Work Smarter, Not Harder with Amy Marshall

Send me a text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast. #163We’ve heard this idea of working smarter and not harder. Does that sound like something that is easier said than done? Do you feel that efficiency might sometimes compromise your teaching and how and what students are learning. In this episode I take on this idea with Amy Marshal, Spanish teacher in Massachusetts. Amy offers lots of tips, insights and suggestions for saving yourself time as a language teacher, while not compromising the effectiveness of your teaching and what your students learn.Topics in this Episode:what it means to work smarter, not harder, in the context of teaching world languageskey strategies that can help language teachers work more efficiently and effectively in their classroomsexamples of low-preparation activities that provide high value and engagement for studentsbalancing the need for thorough lesson planning with the goal of reducing workload and avoiding burnoutsteps teachers take to implement efficiency-focused and low-preparation ideas in their classrooms to enhance their teaching and maintain a healthy work-life balanceConnect with Amy Marshall:YouTube: @zonadeprofesInstagram: @zonadeprofesTwitter: @zonadeprofesLinkedIn: @Amy MarshallConnect with Joshua and the World Language Classroom Community: wlclassrom.comX (aka Twitter):  @wlclassroomThreads: @wlclassroomInstagram:  @wlclassroomFacebook:  /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook Group__________________________Interested in having Joshua work directly with your department, school or district?  Look at options for collaborating in person or remotely.______________________________Sign up for Talking Points to get  tips, tools and resources for your language teaching.______________________________Join Joshua as a guest on the podcast.______________________________Join Joshua for a Leveling Up Coaching Episode  on the podcast.