Teacher Life

Oh. My. Gosh! Did you know there is a web-based platform that automatically corrects and grades your oral exams for you? I’m agog! Amazed! Overjoyed! And peeved. Yes, peeved because I spent all [...]

Have you ever been in this situation? You’re excited about your new teaching position. You arrive midyear to take over for another middle or high school teacher. Level two, three, and four [...]

When my principal told me I would be teaching a combo Spanish Four and AP class, my heart sank, and I immediately began to stress. Stomachache, tension headache. How was I going to survive with [...]

In this blog post, I will give you links to fast, easy, healthy freezer meals for the whole family and other time-saving food tips to make your life more manageable. Because, it really IS [...]

In this post, I’m going to talk about an online platform that will spice up your French or Spanish Lessons. It’s super fun for both students and French and Spanish teachers. [...]

Are you spending too much time correcting tests? When I taught AP Spanish, I spent two hours a day correcting essays and, even then, I left a stack of ungraded papers for the next day. The pile [...]

I wanted to entitle this post, “How I maintain my fluency in Spanish and French as a non-native speaker,” but that title was too long. However, I really am going to tell you how I do it and, [...]

What do you do when you need a substitute? Just the thought is overwhelming. This is my typical thought process: Uh oh. I feel my throat getting scratchy. I have no energy. Maybe it’s just [...]

Supervision at school dances where the music vibrates my bones, fire-drill practices, P.D. on how to administer standardized tests, and the enforcement of the dress code: all non-instructional [...]

On the other hand, I am in awe of those colleagues who DO seem to do it all.  They are the ones who have three kids, teach a world language, coach after school, and still seem to have the best [...]