As Teacher Appreciation Week comes to an end, we want to take a moment to recognize and congratulate you for doing the incredible work of inspiring students and promoting cross-cultural understanding. World Language teachers play a crucial role in our communities by teaching students the skills to communicate with people from diverse cultures, opening new […]
Teaching Gender-Inclusive Language in Spanish
Mrs. Miller, a high school Spanish teacher from Florida, was excited for the new school year. However, she felt a bit nervous when she learned that she had a student who identified as gender neutral. It was the first time she had encountered this situation in her 20-year teaching career.
Breaking Barriers: Learning to Teach Spanish with Gender-Inclusive Language
One positive change I’ve seen over the years is the greater acceptance of our students belonging to the LGTB+ community as a result. I began investigating a grammatical concept that didn’t even exist when I began earning my degree gender-inclusive language.
This course focuses on how we can best navigate this concept.
Teaching Gender-Inclusive Language Course by Dr. Jenny Santilli
Teaching Gender-Inclusive Language A Course by Dr. Jenny Santilli Teach Gender Inclusive Language without feeling overwhelmed, pressured, or confused about where to begin. YES! I WANT THE COURSE $48 One-time Payment – Lifetime Access 100% Money-back guarantee YES! I WANT THE COURSE $48 One-time Payment – Lifetime Access 100% Money-back guarantee NOT SURE ABOUT HOW TO PRESENT Gender-Inclusive Language? Imagine walking into your […]
Upper-Level Spanish Exit Tickets: Intermediate-Advanced Students
Activators and Exit Tickets are useful activities within the scope of a lesson. Activators (bellringers or warm-ups) can be used to activate prior knowledge and initiate the start of a lesson in a way that guides the learner to the purpose of the day, consider it a “warm-up and stretch” for the brain. These can […]
Professional Development Hours Now Available for MA, IL, NY, PA, WA with the 2022 World Language Teacher Summit
I’m excited to share that we set up the PD hours that many of you requested for your specific states, using your WLTS22 all-access pass. We have partnered with Mellissia at Idioma Consulting to get these hours for you. The process is simple: Purchase your WLTS22 all-access pass, if you don’t already have one (worldlangteachers.com). […]
29 World Language Teachers Recommended This for This Year!
Teaching Spanish can be a lot of work. Planning a class, finding materials you want to use, and making sure students are ready when they get there. Despite the best intentions though, many teachers find themselves spending way too much time preparing a class. This can make a less effective class, and you even feel […]
4 Ways to Assess the Speaking Latino’s Spanish Teachers Community Before Joining
We created the Speaking Latino’s Spanish Teachers Community to provide teachers with all the lesson plans and materials to reduce their prep and planning. We believe that having 100% of your lesson plans covered will give you the bandwidth to do connect, differentiate, and teach your classes as never before. But how do you know […]
Your Most Important Job as a Spanish Teacher is NOT to Teach Spanish [video]
This may be a controversial position to take, but after decades as a Spanish learner and years of conversations with Spanish teachers from around the world, I believe that if you are a Spanish teacher teaching young kids or teenagers, you have a more important job than teaching them Spanish. You need to focus on […]
Summer Professional Development for Spanish Teachers (and World Language Teachers Too!)
