by Megan Smith | May 5, 2013 | Teacher Talk
Just a few more weeks. We’re almost there! Yet, for me, this can be the trickiest teaching time of the year. Students are counting down the days, chatting more, and distracted by dances and sunshine. I can’t control them or the people around me, but if I... 
by Megan Smith | Apr 14, 2013 | Teacher Problems, Teacher Talk
The use of translators is becoming more and more common today. If you need to say something in a language you don’t know just go to Google translate. It’s probably right. Right?!? There was clearly no language expert on duty when these errors were... 
by Megan Smith | Mar 24, 2013 | Speaking, Teacher Problems, Teacher Talk
Our last question is one that all language teachers struggle with year after year. Many of you said this was one of the biggest difficulties in teaching. We have all seen/posted something like this in hopes to solve our ongoing issue… l don’t know about... 
by Megan Smith | Jan 7, 2013 | Teacher Talk
1 year. 285 posts. 82,897 typos. 24 invalid links. 3 accidental posts. 1 pocket tweet. (ha! Probably more!) 1,056 followers. 2,500 comments. We simply want to tell you… This blog was born out of a desire to connect with other language teachers. We wanted a place... 
by Megan Smith | Dec 17, 2012 | Christmas, Culture, New Year's, Teacher Talk
Our department usually gets together once or twice a year (with all our students) and celebrates a few holidays together. This year a few of us teachers decided to do it right before Christmas break. I love celebrating, and parties are great, but deep down I feel like... 
by Megan Smith | Oct 8, 2012 | 4 Assessments, Teacher Talk
We are already 6 weeks into the school year and today was our first parent-teacher conference day. It was great to have a day to think about how much my students have learned and how I can be better in the next six weeks. I had no conferences the first hour, so I...
