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Welcome to second year bilingual practicum! 👏🏽 Estoy muy emocionada de poder trabajar con ustedes este semestre. I cannot wait to learn from each other and support you in whichever way that I can. Please know that I am here for you!

Me encantaría saber un poco acerca de ustedes durante esta sesión. Por favor preséntense respondiendo las siguientes preguntas:

1) Nombre y pronombre de género preferido
2) Cuéntanos donde enseñas, el modelo bilingüe de tu clase, y el nivel de grado
3) Tus aficiones (hobbies)
4)¿Por qué decidiste seguir la carrera de educador bilingüe?

Feel free to write in whichever language(s) you wish to! Add a section for your intro! 🤩

☝🏼 I'll start:
* My name is Marina Velásquez (she/hers/ella) and I was born in Lima, Perú.
* Actualmente, enseño en Jackson Heights, Queens. I am a third grade dual language self-contained teacher and I absolutely love it!
* Mis aficiones incluyen descansar (as educators, this is so important!), reunirme con mis amigos y familia, y leer un buen libro.
* Mis padres se mudaron a Nueva York primero, y nos trajeron a mi hermana y a mí cuando yo tenía 7 años. Although it was definitely a shift, I was lucky enough to have incredible teachers who I not only learned so much from, but who also made me feel welcomed and loved. I wanted to do the same for future generations. While my goal to become an educator was set pretty early on, it wasn't until college that I discovered what kind of educator I wanted to be. One of my professors introduced me to bilingual education and sent me to observe a second grade bilingual classroom. Instant flashbacks of 7-year-old Marina (who did not speak a lick of English) came crawling back to my head as I watched the teacher speak to some of her students in their home language - español. But, that's not all! I also watched students- whose home language was not español - reading, writing and even speaking in español, too! That's when I knew - I would be a bilingual educator. When things get tough (and they so have these past few years!), I think about two things: 7-year-old Marina and the beautiful students I am lucky to have. Throughout this course and your career, I encourage you to keep whatever your own drive may be in mind and remember - I am here for you!

🌸 Looking forward to reading your introductions and meeting you in-person during sesión 2!

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1. Gigiana/Gigi - She/Her/Ella
2) Prospect Heights, Brooklyn/ Dual Language/ 2nd grade
3) Hobbies: I love to dance, do yoga, HITT, sew, read (whenever me da un momento), concinar, nadar y tener experiencias nuevas.
4)I come from a family of teachers and never thought it would be my career path.. but here I am. My mother is Colombian and my father is American and becoming a bilingual teacher is making me realize that I can bridge the gap between non Spanish speakers and Spanish speakers; and somehow figure out a way to show the benefits and importance of knowing two languages.

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My name is Amaya.

I identify with she/her/Ella pronouns.

I usually write my name with "I" since it is the correct Basque spelling of my name. In my legal documentation is written with a "Y" because back when I was born the names still were governed under the Franco dictatorship rules and my parents had to spaniarize the name to have me registered by that name.

As for my background, I am an immigrant from the Basque Country in Spain. I came to this country to complete my bachelor’s in economics and International Business. Through this experience, I know firsthand about the challenges and excitement involved in learning a new language and adapting to a different culture.

Additionally, I have significant experience working with adult educational programs from when I was technical assistant in the financial field, as well as in the hospitality industry.

Theater is my passion and I have also worked as a theater director assistant in an after-school theater program at P.S 132’s Alianza Dominicana Art Center, which exposed me to vocal and movement techniques and the essential art of discipline through the creative process.

My role was to conduct training and supervise students and track their progress.  Through my work as a financial and entrepreneur technical assistant for the Latino community in Philadelphia, I was able to teach and train adults to decode and maneuver complex terminology and bureaucratic processes related to business startups including financial documentation requirements, license requirements, business model and canvas preparation, budgeting. This community has little to non-English literacy. So, I employed bilingual education strategies and I used their background as a vehicle to help them break down complex language and ideas by choosing terminology and scenarios that were closer to them.

These experiences have led me to seek a more substantial role in the academic and social development of diverse immigrant communities. That is the reason why I embarked into the NYC Teaching Fellowship journey.

During the 2021-2022 school year I was teaching a 1st grade in dual language program and this year I will be teaching 4th grade and I will be transferring to a different school and district.

