Inspired Proficiency

Our final episode of this season was inspired by Alison Moran. She suggested it’d be a great idea to host a large “teacher share” to end the year. As always, please tweet out any takeaways to #inspiredproficiency and share what inspires you!     Inga Paterson-Zuniga: Montclair, New Jersey, 7th Grade Spanish, Twitter feed: @IngalaG2, Blog: joyofci.com Ryan Casey: Lexington High School (Lexington, MA), Spanish teacher; Twitter: @rcaseyLHS Cherish Reale: Woodbridge, VA Spanish Twitter and Instagram handle is @VTBandera School St Thomas Aquinas Regional School Angela Williams, Savannah, GA, Spanish teacher, Twitter handle: @AngelaWEducator Alison Moran, French FLES, Atlanta. Twitter Madame Moran @AlisonM1936595 Stephanie Carbonneau, French, York, ME In this episode, we talk about… Suggestions for “Star of the Day” Using authentic games from a target culture Tips for using puppets to create dialogue and comprehensible input Ways to maximize class time using independent reading     Ideas for using images for language acquisition, diversity, social issues Tapping into resources at your school and on social media How to use the “UnLucky Reading Game”   Resources and Links mentioned on the show: Bryce Hedstrom Tina Hargaden Brandon Brown Wants a Dog Capibara Con Botas Juego de la Oca Alice Ayel Inga Paterson-Zuniga Blog Duolingo Dollar Street Peter Menzel

Today’s episode is a recap of the biggest takeaways from the Annual Convention and World Languages Expo held in New Orleans this past November. Four different teachers share their perspectives and experiences at ACTFL18 in hopes of inspiring you to consider attending ACTFL or similar conferences to continue your own personal and professional development.    Remember that as you learn and grow, you’re going to come across so many different inspirational ideas, but it’s important to not get overwhelmed and feel like you have to accomplish everything immediately. This podcast is about connecting with others and sharing ideas that you can come back to when it’s convenient for you! In this episode, we talk about… C.I. Posse’s mission at ACTFL and different ways to provide C.I. How to build compelling input and context Why teachers should record themselves teaching The importance of presenting a real-world representation of a language’s culture Suggestions for how to represent students in your classroom Ways to gather information about your students to help build inclusivity Importance of validation for what you’re already doing in the classroom The benefits of attending conferences and professional development sessions Understanding how culture impacts curriculum Ways to help students see themselves in your curriculum Value of marginalized speakers and community resources for LGBTQ students Setting a learning goal for conferences Suggestions for instilling confidence in students for language acquisition Importance of creating meaningful tasks for students Reminder that learning is a process and to be patient with yourself   Resources and Links mentioned on the show: Ben Fisher’s Website @SenorFisherDice C.I.Posse Jenny Delfini @JL_Delf Inspired Proficiency: Summer of Takeaways Inspired Proficiency: Bestie Battles Estelle Stokes Bowden GLSEN K-12 Network Gary DiBianca Jessica Gillespie’s Blog @MmeJGillespie

