The Wooly Blog

News, stories, teaching ideas & occasional ramblings from Jim.

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  • Published on Aug 28, 2026

    What is Wooly for?

    Before Spanish can connect students to a bigger world, it has to feel like something they can actually use in the world they’re already in.

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  • Published on Sep 05, 2025

    Why We Teach Spanish Through Stories, Not Vocabulary Lists

    Why Señor Wooly is organized around stories instead of units, themes, and vocabulary lists.

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  • Published on Aug 19, 2025

    Why We’re Not Using AI at Señor Wooly

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  • Published on Aug 20, 2021

    A Year for Joy

    At the beginning of another uncertain school year, I kept coming back to the one thing Wooly could offer classrooms: joy.

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  • Published on Oct 10, 2019

    Sr. Wooly is 10 years old!

    A look back at Señor Wooly’s first decade, from the original 2009 website to the stories, books, and mission that shaped what Wooly became.

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