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Introduce yourself telling the language and levels you teach, where you teach, some things you're interested in, and what you hope to learn in this book study.

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I teach 7th Grade Spanish in Lagrangeville, NY at Union Vale Middle School in the Arlington Central School District.

I love soccer, spending time with friends and family and all things related to fall!

I hope to learn how to engage students and how to help my classroom become more proficiency based.

I have 2 daughters ages 9 & 12.

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I work in Ossining

I’ve been teaching for 15 years

I love to 🧳 and hike

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I teach Spanish. Spanish 3, Spanish 4 and AP Spanish. I teach at Robert F. Wagner in Long Island City. I’m interested in traveling and see the beauties of the world.

I hope to better engage my students in my classroom.

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I teach 8th grade at Lancaster Middle School. I have taught exploratory to Spanish 3. This is my 19th year of teaching. I love reading, traveling, spending time with family and walking my dog. I hope to learn some new strategies to use in the classroom and connect with colleagues.

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My name is Nicole Pickering, I teach Spanish 9-12 in Tupper Lake, NY. This is my 16th year of teaching. My interests are books, soccer and spending time with my husband, kids and dog, Echo. I hope to add some tools to my teaching toolbelt. I follow Leslie Grahn on Instagram and I love her materials!

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Spanish level 2 and 4

I work in Riverhead NY

I love to crochet, spend time with my friends, discovering new places to eat and going to concerts.

I hope to become a better educator for my students by the end of this book study.

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I'm a 8th grade Spanish teacher at the Amsterdam School District. I have regular 8th graders and Spanish for Heritage Speakers.

My personal life is focused on my family. My son is also an 8th grader at a different district. Oy!

I love to travel. I used to be a Travel Agent. And I adore my two pugs.

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Rafaela Santana, I teach at Freeport High School on Long Island. I am currently teaching Spanish 1, Spanish 4 honors and Native Language Arts Level 3.  I am interested in different things, not one thing in particular. 

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Rafaela Santana, I teach at Freeport High School on Long Island. I am currently teaching Spanish 1, Spanish 4 honors and Native Language Arts Level 3.  I am interested in different things, not one thing in particular. 

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I'm Dr. Olga DeJesus Diaz, Assistant Dean for Teacher Education at Marist College. I've been an educator for 27 years (ELLs with Disabilities) and teacher preparation (Associate Professor). A dedicated advocate of ELLs!

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I'm Dr. Olga DeJesus Diaz, Assistant Dean for Teacher Education at Marist College. I've been an educator for 27 years (ELLs with Disabilities) and teacher preparation (Associate Professor). A dedicated advocate of ELLs!

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I am working at New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn. This is my 12th year of teaching High school Mandarin. There is no session for Mandarin. That's why I joined this session and want to get some ideas about teaching world languages.

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I teach Spanish at Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction.

I teach Spanish 1, Spanish 3 and AP Spanish.

Apart from teaching I love the Gym!

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Hi My name is Andrew Antil. I teach Spanish levels 1b, 3, 201, 202. I live in Syracuse, but but teach out in Port Byron, NY(off  exit 40 on the Thruway). 

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Hi My name is Andrew Antil. I teach Spanish levels 1b, 3, 201, 202. I live in Syracuse, but but teach out in Port Byron, NY(off  exit 40 on the Thruway). 

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Hi,

I am Casey and I teach 8th grade Spanish at Albion Middle School. This is my 11th year, and I have always taught this grade level in the same room the entire time. I hope to just learn some ¨new tricks¨ as education is ever changing so I would like to be changing as well!

I am a mom to an almost two year old and I am a big concert goer :)

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Catia Contreras -I teach Spanish 6-8 in a NYC public school in Queens. I like listening to music and nature walks. 

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Catia Contreras -I teach Spanish 6-8 in a NYC public school in Queens. I like listening to music and nature walks. 

