We asked Spanish Teachers Success Academy presenters to name one thing they wish you had known when they started teaching. And here is an extract of their answers that collects their reflexions on their teaching careers. You can watch the full video interview and additional Q&A session bonuses inside the Spanish Teacher Success Academy. Allison […]

When you first started out teaching Spanish, I bet you heard the same thing over and over again: grammar is the key, follow the textbook, drills, exercises, and tests are the best way to teach. You took that advice to heart, but it was hard to know where to start. As you kept on researching, […]

Teaching Spanish heritage learners is one of the hottest topics in Spanish teaching circles at the moment. Not only is it a new challenge facing Spanish teachers, many of them were never taught the unique challenges teachers face when having heritage learners in their classrooms. 1. First of all, what do you mean by heritage […]

Whether public or private, primary, middle or secondary, schools generally run on a tight schedule on even tighter budgets. These parameters are often unyielding, which means that communicating your concerns from your perspective as a Spanish teacher to your higher-ups can sometimes be a nerve-wracking experience. For example, we recently received this message from one […]

It’s a familiar story… An average student turns in Spanish homework. You review the homework thoroughly, hoping that the assignment is complete. Miraculously, the student’s tendency to write in Spanish without any regard for the dictionary has transformed, overnight, into total grammar perfection. Perhaps you feel pride swelling for a moment, or perhaps the anxiety […]

by Lynn Ramsson Before I started my teaching career, I had heard that Spanish teachers are a truly unique bunch. I wasn’t sure what that meant, but after a year or two in the Spanish classroom, I understood much better what I had heard. I felt proud, both of my own progress as a teacher and […]

What is flipping and how to start this teaching approach with your Spanish classroom. Read these tips before you start!

These easy activities and games will help you teach your kids Spanish during the summer no matter if you go on a trip or stay at home.

Check out these strategies for teaching Spanish verbs that include activity and game ideas for each one.

Use this Spanish teaching guide with ideas and examples to create activities for when a substitute teacher needs to cover your Spanish class.

This guide to teach Spanish at home will give parents some ideas on where to focus to teach and practice Spanish with their kids.

What to do if your textbook is not the best book for teaching Spanish? Check out these books that complement your class: a weekly lesson book, a novel, a verb workbook and vocabulary.

10 Spanish teaching activities to help students rest from the textbook. With these activities they can practice what they learned during the school year.

A twist on these four popular games to teach Spanish. Includes quick ideas for Memory, Simon Says, White Elephant and Go Fish to use in the classroom.