Comprehensible Input is a language acquisition strategy suggested by Stephen Krashen. Comprehensible Input is using what you can understand in the target language. This can be written or spoken. There are things a teacher can do to make the language more understandable to students. …

The biography genre is often overlooked in the elementary classroom. Many teachers shy away from using these nonfiction texts with younger students. However, with proper support biographies can enhance your teaching even in the younger grades. …

Getting the most of your downtime — As a busy entrepreneur, I often fall into the trap of constantly working on my business projects. I enjoy my work and I have a huge to-do list of new articles I want to write, videos I want to create, and things I need to research. …

How to keep moving forward even when you don’t feel like it — The Problem Let’s face it. We have all been there. We have something that we need to do, we may even want to do it, but for some reason, we just can’t take the steps to move forward. We don’t feel motivated enough. Does this sound familiar? Some days you may feel…

Spain’s First Serial Killer — Manuela Blanco Romasanto was born on November 18, 1809 in Regueiro, Spain. Not much was known about Manuela’s early life except that when she turned 6, her doctor determined that she was not a girl as they had previously believed. …

Psychopath or scapegoat? — Enriqueta Marti was born in a small town in the countryside of Spain in 1868. As a young lady, she moved into Barcelona to find a way to make her living. …

YouTube Shorts can provide great benefit for smaller channels — What are YouTube Shorts? YouTube Shorts are a direct reaction to the explosion of TikTok in the last year or so. Anyone can upload a vertically oriented video that is 58 seconds or less to YouTube and it can be considered a “short”. …

A recently discovered ancient city with a fascinating story — The Story Lara felt rushed that morning. There was so much to do before she made her yearly secret journey. Her husband had left for his work early and knew that she had some shopping to do. She had arranged for his sister to watch her precious three-year-old son for the day. …

One of the nefarious characters in the history of this haunting hotel — With the recent Netflix documentary, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, public interest has risen yet again at this chilling landmark. The documentary focuses on the case of Elisa Lam, but it does mention some of the other horrific events in the history of the hotel. …