As the year comes to an end, I’d like to share a few highlights from 2017. Although I don’t have a long list of new […] Read More
Author: Samantha Decker
Today my colleague Robin Murray are giving a presentation at the New York State Middle School Association (NYSMSA) Conference called “Meaningful World Language Cultural Activities.” […] Read More
I like to embed colors into everyday instruction, but I also take a couple of days to work explicitly with them. Here are some of […] Read More
My first couple of years teaching, I just used a generic planbook. I became frustrated with the lack of space and lack of personalization, so […] Read More
Normally I blog about things I’ve already done, but in this post I’m going to share a few things I’m excited to try this year. […] Read More
Back in February, I had the opportunity to attend a three-day workshop on Project-Based Learning given by the Buck Institute for Education. Throughout the course […] Read More
A colleague recently introduced me to a YouTube channel, called Google Translate Sings, run by Malinda Kathleen Reese. Reese runs English language songs through various […] Read More
I’d like to share with you a playlist from Disney Channel France’s YouTube channel. It’s about a giraffe called Monsieur Sacha, and it’s got a […] Read More
I’m sure I’m not the only teacher who has found that many students dislike writing. In this post, I will share three fun activities I […] Read More
Parts of the body can be a difficult topic to make contextual. With the right activities, though, it can be a lot of fun to […] Read More