Welcome to episode 13 of the Inspired Proficiency podcast with your host- Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is podcast that explores the world of language teachers, and the tricks, tips, games, resources and inspiration they recommend using in your classroom. In this episode Ashley is joined by Kara Jacobs, a teacher from New Hampshire with 20 years’ experience under her belt.  Kara used to rely on teaching out of a textbook, but has transitioned to a more comprehensible input and language acquisition style of teaching.  In this episode Ashley and Kara talk about using a song or music video as a story in the classroom, and how to leverage that music video as a content rich teaching resource.    Listen as Kara and Ashley discuss: Seeing through both the teacher’s lens and the student’s lens in the classroom Thinking about songs as stories Tricking and sneaking words from the target language into the classroom Utilizing images and photos as much as possible Transitioning from textbook teaching to language acquisition Interpretive listening activities such as ‘The Marker Game’ The activities you can take advantage of day to day by using the song as content Celebrating the last day of the project by singing and dancing as a class   As always, you can find Ashley on Twitter @profeashley, and be sure to use the hashtag, #InspiredProficiency.  If you have any questions or would like to reach out to Ashley, she would love to hear from you via email at Ashley@deskfree.org.   Ashley is also hosting a workshop on January 29 in Tyngsborough Massachusetts.  Followed up with a workshop on January 30 in Nashua New Hampshire. On the first day you will be able to sit in on four classes. You’ll see how Ashley uses different methods, and speak with her students about their experience and proficiency progress.  On the second day Ashley will go into how she did the planning and assessment for the day of classes. For more information and to register, visit: Deskfree.org RESOURCES: Gimkit Quizlet Textivate Boomalang WLClassroom.com Teacherspayteachers.com You can find Kara on Twitter @KaraCJacobs Cuentos y Canciones de la Semana: Lecturas y actividades creadas por Kara Jacobs ~ ceauthres.com   Stories © Copyright 2018 Kara Jacobs If you would like to support my site and my work, click here. El Mismo Sol - Álvaro Soler Story, textivate, cloze activity, and lots of other links To' my love - Bomba Estéreo Story, textivate, and cloze activity for song #Idiota - Juan Magan Entire unit for late level 1+ (free) No soy como tú crees - Ana Mena Story, textivate, and cloze activity for song Upper level story Ella - Álvaro Soler Story, textivate, and cloze activity for song Mañana - Carlos Vives Story, textivate links,  and cloze for song Entire pre-AP / AP unit (free) Vendo pan - Monoloco Story, textivate, and cloze activity for song Vaina loca - Ozuna This story is for Spanish 3+ Story and slideshow

Welcome to episode number 12 of the Inspired Proficiency podcast with your host- Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is podcast that explores the world of language teachers, and the tricks, tips, games, resources and inspiration they recommend using in your classroom. In this episode Ashley has a variety of guests join her to share a few ideas for games and brain breaks to use in the classroom.  Ashley is passionate about play in the classroom, and this episode is chocked full ideas for both high energy and calming fun. These games will inspire you to utilize activities and brain breaks as often as possible in your classroom.  Ashley and her guests share games and resources you can use in your classroom such as: Arm Hockey Yoga poses & Mantras Free Stance Color Chart Games GoNoodle Ay Caramba Eleven Count Without Your Eyes Achi Pachi & Schmiel Bleak Tingo Tingo Tango Tekhnologic Dice & Card Games   Ashley also shares her three steps for using games in the classroom, and how to leverage each one to get the most out of your activities.  She encourages you to think about how you’re going to explain your activity, what you can do during the game to get the most out of it, and how you can leverage the debrief to use the target language even more. As always, you can find Ashley on Twitter @profeashley, and be sure to use the hashtag, #InspiredProficiency.  If you have any questions or would like to reach out to Ashley, she would love to hear from you via email at Ashley@deskfree.org.   Support Season 3: www.paypal.me/inspiredproficiency   Guest info: Emily Loughlin Holden, MA but I teach in Princeton, MA at Thomas Prince K-8 school in the Wachusett District, Spanish and I am @laprofepina on Twitter and Instagram   Angela Williams, Savannah, GA, Spanish, Twitter handle: AngelaWEducator   Michelle Walpole, Naples, NY, Spanish, twitter and Instagram @SrtaWalpole   Stephanie Carbonneau, Middle School French, York, Maine @MmeCarbonneau   Lisa Urrso @mllesrtaurso French & Spanish Deep River, CT   Link to Stephanie’s info: http

Welcome to the eleventh episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with María Datel on creating an inclusive curriculum for your classroom Methods on making the classroom a more personal environment Ashley shares a variety segment   Ashley sits down with María Datel to discuss making the classroom more inclusive. María is a professor at Boston University and brings a wide variety of knowledge and experience on the topic to the table. Both of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to Caleb Howard on how he keeps students engaged and interacting in the classroom. Get ready for these discussions and more in the eleventh episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  If you would like to be on the show for the nugget section, please email Ashley@deskfree.org   Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ La Maestra Loca Blog CI Posse ACTFL Convention!   El Mundo De Pepita Improv Encyclopedia     The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the tenth episode of season two of Inspired Proficiency hosted by Ashley Uyaguari!  Inspired Proficiency is podcast that explores the world of language teachers, and the tricks, tips, games, resources and inspiration they recommend using in your classroom as the new teaching year starts up.  In this episode Ashley is joined by Joshua Cabral from World Language Classroom to talk about: Understanding Gen Z Look at generational patterns with strengths and weaknesses Discuss how we can target our students strengths Adapting the classroom to fit the lifestyle of our Gen Z students   Ashley and Joshua focus on how things have changed since they and their parents were in school and look at the current state of “Gen Z” students in the classroom. A variety of techniques are discussed in better facilitating these students and their ever-evolving brains. Be sure to Tweet your own experiences to Ashley at @profeashley, and be sure to use the hashtag #InspiredProficiency.    Things We Mention In This Episode: www.DeskFree.org www.DeskFree.wordpress.com Handout from Joshua World Language Classroom Boomalang! Wayside Publishing Mundo De Pepita CI Liftoff CI Posse        

