Kaitlin took a back seat in this episode and spent the interview listening and learning from some of the best! A.C. Quintero and Alicia Gonzalez, teachers on a mission to make their classrooms equitable, chat about not only the why and what of equity, but they also share how to put it into practice.

I give a few ideas for how you can teach with the Stepping Stones Curriculum by Tina Hargaden while making sure your students also get the grammar and vocabulary your school or district may require.

Every decision we make is hard. But which hard is worth it?

I share what my school has announced as its reopening plans as of 7/29 and all of my thoughts and feelings as well as how I'm planning to make this year easier on myself.

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A.C. Quintero is a talented and passionate Spanish teacher. She is also the author of many fabulous (seriously... I've read almost all of them) comprehensible input novels for students. We had a great chat about what equity looks like in the world language classroom and why it should be a priority.

Jodi is one of my closest friends that I am also proud to call a colleague.  We have both gone on a similar journey transitioning from teaching with a textbook to teaching completely with CI strategies.  Hear some of her tips to work with the book you have or some simple strategies to add in to the already existing curriculum.  Check out Jodi's YouTube channel to see her awesome teaching videos!

Here's my heart. It has been a long 9 weeks at home and for the first time since this started, I am feeling like myself. I hope this inspires you and helps take steps to feel like yourself again, too.

Kristen Wolf is a Spanish teacher in Montana who has a passion for reaching ALL students. Join us to hear some of Kristen's story and to hear us chat about differentiation in CI classrooms.

Giving anyone who wants to listen and update on how I'm doing with all of this.

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