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Surviving the Chaos: Middle/High School Year End

I'm so pleased to be part of Two Peas & A Dog 's second annual "Chaos" blog hop for teachers of grades 6 through 12. My year end student engagement tip for you is to make sure the students know the cont…

Notice & Note - Online Summer Book Study

This summer, I've got a few PD plans already under way.  I'm taking an AQ course (that's short for Additional Qualification here in Ontario) and then of course there's the standard professional reading list. I'…

Meet Viki - A Bright Idea for bilingual/multilingual educators

Recently while I was at home with a virus, and indulging in a bit of day time TV, I heard about a website that I'd like to share with you. Although VIKI could certainly be for classroom use, I actually got excited about it fo…

That's right... it's sale time!

TeachersPayTeachers is having its annual Teacher Appreciation Sale.  You know the routine by now, right? "Up to 28% off," which means whole stores (or selected items are on sale for up to 5, 10, 15 or 20% off, and then …

Lesson with "aller" in the present tense

Need to review the verb "aller" with your middle school French students but want some context rather than just a grammar lesson?  I found this funky 3 minute YouTube clip -  a silent film! - which could be really intere…