I am deeply committed to providing the highest levels of academic and social- emotional support to each of my students and will strive to help them develop into independent learners with confidence to move forward in their academic career.

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Mi nombre es Angela Moncada, nací en Colombia y cursé mis estudios primarios y secundarios en mi país natal. Por situaciones familiares y personales tuve que emigrar hacía los Estados Unidos de América.
Empecé como estudiante de inglés en escuelas básicas y tuve que empezar desde cero ya que nunca había tenido la oportunidad de aprender este maravilloso idioma. Apesar de tantas vicisitudes con el idioma /inglés pude ingresar y terminar mis estudios universitarios.
Me gustaría enseñar Español en los primeros grados de primaria ya que es mi lengua natal y me siento más cómoda hablando mi primera lengua.
Decidí inclinarme por la carrera de educadora bilingüe ya que durante la pandemia tuve la oportunidad de trabajar como educadora suplente.
Durante esta gran experiencia me dí cuenta que cuento con un potencial para enseñar y sobre todo para comunicarme con estudiantes y padres de familia que tienen dificultad en encontrar el hispano hablante. Tengo dos grandes aficiones. la fotografía de aves y viajar por el mundo.

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• Enseño el 2do grado en Highland Park, Brooklyn, un modelo de lenguaje dual.

•Me encanta pasar tiempo haciendo NADA!!! Al igual que compartiendo con mis amistades, y familiares. También me encanta leer y explorar lugares nuevos.

•Decidí seguir la carrera de educadora bilingüe 👩🏻‍🏫 porque fuí una estudiante bilingüe y fue una etapa muy difícil para mi. Siendo educadora bilingüe siento que puedo apoyar a mis estudiantes a creer en ellos mismos y a lograr sus propósitos 🤩🙏🏽

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Hi my name is Elizabeth but I prefer to be called Liz (She/Her/Ella).

This year will be my second year teaching 5th grade in a transitional bilingual program at PS 195 in the Bronx.

I am Dominican but was born in the United States. My first language was Spanish and I learned English in the 1st grade.

I am a mother to two beautiful children that keep me very busy taking them to softball games or swim meets.

For over twenty years I was a production manager at a Fortune 500 publishing company. I transitioned to teaching during the pandemic and found that I truly enjoyed it. I love being able to connect with my students and their parents.

In my spare time, I love to travel to new places and relax with my husband.

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Actualmente resido Queens, New York y enseñare el segundo grado por primera vez en Cypress Hills Brooklyn en un ambiente de lenguaje dual con modelo de 50% en ingles y 50% en español.

Me encanta pasar tiempo con mi familia y amistades. Me hace feliz el poder hacer nada, pero si hay que hacer algo me encanta salir a pasear, escuchar musica, salir a explorar con mi hijo, y salir a bailar con mi esposo.

Decidi en seguir la carrera de docente biliingue de niños pequeños porque creo que son las personas que mas apoyo necesitan y son el futuro. Son ellos que pueden ayudarnos a hacer y ser la diferencia en el mundo en el que vivimos. Soy hija de padres centroamericanos y aunque nunca tuve el privilegio de estar en una clase bilingue, tengo el privilegio de saber la importancia de saber y domar dos idiomas y en mi carrera como maestra me gustaria resaltar esta importancia a mis estudiantes para que sepan que valen mucho, saben mucho, y pueden hacer todo lo que quieran sin importar lo que les diga la sociedad que simplemente no entiende el superpoder de una persona multilingue.

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1. Chris - He/Him
2. Longwood, Bronx/Dual Language/3rd
3. Scouting, Eating, DIY's, Family Trips
4. Para ayudar a los niños que se ven y crecieron como yo a entender que ellos también pueden soñar en grande y que ser bilingüe es un superpower

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1. Priscilla/she/her/Ella

2. Bushwick/Brooklyn/Dual Language/4th grade.

3. spending time with my daughter/ family vacations/ listening to music/ going to the movies

4. I decided to become a bilingual educator so that I could provide the same opportunities that were provided to me and my family as I myself was in a bilingual classroom in elementary school. I am happy to be able to provide instruction to students in English and Spanish and hope that one day they can utilize their bilingualism the same way that I have been able to.

