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The First Month Back: Easy Ways to Get Students Speaking

January speaking activities need to feel different. This isn't the time for high-stakes performance or heavy correction. Right now, you're rebuilding comfort and trust. Here are activities that work in those first weeks back because they're low-pressure and just creative enough to get students actually talking.

Valentina Garcia

January 7, 2026

Teacher Wellbeing

The End-of-Year Teaching Checklist: Before the Break

The last weeks of the year don’t need more pressure. This end-of-year teaching checklist helps language teachers close the semester with clarity, calm, and continuity.

Planning & Routines

How to Keep Speaking Alive When Energy Hits Zero

December has a rhythm of its own. Shorter weeks, unpredictable schedules, concerts, exams, early dismissals, field trips, half-focused classrooms… and teachers doing their best to hold everything together.

Teacher Wellbeing

Looking Toward 2026: A Gentler Way to Reset as a Language Teacher

Every time a new year approaches, teachers hear the same message: “Set goals. Plan better. Do more.”

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

The One Question That Unlocks Better Speaking Responses

Great speaking practice starts with great questions. Here’s how to craft prompts that make students think, speak, and connect; plus examples you can use this week.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

How to Turn Accent Anxiety Into Growth

Accent anxiety keeps many students from speaking up, even when they know the right answer. This post explores how teachers can turn that fear into growth by reframing pronunciation feedback as guidance, helping students speak with clarity, confidence, and pride in their voice.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

The Feedback Loop Problem: Why Waiting Days Kill Speaking Progress

You finish grading a pile of speaking recordings late at night. By the time you return the feedback, it is Wednesday. Students have already moved on to a new topic. The moment of reflection, that instant when their voice was still in their head, is gone.

Teacher Wellbeing

Strengthening Teacher-Student Connections Through Speaking Routines

Strong relationships are the foundation of every successful classroom. For language teachers, that connection goes beyond classroom management. It directly shapes how willing students are to speak up, make mistakes, and keep trying.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

5 Ways AI Can Improve Your Speaking Rubrics

You know that pile of speaking assessments you’ve been meaning to grade? The one that’s been staring at you all week? What if you could get through it in 30 minutes instead of three hours, while still giving feedback your students can actually use?

Planning & Routines

Routine Burnout: Signs It’s Time to Simplify

That Pinterest-perfect classroom routine you mapped out in August? Color-coded stations, detailed morning procedures, flawless transitions? By mid-September, it may already feel like a heavy lift.

Teacher Wellbeing

5 Back-to-School Tips for a Calmer Classroom

The first weeks of school set the tone for your entire year. A calmer classroom isn't just nicer, it's essential for your well-being as a teacher.When your classroom runs smoothly, you spend less energy managing chaos and more time actually teaching.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

10 Speaking Prompts That Work in Any Language Classroom

These 10 prompts are your secret weapon. They work across languages, levels, and age groups, and they're designed to get students talking naturally instead of reciting memorized phrases like robots.

Strategic Planning

The 20/80 Rule for Teachers

The school year is full of moving parts, lesson planning, grading, meetings, parent communication, and the endless to-do list can make it feel like there’s never enough time. But what if you could get better results without working more hours?

Planning & Routines

3 Game-Changing Teacher Routines You Need to Try

You don't need a complete classroom makeover or an entirely new curriculum. You need three thoughtful systems that support your energy, streamline your instruction, and create space for authentic learning.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

3 Speaking Routines You Can Set Up in the First Week of School

These three routines are designed to be simple, effective, and flexible enough for any language class. Whether you teach Spanish, French, ESL, or another world language, these ideas help you turn the first week into the foundation for stronger communication all year long.

Teacher Wellbeing

The Science Behind Teaching With Energy and Intention

Teaching is one of the most demanding jobs out there (physically, mentally, and emotionally). And yet, when breaks roll around, many teachers feel guilty for taking them. The to-do list looms. The emails pile up. The pressure to “use the time wisely” kicks in.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

The Most Common Mistakes in Speaking Rubrics and How to Fix Them

Most speaking rubrics fall short. This post breaks down five common mistakes and shows you how to create rubrics that can support student growth.

How to Use Speakable

How AI Feedback Works in Speakable

Learn how Speakable uses AI feedback to support student growth with grading summaries, proficiency estimates, grammar help, and more.

Planning & Routines

The Sunday Night Panic: How Teachers Can Plan Their Week in Just 15 Minutes

A quick weekly reset for teachers who feel the Sunday scaries. Learn a simple 15-minute routine to plan ahead, protect your time, and start the week with clarity.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

Supporting Exam Readiness with Speakable

Use Speakable to prepare students for AP, IB, ACCESS, and Seal of Biliteracy exams with structured speaking and writing practice in the target language.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

Creating Engaging Quizzes

Learn how to design quizzes that boost retention, encourage creativity, and keep students motivated. Explore real-life examples like scenario-based questions, multimedia-enhanced activities, and combining Repeat and Respond for maximum impact.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

Keep Students Engaged with Real-Time Feedback

Instant feedback keeps students engaged: auto-grade responses, real-time speech transcription, and grammar checks help them improve instantly.

Planning & Routines

Create Standards-Aligned Activities in Minutes, Not Hours

Build and assign standards-based speaking and writing tasks in less time without sacrificing quality or consistency.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

Spanish Pronunciation Guide

Understanding the pronunciation rules of Spanish can significantly enhance your speaking and listening skills. This guide will walk you thro

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

Unleashing the Potential of Your Language Learners

The initial phase of learning a second language is a fascinating odyssey that often merges triumphs, challenges, and occasional...

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

How to Create a Safe Place to Practice Speaking

Speaking a new language can be daunting, especially in front of friends and classmates. Make your language students feel at ease...

Planning & Routines

Travel Projects that Inspire

Looking for new ways to have your students explore the Spanish-speaking world? Send them on a trip!

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

Spanish Grammar 101: Present Perfect Tense Explained

In Spanish, the present perfect tense is one of the most important tenses to learn.

Speaking Activities & AI Tips

Foreign Language Anxiety Is Real. Here’s How Teachers Can Help.

You’ve probably heard other teachers, professors, and business professionals discuss the advantages of knowing a second language in the...

The First Month Back: Easy Ways to Get Students Speaking

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