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Planning S.O.S.

So many times, in January in particular, we resolve to make changes in the classroom. Whether it is in our interactions with the students or with the content, it can be difficult to know where to begin.

If you love using content based units and are interested in making the content YOU love into a well-designed unit for your classroom, Take a look at our Unit Planner for World Languages. The planner includes descriptions of all the fields in the template, a sample plan for a unit I am currently designing, and several sheets that can be printed or edited in Google. I find that it helps me collect my thoughts about the direction of a unit when I have all my resources in one place. To get a little more information on how I plan, check out this Masterclass on YouTube: Sounds Like a Plan.

Interested in PD to that will help make your lessons more engaging and level appropriate? Check out our shop for low-cost, high-yield sessions on Engagement and Intermediate Language.

Love the idea of content based units that you don’t HAVE to plan? We can make your planning a breeze! Check out our upper level curriculum, Huellas 1 & 2. It is available both on TPT and in our shop.

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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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