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Welcome to The Engaged Spanish Classroom! My name is Erin and I have 10 years experience teaching High School Spanish. My students call me Profe, and while teaching is my passion I have also enjoyed coaching Ice Hockey and Cross Country, and I am now a mom to two young boys! My goal is to help other teachers enjoy teaching every day and work efficiently to develop a healthy work-life balance. I want to help you find your own effective teaching style, so that you can find what works best for your students and have FUN teaching!

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🎙🤩HURRY - EARLY BIRD PRICING!! 🥳 - the pa

🎙🤩HURRY - EARLY BIRD PRICING!! 🥳 - the party for CI world language teachers is here!
All that’s left is for you to join us & invite your teacher friends!
Register for the FREE online world language conference Practical & Comprehensible 2023: REFRESH.
Let’s do some quick FAQs to get you up to speed:
What is Practical & Comprehensible?
A free virtual event that uniquely blends both on-demand content, lively interviews, and interactive live presentations. It’s easy, budget-friendly, full of variety, and hits all the feels you love about conferences: whether it be convenience, schedule control, or interaction - we’ve got it on deck ✅ for you.
Is it free?
Yes, for realz, it’s free! There is special juicy bonus content that you can upgrade to during the conference, but you can attend all of the on-demand content completely for free and register in 1 simple step. ✅
What is involved in the upgrade?
All of the live content requires an upgrade. There are exclusive live presentations you don’t want to miss, so consider upgrading 🎁 treat yourself and support the presenters all at the same time!
Can I get PD credits?
You can get a PD certificate if you upgrade to an All-Access Pass, which also gives you lifetime unlimited access to ALL the amazing content from the conference - over 40 presentations!
What is this year’s focus?
This year, Practical & Comprehensible focuses on REFRESH during the hardest time of the year: the last 3 months. It’s the tail-end, 🏝spring is in bloom, and motivation is low. This conference will give you the refreshing boost you need to finish the year strong ⚡️⚡️
Ready to find out more about how the conference works and who the speakers are? Simply check out the affiliate LINK IN MY BIO to find out all the details!
If you decide to purchase an upgrade for this free conference through my link, I will receive a portion of your ticket which helps me create more conference content in the future! Thank you for your support! 💓 And act fast, because the early bird pricing doesn’t last!!
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Visit the link in my bio to grab your FREE ticket

Visit the link in my bio to grab your FREE ticket to Practical and Comprehensible 2023! 🎟️
The theme of this year is REFRESH🍃🌿 The virtual conference takes place April 20-24, with options for some live sessions as well! I can’t wait!
I love supporting this woman-owned conference! I presented for the first time last summer and was so excited to be invited back. My session walks you through creating INTERPRETIVE assessments for your world language classroom 💓 and I know you’ll love all of the other sessions as well. There are over 30(!) free sessions!
The link is in my bio and stories, but feel free to comment and I’m happy to send it to you directly as well ☺️
#affiliate links for this free conference mean I may receive a portion of your purchase if you decide to upgrade your ticket at a later date 💓 This helps me to continue creating conference resources for you, so thank you for your support!
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Just finished this tutorial blog post ☀️💫 I

Just finished this tutorial blog post ☀️💫 I hope you love it!
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This post goes over the setup, walkthrough, and some visuals for this new resource line that promotes collaboration and critical thinking!
If you have any questions after reading, feel free to let me know! I’m happy to add additional clarification to the post 💕💓
Link shared in stories!
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🤍I am really excited about a brand new activity

We like big BOOKS and we cannot lie! 😆📚 We’ve teamed up to help add to your FVR Libraries with some AWESOME CI Novels for middle school & high school Spanish classes!
We ❤️ books, you ❤️books, and our students ❤️ books!
Authors Carrie Toth, Diego Ojeda, Jade Greene, and A.C. Quintero have generously donated some of their most popular readers to help stock YOUR classroom bookshelves! 🎉
Check out these awesome prize packages:
PRIZE #4 : books, personal library stickers, $20 TpT gift card, and FVR lessons
PRIZE #3 : books, personal library stickers, $20 TpT gift card, and FVR lessons
PRIZE #2 : books, Spanish teacher tote bag, $20 TpT gift card, and FVR lessons
PRIZE #1 : books, Spanish teacher tote bag, $20 TpT gift card, and FVR lessons
You can enter at the link in my bio! Entry is SUPER simple too!
Giveaway runs from February Wednesday, February 22nd to midnight on Saturday, February 25th, 2023. Open to U.S. residents, World Language Teachers only. Giveaway not sponsored by nor endorsed by Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. Winners will be chosen at random and contacted via Instagram Direct Message by @thestressfreespanishteacher or by email and must respond within 24 hours or a new winner will be chosen.
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❕❕❕NEW RESOURCE LINE- HEXÁGONOS 💭 If yo

