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Bite Sized Professional Development

Conference season gears back up from March-November, but if you want a low cost substitute while you’re trapped inside for the cold month of February, consider Somewhere to Share’s Bite Sized Professional Development sessions on February 21 and 28, 2026. Running from 9am -12pm CT, these 3 hour sessions will be held live on Zoom but will be recorded as well. If you can’t make it at the scheduled time, never fear! The folder you access when purchasing the sessions will also be the home of the Zoom link when the recording is uploaded! If you happen across this post after the dates, the sessions will already be in your folder waiting for you!

Session 1:

CYA: Cover Your Assessment. In this session, we will look at research, proficiency vs performance, and real world assessments that help your students move from using their language to talk about topics you’ve studied to new topics they’re just starting!

Session 2:

From FVR/SSR to whole class reading, we will make sure your tool belt is full of ideas for reading with students.

The workshops are $30 each or $50 for both. Find them at bit.ly/s2spd26! Sign up for our newsletter (reload this page if you missed the pop up) on this page to get updates about these sessions and to hear about new sessions later in the year!

If you’ve been wanting training for your department, this would be a great team builder to meet online on the weekend and bring information back to the classroom on Monday.

Hope to see you for Bite Sized PD!

Published by senoracmt

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 Spanish 101 and 102 at the community college level. My Spanish classes are partnered with the community college to offer students 16 semester hours of dual credit on completion of Spanish 4.  In 2011 my first reader was published with Fluency Matters and I continue publishing through Wayside Publishing and Somewhere to Share today. My readers: El espíritu de Xólotl Tucán Papálotl Sostenible Bananas 48 horas Vector Bianca Nieves y los 7 toritos La Calaca Alegre La hija del sastre (with Carol Gaab) I have also authored many teachers resource guides and classroom units (including the Huellas and Empreintes curriculum) for students from novice to upper intermediate. In 2006 I became National Board certified and I have served as a mentor both for candidates seeking certification in world languages other than English and a virtual mentor for candidates in all certificate areas.  National Board certification is something I encourage teachers to explore. 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. In October 2013, I was named ICTFL Teacher of the Year and in March 2014, I was named the CSCTFL Teacher of the Year. In November 2014, I was one of 5 finalists for the honor of ACTFL Teacher of the Year! Not sure how this happened, I'm just a regular teacher doing my best with regular students like everyone else, but I was so thrilled to have the opportunity. In the fall of 2017, I received National Geographic Educator Certification and am having a great time incorporating science, geography, and the environment into my classes at all levels. You can reach me via email at carrie@somewheretoshare.com

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