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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Teaching La Vida Loca episodes:

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:
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Facebook Experiencia Colombia
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Our Website: Registration and Information
What´s Included and what´s NOT
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31min
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
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24min
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!
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9min
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
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30min
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

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54min
April 16, 2025 Episode 85: You Deserve to Flourish: Let’s Talk Uprooting & Replanting
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I'm baaack! Did you miss me!? In this episode I share about my personal journey as I search for a job for next year, as well as some real talk for you... I want you to really think about whether you're growing where you're planted or if it is time to be uprooted and replanted elsewhere where you can truly flourish...
Here are the links mentioned in this podcast:
Job search with JOY Workbook (Resource of the month for La Familia Loca PLC)
Profe Bennett on Instagram
Episode 5 - Listen to your Gut
La Familia Loca PLC
Podcast Blog: When Staying Home Isn’t the Dream: Honoring the Unexpected Path
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32min
December 18, 2024 Episode 84: ACTFL Takeaways p3
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I am so grateful for you! I am so grateful for this community! This is my third and final ACTFL reflection!

Links mentioned:
Who is it!? jueves - with La Maestra Loca
Winter Brain Break - Snowball, Polar Bear, Penguin!
La Familia Loca PLC
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13min
December 12, 2024 Episode 83: ACTFL Takeaways p2
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Welcome to part two of my three part reflection on ACTFL 2024 in Philly this year. This episode covers the takeaways from various sessions that I was able to attend while at ACTFL.
Links and people mentioned in this episode:
Dr. Uju Anya
Ben Tinsley
Dorie Perugini
Junko Yamamoto
Published paper: World Languages for Black Linguistic Reparations
Bertha Delgadillo
Maribel Gómez
Paul Asleson
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17min
December 06, 2024 Episode 82: ACTFL Takeaways p1
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I knew within the first ten minutes of ACTFL that I wouldn't be able to encapsulate all of my takeaways in one episode. So, here's the first of THREE episodes to share my greatest takeaways from this year's National Conference in Philly.

Links mentioned:
Who is it!? jueves - my new series... you're going to LOVE this!
Rocio Jacoby, go learn from her!
Episode 5 Listen to your Gut
Sheryl Lee Ralph's book Diva 2.0

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21min
November 19, 2024 Episode 81: Making the Most of ACTFL (Even If You Can’t Go!)
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In this episode I share suggestions for making the most of ACTFL 24 in Philly, even for those teachers who can't attend this year!

Links mentioned:
Conferencing Intentionally pages
CCLT SIG Sessions
La Familia Loca PLC will meet up on FriYAY- check the FB group for info

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11min

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How many episodes does Teaching La Vida Loca have?

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