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Victoria Gilbert, 37 yrs teaching Science & WL

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Victoria Gilbert, 37 yrs teaching Science & WL

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I teach Spanish/French. Right now, I teach Gr. 3 Spanish in NYC in an all-boys PreK- 8 school, where I am department chair and also work as an instructional coach. I love to garden (watch people & plants grow). In this book study, I hope to learn techniques for my own classroom and to share with other teachers. I also hope to learn how other teachers respond to the different strategies.

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I have been teaching Middle school Spanish for about five years, but I taught high school French for 20 years prior. I enjoy reading a lot. I also like to run a lot

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I am a High school Spanish teacher at the Women´s Academy of Excellence. I have been teaching in that school since 2015, but I have been teaching with the DOE since 2009 as a Spanish High School Teacher. I am interested in making my class more engaging and fun.

I have 3 of my own children who are my pride and joy. They are 8, 3, and 2. My favorite season is summer because I get to spend all my time with my children, and I rather it be hot then cold. I also love music, dancing, and Zumba!

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Hola,

My name is Kristen and I teach 7-12 Spanish in Cambridge, NY. I'm a certified Spanish and French teacher (since 1992), but our and neighboring districts no longer offer French. I love being in God's great outdoors, whether walking, relaxing, biking, swimming, hiking, playing sports or traveling. I love being with my family, cooking, playing and listening to music.

I'm hoping for a clearer foundation in language instruction that ties into NYS's new standards that is applicable in the classroom, benefiting my students.

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Hello, I am Rosaline Fernandez, I am a HS Spanish teacher in Rockaway Beach, NY. This is my 12th year teaching. I currently teach Spanish 1& 2 and AP Spanish and Language. I also teach ESL for Adults in the evening all levels and I am the culinary teacher for middle and HS.

I hope to enhance my vocabulary, find new teacher friends to collaborate with and to keep my brain sharp! It’s great to be here.

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I teach Brazilian Portuguese and ENL in the Bronx at a Transfer high school called Bronx Haven. I am from Brazil and love traveling. I used to teach English as a second language in Brazil.

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Hi, my name is Maria Antil. I teach Spanish levels 201 and 202 (college courses through SUNY Oswego) and 7th grade. I also teach French level 1. I teach at Marcellus Sr High School and DMS in Marcellus, NY near Syracuse. I've been teaching for 13 years.

I love to travel, plan trips, hike, and play sports.

I hope to learn better how to make my teaching more effective and efficient to encourage students to focus on levels of proficiency rather than the grade.

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I am on my 3rd year at the Montauk School in Montauk, NY (I taught ENL for about 5 years at the Wainscott School prior to Montauk). I teach Pre-K -3, 5 & 6th grade Spanish and 4th grade ENL.

I enjoy reading and going on walks. I hope to become a better Spanish teacher. I love my culture and want to be able to share that with my students. I also need to improve how to manage my time and curriculum/lesson planning.

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I am Evelyn Salazar, this is my 5th year teaching at Susan E. Wagner High School.

I teach Spanish 3, 4, 5, and Spanish 6.

Learning is a gift, so I hope I can learn a lot from this group and be able to apply them in my classes.

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I teach at Newfane Middle School which is near Niagara Falls and same distance from Buffalo. I have been teaching since 1993. I have taught French 7, Spanish 7 & 8, High school in NC, & 6th grade Spanish & French.I love camping & watch my daughter play soccer.

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I teach Spanish to 6th, 7th and 8th grade Spanish in a middle school in Brooklyn, NY.

I am interested in travel, music, cooking and spending time with my family.

I am hoping to create engaging and meaningful activities for my students.

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Hi! I am Brenda McKenzie. I teach 8th grade Spanish at Pioneer Middle School (south of Buffalo, NY). I am interested in travel, languages, cultures, pilates, learning for fun, and puppies. This is Leo above. I hope to learn ways to better my instruction and engage all students to be language learners.

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I'm trying but cant seem to get the hang of this. I also began in 1990. Taught all levels of Spanish and Italian. Have been an Assistant Principal in NYC since 2008. I love tennis and I hope to be able to leave some things to share with my teachers