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A very special guest is joining me to talk about the importance of dopamine in our world language classes. You don't want to miss this conversation with Jess Psaros!

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TPR: My Gestures Blog
Jess' Document on Educational Implications for the Middle School Classroom based on Adolescent Brain Development

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For real though!? Do you know!? Do you ask them!? Try the strategies I outline in THIS episode to find out how comprehensible you're really being for your students!

Links mentioned in the episode:
Sponge analogy on YouTube
Conference in the Cloud 2024

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YAY! Spooky Season is here! Check out this blog that highlights all my BEST Spooky Season resources! Your students are going to LOOOVE them! I know you will too!

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You're amazing... Don't forget it... There's a tiny homework assignment in this episode that will take 30 seconds but have a BIG impact!

Here are the links mentioned in this episode:
John Bracey
Work won't love you back - Sarah Jaffe
Blog on End of the Year Survey

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• Lack of Support
• Lack of Engagement
• Lack of resources
• Lack of inspiration
• Lack of community

You're not alone! Listen to Silvy's journey to JOY and transformative year within La Familia Loca PLC! The doors are open until Friday the 17th at 8pm CDT and I would love to be your support, cheerleader, and part of your community the rest of this school year!

Click HERE to learn more and become our newest member! 

YAY! Spooky Season is here! Check out this blog that highlights all my BEST Spooky Season resources! Your students are going to LOOOVE them! I know you will too!

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That was SUCH a fun episode to record! I hope it gives you lots of ideas for tracking all the amazing things happening in your classroom every day! Below are the many links and references I talk about throughout this juicy episode:

Tuesday Tip 39 - Seating Chart (a visual for you)
Interpersonal and Interpretive Communication Rubric Blog!
Mary P Overton Blog
Positive Phone Calls home blog (read it!)
Positive Phone calls home podcast (OMG SO GOOD!)
10 Day Brain Break Challenge! (YAY!)


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Unplugged, unscripted, authentically tackling imposter syndrome and challenging YOU to  teach as your AUTHENTIC, RAW, GENIUS, MAGICAL self! Thank you for being here and tuning in to Episode 1 of Season 2 of Teaching La Vida Loca the Podcast!

Here are the people, places, and things mentioned in this episode:
CI DownUnder
Bu Cathy
Bu Anne
Adriana Ramírez and Margarita Peréz García's Podcast
Stations Blog
Stations Podcast
Station Expectations Freebie Resource
Class Jobs Course with John Sifert
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YAY! Spooky Season is here! Check out this blog that highlights all my BEST Spooky Season resources! Your students are going to LOOOVE them! I know you will too!

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Welcome to the final episode of season 1 of Teaching La Vida Loca! In this episode, I want you to reframe and rethink the way you talk about your "rest" this break and in future breaks from school! I am so grateful for you, and I cannot WAIT to venture into a new year and brand new season of Teaching La Vida Loca with YOU!

Here's the original post I saw on Instagram by ArtbyLittleBug
Here's the post with my big announcement!
Here's the link to register for my workshop on Story asking- Reimagined on the 7th of January!

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YAY! Spooky Season is here! Check out this blog that highlights all my BEST Spooky Season resources! Your students are going to LOOOVE them! I know you will too!

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I am SO glad to be back to podcasting and I hope you're excited for some HIGHLY engaging and impactful reading strategies that are LOW prep for you!

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And, don't miss the opportunity to join me for my workshop on Story-asking Reimagined in January to make the story-asking process more engaging and equitable! You'll LOVE it! Register here.

Here are the people and links mentioned in this episode:

Laurie Clarq
Michele Whaley
Lauren Tauchman
Carol Gaab
Claudia Elliott
Adriana Ramírez
AC Quintero
Giant Fairy Wizard Brain Break
Carrie Toth Freeze Frame
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YAY! Spooky Season is here! Check out this blog that highlights all my BEST Spooky Season resources! Your students are going to LOOOVE them! I know you will too!

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Phew... I double dog dare you to try this the next time you feel like pulling your hairs out in front of a class... the next time your find yourself ready to explode because they're LITERALLY not doing ANYTHING like you wanted them to... Pause, breathe, and ask yourself this question!

YAY!

Here's the Brain Break mentioned in this podcast!- the blog
Here's a video of it in action! - listen to how quiet they sound!
Here's where you can learn about the Empowered Mastermind two day workshop that Claudia and I are hosting in Raleigh, NC! 

YAY! Spooky Season is here! Check out this blog that highlights all my BEST Spooky Season resources! Your students are going to LOOOVE them! I know you will too!

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HUGE shout out to Dr. Liam Printer for joining La Familia Loca PLC this weekend and sharing his incredible research and knowledge in such REAL ways! To listen to his podcast click here or visit his website to read about the many ways you can learn from him!

The various forms of engagement he shared he noted he learned a lot from John Marshall Rieve.

Episode 54: Being intentional about your feedback

To register for the workshop that Express Fluency is hosting for FREE on October 3rd click here.

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YAY! Spooky Season is here! Check out this blog that highlights all my BEST Spooky Season resources! Your students are going to LOOOVE them! I know you will too!

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