In summary, language comprehension is “understanding what other people say and write”. Spanish teachers (and any world language teacher) must make sure that their students are actually understanding. But, how do you know? How do Spanish teachers access comprehension every day? Here’s what speakers from the Spanish Teacher Success Academy online conference do… Sam Finneseth […]
1st Annual Survey for World Language Teachers: Stop Wondering and Participate
Can you believe we’re almost two months into 2020 already? Can you believe your 2nd semester of teaching already began? Or perhaps, can you believe it’s already been 15 years since your 1st year teaching? There’s one thing we know from all the questions we get… every world language teacher has questions, doubts, concerns. No […]
Tips to Deal with Students Who Don’t Want to Learn Spanish
When teachers encounter one or more students who essentially don’t want to learn Spanish it can jeopardize the activities and class dynamics. Sometimes, teachers feel that they need to go back to the drawing board and re-think everything that they had planned. Fourteen speakers from the Spanish Teacher Success Academy online conference gave us some […]
How to Encourage Students Who are Struggling to Learn Spanish
Students that struggle to learn Spanish is something that any teacher encounters every school year. Here are some tips from Spanish Teacher Success Academy online conference speakers that can help you deal with this issue. Sam Finneseth “I high-five them every single chance I get.” Sam finds small but meaningful ways of connecting with her […]
15 Tricks to Save Time by Spanish Teachers
It’s not a secret that a teacher’s life inside the classroom can be complex and stressful. So we asked some of the Spanish Teacher Success Academy online conference speakers to tell us a trick they use to save time. Here’s a summary of what they revealed to us as part of the Mastermind Q&A sessions. […]