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On my spare time I love to work out and run. One of my main goals is to be able to run the Chicago Marathon! I am currently a cross country coach and Girls on the Run coach at the school where I teach.

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Hi everyone! My name is Genesis Cervantes.  

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Hi everyone! My name is Genesis Cervantes.  

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I am 27 years old. I love to travel. Some of the places that I have been to: Guatemala, Mexico, Nashville, San Diego, New Orleans and so many more!

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My family lives here in Chicago. Heres a picture of me and my parents at my gradation. My mom is from Mexico and My dad is from Puerto Rico.  

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My family consists of an older brother, and older sister, my parents, 3 nieces and 2 nephews.

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Family vacation to Cancun!!

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I would say that I am a visual learner. I like to see examples and see things be done first so that I can know exactly what the expectations are.

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I am starting my 4th year of teaching this year. For the past 2 years I have worked at Columbia Explorers Academy as the Second grade Bilingual teacher. My first year of teaching I was the ESL interventionist working with grades pre-k-5th and my second year I was a First grade Sheltered English Instruction teacher at Northwest Elementary in Evergreen Park.

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I would say I'm pretty chill as a teacher and very much go with the flow. After teaching in a pandemic I had to really learn to give myself and my students grace as things are constantly changing. Sometimes things don't go according to plan and I had to learn to readjust plans as needed. Community and respect is very important in my classroom. My students know that we can have fun and goof around, but my expectations are high and we will be working hard. I have also learned that my classroom does not have to be perfect, as long as my students needs are being met, thats all that I really care about. I try to involve parents as much as I can and keep an open line of communication.