Wayside Publishing

30/06/2025

🎯 Confidently Hit 90%+ Target Language Use — Dive In

Want to keep your classroom in the target language without the struggle? Our newest Poolside Proficiency content drop, Strategies to Increase Target Language Use, gives you practical, ready-to-use tips to build confident habits and boost student engagement.

✨ On-demand and totally free.
🏊‍♀️ Part of our free, summer-long Poolside Proficiency PD series — learn anytime, anywhere.
⭐ Earn certificates while you plan ahead for next year!

Discover more and join the Poolside Community! https://www.waysidepublishing.com/teaching-resources/professional-learning/poolside-proficiency

This summer, why not mix a bit of fun into your professional development with our "Poolside Proficiency Bingo"? Designed specifically for world language…

27/06/2025

Maintaining 90%+ Target Language in the classroom?
Not always easy. But we've got your back.

Drop #2 of Poolside Proficiency is coming June 30, and it’s all about strategies to help teachers and students maintain consistent target language use, no matter the challenge!

🎯 Practical, ready-to-use tips to increase target language use.
⭐ Fresh ideas to make staying in the target language feel natural and sustainable.
🌍 Support from a community of world language educators.

Whether you're refreshing routines or looking to level up your practice, Poolside Proficiency is for you.

Get notified and join the Poolside community: https://www.waysidepublishing.com/teaching-resources/professional-learning/poolside-proficiency

This summer, why not mix a bit of fun into your professional development with our "Poolside Proficiency Bingo"? Designed specifically for world language…

26/06/2025

Did you catch the first Poolside Proficiency content drop of the summer?

Now in its 7th year, Poolside Proficiency is back with fresh, flexible professional learning designed just for world language educators. It’s free, flexible, and built for your growth. Join the Poolside Proficiency community to receive future drops directly in your inbox:
🔗 https://www.waysidepublishing.com/teaching-resources/professional-learning/poolside-proficiency

Our June 16 drop focused on comprehensible input and target language use, highlighting how repeated exposure to meaningful, accessible language helps students build toward confident, independent output.
🌟 On-demand training video on creating input-rich environments
🌎 Strategies to support 90%+ target language use
📚 Ready-to-use classroom tools and lesson ideas
📢 More to come all summer long!

This summer, why not mix a bit of fun into your professional development with our "Poolside Proficiency Bingo"? Designed specifically for world language…

16/06/2025

☀️ Get Ready for the 7th Annual Poolside Proficiency Series!

🔗 https://www.waysidepublishing.com/teaching-resources/professional-learning/poolside-proficiency

Starting today, dive into free, on-demand, flexible learning designed to support your professional growth all summer long.

💬 Connect with fellow educators.
🌟 Earn certificates for PD hours.
💡 Expand your teaching toolkit at your own pace.

Join the community of passionate educators and make this your most empowering summer yet.

This summer, why not mix a bit of fun into your professional development with our "Poolside Proficiency Bingo"? Designed specifically for world language…

30/05/2025

🦜 World Parrot Day is this week! What better way to celebrate than with Robo en la noche, a Spanish reader that puts endangered birds at the heart of the story.

Discover this reader: https://www.waysidepublishing.com/languages/spanish/robo-en-la-noche and follow 15-year-old Makenna as she moves to Costa Rica, only to find herself caught in the middle of an illegal bird trading scheme. With time running out, can her father save her and the beloved macaws? 🌴📚🦜

20/05/2025

Winding Down the School Year? Zero prep for teachers, instant engagement for students with Nualang! 🎯

As we approach the final weeks of the academic year, it’s normal for classroom energy to dip for both students and teachers. If you're looking for an easy, effective way to keep your language learners motivated without hours of planning, Nualang has you covered.

With a 30-day free trial, Nualang gives you instant access to a powerful platform built for language learning:

📚 Interactive activities that focus on listening, transitions, and pronunciation.
🌍 A ready-to-use content library featuring world topics, stories, and video-based courses.
🏆 Nualang LIVE games, which require no setup and offer a fun, competitive way for students to practice and earn Nuala medals.

Whether you're managing review weeks, filler periods, or just need something engaging and effective, Nualang lets your students jump right into learning while you breathe a little easier.

Start your free trial today and finish the year strong: https://nualang.com/pricing/

02/05/2025

Papálotl brings Monarch butterflies and Día de Mu***os together in one beautiful story.🦋📚

With Start Seeing Monarchs Day tomorrow, there’s never been a better moment to explore it!

Discover more: https://www.waysidepublishing.com/languages/spanish/papalotl

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01/05/2025

Want to supercharge your students’ speaking skills?🗣️🌟📢

If your learners are great at memorizing vocabulary but freeze up in real conversations, this free session is exactly what you need.

In our recent webinar, “Boost Conversation Skills with Nualang Discuss,” we showed how to turn passive vocab knowledge into active interpersonal communication using Nualang Roleplays and Chatbots.

Whether you building activities from your own vocab lists or letting AI do the heavy lifting, you’ll walk away with practical tools to get students chatting!

🎬 Watch the free recording now: https://www.waysidepublishing.com/boost-conversation-skills-with-nualang-discuss-webinar

Boost Conversation Skills with Nualang Discuss

29/04/2025

April Nuala News is now live on Nualang!🌍

Bring real-world conversations into your language classroom with six new stories from Wayside Publishing, now available on Nualang in Spanish, French, and German.

These authentic, timely stories help students build language skills while engaging with global topics, and with ready-to-use activities, they can start learning right away with no extra work for teachers.

New this month:
👩‍🍳 Culinary students take a stand against food insecurity (French)
🧑‍🎨 Ecuadorian artist breaks a world record (Spanish)
👡 Birkenstocks in court — are they art? (German)

Available at Novice and Intermediate levels.

Not using Nualang yet? Start your free 30-day trial and see how authentic content can transform your classroom.
https://nualang.com/pricing/

22/04/2025

Learning a language is more than just memorizing vocabulary – it’s about empowering students to have conversations that truly matter. 🌍💬

Earth Day isn’t the only time to inspire students to engage with real-world issues. With our Spanish reader S.O.S.tenible, students can explore sustainability, global citizenship, and making a positive impact while practicing their language skills. 🌱

Learn more: www.waysidepublishing.com/languages/spanish/sostenible

05/04/2025

We’re live at OFLA! 🌍

Stop by the Wayside booth to explore the latest editions of EntreCulturas, EntreCultures, and InterKulturell—built to boost communicative and cultural competencies. 📚

Check out Nualang 💻—our flexible digital tool for creating custom roleplays, chatbots, and full language courses, anytime, anywhere.

Plus, learn about Expand Professional Learning: in-person workshops, online courses, and a virtual community made for world language educators. 💡

Thanks to our authors Nelly and Carrie for stopping by! We’re excited to connect with you.

🦉 Learn more about Wayside and what we offer at https://www.waysidepublishing.com/

04/04/2025

April showers bring May flowers – and Nualang brings language learning to life!☔

Try it FREE for 30 days and brighten up your classroom learning with engaging, interactive content! 🌟

With Nualang, you can create custom roleplays, chatbots, and courses on any topic, including fun seasonal themes like April showers! 🌧️

Learn more at https://nualang.com/pricing/