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I taught French and Spanish at the middle school and high school level for seven years, and worked as a high school instructional coach for three years. I was the Program Manager for a University K-14 global education outreach and service learning program, and taught a global education service learning experience to undergraduate students for nine years. One of my passions is teaching with technology!
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Preview of MASH in Spanish!/MASH en Español (Future Tense Version/El Futuro)

MASH in Spanish!/MASH en Español (Future Tense Version/El Futuro)

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Remember playing MASH when you are in school? Have your students play in Spanish in order to practice the future tense, profession, residence, and transportation vocabulary. This activity will get your students' interest and they will enjoy sharing their future with the rest of the class! This is a great writing and speaking activity that will get your student talking!
Preview of "Au revoir les enfants" Movie Vocabulary and Activities

"Au revoir les enfants" Movie Vocabulary and Activities

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Show the film "Au Revoir Les Enfants" in your French class! Includes a word cloud activity in French, a link to the trailer of the film online, a YouTube link with a video clip about the French Resistance and questions in English. It also has 25 movie questions (English version and French version), around 60 vocabulary words with some clip art, a word search, a double puzzle, and 9 essay topics (English version and French version), and answer keys. This product can be used in your beginner clas
Preview of "Les Misérables" French Vocabulary, Activities, and Film Critique

"Les Misérables" French Vocabulary, Activities, and Film Critique

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Show the film "Les Miserables in your French class! Includes 34 related vocabulary words in French and English, 14 multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank movie questions in French, a film critique assignment, vocabulary and expressions for writing a film critique, and an answer key. There is also a "Wordle" word cloud activity of the movie summary in French, a link to the movie trailer, a word search, and a double puzzle for practicing the new vocabulary. The Wordle website recently changed the l
Preview of Guess the Celebrity! French Version

Guess the Celebrity! French Version

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Play this fun speaking game in your beginner and intermediate level French classes to practice adjectives for describing people! Includes National Standards for Foreign Language learning, teacher instructions, list of helpful French vocabulary and expressions for students, a list of celebrities, 64 celebrity cards with images for you to cut out and laminate, and a classwork or homework writing activity for describing 13 celebrities, and an answer key. The speaking game is available in PDF format
Preview of "Casi Casi" Movie Vocabulary and Activities

"Casi Casi" Movie Vocabulary and Activities

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Show "Casi Casi" in your Spanish classes! Your students will love it! The product includes a Wordle activity of the film summary, a link to the trailer on youtube, 20 vocabulary words, 17 fill in the blank comprehension questions in Spanish, and a word search. *It seems the Wordle website recently changed the link to http://www.edwordle.net/, and I am in the process of updating all my products containing Wordle activities to reflect the new link.
Preview of MASH in French (Future Tense Version)

MASH in French (Future Tense Version)

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Remember playing MASH when you are in school? Have your students play in French in order to practice the future tense, profession, residence, and transportation vocabulary. This activity will get your students' interest and they will enjoy sharing their future with the rest of the class! This product also comes with a note sheet to teach students how to conjugate verbs in the future tense, a verb tic-tac-toe sheet to practice the future tense, and printable future tense flashcards for your stude
Preview of Spanish Easter Activities! Vocabulario y Actividades para las Pascuas!

Spanish Easter Activities! Vocabulario y Actividades para las Pascuas!

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Teach your students some new vocabulary for Easter in Spanish! This document includes Easter vocabulary and expressions, a crossword and word scramble with answer keys, an instruction sheet for making virtual Spanish Easter greeting cards, a blank Easter bingo card, an Easter word cloud activity, an Easter acrostic poem template, and ten Easter writing/speaking prompts. Felices Pascuas! *The Wordle website recently changed the link to http://www.edwordle.net/, and I am in the process of updatin
Preview of French Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year Vocabulary and Activities

French Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year Vocabulary and Activities

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Incorporate French culture into your classroom by teaching your students vocabulary and expressions for the winter holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, and the New Year). The documents include 95 holiday vocabulary words and 13 greeting card expressions. Have your students create French greeting cards in order to practice the vocabulary! They can do it on paper, or use the instruction sheet with screen shots to make virtual greeting cards online. The document also includes a holiday word search and a
Preview of Guess the Celebrity! Spanish Version

Guess the Celebrity! Spanish Version

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Play this fun speaking game in your beginner and intermediate level Spanish classes to practice adjectives for describing people (appearance, personality, nationality)! Includes National Standards for Foreign Language learning, teacher instructions, a list of helpful Spanish vocabulary and expressions for students, a list of celebrities, 64 celebrity cards with images for you to cut out and laminate, and a classwork or homework writing activity for describing 13 celebrities, including an answer
Preview of El Día de Acción de Gracias - Vocabulario y Actividades!

El Día de Acción de Gracias - Vocabulario y Actividades!

