Today, we are here with a special guest, Ashley Mikkelsen of Señorita Spanish fame, to discuss the importance of teaching languages in middle school.Ashley is a secondary Spanish teacher from North Dakota. She’s currently on a break from classroom life to be home with her littles, but is looking forward to going back when all the munchkins are older! She started out teaching what she calls a “sample platter” class in 6th & 7th grades, where students got to try out French, German, Latin, & Spanish before teaching Spanish 1, 1b, and 2 to 8th-12th grades. She blogs and shares resources at srtaspanish.com!Topics DiscussedStats and facts about school language offeringsActivities and methods for middle school language instructionThe evolution of how languages are taught over timeConnect with today's guest:https://srtaspanish.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SrtaSpanish https://www.instagram.com/srta_spanish/ Resources Mentionedhttps://www.beniko-mason.net/content/articles/2020-the-optimal-input-hypothesis.pdfRelated EpisodesPlease subscribe on your favorite platform so you don’t miss an episode. Whether it’s Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or some other listening app, we encourage you to take a moment to subscribe to The Teaching Toolbox. And if you feel so inclined, we would love a review at Apple or Spotify to help other listeners find us just like you did.This episode may contain affiliate links.Amazon links are affiliate links from Brittany Naujok and The Colorado Classroom, LLC®. I earn a small amount from your clicks on these links.Let’s ConnectTo stay up to date with episodes, check out our Facebook page or follow us on Instagram.Join Brittany’s 6th Grade Teacher Success group on Facebook.Join Ellie’s Middle School Math Chats group on Facebook.Brittany’s resources can be found on her website or on 

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