I spent two years living abroad teaching English and eight years in the U.S. teaching Spanish. I am the Department Chair, Curriculum Leader and Spanish Conversation Club founder at my current school of employment. My wife has a Masters in French Education and teachers K-12 French.
I believe in applying multiple instructional methods to best meet the needs of language learners.
Most Energetic Teacher Most Popular Teacher National Honors Society
- B.A. at University of Missouri - Columbia, MO - Spanish K-12 Certification at University of Missouri - St. Louis - Masters Degree in Spanish Education at University of Missouri - St. Louis
During my undergraduate education, I worked with a team of six students interviewing, transcribing and analyzing the results of folkloric stories told to us by Hispanic Americans. The results can be found in the Missouri University library system. I completed my action research project that I began during my last semester of graduate school which addresses the question: "How can authentic communicative based instruction enhance student language acquisition in the Spanish classroom?" I plan on submitting this for publishing in the near future.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff
English Language Arts, Specialty, World Languages, French, Spanish, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Art History, ESL-EFL-ELL, Classroom Management, en francais, For All Subjects