When you first started out teaching Spanish, I bet you heard the same thing over and over again: grammar is the key, follow the textbook, drills, exercises, and tests are the best way to teach.
You took that advice to heart, but it was hard to know where to start. As you kept on researching, everyone had different advice about the best way to do it:
Verb conjugations every day- Stick to the textbook
- Worksheets
- Or one of a hundred other options!
Verb conjugations every dayThe list went on and on. And any one of these approaches could work — if it matches what YOU need.
But no one really talks about that. And when you see just the bits and pieces, you can miss the big picture as you jump from one idea to another.
A little bit of this and a little bit of that and a LOT of wasted time.
Talk about frustrating! Lots of struggle and frustration. And lots of time wasted.
Can you relate?
If you’re sick and tired of not knowing the best ways to teach Spanish and you’re ready to know what works right now, I’ve got some great news: The Spanish Teacher Success Academy is now open for new members!
What is the Spanish Teacher Success Academy?
This online professional development presentation brings together 25 world-class experts who will share with you the best strategies for teaching Spanish. They will help you to:
- Manage a mixed Heritage Speaker / Traditional student classroom
- Move away from teaching grammar
- Grow the sense of community in your classroom
- Transition to Comprehensible Input teaching with a textbook
- Project-based learning (PBL)
- And much, much more!
Tina Hargaden, Meredith White, Adrienne Brandenberg, Laura Sexton, Amy Lenord, Jeremy Jordan… the list of 25 speakers reads like a roll call of A-Lister Spanish teachers and educators!
There’s no other place you can see this lineup of speakers. And there’s no one else who could amass this level of expertise and convince them to share their best strategies and secrets with you.
No theory, no outdated methods, no guesswork — just cold, hard strategies that WORK.
Who are the 25 speakers and what are they presenting?
| No. | Workshop Title | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ABCs of Project-Based Learning | Laura Sexton |
| 2 | Moving Away from Grammar-Based Teaching | Albert Fernández |
| 3 | Creating and Assessing with Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) | Maris Hawkins |
| 4 | Assessment Demystified | Tina Hargaden |
| 5 | Working Smarter, Not Harder (to Maintain Your Sanity) | Bethanie Drew |
| 6 | 5 Must-Have Tech Tools | Rachel Lucas |
| 7 | Two Classes in One: Strategies for Heritage and New Language Learners in Mixed Class Teaching | Jenna Cushing-Leubner |
| 8 | Myths (and Truths) About Teaching Spanish Heritage Classes | Adrienne Brandenburg |
| 9 | Teaching Spelling to Heritage Learners: No Drills Required | Florencia Henshaw |
| 10 | Managing the Mixed Classroom | Sam Finneseth |
| 11 | Affirming Multilingual Identities: Language and Power | Kristin Montgomery |
| 12 | Techniques for Heritage Speakers to Discover and Embrace Their Own Identity | Jen López |
| 13 | Teach Bell to Bell, Not Yell to Yell | Meredith White |
| 14 | Growing Community in Your Classroom | Laurie Clarcq |
| 15 | Mindfulness: Every Student Is Seen and Heard | Annabelle Williamson |
| 16 | The Arts in a Heritage Language Class: Student Engagement & Teacher Sanity | Michaela McCaughey |
| 17 | Using Interactive Notebooks for Hands-On Engagement | Emilie del Risco |
| 18 | Get Your Spanish Class Moving! – Including Movement in Your Classroom | Allison Wienhold |
| 19 | Making Language Doable: Building Student Confidence | Amy Lenord |
| 20 | The Big 3: Getting Your Students Reading, Speaking and Writing Every Day | Erin Carlson |
| 21 | Transitioning to Comprehensible Input | Ashley Mikkelsen |
| 22 | Compelling & Comprehensible Techniques | Sarah Breckley |
| 23 | How to Involve Comprehensible Input into Your Textbook Teaching | Jodi Stokdyk |
| 24 | Ten Target Language Teaching Techniques & Tips | Jeremy Jordan |
| 25 | Reading with Your Students from Day One | Mira Canion |
PD Certificate and More!
In addition to these sessions, you will also receive a PD Certificate for 22 hours, access to 12 Mastermind Q&A Sessions and bonus downloads.
Click here to get lifetime access to the Spanish Teacher Success Academy.