Do not let your school year end without thinking about this… In addition to being a teacher, you are a lifelong student, so taking some time this summer to gain or improve some skills is a worthwhile endeavor. If you don’t have the time or money to attend an in-person conference with hotel and plane […]
Spanish Class End-of-Year Student Survey
As you close out the year, it is good practice to take a few minutes to survey your students at the end of the school year for insights into what worked and what can be improved. Click here to download our student survey template. Tips for an End-of-School-Year Student Survey: If possible, make the survey […]
How to use Exit Tickets
All the core lesson plans inside the Speaking Latino Spanish Teachers Community include an Activator (Warm-up) and an Exit Ticket. Let’s highlight some advantages of Exit Tickets. Exit Tickets are an optional part of each lesson, but it’s highly recommended that you use them as often as possible. Use exit tickets for daily assessments. This saves […]
2nd Annual Survey for World Language Teachers: Stop Wondering and Participate
Can you believe we have been teaching in the pandemic mode for a year now? Your challenges of teaching remote, hybrid, in-person, synchronous, asynchronous, and any combination of those mixed together have been going on for months and months. Can you believe your 2nd semester of teaching is almost halfway in? Or perhaps, can you […]
Elementary Spanish Curriculum Recommendations
We have been asked in the past if there is something similar to what we offer inside the Speaking Latino Spanish Teachers Community for elementary students. We reached out to elementary Spanish teachers in our Facebook group and these were their recommendations: 1. Rockalingua Rockalingua is an online resource to help children and beginners learn […]
13 Tips to Get Less Extroverted Students to Participate in Your Spanish Class
Here’s what speakers from the Spanish Teacher Success Academy online conference do… Allison Wienhold “The biggest thing is finding out what they are into. Greeting them at the door, talking to them about what they like.” Allison always tries to make a connection with her students about a shared interest so that when the topic comes up […]
Year-in-Review for Spanish Teachers
¡Comienza la cuenta regresiva! Many say that the year 2020 was tough. The pandemic altered the way we live and teach in an instant. There was a lot of uncertainty, plans got canceled, and everything changed. But if you look at the positive side… we learned and grew in so many ways. Look back to […]
The State of World Language Teaching: Results of the 2020 World Language Teacher Survey
This survey was created to give language teachers real answers they can use to make changes to their teaching, to provide comfort in knowing they’re not alone, and help make changes in their institutions and districts.
Professional Development Certificate from the World Language Teacher Summit
World language teachers looking for affordable professional development should check the training sessions provided by the World Language Teacher Summit. This online conference, featuring 45 language teacher experts, is now opening again for new members. By only watching a few sessions, many teachers have been able to improve, modify and change the way they teach. […]
National Read Across America Day: 2 Videos for Spanish Teachers to Help Students Read More in the Target Language
National Read Across America Day is celebrated every year on March 2nd. This day is also known as Dr. Seuss Day. Spanish teachers can always use these celebrations as opportunities to bring excitement to their class. If you need some activity ideas, check out the article 4 Read Across America Day Spanish Class Activities. To […]
Tips to Assess Comprehension in the Spanish Classroom
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 […]
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. […]
When I First Started Teaching I Wish I Had Known…
We asked Spanish Teachers Success Academy presenters to name one thing they wish you had known when they started teaching. And here is an extract of their answers that collects their reflexions on their teaching careers. You can watch the full video interview and additional Q&A session bonuses inside the Spanish Teacher Success Academy. Allison […]
Over-The-Summer Ideas for Spanish Teachers
Here’s a quick list of easy things you can do over the summer to prepare for the next school year. Also, download the full Back-To-School Checklist to get organized prior to the beginning of the school year. Things to do over the summer for an awesome back-to-school Please note that some links included here take […]
The Spanish Teacher Success Academy Professional Development Certificate
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, […]
The Massive List Of Ideas To Engage And Motivate Your Students
This massive list of ideas to engage and motivate your students is organized in different sections: I. Take action now II. Rapport-building tips III. Tips regarding classroom/environment IV. Learning and outcome/lesson planning tips We can also send you the printable checklist version of this list to your email. I. Take Action Now Be enthusiastic. All […]
9 Things You Can Do During the First Weeks of Spanish Class
The first day of classes is right around the corner. Are you ready? No matter how you feel about the start of the school year, that day will soon be upon us. Here are some ideas to help you feel ready for the first few weeks of Spanish class. Things you can do before the […]
5 Common Questions About Teaching Spanish to Heritage Learners
Teaching Spanish heritage learners is one of the hottest topics in Spanish teaching circles at the moment. Not only is it a new challenge facing Spanish teachers, many of them were never taught the unique challenges teachers face when having heritage learners in their classrooms. 1. First of all, what do you mean by heritage […]
Did Your Administrator Just Say “Your Spanish class is not important”?
Whether public or private, primary, middle or secondary, schools generally run on a tight schedule on even tighter budgets. These parameters are often unyielding, which means that communicating your concerns from your perspective as a Spanish teacher to your higher-ups can sometimes be a nerve-wracking experience. For example, we recently received this message from one […]