All Episodes
Teaching La Vida Loca — 102 episodes
Episode 103: It takes TWO to make Parent Night Chic
Episode 102: Nervous Nelly to Decisive Denise- How She Reclaimed Her Time, Energy, and Boundaries
Episode 101: Finding your Footing- Navigating Transitions as an Educator
Episode 100: Answering Your Biggest Back-to-School & CI Questions
Episode 99: The Writing Game that STOLE the show at the LFL PLC Summer Conference!
Episode 98: Want More Joy in Class? Start With These 5 Student-Favorite Brain Breaks
Episode 97: From Colombia to the Classroom - My three greatest takeaways
Episode 96: ALL things SUMMER
Episode 95: Valentina's Greatest Aventura yet!
Episode 94: I'm BACK! and so is Riana! - an interview about my return to the classroom
Episode 93: Seeing Every Student: Intentional Inclusion in the World Language Classroom with Emily Ibrahim
Episode 92: HYPE Squad with Carolyn Deas and Kelsey Leanza
Episode 91: Un sueño cumplido
Episode 89: Your mindset, YOUR choice... it is up to you!
Episode 88: Shift what SUCKS- Make it work for YOU!
Episode 87: What I Focused On My First Week Back (and Why It Made All the Difference)
Episode 86: Whose Idea Was It Anyway?- A Conversation About Credit & Creativity
Episode 85: You Deserve to Flourish: Let’s Talk Uprooting & Replanting
Episode 84: ACTFL Takeaways p3
Episode 83: ACTFL Takeaways p2
Episode 82: ACTFL Takeaways p1
Episode 81: Making the Most of ACTFL (Even If You Can’t Go!)
Episode 80: Rage to Resilience- Choosing Love in Uncertain Times
Episode 79- Ideas for Día de Muertos!
Episode 78: Don't fear the BOT!- AI hacks for teachers!
Episode 77: Fast and Actionable- 5 Easy Wins from CI Midwest
Episode 76: Legends
Episode 75: Jump for JOY!- 5 ways to inject JOY into your day!
Episode 74: Look at you being so cutesy! Very Demure! Very Mindful!
Episode 73: BOLD BEGINNINGS: My next chapter!
S2:E13 - Stop overthinking it! Only ONE thing matters...
S2: E12- The Power of Pause: Teachers, it's time to rest
S2: E11- Embracing Our Minds and Our ADHD Superpowers!
S2: E10- Brief Moving Meditations with Kristen Wolf
S2: E9- 5 Novel Brain Breaks for YOU and your students!
S2:E8 - Spread JOY and Teach Gratitude!
S2: E7 - NO prep strategies! YAY!
S2: E6- The POWER of Dopamine! with Jess Psaros
S2: E5- How comprehensible ARE you!?
S2: E4- 50 Years from now...
S2: E3- Finding Joy in the Journey: A Tale of Transformation
S2: E2- Chairs and Cheers: Engage and Excel with these Teacher Tips!
S2:E1- Teaching Unmasked: Navigating Authenticity and Impostor Syndrome
Episode 59: Classroom to Calm: Rethinking Teacher Recharge
Episode 58: Low-Prep Reading Strategies! YAY!
Episode 57- Stop, breathe, and ask yourself this question!
Episode 56: Agentic Engagement!
Episode 55: SEL in the WL Classroom with Andrea Eiter
Episode 54: Be Intentional about your Feedback!
Episode 53: Morning Momentum: Start Strong, Finish Stronger!
Episode 52: Patience, Dear Teacher
Episode 51: Just add JOY!
Episode 50: Elevate Your Classroom!: 5 Powerful Moves for a Strong Start
Episode 49: School starts tomorrow and I'm not ready....
Episode 48: There's NOBODY quite like YOU!
Episode 47: 5 Things you might need to hear!
Episode 46: The SUNSATIONAL SUMMER Challenge!
Episode 45: The MOST magical thing...
Episode 44: Let's hang out this summer! (Summer PD options!)
Episode 43: A different approach to: STUDENT FEEDBACK
Episode 42: 10 ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week
Episode 41: 4 Activities for Springtime Engagement!
Episode 40: Special Person Interviews and Extensions
Episode 39: Top Three Takeaways from SCOLT 2023
Episode 38: Captivating, Competitive, and Collaborative FUN!
Episode 37: World Languages, World Cultures! Part 3 "The HOW"
Episode 36: World Languages, World Cultures! Part 2 "The What"
Episode 35: World Languages, World Cultures! Part 1
Episode 34: Super Successful Stations!
Episode 33: Answering your #1 Question!
Episode 32: Brain Break Ninja
Episode 31: New Year, Same Me!
Episode 30: Rest! with guests, Bertha Delgadillo and Claudia Elliott
Episode 29: Drop the Bells and Whistles - An Ode to Ben Tinsley
Episode 28- This work is URGENT!
Episode 27: Three MAJOR Misconceptions!
Episode 26: My FAVE Class Jobs!
Episode 25: The Power of Positive Phone Calls Home!
Episode 24: Cultivating a Culture of Risk Taking - Part 3
Episode 23: Cultivating a Culture of Risk Taking - Part 2
Episode 22: Cultivating a Culture of Risk Taking - Part 1
Episode 21: Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month!
Episode 20: The Coaching Tip that Transformed my Classroom
Episode 19: A New Approach to Sub Plans
Episode 18: Best Brain Breaks for Back to School
Episode 17- Ditch the Desks: Part Two!
Episode 16: Ditch the Desks!
Episode 15: The PERFECT Activity for Day 1!
Episode 14- BONUS Episode!- Boundaries!
Episode 13: The Power of Prioritizing Community and Connections!
Magic, Movement, and JOY with Music! - with Special Guest - Bertha Delgadillo
Episode 11: Embracing Transitions!
Episode 10: SunSationalSummer 2022!
Episode 9: Conferencing Intentionally: A plan for implementation!
Episode 8: Summer Learning Opportunities!
Episode 7: Being Intentional About Rest
Episode 6: Q & A With La Maestra Loca
Episode 5: Listen to your gut 💜
Episode 4: Three LOW- NO prep games for your World Language Classroom!
Episode 3: Student Buy-in
Episode 2: FVR- The in's and out's of Free Voluntary Reading
Episode 1: Real Talk: This year sucks! Here's ten tips for protecting your mental and emotional health! 💜