Teaching La Vida Loca

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  • Episode 25: The Power of Positive Phone Calls Home!

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    Join me in this challenge! I can't wait to hear how it positively impacts you! 💜

    Here's the blog on positive phone calls so you can read some scripts of how to keep them short and sweet!

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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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    10 min
  • Episode 24: Cultivating a Culture of Risk Taking - Part 3

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    This is the final episode in the three-part podcast series on cultivating a culture of risk taking in your world language classroom! I will be bringing it all together in this episode as we talk about teaching our students how to circumlocute! I am SO excited!

    Here are the various links and resources I mentioned in this podcast:

    Brain Breaks High Fives
    Brain Breaks Brain Bursts
    Circumlocution posters in Spanish from Teacher's Discovery
    Circumlocution posters in French from Teacher's Discovery
    One blog on teaching circumlocution
    Second blog on teaching circumlocution

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    26 min
  • Episode 23: Cultivating a Culture of Risk Taking - Part 2

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    Short and sweet and to the point.

    Here's a link to John Bracey's website who I mentioned during this podcast!

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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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    11 min
  • Episode 22: Cultivating a Culture of Risk Taking - Part 1

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    I am super stoked to bring you this three part podcast series on how to cultivate a culture of risk taking in your classroom! It is going to be awesome!

    These are the links/resources I mentioned in this episode:

    • Brain Break- Hachi Pachi
    • Grant Boulanger- Rejoinders
    • La Maestra Loca Rejoinders in Spanish, French, and English
    • Emily Meador- St. Andrew's School 
    • Blog Class Points Management System
    • Blog Silent Communicators

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    18 min
  • Episode 21: Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month!

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    I am so excited to share how I've been engaging my students in rich conversations this Latinx Heritage Month!

    These are the various accounts and individuals I mentioned during this episode:

    Françoise Thenoux - @thewokespanishteacher - Her course Brave Spaces is wonderful
    @tlacaeleloficial on Instagram It was there I found this video made by Cycling Atlas on YouTube
    @projectpulso
    @freddytravel
    @greatbigstory
    @ajplusespanol

    Here is my blog on Selfie Brain Breaks! I can't wait to see your selfies!

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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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    19 min
  • Episode 20: The Coaching Tip that Transformed my Classroom

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    I was NOT at ALL excited about this "recommendation" that was given to me by my instructional coach a few years ago but it honestly did transform my classroom! I hope that you find it useful and that your students find it empowering!

    My Instagram video on Pop-Up Theory

    Instagram Slowing Down post

    Kagan Cooperative Learning


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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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    18 min
  • Episode 19: A New Approach to Sub Plans

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    Excited to share my FAVE way to do sub plans with you this week!

    Here is an example of one of these "recorded lessons" (LOTS OF ENGLISH) because it is the start of the year. They did Classroom Jobs last week! 

    Here is another example. (using SnapChat) You can read a blog about this here.

    One more for you

    I think I'll be recording more "stories" that would be usable by other Spanish teachers this year so stay tuned and subscribe to my YouTube channel!

    This is Dreaming Spanish which I mentioned.

    This is Señor Wooly which I mentioned.

    This is Alice Ayel's channel for French teachers that I mentioned.

    I am so grateful for you listening! Share this podcast with a teacher that you know would benefit! Then connect with me below!

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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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    17 min
  • Episode 18: Best Brain Breaks for Back to School

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    Sharing the Brain Breaks I prioritize at the beginning of the year. These are great for:

    •  Building Community
    • Structuring systems and routines ESSENTIAL for Classroom Management

    Whether you teach Elementary, Middle or High School I think you'll LOVE them! 

    • Uno, Dos, Tres, ¡Dale! - Read the Blog here!
      • The importance of MODELING EVERYTHING- Instagram REEL with Caption
      • Variation with your feet! - Read the Blog + watch the videos here!
      • Blog on Voice levels
      • Serpientes- (Train in this blog) or modeled in this video here
    • Choco-la-te- Hand Jive Brain Break- Read the blog here!
      • Watch a video here
    • Name Game! YAAASS! (Blog coming soon) 
      • Watch the Instagram Video here
      • YouTube Video here
    • Hachi Pachi (previously introduced in Episode 13 on Building Community!)
      • Read the blog about Hachi Pachi here
      • Watch a video here!
    • Variations
      • Watch a video with Elementary students in TWO lines here
      • Read the blog on "heads up" or Face off here
      • In a circle (REALLY COOL video you can MOVE the video WOAH!)
        • ALSO omg... a rare sight... ME wearing JEANS WOAH!!!!

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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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    30 min
  • Episode 17- Ditch the Desks: Part Two!

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    Listen til the very end for a Blooper...

    😩🤪 Spoiler alert... I recorded this at the very end of a VERY long Monday and I'm exhausted but couldn't wait another minute to get you the second half of this Deskless Classroom Podcast! LOTS of links and references to other folx were shared in this episode and you can find them all below! Happy Listening!

    Andrea, Positively Win Big, who validated teachers' feelings about desk-less teaching

    Listen to Podcast episode 3 for hacks on student buy-in 😉

    Want to watch tons of classroom videos? Follow Lady Language 411, Nelann Taylor

    Bertha Delgadillo, Profesora Delgadillo, shares videos of her high school desk-less classroom

    Sra. Mapi is going deskless!

    Elicia Cárdenas blog

    Facebook group for deskless World Language teachers

    Amy Marshall

    Don't forget to read this blog on the pros of being deskless.

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    18 min
  • Episode 16: Ditch the Desks!

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    YAAAASSSSSSS! DO IT!

    In this episode I tell you ALL the reasons I LOVE being a teacher in a deskless classroom! I will be recording a part two to this episode soon to go over the logistics, talk about admin and parent buy in, and MORE!

    💜 If you know someone who needs to hear this episode, SEND IT to them and let me PREACH to them too! 🙌🏼

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    13 min

About Teaching La Vida Loca

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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!