Teaching La Vida Loca

By Annabelle

A podcast for World Language Teachers seeking inspiration, unapologetic authenticity, and guidance in centering joy and facilitating language acquisition for the people who matter most, our students!... more

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The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.

Teaching La Vida Loca episodes:

June 23, 2026Episode 96: ALL things SUMMER
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So happy you're here! In this episode I share summer learning opportunities as well as what I've been doing so far this June!! You'll hear what I'm reading, watching, and playing with my kids in Mommy Summer Camp!

Here are the links mentioned in the episode:
Morning Routine Episode
Ode to Ben Tinsley Episode
Summer learning Opportunities:
Ben Tinsley's Summer Institute: French Class for Spanish Teachers (COUPON: LOCA for 15% off weekly French classes + debrief for language teachers!)
Viviana Tracy's Planning Your Year Course (three parts)
Curriculum Labs with Express Fluency (COUPON: Annabelle for $30 off your registration TO ANY Lab)
Summer Conference with La Familia Loca PLC included in a membership with La Familia Loca PLC!
We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
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30min
March 04, 2026 Episode 95: Valentina's Greatest Aventura yet!
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I feel so grateful for this woman and how dedicated she is to supporting educators! She pours her heart and soul in to Aventuras and I cannot WAIT for her to share it with you! Thanks for listening in!
Link to Valentina's recent Insta Post that we mentioned
Link to Valentina's HFW posters
Check out Aventuras in Learning! - this is my affiliate link I truly believe you'll love it!

We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
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34min
February 24, 2026 Episode 94: I'm BACK! and so is Riana! - an interview about my return to the classroom
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Podcast about deciding where and how to apply for jobs.
Job Search with JOY - workbook
Honoring the Unexpected Path- Blog about my year outside of the classroom with my darling baby
The original podcast with Riana about my choice to quit to spend a year at home with my baby
Reach out to work with Riana! Email her!- [email protected]

We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
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44min
February 17, 2026 Episode 93: Seeing Every Student: Intentional Inclusion in the World Language Classroom with Emily Ibrahim
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I am so grateful for Emily joining me for this podcast! I hope you'll check out her sequel to the beloved "Edi el Elefante"! The links for both books is below!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Emily Ibrahim
Edi el Elefante
Edi el amigo - color
Edi el amigo - B&W
Hannah Sullivan
We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
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50min
February 10, 2026 Episode 92: HYPE Squad with Carolyn Deas and Kelsey Leanza
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Happy International week of Random Acts of KINDNESS! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to interview these incredible women about what they're doing at their school to cultivate a culture of kindness which in turn is creating a huge shift in the sense of community at their school! Wait til you hear all of these ideas! I hope you enjoy as much as I did! I REALLY loved chatting with them and I feel like even after 45 minutes they still had more ideas to share!
Enjoy!

We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
Let's Connect!
My Blog
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51min
October 22, 2025 Episode 91: Un sueño cumplido
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I hope you'll consider joining us! Click the links below to connect with Meg, Craig, y taller experiencia Colombia!
Links:
Sign Up for Emails
Facebook Experiencia Colombia
Instagram Experiencia Colombia
Our Website: Registration and Information
What´s Included and what´s NOT
We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
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32min
September 03, 2025 Episode 89: Your mindset, YOUR choice... it is up to you!
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What will YOU choose this school year?!
Links mentioned:
Mindset Hacks PDF
La Familia Loca PLC
Letter to request funding
Connect with Cäcilia Wyman
Conference in the Cloud BOOSTER DAY
We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
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26min
August 26, 2025Episode 88: Shift what SUCKS- Make it work for YOU!
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I am learning to shift the things that feel routine, monotonous or down right sucky... This particular shift was AMAZING, energizing and OH so engaging! Thanks for joining me!
Links mentioned:
Classroom Jobs Blog
Classroom Jobs Podcast
Classroom Jobs Course with John Sifert
Calm and Connected, Classroom-Ready Start FREE workshop!
We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
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10min
August 17, 2025Episode 87: What I Focused On My First Week Back (and Why It Made All the Difference)
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I am bAAAAACCCKkkk!!!! New School. New kids. New Year. New Systems. New Names. SAME overwhelm times 1000000. I want to share with you what I did (and didn't) do my first week back to school this year! Stay tuned to hear about a free workshop I'm offering to kick off the school year!
Links and people mentioned in this episode:
Establishing my Non-Negotiables for interviews
First Day of School Activity (AMAZING)
Hannah Sullivan
Norming your class with your students - Blog
Resource for Norming your class
Novel ways to norm your classes (if you've done the "hopes and dreams" before)
Sponge video from COVID times
Sponge Activity I did this year
REGISTER for my FREE workshop: 5 Strategies for a Calm, Connected, and Classroom-Ready Start
La Familia Loca PLC
We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
Let's Connect!
My Blog
My YouTube
My Instagram
My Website
My TPT store
Join La Familia Loca PLC
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31min
July 18, 2025 Episode 86: Whose Idea Was It Anyway?- A Conversation About Credit & Creativity
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Perhaps the most important podcast I've recorded to date, listen into this conversation I had with Profe Morgan Bennett, about the importance of ending Beg, Borrow, Steal culture, and instead shift to one of "Ask, Acknowledge, Appreciate".
To connect with Morgan, follow her on Instagram at: @Profe_Bennett

We will have our FOURTH Annual LFL PLC Summer Conference this July 30th and 31st! Check it out here! This is included in a La Familia Loca PLC Membership!
Let's Connect!
My Blog
My YouTube
My Instagram
My Website
My TPT store
Join La Familia Loca PLC
...more
56min

FAQs about Teaching La Vida Loca:

How many episodes does Teaching La Vida Loca have?

The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.