Welcome to the ninth episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Tina Hargaden about using CI in the classroom! Ashley and Tina discuss using CI in the classroom and techniques to get started using it, as well as resources to do so as well!   Ashley sits down with Tina Hargaden to discuss the use of CI in the classroom, and balancing the use of CI and traditional techniques. Tina also sheds light on an extensive amount of CI resources! Both of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to Tina on the use of CI in the classroom. Get ready for these discussions and more in the ninth episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley   Guest Bio: Tina Hargaden just transitioned to high school English Language Development, teaching Emerging Multilingual Students at Madison High School, in Portland Public Schools in Oregon. She has taught in the K-12 and university setting for 16 years as a French, Spanish, Language Arts, Reading, and Social Studies teacher. She has pursued extensive training in literacy education through Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and extensive training in teaching languages using Comprehensible Input. Tina is on a mission to spread the literacy education mojo throughout the land! To that end, she leads a Facebook group, CI Liftoff, posts videos on her YouTube channel, CI Liftoff, and offers training manuals and online video training courses through her online school at ci-liftoff.teachable.com. Find her on Twitter and Instagram at @ciliftoff.   Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing CI Posse ACTFL Convention!   Resources from Tina! More Resources from Tina! CI Liftoff "dip into" CI Videos on Picture Talk More Videos on Picture Talk Academic Card Talk Write and Discuss Videos More Write and Discuss Videos Rubrics COFLT Presentation Assessment Chapter on Assessment from A Natural Approach to the Year Video of Speaking Assessment: Setting Up Writing Listening Assessment Reading Assessment   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to episode number 8 of the Inspired Proficiency podcast with your host-  Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is podcast that explores the world of language teachers, and the tricks, tips, games, resources and inspiration they recommend using in the classroom. In this episode Ashley is joined by 2017 NECTFL Teacher of the Year – Caleb Howard.  Caleb has been teaching elementary Spanish class in New Jersey for the past 15 years.  Ashley and Caleb discuss the different ways to keep your students comfortable, active, and engaged.  The strategies he uses while teaching his K-5th grade classes will translate to teachers of all levels.      In this episode Ashley and Caleb speak about: Not making your students talk, but inspiring them to The different ways of keeping your classroom an organic feeling environment The benefits of not using an averse voice Showing your students they can successful in your classroom without using language Making your room a place where they want to be Leading your students forward with fascination Deciding on your teaching objectives The keys to unlocking diversity’s treasure The importance of connecting and sharing as teachers   Are you giving your students the gift of something excellent? Be sure to follow Caleb’s blog, Tuesday’s Tips for Staying in the Target Language at: www.SeñorHoward.com/blog or follow him on Twitter @HolaSrHoward As always, you can find Ashley on Twitter @profeashley, and be sure to use the hashtag, #InspiredProficiency.  If you have any questions or would like to reach out to Ashley, she would love to hear from you via email at Ashley@deskfree.org.

Welcome to the seventh episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with six different teachers on their take on homework! Ashley talks to a panel of teachers from all over on their stance on homework, and how they are or are not implementing it in the classroom. Each teacher shares a slightly different approach that all individually have their own great take away. All of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to six different teachers about homework and how they feel about it. Get ready for these discussions and more in the seventh episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing El Mundo de Pepita CI Posse ACTFL Convention!    Rich on Twitter! Melanie on Twitter! Emily on Twitter! Dawn on Twitter! Pamela on Twitter! Noah on Twitter!    The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the sixth episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Martina Bex about authentic resources in the classroom In depth discussion on how to make authentic resources more useful to students. Ashely shares a brain break/game to get your students up and moving!   Ashley talks to Martina about her use of authentic resources in the classroom and what methods she is using to make them more nourishing to her students. Later Ashley shares a version of rock paper scissors to get your students moving around the classroom while learning!  All of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to Martina Bex about techniques to incorporate authentic resources. After, Ashley shares one of her favorite brain breaks. Get ready for these discussions and more in the sixth episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing Samara Spielberg on Twitter! Courtney Johnson on Twitter! Courtney Johnson's Blog! Martina Bex's Website Mundo de Pepita Sara-E. Cottrell on Twitter! Maris Hawkins on Twitter!     The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb  

