Life-long Learning

As an educator, I am constantly seeking ways to improve my practice through professional development and learning opportunities. This helps me better my practice, discover new and innovative teaching practices, and stay humble.

Below are some of the professional development opportunities I have taken advantage of. You will find examples of the trainings I have attended relating to my work as a Spanish World Language teacher, ESL teacher, and as a teacher development coach. 

World Language

  • World Language Workstations (August, 2014)
  • Flamboyan Family Engagement Trainings (August, 2014 and October, 2014)
  • Authentic Texts in the World Language Classroom (October, 2015)
  • Kennedy Center Arts Integration Training (November, 2015)
  • ACTFL Proficiency Training (February, 2016)
  • ACTFL Conference (November, 2016)
  • ACTFL Conference (November, 2017)

English and ESL

  • ELA Guided Reading (August, 2015)
  • ELA Literacy Workstations (August, 2015)
  • ELA Close Reading (February, 2016)
  • Integrating WIDA ESL Standards into Common Core Objectives (October, 2015)
  • WIDA Data Analysis (November, 2015)
  • WIDA ACCESS Test Training
  • GLAD 2-Day Training (April, 2017)

Teacher Development

  • Teach Like A Champion Teaching Techniques (April 2015 and April 2016)
  • Active Instructional Coaching (May 2016)
  • Coaching Conversations (May, 2016)
  • New Teacher Performance Management (June, 2016)