About

Hi!

Let me tell you a little bit about myself.

I’m a twenty-something, happily-married,  high school Spanish teacher.

I’m super interested in streamlining all aspects of education to make it the best it can be – this includes bettering my own personal practice, as well as enhancing my building & district performance, and, ultimately, looking at our nation’s Educational policy and how it needs to change in the next 25-50 years to meet the demands of the 21st century.

To this end, I am currently working on becoming more reflective in my teaching practices (which will be a main focus of this blog) as well as continuing to extend my own learning through obtaining my Masters degree in foreign & second language education at the Ohio State University. I’m also learning curious about 21st century skill development & integration into the curriculum, foreign & 2nd language acquisition, educational psychology, and exploring creative ways of measuring student and teacher performance. I am driven & self-motivated, love my time in the classroom but also envision working in other arenas within the field of education one day to influence the way the classroom looks for the next generation.

In my free time (which during the school year is quite limited), I love to spend time with my husband, try new things, read and write, and be active and challenge myself to stay in shape. Since college, I’ve been a regular jogger, and currently I’m using a hybrid of the  P90X/Insanity workout programs as my daily fitness challenge.

Other things in which I am interested & want to learn more about:

• cooking
• minimalism
• interior decor / feng shui
• gardening /
• technology (ie simple programming, various software applications, integration into the 2nd langauge classroom)
• writing
• Educational psychology & research
• blogging!

If you’re still reading, wow! I hope you keep reading. Thanks for stopping by.

-Becky