Teach Spanish & balance the demands of lesson planning, grading, and classroom management

Trying to prep for all your classes and levels? It’s a real headache! No daily planning time means you’re stuck doing it at home during the evenings and weekends. And let’s be real, some days you just show up at school not feeling prepared at all.

After you complete this module, those days are gone!

Here’s what you will accomplish:

✅ You will reduce 5+ hours a week in your class preparations and planning.

✅ You will properly value your limited time (and know when to decide the best use of your time).

✅ You will lower your stress throughout the year by being well-prepared at key moments when your stress can be high.

✅ Create your own support network for you to reach out to, ask for help, share ideas, vent or even request advice whenever you need it.

✅ Set up your own, personal system to effortlessly organize for next year as you teach this year.

….all of this so that you can continue your life beyond school, stress-free, focused on your family and friends and loving your job too.

Every class is like its own little world, with its own personality, right? Trying to juggle each one can be really overwhelming. Answer key questions the right way and you will make a positive difference in your whole year.

After you complete this module all your classes will be running smoothly (well, except for the occasional day you sleep in a bit late)!! 

Here’s what you accomplish in this module:

✅ The 5-minute secret to connecting with and sustaining great relationships with your students will be part of your daily routine.

 
✅ You will be comfortable managing your expectations from your students but also your students’ expectations from you.

 
✅ You will master how to get the best out of your students when they don’t meet your expectations.

 
….so that you walk into every class, every day, for the whole year feeling relaxed, prepared and comfortable knowing both you and your students will have a great day!

Every class is like its own little world, with its own personality, right? Trying to juggle each one can be really overwhelming. Answer key questions the right way and you will make a positive difference in your whole year.

By the time you finish module here’s what you will achieve:

✅ Your students will know what to do every day, every class when they walk in the door.

✅ Your toolbox of methods to communicate and manage your students will be complete.

✅ Your colleagues and administrators will be amazed at how smoothly your classes run, whenever they observe.

….so that your students can focus on learning, create a community and engage in class, even while they are having a blast doing it.

Grading papers and tests shouldn’t feel like this never-ending chore that’s always hanging over you. Let’s put an end to those marathon grading sessions taking over your evenings, weekends and even your holidays!!

Here’s what you will have in your hands when you finish revamping your grading:

✅ A real feedback tool for you and your students to achieve concrete advances in their language learning. Exactly what grading should be!

✅ Relaxed evenings and weekends knowing that what little there is left to grade, you’ll finish ahead of time.

✅ No more “going-through-the-process” just to satisfy your admin so you have “enough” grades to please everyone.

✅ A smooth-running system to minimize your workload while still supporting your students.

….so that your students can focus on learning, create a community and engage in class, even while they are having a blast doing it.

Ready to make setting your assessments more impactful? And guide your students to success? Learn how to constantly assess where your students are so you can adjust your teaching to their needs, all year long. Plus, give them the tools to make their learning easier as you do.

When you wrap up this module…

✅ Your assessments will be an integral part of your teaching that constantly allow you to make adjustments on-the-go and treat each student as the individual they are.

✅ Each assessment you create will be just the right length to assess your students. No wasted time or effort!

✅ You will be clear on what to assess and just as importantly what NOT to assess from your students.

….so that you easily guide your students through their learning path, even adjusting for individual needs along the way. It’s an ideal way to teach!

Explore socio-emotional education and learn how to apply it in language learning. Create various activities for students and look at examples of classrooms where socio-emotional learning has been successfully implemented. (69 minutes in Spanish)

Learn how to incorporate interactive activities such as reading games, movement-based discussions, music activities, and language learning games. (35 minutes)

Learn ways to plan your assessments in order to achieve proficiency. (36 minutes)

A professional development certificate for you to present to your district or administration. This certificate reflects the hours of continuing education you have received for completing the course. While it is widely accepted by schools and districts, please verify with your administration to ensure it will be recognized.