Padre de cinco

01/13/2026

08/22/2025

Super excited to join you all in 8 weeks!

Don't miss out on John Sifert - https://mailchi.mp/6283bdc20726/6a56bgcjd2-12818540

05/04/2025

I'm winding down the school year, but gearing up for summer conference season!
One of my favorite online conferences is CI Reboot! Use my code: "john2025" to get $20 off your registration!

04/06/2025

Come spend the day with me in Chico, California! October 17th I will be presenting an all day workshop focused on CI for world language teachers. Would love to see you there!!!

Who is our fall presenter? - https://mailchi.mp/6de4cebc206b/6a56bgcjd2-12816870

11/22/2024

If you are at ACTFL this weekend, go check out the CPLI (Command Performance Books) booth! They have all your reading wants and needs.
CPLI has the widest variety of CI novels anywhere! They even have all 4 of my books!!!!
So let Karen Rowan, Carla Tarini, and the rest of the crew, hook you up with the best books in Philly, at Booth 1324 in row 1300!

10/17/2024

I have been sharing a lot about why I think in-person conferences are necessary to help sustain our world language careers. To that end, I have created the Ultimate World Language Conference List!
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If you want a copy, just click on the link and email it to you!

I hope to see all of you at an in-person conference soon!

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09/17/2024

I love sharing new books and resources I find so here is the latest by A.C. Quintero Grab it now!
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New CI Novel: Amaya Visita México
Target audience: Level 2 Spanish (Novice-High)
Available at Voces Unplugged
https://vocesunplugged.com/products/amaya-visita-mexico-level-2-spanish
*Based on a true story!
With approximately 200 unique new words, students will explore the wonders of the Yucatan Peninsula, its plants, animals, and the adventure that Mexico offers.
They’ll instantly connect with the friendship between a young girl from the U.S. and a Mexican-American boy who proudly embraces his culture while gently guiding her through her fears.
Students will relate to the challenges of a young person navigating life with parents who don’t always understand and can sometimes be impatient.
The story culminates in this young friendship deciding to reach out and help others, making it a meaningful and impactful journey. Hopefully, students will see themselves reflected as they attempt to slay the fear monsters in their own lives.

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Amaya Visita México is based on a TRUE story. If you want to find out more about backstory, click the post below.
https://acquinterobooks.wordpress.com/2024/09/14/new-spanish-comprehensible-novel-for-level-2-amaya-visita-mexico/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFVxYpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV7qvr4d0CI3F0pUWTcD9jhWc9hsL8vdLmaGorbCvToQrVTVv8fGy5SOMg_aem_xvvMbYAnZpbgVNaRyfXKuQ

Amaya Visita México With approximately 200 unique words (words such as madre, padre, nadar, etc), mostly in the present tense structures, students will explore the wonders of the Yucatan Peninsula,…

09/09/2024

Cone join me at CI MIDWEST on October 11-12 in Ripon, Wisconsin. So many great presenters from around the country will be there- and the keynote speaker is the one and only Adriana Ramírez!
This conference is both affordable and packed with sessions and presenters ​(Jennifer Whyte,Justin Slocum Bailey, Dahiana Castro, Amy Roe, Haiyun Lu, Donna Tatum Johns, Keith Toda, Annabelle Williamson, aka La Maestra Loca and more!) who are more valuable than any PD your district might come up with.
Now who will I see there?!?

Comprehensible Midwest: A conference for equitable, personalized and inclusive comprehension-based language teaching.

08/30/2024

El secreto más peligroso is now available!!!!
Get ready to dive in with the 7 members of the Sifuentes family who embark on a journey that is a combination of an escape room, The Da Vince Code, and National Treasure.

To celebrate book 3 in my “Lo más peligroso” series I am giving away 3x3 books! THREE lucky winners will win their choose of any THREE of my novels! You could choose 3 copies of my newest book, El secreto más peligroso… maybe pick 2 copies of La isla más peligrosa, and 1 of La decisión más peligrosa… you could get 1 of EACH of the series… the choice is yours!
(Details for the contest are in the image!)
You can purchase my books at CPLI.net, brycehedstrom.com, and Amazon.
(If you want class sets of any of my books, contact me, and I can offer you the best deal directly)

08/29/2024

Two amazing trilogies: "Las aparencias" by A.C. Quintero, and my "Lo más peligoso" series!
There is no better way to keep the comprehensible input going than by getting your students reading, especially when it is with a series of books!
Many of us get hooked on a series, and when we finish one book, we can't WAIT to start the next one (and the next, and the next...)
Go to CPLI.net now, and get a discount on these two super-engaging trilogies!

07/29/2024