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Welcome to The Engaged Spanish Classroom! My name is Erin and I have been teaching High School Spanish for eight years. My students call me Profe, and while teaching is my passion I have also enjoyed coaching Ice Hockey and Cross Country. I am a new mom, too! 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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Praising the long weekend like 🙌🏼!! It even

Praising the long weekend like 🙌🏼!!
It even got above 40 degrees here! 😂👏🏼
I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! Anybody else like me and leave all of your work/chores/laundry for tomorrow? I said I wouldn’t and... I did. 🤷🏼‍♀️
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#teacherlife #iteachtoo #teachmorespanish #spanishteacher #spanishteachers

It’s hard to speak up. It’s uncomfortable. We’re told to “keep politics out of it.” We’re told that we are just misunderstanding. Literal conspiracy theories are used as excuses. “BuT whAT I hEaRD.....” (and what they “heard” is always from the mouth of a friend, not ever from an actual news source....) We are told that we are wrong. We are waved off. I’ve been waved off by close family members: “I don’t want to talk politics.” or “agree to disagree.”
We aren’t wrong. Hate is wrong. Anti-Semitic sweatshirts, chants about HANGING people, halting an important democratic process with threats of violence, beating police officers and members of the press, THATS WRONG.
If you disagree with me? If you’re rolling your eyes at me? Message me. I’m happy to talk to you. I studied criminal justice. I know laws. And I know what happened last week was illegal for dozens of reasons. For a group of people who has chanted “welp just follow the law” you seem to be confused about actual law, so I’m here for you. Because I know making threats of violence “I’m gonna put a bullet in her head” (about Nancy Pelosi) is illegal. I also know that removing accounts from social media when they violate guidelines repeatedly (i.e Twitter and D. trump) is NOT against any law. And if you’re confused about any of this - confused about why 6MWE shirts and Camp Auschwitz: STAFF hoodies are awful and incite violence AND idolize Hitler (and are evidence that you’re in the WRONG crowd); I’m happy to talk to you.
I’m happy to have an uncomfortable conversation for something that millions of people died for. So message me.
And if you’re not willing to talk? Unfollow me. The sooner the better.
#teachersofinstagram #iteachtoo #spanishteachers #teachmorespanish

Make sure you’re following Allison’s new accou

Make sure you’re following Allison’s new account! You can find her at @mis.claseslocas ! 💗✨The same teacher from our #teachmorespanish team that you already know and love - just with a new account!
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Thinking of making a few new Panal De Preguntas ga

Thinking of making a few new Panal De Preguntas games this weekend- are there any you’d like to see? 💗🖥 Let me know if a certain game set would help you next week and I can design it for you.
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Someone also requested an editable Café Charla and that’s on my list as well!
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I hope you take some time for YOU this weekend. I know that the events of this week has really taken a toll on me, and I know I’m not alone.
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#teacherlife #spanishteacher #iteachspanish #spanishclass #spanishteachers #profedeele #claustrodeig #teachmorespanish #iteachtoo

This is a #lunatunacoleman appreciation post 🐶💗
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This girl is our best friend. She loves us and snuggles us every day. And she treats Liam with patience and excitement. We are always cautious and vigilant because she’s just so big, but she’s really just wonderful with him.
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The last time I did a running streak, I stopped on day 125 - which happened to be the day we brought her home. I haven’t done a running streak since, and decided just after Thanksgiving to start another one. This time, WITH her. She has run the past 34 days with me with complete enthusiasm. She gets excited when she notices running clothes, and she looks at me and stretches. I love it.
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I ran without her this morning; partly to let her sleep in and partly because we had about an inch of snow last night (we were supposed to get 3-6) and I was worried about ice. When I came back in.... she broke my heart because she noticed my clothes, started wagging her tail, and started stretching 😂
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Luna’s fourth birthday is this week, and she deserves whatever she wants. Whether that be extra runs, or naps, or cheese, or snuggles. She is the best gift Danny and I could have asked for - not sure we would have gotten through the past four years without her.
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Anyways, tomorrow is day 35. And I’ll wake her up.
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#runstreak #runnersworldrunstreak #runstreak2021 #iteachtoo #teacherlife

I hope you took time for yourself this break, with

I hope you took time for yourself this break, without any guilt. In the spring, the lines were so blurred for me since there has been this transition to working at home for many (either teaching from home, or an increased workload at home due to hybrid/remote.) I had such a hard time finding balance and I felt guilty as a mom, or I felt guilty as a teacher.
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As we enter 2021 I challenge you to put yourself first more. We love teaching, but we have home lives. We are dedicated teachers, but we deserve to be individuals with hobbies and relationships. We are always learning and improving, but we can step away from work at the end of the day. Our work will be waiting for us tomorrow.
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What is one small boundary you can set this year? The biggest stepping stones for me (before 2020 nightmares) were taking my school email off my phone, and choosing one day per week where I did no work outside of contract hours (I chose Mondays.) Did I sometimes have more work to do during my prep on Tuesdays? Yes. Did the world come crumbling down? No. Was there ever an emergency email that couldn’t wait until 7am? Also no.
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I know many are anxious about tomorrow. I pray for your health (both mental and physical) and happiness in the coming weeks, and I’m here if you need someone to hold you accountable for setting those firm boundaries.✨💫
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#teacherlife #iteachtoo #spanishteacher #spanishteachers #profedeele #iteachspanish #iteachhighschool

Found the cutest surprise in my mailbox today! 📪💌 Thank you so much Rebecca aka @missreadysetteach !!! I love them and can’t wait to share with my teacher friends 💗☀️
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I loved being a guest on Rebecca’s podcast; we spoke about teacher “self care” and while I know it’s a loaded phrase, we talked about TANGIBLE ways to make a difference in our teacher and home lives. I feel like often, the term gets thrown around with no real help behind it. People tell us to practice self care, but where do we fit it in? How do we know what will work for us? I loved chatting with Rebecca about all of this — make sure you listen to episode 6 of her podcast if you haven’t yet 🎙!
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#teacherlife #iteachtoo #spanishteachers #iteachhighschool #teachersofinstagram

I’m ready for you, and for whatever adventure yo

I’m ready for you, and for whatever adventure you may bring 🌿🍃
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There are some things from 2020 that I’d like to carry with me:
🖤the value and priority of my family
🖤the belief that I can try new things even when I’m scared
🖤the reminder that I am strong and can adapt
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Is there something from 2020 that you’d like to carry forward, despite the challenges of the year overall?
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If anyone has suffered illness or a loss this past year, I am thinking of you today. I know my family is very lucky to have had our health in a year where many did not.
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P.S. I will never take a single hug from my mom for granted again. I may be 31 years old, but I’ve learned that mom hugs are something I crave in my soul.
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#teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #teach #iteachtoo #spanishteacher #spanishteachers

💗☺️It’s ready! I added another video walk

💗☺️It’s ready! I added another video walkthrough to my digital stickers blog post - this one will show you exactly how I design digital stickers, from start to finish! This was a really simple and calming creative outlet for me in 2020. I hope the walkthrough inspires you to design some of your own 💗 If you do, I’d love to see them! Be sure to tag me so I can give you some love!!!
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Follow the link in my IG bio or visit www.theengagedspanishclassroom.com to see the latest post with this added video! Feel free to send me a message if you’d like the direct link 🔗 I’m happy to send it!
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Tag another teacher below if you think they’d like to learn!!!
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#spanishteachers #spanishteacher #iteachspanish #hybridlearning #teachmorespanish #profedeele #hybridlearning #remotelearning #profesora

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