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So Much to Share

December is a crazy time of year. The holiday season is well under way and for many of us, the semester is rapidly spinning toward its close. We have so many things we want to fit in before the end of the year… but the calendar says it isn’t going to happen! And then there are EXAMS… UGH. Everyone’s nightmare!

Today I wanted to update you on some free MasterClasses I’ll be offering in December and remind you about a spring master class that we offered that might just be of help to you as you plan for exams this month.

Need help planning for exams? Check out our YouTube recording of our May session called “That’s a Wrap“. Hopefully our 5 tips can help you hone in on the perfect exam set up for your classroom.

Interested in tips for boosting student engagement? Join us on December 7 at 7pm CST for “Let’s Get Engaged”, an hour long MasterClass on building student engagement in the language classroom. We will share the links for the session through our email contacts, so be sure you sign up for notifications!

Do you work with Intermediates? Join us on December 14 at 7pm CST for “Level up Intermediate Language”, an hour long MasterClass on moving students from novice to intermediate language proficiency. Again, we will share the links through our email list, so be sure to sign up! (The pop up on this page is the link to sign up, so you might want to refresh to join that list! If you didn’t receive a pop up when you opened the page, you are already a member of our mailing list.)

Don’t forget that the TPT Cyber Monday sale starts tomorrow! Tomorrow and Tuesday (November 28-29, 2022) everything at Somewhere to Share on TPT will be 20% off. Use the code CYBER22 to get an extra 5% off. Fill your basket early to make it easier to check out! If you missed our post about what is new in the store, you can see it here. This is also a great time to stock up on your winter clip chats! We have several! The Present is a good fit for the holiday season and is available in both Spanish and French. Lily and the Snowman is perfect all winter long and is available in both Spanish and French. Saving Simon is also a great all winter long clip chat and is available in Spanish.

Check out our Christmas Word Wall (also part of our Deck the Walls Bundle) if you’re looking to make your classroom walls festive!

We are looking forward to sharing so much with you this winter! Hope to see you on December 7 and 14 in our MasterClasses!

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I began teaching Spanish in Illinois in 1994. I have taught levels 1-4 in a small rural high school, 8th grade introductory Spanish, Biology 1, and 101 and 102 at the community college level. My Spanish classes are partnered with the community college to offer students 8 semester hours of dual credit on completion of Spanish 4. In 2011 I met Carol Gaab and Kristy Placido and have since co-authored the book "La hija del sastre" with Carol Gaab and authored the novels "La Calaca Alegre", "Bianca Nieves y los 7 toritos." "Vector," "48 horas","Bananas", "Sostenible", and "Papálotl" through Fluency Matters. In 2006 I became National Board certified and I have been serving as a mentor both for candidates seeking certification in world languages other than English and a virtual mentor for candidates in all certificate areas. I completed my Masters degree in Spanish education in 2011 and did my research on the use of Understanding by Design to create meaningful cultural units for the language classroom. I am a frequent presenter on this topic, please consider me if you are interested in a workshop on backward design. In 2013 I was named the ICTFL Foreign Language teacher of the year and in 2014 I was selected as CSCTFL's teacher of the year. In November of 2014 I was lucky enough to be one of the five finalists for the ACTFL National Teacher of the Year in San Antonio, TX. What a "Cinderella" experience! You can reach me via email at carrie at somewheretoshare dot com.

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