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Spanish Class Openers to Streamline your Routine during Hybrid and Remote Learning

We all know how hectic the first few minutes of class can be. My school requires that we have our agenda and SMART goals on

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“And when I meet Thomas Jefferson, imma compel h

“And when I meet Thomas Jefferson, imma compel him to include women in the sequel.” — Lin Manuel Miranda, Art by Danny Quach
Today feels different. A new dawn 💗
(Found from Jordyn Sexton on FB)

Are you looking for ways to engage the students in

Are you looking for ways to engage the students in front of you and at home at the same time? Trying to avoid making two lesson plans for the same block? I know many school districts are still moving back and forth between hybrid and fully remote (and some fully in person even.) I also know that you sometimes get these decisions very last minute, say, on a Friday afternoon for the following Monday. Or even closer. It’s just all so much happening at once. And then changing back. And then changing again.
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After speaking to a few colleagues this week I know that one of the *many* challenges with all of the changes is student connections / relationships, AND teacher planning. It’s difficult to plan an activity where students at home can interact with the students in the class. It’s hard when they barely see one another - if at all. AND it’s hard on YOU because you’re trying to plan multiple lessons for the same class block. I want to try to help with these challenges 💗 I wrote up a quick blog post last night describing the first activities that come to mind for building small areas of consistency in this stressful in-and-out of the classroom. I hope you can find something to help your students make connections with one another no matter the learning environment. And I hope I can help ease your planning burden, if only a little. Just visit www.theengagedspanishclassroom.com! Feel free to DM me if you need a direct link!
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A few of the activities I share in this blog post were made within the past two weeks by teacher request! As always, feel free to message me with a request 💗 I’m here for you!
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#teachmorespanish #profesora #profedeele #spanishclass #iteachspanish #spanishteacher #spanishteachers

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

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