What grade level(s) and/or subject(s) are you currently teaching? What
grade levels have you taught prior to this year? K-12 Spanish
If currently in the classroom, how long have you been teaching? If not
still in classroom, how long did you teach? 8 Years
When did you join Teachers Pay Teachers as a Seller? What
made you decide to become a seller?
Like many
fellow TpTers, I stumbled upon Teachers Pay Teachers while searching for
products to use in my own classroom! I
thought it was an amazing place to share ideas and a great opportunity for
teachers to make a little extra spending money. Hearing about other's success
on TpT keeps me motivated to keep producing top-quality products!
One piece of advice you can give to a beginning teacher
& one piece for a veteran teacher:
Beginning teachers--Even if you have an awesome mentor.... You won't be told everything you need to
know! A lot of what you'll learn your
first few years is not just how to command your classroom, but also how to
navigate the school system. Ask a lot of
questions!
At my previous school, I didn't have a mentor. So I kept an ongoing list of questions that
popped into my head on my desk and I would head down to the secretary at the
end of the day and ask her all of my questions!
(Secretaries, Administrative Assistants = awesome fountain of knowledge
and experience!)
Veteran teachers--I think it's extremely important for us to keep in
mind that our students are now digital learners. When I graduated from high school, the
internet had only been around for a few years.
Our school library had only one computer hooked up to an internet
connection, and I was scared to use it because I thought I could get
"lost" and not find my way back to the homepage!
And now I'm teaching online classes!
My how things change. And fast! We really need to try our hardest to create
lessons for our students that incorporate their technology skills. And we have the resources right in our
schools to help us do just that: our students and our younger teachers!
Something unique about you both as a teacher and outside
of the classroom:
My first language is English.
My second language is American
Sign Language.
My third language is Spanish.
And I'm just starting to learn
Dutch!!
Who the
heck learns Dutch?? Well, those of us who are lucky enough to fall in love with
an amazing Spanish man who lives & works in the Netherlands! I hopped across the pond following my heart
and landed just north of Amsterdam. I'm
settling into my new home, new culture and new language while I teach online
classes back in the States.
TpT Store Link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laprofesorafrida
If you like, please leave a link to one of
your best selling products here:
Are there any other sites you’d like posted
for others to access?
*My Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LaProfesoraFrida/227927243913840
*My Favorite Online
Spanish-English Dictionary: www.spanishdict.com
