JOY!!
I am taking a quick break from my "origin" story to let you know of an incredible opportunity for all teachers of World Language! I have become an affiliate with La Libre Language Learning "Practical and Comprehensible" platform. I was chosen to present a topic on this year's theme of JOY! Usually I wouldn't have given the email invite a second look as I was too busy, not interested or honestly and more to the point, did not feel confident enough to the task. However, something has changed in me as I wrap up my 29th year of teaching and head into number 30: I am joyful! I am finding joy in teaching again! Joy took a break during COVID which it did for many of us. I was so busy and stressed just trying to make it day to day that joy was a luxury I just didn't have time for. Slowly, as we are all coming back to "normal", I find myself enjoying the teaching experience. I find myself looking for those small moment...