venn, I think his … More

Hello friends! I’ve been adding things to The Chase Place, my TPT store lately, and I wanted to share my … More

Star of the Day, AKA Special Person Interviews are awesome. If you’ve not implemented them yet, don’t wait another minute! … More

Have you ever had a class where your tricks just don’t work? You pull out all your trusty tools that … More

I used to be one of those teachers who was all about kids coming in to class and getting started … More

Today I’m at the Professional Language Association of Nevada’s fall conference with my PLC People and I’m excited to present … More

Total Physical Response (known as TPR in the biz) is pure magic!! I know of no easier, faster, or more … More

You know the cool thing about teaching with Comprehensible Input? It makes language class accessible for everyone. You know the … More

Is it safe to say we’re all back to school? Are there any lucky holdouts who don’t start school until … More

Hey Team! When I started this little blogcito, I just thought I’d share some games and tell some stories. I … More

This week, during out teacher work days, I remembered a super hilarious Get to Know you game that we used … More

Holy Moly! It’s that time of year already! I’m back to school TOMORROW, and then I’ll meet my new little … More

Classroom management is a big deal. In fact, it’s such a big deal that I think it’s the biggest factor … More

It’s no secret, I love to play games in my classroom. But I think it’s a pretty fine line between … More

This past week I was at the iFLT conference and I had the chance to learn from some of the … More

Here I am in St. Petersburg, Florida having the best time at the iFLT conference! It is so inspiring to … More