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Hola a todos. Mi nombre es María Leta y enseño español en 2ndo grado en la escuela de lenguaje dual PS 218 Rafael Hernández del Bronx.
Nací y me crié en Argentina y me mudé a NYC en 2015 con mi marido. Si bien soy psicóloga, me adentré en la docencia de idiomas porque me parece que aprender idiomas es la puerta más grande que podemos usar para abrirnos al mundo y tener más oportunidades.
Me gusta cocinar, leer y, por sobre todas las cosas, viajar por el mundo.

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1. Eddy Rodriguez
2. I teach 4th grade dual language in Sunset Park (Brooklyn)
3. I like to read, walk, listen to podcasts and music, spend time with my family
4. I decided to be a dual language teacher because I wanted to be a positive force in the world. I get to teach and interact with students and their families in a positive and fun way.

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1. Mirka - She/ her
2. Elmhurst, Queens / Dual Language/ 5th Grade
3. Eating and spending time with family
4. I decided to become a teacher because I would like to communicate and interact with students who are not fluent in English and bring some change in the children world. :)

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Mi nombre es Greysha ella/ellos/ellas
Díganos dónde enseña, el modelo bilingüe de su clase y el nivel de grado.Doy clases de doble grado en la escuela pública 133 en el centro de Brooklyn. Doy clases de doble grado en la escuela pública 133 en el centro de Brooklyn. El español lo enseño un día sí y otro no, mientras que las matemáticas se imparten siempre en inglés
Doy clases de doble grado en la escuela pública 133 en el centro de Brooklyn. El español lo enseño un día sí y otro no, mientras que las matemáticas se imparten siempre en inglés
Me encanta viajar por el mundo, hacer cualquier cosa relacionada con el cuidado personal, ver documentales interesantes y experimentar cualquier cosa relacionada con el cafe
Cuando estaba en la escuela primaria estuve en un aula bilingüe. Ser bilingüe me ha abierto muchas oportunidades, tanto profesionales como personales. Me sentí obligada a enseñar a los estudiantes, especialmente a los de esta generación, lo importante que es poder hablar dos idiomas.

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1. Kristina - She/her

2. PS 207/ Bronx/ Dual Language / 4+5th grade bridge

3. Hobbies: Relaxing and doing nothing. Spending time with my kids, family and friends.

4. I decided to become a bilingual teacher because I love language and I want to share my passion with as many students as I can.

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mi familia/ Me(left), my boy(center), my wife(right)

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- Germán Yañez was the name bestowed onto me. My pronouns are he/him but my mother will at times call me hija. I was born here in the US but my background is Chileno.
- Last year I was a 4th grade bilingual math and science teacher and rumor has it that I will be teaching in third grade in the boogie down Bronx.
- I am passionate artist that likes to create whatever may inspire me. (most of the time that could be doodles of dinosaurs or monsters)
- Being a Bilingual teacher runs in my blood, my mother is currently a bilingual teacher in CT and as hard as I try to not be like my parents, I inadvertently followed in both their footsteps. Yes this means my father is a math teacher. SMH
In all seriousness I grew up in CT where I didn't have any role models that looked or sounded like me. Not until I was older and helping out my parents at times, is where I saw that I could be the kind of teacher that the next generation of latino students needed, to encourage them towards their best selves.

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1. Gisell/ She/ Her/ Ella
2. Enseño en el sur del Bronx/ Usamos el modelo de Rollercoaster donde hablamos inglés los lunes, miércoles y viernes y hablamos español los martes y jueves/ Soy maestra de 4.° y 5.° grado Duel Language. Enseño ELA y Estudios Sociales.
3. Mis pasatiempos incluyen pasear a mi perro, Prince. Viajar a cualquier lugar que me lleve fuera de Nueva York. Me gusta pasar tiempo con mi familia y amigos. Disfruto bailando y probando nuevos restaurantes.
4. Decidí convertirme en maestra bilingüe porque creo que los mejores maestros son aquellos que se relacionan con sus alumnos. Entré a la escuela pública sin saber español y tuve que tomar clases de ESL. Quiero ser una representación de la educación superior para los estudiantes de la comunidad latina o minoritaria en las escuelas públicas.