Empowering educators from beyond the classroom

Ashley Mikkelsen is passionate about teaching Spanish. However, when she had her first child, she realized that it was difficult to balance teaching and motherhood. It was at this point that she transitioned her side hustle of creating educational resources for other Spanish teachers to her full-time job. Srta Spanish looks to provide Spanish teachers with resources to amplify their classes through reading, games, lesson plans, and more. - Chapters - 00:00:00 Introduction and Background 00:02:23 Long Lines of Educators 00:04:30 Impact of Great Teachers 00:06:20 Professional Learning Communities 00:08:49 Budgeting in Your Side Hustle 00:12:34 Side Hustle to Full-Time Hustle 00:15:18 Data Tools for SEO 00:18:15 Learning other Languages 00:22:07 Bumping Elbows with Elites 00:27:03 Balancing Business at Home 00:28:59 Outsourcing for Optimization 00:32:24 Closing