Guess blog post written by my husband. JMF This is how the conversation went at the table next to me: Man: “In Spanish, it wouldn’t be appropriate for you to say, ‘Yo soy Americano,’ because it doesn’t apply to just the United States. It is better to say, ‘Yo soy Estado Unidense.’” Woman: “In America, [...]
11 Reasons I love NEH Summer Institutes
Oh my gosh, sometimes I am so bad at keeping up with this blog because there is SO MUCH going on. For example: this summer I did 2 professional developments and traveled to Spain and now we're back at school - ahhhh - how to blog about all of it simultaneously!?? Well I don't have [...]
The Great Classroom Unveiling
So my room is not "done-done" (will it ever be??? lol probably not). But in my fifth year teaching, I have never been happier and actually spent less time on my room. Yay! Here's some photos and info below about my AP World History & Humanities classroom: Before & After Videos of my Room My [...]
2018-2019 Humanities I Plan
So we'll see if I stick to the plan (I usually *always* do) but I like to have a sketch of the length of my units before I start teaching. It can be easy to get carried away with a class like Humanities because the standards are so vague and there is no Instructional Plan [...]
UNESCO: Alhambra, Generalife, & Albayzín, Granada
In 1238, Granada became the capital, or seat, of the Islamic caliphate on the Iberian Peninsula after the Christian conquest of Córdoba in 1031. Granada was eventually conquered in 1491 by Isabella and Ferdinand, effectually ending 700 years of Muslim rule on the peninsula. This one UNESCO site in Granada, Spain is really three different [...]
2018-2019 School Year
Today is the first day of the school year for our students...yes I know it's a Friday. I personally loved it when we started on Wednesday: enough time to actually get stuff done but at the same time you could ease into the year. Let's see how many kids show up (UPDATE: school on Friday [...]
Granada AirBnb Review
This place was absolutely fantastic and huge for an European apartment. We had a long galley kitchen complete with a washing machine (yay for laundry!) and we had free parking garage spot during our stay. This AirBnb really took our breath away when we first walked in. Come and take a look! JMF
Tips for Visiting the Nasrid Palace
The Alhambra is a huge complex that sits on top of a rocky outcropping overlooking the city of Granada. The Nasrid Palace is the most popular (&, personally, most beautiful) part of the Alhambra, but has some very specific rules about visiting. Some of these tips we learned first hand and others came from friends [...]