❕❕❕NEW RESOURCE LINE- HEXÁGONOS
💭 If you want your students to think critically IN and ABOUT the target language, I have a new resource just for you!
✅ AND it’s editable! I plan to make more versions soon, but you can take this and make it work for ANY vocab list / theme if you’d like! I include 33 editable hexagons to use digitally as well as 33 to print ☺️
Basic overview: students work alone or with partners to separate the vocab hexagons into groups.
There are no correct or incorrect groupings - it’s all about the WHY! Why did you group these words together? Can you think of other possibilities? Do you see why this group of student chose these groups instead?
Check out the last picture to see how the same words could be grouped different ways by different students.
You can discuss as a class, or have students discuss amongst themselves. You could even incorporate a carrousel or gallery walk. It’s all up to YOU!
Students can complete the activity digitally right in the document you’ll download, or you can print and cut out the black and white copy that I also include. Lots of flexibility makes this work in any class level and size.
If you’d like me to focus on a certain set this week, comment to let me know! I also plan to work on a blog tutorial❤️
Happy grouping! I’ll link this product in my stories, or comment and I can send it over!
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This week I was explaining THIS practice to a coll

This week I was explaining THIS practice to a colleague and she said she honestly wonders if a lot of teachers suffer from PTSD from the treatment that is just accepted as “normal” to us.
I taught for ten years and loved so much of it. But there’s also SO MUCH in education that you reflect on from the outside and realize it’s ABSURD.
Some admin teams do monthly walkthroughs of the school. This could be up to 5 adults (super, assistant super, principal, asst principal and DH) that would enter your classroom for an unannounced observation.
Now, we all know a regular observation can be disruptive as it is. Even ONE extra/unknown observer in the room changes the vibe and comfort level. I’m not even just talking about the teacher, I’m talking about the STUDENTS as well!
Now imagine 5 adults doing that. And when you’re observed by your one DH, they usually sit, yes? But that can’t happen when there’s 5 of them and you already have 30 kids in your class. So imagine 5 adults standing/walking around the room “oh but pretend we aren’t here!” And they stay anywhere from 10-25 mins. Who knows. Definitely not you!
Oh but don’t worry, you’ll get super thorough and thoughtful feedback after! So it’ll be worth it! Oh wait. No. No feedback at all. Your only feedback is if you’re not fired, I guess you’re doing ok!
See you next month, maybe!!!!!
@mis.claseslocas inspired me with this audio tonight ❤️ and I couldn’t resist because after describing this yesterday and getting looks of horror, I realized it’s NOT normal. It’s not normal to be evaluated on the spot with no warning and no time to prepare, in a way that is so disruptive and disrespectful, AND to not even be given feedback after. This is not supportive and this is not “involvement” by admin.
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This little corner of my office makes me feel so c

This little corner of my office makes me feel so calm 🥰 I moved my office (again!) Many if you probably remember when it was upstairs, then it was on the main floor, and now I’m downstairs! The boys needed a playroom and they come first 😂❤️ so we finished a room in the basement for me. I’m so happy to have my own space, and I’m here for good!
My new job is going really well - I’m doing a much better job of leaving work at work, and focusing on family on nights and weekends. It’s a HUGE change for me and a big move in the right direction! I’m also loving working from home - extra time with the boys, and LOTS of Luna snuggles😍
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Had some fun a few nights ago ❤️🥰 designing

Had some fun a few nights ago ❤️🥰 designing some new digital stickers just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Want to get your hands on a few of these for FREE? Make sure you’re on my email list… hint hint! Keep an eye on your inbox next week ☺️💕💗
And if you have my Valentine’s Day bundle, they were ALL added there for free!!
Feel free to comment if you’d like the link to these stickers, the bundle, or my email list! 💌 (join my email list easily by following the link in my bio!)
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