Courtney she/her/ella

Spanish teacher using comprehension-based methods. Interested in equity and social justice issues. Bonus mom. Lit lover.

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@lasenorasara Is “tema” similar? It works in Armenian, too. These words have Greek roots I think.

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

What a wonderful and effective elementary teacher, leader, a fabulous coach for other language teachers! Erica has helped me grow as an educator through coaching at summer conferences. @SuperScot @EducateSaline

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@DonnaTatumJohns @FluencyMatters @senoraCMT @placido @CarolGaab Would love to see a video!

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@grantboulanger And let’s talk about how white lang teaching conferences are. And our Facebook groups. We need more voices of color in the room. See Lisa Delpit on why teachers of color leave the field or do not become certified. Also: https://t.co/uAGWoEjp4v

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

Here Harrell @CompellingInput w/ his calming presence introduces 1 structure at a 🕰. HAS ☕️, WANTS ☕️ or tea?, BRINGS the ☕️. Learners need teachers to go SLOW + stay in bounds! 🧠 break in the TL: Maya HAS a rock in Rock, Paper ✂️ (snake edition). #CoachFallKickoff2018

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@SraSpanglish How solid is your classroom management now? If it’s decent go for it now before your school says no. I’m deskless for the first time! So far so good. Not sure how students will take the District Final but I guess I have a semester to figure that out!

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

First week of my deskless Spanish classes is going great. Now let’s get compensated fairly for our hard work and service to the community. #BurbankTeachersUnite #WeAreBTA

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

Just made a small donation to @LaTazaSpanish’s Donors Choose project. Much of my classroom library was funded this way! She’s close to the target - consider donating even $5-$10 to help her get books.

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

Learning from a master (@grantboulanger): call on person NEXT TO barometer student for a comprehension check on something you know the barometer student is shaky on. #proximity #languagelabs #iflt18

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

Ooh and then have little picture flashcards and students compete in pairs to grab the card as they hear it in the lyrics! #iflt2018

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@sonrisadelcampo doesn’t give prizes to game winners. The 🥇receive a “fireworks clap” from the losers. (See 🎥 demo) #IFLT18

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@welangley @lesliedavison @BryceHedstrom Link? Video of you singing? Más info, porfis!

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@grantboulanger Gives Spanish 1 students “easy” either/or❓with vocab they know from previous interesting 🗣. Working memory is not overloaded and students can confidently answer while hearing the target structure more in context. #inbounds #iflt18 #languagelabs

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

Fun with colleagues! And I learned a little “On-2,” NY style salsa (I think).

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@miracanion: try special person/star of the day/special chair interviews linked with a novel. Compare attributes, etc., with a character and the student. Book as springboard to discussion. #iflt18

[Arianne @dowd124]

Yess! This is why I have abandoned it!

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

Yes! We have to call this out and model care and respect in our classrooms. Lift up, not take down one another. Notice and praise caring treatment, too! #iflt18 #ClassCommunity

[Emily Ibrahim @maestraibrahim]

When a student in class belittles another by word, deed or sound, @grantboulanger calls them out on it and says, “We don’t use language as a weapon in this class. We don’t do that.” ... “I have to show everyone else that I will protect them.” #IFLT18

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@JSlocB returns to fun, familiar TPR gestures from prev days in Latin class: breathe (quickly, slowly, like this), sleep + laugh at the same time. Divides class into Romans and Trojans and conducts a TPR orchestra 🤹‍♂️🎼. Ss feel comfy + keep acquiring. #iflt18

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

@MsAbeja would this work for your #AgentesSecretos map talk?@senoraCMT presented on this at #iflt18

[Courtney she/her/ella @mitadmitad]

#joncowart finds out which students cut hair and goes to them for a trim. #RelationshipBuilding #iflt18