Welcome to the fifth episode of Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Samara Spielberg about teaching empathy and perspective in the classroom Interview with Courtney Johnson about Kagan structures and encouraging the entire class Ashley Talks to Samara about how she is teaching her students empathy and perspective through her foreign language class. Later Ashley speaks with Courtney Johnson about Kagan structures and her favorite resources for her classroom. All of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. In this episode, Ashley talks to two different teachers about  techniques to connect and engage your students. Get ready for these discussions and more in the fifth episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences using #InspiredProficiency to @profeashley  Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang WLClassroom.com/ Wayside Publishing Samara Spielberg on Twitter! Courtney Johnson on Twitter! Courtney Johnson's Blog!   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb  

Welcome to the third episode Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Interview with Jennifer Degenhardt about teaching with stories Interview with Jenny Delfini about honoring student growth   Ashley talks to Jennifer Degenhardt about the use of stories in her foreign language classrooms, as well as her own set of novels. Later on in the episode Ashley gets a chance to talk with Jenny Delfini about focusing on the positives in teaching. Both of these teachers share a wealth of information and techniques they have acquired throughout their teaching careers. Topics such as listening to your student’s feedback and focusing on your student’s positive efforts are discussed to bring new ideas into the classroom for the new year! Tune in to hear these discussions and more in the third episode of Season Two, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences to @profeashley Things We Mention In This Episode: CI Liftoff Boomalang Puentes Language Jennifer Degenhardt's Books on Amazon! CI Posse Deskfree.org Mundo De Pepita on Teachers Pay Teachers! The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the second episode of season two of Inspired Proficiency hosted by Ashley Uyaguari!  Inspired Proficiency is podcast that explores the world of language teachers, and the tricks, tips, games, resources and inspiration they recommend using in your classroom as the new teaching year starts up.  In this episode Ashley is joined by fellow Spanish teacher, Dorie Conlon Perugini, to talk about how minimalism can be beneficial to: Focusing on the essentials Reducing clutter, inside and outside the classroom Embracing a mindset that spotlights your passions, not your material items Being present and focused on your students while in class Being intentional with grading and lesson planning   Ashley and Dorie focus on how leveraging minimalism in the classroom has made drastic changes to their teaching habits.  From their wardrobe and teaching tools to lesson planning and organizing, reducing clutter has made it easier for both them and their students to focus on what is essential. Be sure to Tweet your own experiences with minimalism and how you use it in the classroom to Ashely at @profeashley, and be sure to use the hashtag #InspiredProficiency.  To reach Dorie, you can find her on Twitter @DorieCP or with the hashtag #Teach4IC     Things We Mention In This Episode: Project 333 Teaching for Intercultural Competence The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Minimalism Documentary ­­on Netflix. www.DeskFree.org www.DeskFree.wordpress.com We Teach Languages Podcast Event Details: Classroom Visit + Student Panel:  September 21, 2018 Workshop: September 22, 2018 Pricing:  $150 – Scholarships available For more info and to register:  www.deskfree.org The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the premiere episode Season Two of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Co-hosted introduction with Stephanie from last season Rally up for the upcoming season and school year Summer recap interviews with 4 teachers and their biggest takeaways Ashley and Stephanie discuss Inspired Proficiency first season, how it has been a beneficial resource, and introduce the second season with a discussion on balancing personal health and professional development over summer.   A handful of teachers have exciting topics to share regarding their professional development experiences and how the last few months will reflect in their classrooms. From traveling, to conferences and more, this group of teachers is here to discuss resources and inspire new energy for the upcoming year!  Listen along to this exciting first episode of the new season for all of this and more, and be sure to Tweet your own experiences to @profeashley     Things We Mention In This Episode: National Network for Early Language Learning NNELL Summer Institute Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey The Leadership Initiative for Language Learning New York Association of Foreign Language Teachers NYSAFLT Summer Institute Teaching Spanish to Children Facebook Page Modified Oral Proficiency (MOPI) Workshop   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb  

