Hi guys. Martina here. I am writing this post because I AM REALLY MAD! I have about 2 hours of time that I can squeak out of my days (meaning, my days and nights…2 out of every 24 hours…) to work on the computer. Would you like to know how I spent that time today?…
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Breakout activity in Spanish for BreakoutEDU newbies
You probably have a list a mile long of new things that you want to try this semester. Is BreakoutEDU on your list? Whether Santa brought you breakout box supplies or you are still waiting in queue for your official BreakoutEDU box to arrive…or whether you are just hearing about this for the first time…I…
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You can make a difference {in 2017}: Reading in Spanish
“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” –L.M. Montgomery 2016 was hard for many people. Many of us experienced great joy this year, but that joy was often overshadowed by suffering, sadness, loss, and hopelessness. The same is true of any year, but for whatever reason it seems…
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Save 28 percent on Spanish and French lessons Nov 28-29
It’s the most wonderful time of the year–well, if you’re a teacher, that is! Teachers Pay Teachers is holding its annual Cyber Sale on Monday, November 28 and Tuesday, November 29. Because individual stores offer discounts and TpT corporate offers a discount, you are able to save more during site wide sales than you can…
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BreakoutEDU & 2016 Christmas Lottery commercial
Have you ever gone to a session at a conference and been SO EXCITED about whatever you learned that you don’t eat, don’t sleep, don’t shower, and ignore everyone that you care about until you finally get the chance to try it out? No? That’s just a Martina thing? Shoot. Well this last summer, everyone…
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Meet Katrina Griffin, NECTFL Nominee for ACTFL Teacher of the Year
This year’s NECTFL Nominee for ACTFL Teacher of the Year is Katrina Griffin. Katrina is the lead German teacher and World and Classical Languages Department Chair at North County High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She has held leadership positions in the Maryland Foreign Language Association (MFLA) and her local chapter of AATG. Her list of involvements in the field…
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Celebrate {inter}National TPRS® Day!: Save 20%
Today is the most exciting day of the year for anyone whose teaching or learning has been touched by TPRS®! It is {inter}National TPRS® Day! …not yet an official holiday, but it should be! Today is Blaine Ray’s birthday, and what better day to celebrate the JOY that we have found through his creation, TPRS®! Like any child, TPRS®…
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Handouts from COFLT WAFLT 2016
The handouts from my presentations at COFLT/WAFLT this past weekend in Portland are available in this Google Drive folder. Although the slideshows are abridged, all of the slides with key information are still there. I’d really appreciate feedback on my presentations–what was helpful, what was not helpful, what was confusing, what stood out, etc.–so that I can…
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Meet Grant Boulanger, CSCTFL Nominee for ACTFL Teacher of the Year
This year’s CSCTFL Nominee for ACTFL Teacher of the Year is Grant Boulanger. Grant is a Spanish teacher at Skyview Middle School near St. Paul, MN. He has been teaching languages in a variety of contexts since graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1997. He cofounded a bilingual, project-based arts high school, taught middle school immersion in one…
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Meet Michele Whaley, PNCFL Nominee for ACTFL Teacher of the Year
This year’s PNCFL Nominee for ACTFL Teacher of the Year is Michele Whaley. Michele is a 30-year Russian-teaching veteran in the Anchorage School District in Alaska. She is the both the first Russian teacher and the first Alaskan teacher to take the stage as a regional finalist for ACTFL Teacher of the Year! Michele is also the reason that…
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