65. Reclaim Your Life with Bethanie Carlson Drew

What will you get out of this episode? Bethanie Carlson Drew sets you up for success giving you ideas for how to streamline your planning process and reclaim your life while still delivering interesting, highly effective and engaging lessons. She's got systems and templates loads and loads of activities, that are easily adaptable to all levels and all languages. Bio Bethanie Drew is a second generation career educator who graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a BS specializing in sports medicine and Spanish--never really expecting to use the Spanish part of that degree. After a stint in college athletics she realized that her passion was working with teenagers, so she started a career as a high school Spanish teacher and has never looked back. In addition to teaching, she is professionally active as a learner, blogger, presenter, and curriculum creator. She is a frequent presenter at world language conferences at the state, regional, and national levels and has received "Top 10" and "Best of..." accolades for her work there. She is a renewed National Board Certified Teacher and in 2020 was awarded the Jenrette Award for Teaching Excellence & Leadership by her school community. She was named the K12 North Carolina World Languages Teacher of the Year in 2022. When not at school she loves to volunteer and go on amazing adventures with friends, family, and her best pup, Addy. Visit the Language Lounge on Twitter - https://twitter.com/langloungepod Connect with Michelle - https://twitter.com/michelleolah Have a comment or question? Leave a voicemail at (207) 888-9819 or email [email protected] Produced by Wayside Publishing - https://waysidepublishing.com Social Media @lovemysummer Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanie-drew-9a02a7125 Mentions  Landfill Harminic A symphony of the Human Spirit http://landfillharmonicmovie.com/  Warm Ups https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com/2020/09/13/do-you-remember-adapting-strategies-to-remote-learning-part-1/  Warm Ups https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/puedo-puedo-structures-to-support-student-learning-and-teacher-sanity-part-1/  Weekend Chat https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/weekend-chat-update-structures-to-support-student-learning-and-teacher-sanity-part-4/?wref=tp  Daily Dashboard https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com/2018/12/10/daily-dashboard-structures-to-support-student-learning-and-teacher-sanity-part-7/  Generic Template: Roving Paragraph Frames (English), Bethanie Carlson Drew  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1skF_a_O_DQIEyEfzEngOG1spsOjBqFIWE7tDGLt8k3Q/edit#slide=id.ga073618e60_0_16  Semi Spontaneous Speaking (French, German, Spanish) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vzUvfPgyCgsknZ2_wBwy3Xlhi9gi5X-7  Jenga https://aventurasnuevas.wordpress.com/2019/09/14/leveling-up-language-with-jenga-low-prep-high-engagement-total-fun/  Breaking the Sound Barrier by Giancanto Franti and Steve Smith https://www.amazon.com/Steps-Language-Rich-Interactive-Classroom-2nd/dp/1732194882/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/131-3433024-5636857?pd_rd_w=fSLAz&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=CQX81ANCHSQWHB2SJD3S&pd_rd_wg=wPuoz&pd_rd_r=a9d13f40-aeb8-4713-a398-4d93e3dbbbe4&pd_rd_i=1732194882&psc=1  Seven Steps to a Language-Rich Interactive Foreign Language Classroom by John Seidlitz and Bill Perryman https://www.amazon.com/Steps-Language-Rich-Interactive-Classroom-2nd/dp/1732194882/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/131-3433024-5636857?pd_rd_w=fSLAz&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=CQX81ANCHSQWHB2SJD3S&pd_rd_wg=wPuoz&pd_rd_r=a9d13f40-aeb8-4713-a398-4d93e3dbbbe4&pd_rd_i=1732194882&psc=1  Carrie Toth, Cupside Down Game https://somewheretoshare.com/2022/12/20/cup-side-down/Sarah