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Looking for a fun activity for your Spanish class for the days before Thanksgiving? Celebrate in your class with these Spanish Thanksgiving activities! This product includes 48 Thanksgiving themed vocabulary words, a word search, a double puzzle, a Thanksgiving writing activity in Spanish, a blank Thanksgiving Bingo card, and directions for making virtual Thanksgiving greeting cards in Spanish. Answer key for the Double Puzzle is included.
Preview of French I Final Exam Review and Rubrics

French I Final Exam Review and Rubrics

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Need to prepare your students for their French I final exam? This packet will save you a lot of time! This review was designed to go with the textbook "Discovering French, Nouveau! (Bleu 1), but it is general enough that it would be a good review of basic vocabulary and grammar for any French 1 class. Includes 20 speaking questions that students can use to prep for their exam, a speaking rubric, a list of common French I infinitives, a review of French verb conjugations and tenses, a conjugation
Preview of Spanish Nationality Study Guide and Quiz (Prueba de Nacionalidades)

Spanish Nationality Study Guide and Quiz (Prueba de Nacionalidades)

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This nationality quiz will peak your students interest! It contains 15 fill-in-the-blank nationality questions. Each question concerns the nationality of a famous person and contains a corresponding image. The document also comes with a study guide of Spanish nationality vocabulary organized by common endings, and an answer key to go with the quiz.
Preview of MASH in Spanish! (Near Future Tense version)

MASH in Spanish! (Near Future Tense version)

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Remember playing MASH when you are in school? Have your students play in Spanish in order to practice the near future tense, profession, residence, and transportation vocabulary. I do this activity with my Spanish I & II students before they learn the future tense. This activity will get your students' interest and they will enjoy sharing their future with the rest of the class!
Preview of Texts & Tweets-Quick Formative Assessments

Texts & Tweets-Quick Formative Assessments

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Students are used to communicating via texts and social networking sites. Use student interest in texting and Twitter in order to get some quick formative assessment feedback through these two templates. In the activities students can either summarize what they learned in class, or tell their teacher about a concept they are confused about. Includes information for using the activity in class, and modifying it for an internet activity as well. The common core state standards are addressed.
Preview of 10 Active Games

10 Active Games

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Incorporate movement into your class to increase learning! Games that incorporate movement can help increase academic performance and long-term memory, help awaken the mind, and are fun and engaging. Includes explanations for how to play the Plunger/Flyswatter Game, Concept Relays, Paper Basketball, Catch and Throw, Snowball Fight, Hot Potato, Tic-Tic-Boom, Spelling Race, the Circle Game, and Magnetic Darts. These games were some of my students' favorites!
Preview of Tic-Tac-Toe French Verb Game

Tic-Tac-Toe French Verb Game

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Looking for a fun way to get your students to practice conjugating verbs? Try verb tic-tac-toe! Students conjugate verbs instead of using X's and O's. The document comes with a blank template that you can use to create your own game using the verb tense and verbs of your choice. It also includes 14 pre-made templates for frequently used verbs, including -ER verbs, -IR verbs, -RE verbs, accent verbs, and irregular verbs. There are templates with instructions in English for beginner students, an
Preview of Spanish Halloween Vocabulary and Activities!

Spanish Halloween Vocabulary and Activities!

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Celebrate Halloween in your Spanish class! Includes 35 vocabulary words with clipart, blank Halloween Bingo cards and directions for how to print off your own Halloween bingo cards online, bingo word list, wordsearch, word scramble, and directions for making virtual Halloween greeting cards in Spanish. Feliz Halloween!
Preview of Spanish I Final Exam Review and Rubrics

Spanish I Final Exam Review and Rubrics

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Need to prepare your students for their Spanish I final exam? This packet will save you a lot of time! This review was designed to go with the textbook "En Espanol", but it is general enough that it would be a good review of basic vocabulary and grammar for any Spanish I class. Includes 24 speaking questions that students can use to prep for their exam, a speaking rubric, a list of common Spanish I infinitives, a review of verb tenses, a conjugation practice sheet, answer keys, a writing rubric,
Preview of French Holiday Bundle!

French Holiday Bundle!

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French vocabulary and activities for 12 holidays! Vocabulary lists with clip art images! Activities include word searches, word scrambles, games, word cloud activities, online activities, poems, grammar activities, and making greeting cards by hand or online. Each activity is also sold separately for around $3.00. HUGE SAVINGS if you buy eleven of them together in a bundle! Includes the following products: -"J'ai un reve!" French Glogster Black History Activity -Le Jour Des Presidents-French Con
Preview of L'Action de Grâce - Vocabulaire et Activités!

L'Action de Grâce - Vocabulaire et Activités!

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Looking for a fun activity for your French class for the days before Thanksgiving? Celebrate in your class with these French Thanksgiving Activities! This product includes 42 Thanksgiving themed vocabulary words, a word search, a double puzzle, a Thanksgiving writing activity in French, a blank Thanksgiving Bingo card, and directions for making virtual Thanksgiving greeting cards in French with screen shots. This activity is intended for US American Thanksgiving, but many educators have easily a
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Experience

I taught French and Spanish at the middle school and high school level for seven years, and worked as a high school instructional coach for three years. I was the Program Manager for a University K-14 global education outreach and service learning program, and taught a global education service learning experience to undergraduate students for nine years. One of my passions is teaching with technology!

Awards & shining teacher moments

-November Best Technology Practice; chosen by school technology specialist for use of ePals project. -Winner of the NC-AATF Concours Pedagogique 2008 lesson plan contest to be published in the bulletin. -Certificate of Honor from The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF); awarded for students high placement on the National French Exam -Recognition of Outstanding Achievement from The Chapel Hill- Carrboro Board of Education; recognized for students high placement on both The National French Exam and The National Spanish Exam.

My own education history

-North Carolina State University, Masters in French with Education Certification -The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Bachelor of Arts in Education and French, and minor in Spanish -Michigan and North Carolina French & Spanish Certification in Secondary Education -North Carolina Secondary English Language Arts Certification -Institut de Formation International (Groupe ESC Rouen), Rouen, France, Michigan State University Study Abroad program

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