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Years Teaching Overall: 11
Years Teaching at Spalding: 11
Currently teaching: 9th and 10th Spanish; 9th French
Proudest teaching moment: “When students return to say thank you for
brthe effort and time that you put into instruction, that they feel wholly prepared
brin certain classes because of your course and methods.”
Teaching Philosophy: “Language is always changing so there is not always one right answer; therefore, as a foreign language teacher, my goal is always communication and application to daily life. The goal is not if students can conjugate a verb but if they can have a basic conversation or - communicate in everyday situations.”
Toughest challenge facing educators: “Keeping students interested and focused during an era when everything is at their fingertips. You often hear, ‘Why do I need to know this? I can always use Google.’ Therefore, one way that I’m working to overcome this is by actually bringing it into the classroom by making that connection with their interests and daily lives, and giving them real-word situations that are applicable to them.”
Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn
Years Teaching Overall: 11
Years Teaching at Spalding: 11
Currently teaching: 9th and 10th Spanish; 9th French
Proudest teaching moment: “When students return to say thank you for
brthe effort and time that you put into instruction, that they feel wholly prepared
brin certain classes because of your course and methods.”
Teaching Philosophy: “Language is always changing so there is not always one right answer; therefore, as a foreign language teacher, my goal is always communication and application to daily life. The goal is not if students can conjugate a verb but if they can have a basic conversation or - communicate in everyday situations.”
Toughest challenge facing educators: “Keeping students interested and focused during an era when everything is at their fingertips. You often hear, ‘Why do I need to know this? I can always use Google.’ Therefore, one way that I’m working to overcome this is by actually bringing it into the classroom by making that connection with their interests and daily lives, and giving them real-word situations that are applicable to them.”
