So, I just got back from an incredible trip to Mérida, Mexico with One World Trek and I learned something…
Most fun PD: One World Trek
You guys!! I just got back from THE MOST FUN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ever! If you’re a Spanish teacher, you’ve got…
Looking good: Portfolios
Since language acquisition is a subconscious process, frequently our little darlings feel like “they’re not doing anything” in class. We know…
Changes for next year
Every year I leave for Summer Break with a note on my desk, labeled, “CHANGE FOR NEXT YEAR”. I thought…
Spanish 4’s “Best Sellers”
As promised, here are “Los libros mejores según la clase de español 4”. If you’re looking for recommendations for Spanish…
Spanish 1’s “Best Sellers”
On Friday, after our last Free Reading session together, we compiled a list of “Los mejores libros según la clase…
Spanish 1’s final: La última celebración de conocimiento
So excited, guys! First of all, I’m never excited about a Final Exam. Ever. Basically most of my time is…
A cocinar con la Sra. Chase: Agua de jamaica
When I was little, I was obsessed with having a cooking show. Every chance I got, I would make delightful…
Let’s taco ’bout it
I’m a pretty passionate person, and one of my passions is tacos. In fact, my husband and I fell in…
The Sweet Spot: Rethinking May
May has a bad rap. May isn’t that bad. In fact, I kinda like the month of May. Ok…ok…May is…
PQA + Google Maps
I love to travel and I love to teach…but I don’t love to travel with my students. I can’t handle…
Devotional for teachers
Happy Teacher Appreciation! Teaching is hard work! And teachers need all the encouragement we can get. And if you, like…
Teaching other important things: handshake
I’m a Spanish teacher, so I teach Spanish, which is the content of like 97% of my little blogcito here.…
Screaming Ninjas: a really fun vocabulary game
In my previous life, before I was a Spanish teacher, I was a Young Life leader. Young Life is a…
AAPPL results & Spanish 4’s final
Last year at this time, I was absolutely livid with our AAPPL scores. Basically, out of 60 students, including my…
La llorona
I heard that the new movie La Llorona came out this past weekend, and I thought to myself, welp, there’s…
Spring Break Chit Chat
Today was the first day back from Spring Break (which was awesome, thanks for asking!) and so of course we chatted…
Roller Coasters & Rainstorms: fun in the language classroom
Don’t tell the other teachers your school our secret: language teachers have the most fun! I mean, it doesn’t matter…
El misterio del conejo…part 2
For those of you who have been following along with the Misterio del conejo, you will be interested in recent…
Considering a Master’s Degree?
I get a lot of questions on this little Blogcito about my Master’s Program…so I’d like to tell you about…