It’s Episode 10 of Inspired Proficiency! The last episode of season 1! Ashley interviews Mandy Levine and Jeannie LaPlatney all about reading!   Episode Guest: Mandy Levine Jeannie LaPlatney   Thank you to our Sponsors: ACTFL Membership World Language Classroom Boomalang National Teachers’ Collaborative La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse World Language Proficiency Project Summer Institutes   Contact Ashley Ashley’s Twitter #inspiredproficiency Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s August Workshops Ashley’s Day of Conversations and Collaboration   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy

It’s Episode 9 of Inspired Proficiency! Laura Sexton talks about Project Based Learning in the Target Language. Ashley shares her favorite end of the year project and teachers share their highlights from the year of teaching.   Episode Guest: Laura Sexton   Things mentioned in this episode: PBL in the TL, Laura’s Blog   Thank you to our Sponsors: ACTFL Summer Workshops World Language Classroom Boomalang National Teachers’ Collaborative La Maestra Loca El Mundo de Pepita National Network for Early Language Learning CI Lift Off CI Posse World Language Proficiency Project Summer Institutes   Contact Ashley Ashley’s Twitter #inspiredproficiency Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page Ashley’s August Workshops Ashley’s Day of Conversations and Collaboration   The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb. Podcast editing done via Podcast Buddy

Welcome to the 2nd episode of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Shares some idea for adding fun to your classroom Interviews Joshua Cabral of World Language Classroom “Bestie Battles”- Game Show Ashley and Joshua discuss whether students are practicing or communicating. Joshua defines both concepts, and give examples of exercises and tasks. Joshua’s tips for creating tasks will get your students communicating at any proficiency level!  “Bestie Battles” features Nathan Lutz & Amanda Seewald vs. Jenny Delfini & Beth Slocum - in a Newlywed style game show where they try to guess their colleague’s answers for a variety of questions. Which team will be victorious? Be sure to play along!  Things We Mention In This Episode: Joshua’s Blog World Language Classroom Joshua’s Communicative Activities Joshua’s Exercises and Tasks Joshua’s Feedback Ashley’s Blog NECTFL   Links to resources: La Maestra Loca National Network for Early Language Learning World Language Classroom CI Lift Off CI Posse Inspired Proficiency Facebook Page    The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

Welcome to the premiere episode of Inspired Proficiency - with Ashley Uyaguari! Inspired Proficiency is a podcast for language teachers created by language teachers - featuring interviews, tricks, resources, and tons of inspiration for your classroom!  In this episode Ashley talks about the following: Thanks the many Kickstarter backers that helped get this show going Interviews Julie Speno of  Mundo de Pepita “Survey Says” Game- Show Ashley and Julie discuss new ways to be inspired in your classrooms. Julie gives her top three areas of focus for reaching proficiency levels with your students, and they both offer tips on keeping things fun.    “Survey Says” puts Marissa Coulehan in the ring against Laura Sexton - in a Family Feud style game show where they try to guess the most popular answer among teachers for a variety of questions. Dawn Carney keeps the score in this all out battle royale! Where would you place? Play along and find out!     Things We Mention In This Episode: Mundo De Pepita - Julie's Website Mundo De Pepita - Julie's Facebook Page Marissa Coulehan on Twitter PBL in the TL - Laura's Website Links to resources: Responsive Classroom Developmental Designs National Network for Early Language Learning World Language Classroom CI Lift Off The artwork for Inspired Proficiency was created by Julie Speno with music by Cody Crabb

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Ashley talks about her struggles with distance learning and interviews a former student, Araceli Schmalz, who shares her proficiency journey. Includes a new game from Sarah Breckley and a calm tip from Julie Speno! Detailed show notes to follow at www.deskfree.wordppress.com Season sponsorship brought to you by: Wayside Publishing  #followtheowl Episode sponsors: World Language Classroom by Josh Cabral El Mundo de Pepita resources in Spanish, French, Russian, German and ESL A.C. Quintero and Jennifer Degenhardt and their classroom readers