Education:
BA in International Relations and Spanish from the University of San Diego (2018)
MA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (2021)
About Me:
I grew up here in Fort Collins and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 2014. I ran cross country and track in high school and college, and after college I spent several months in Spain before heading into the woods! I have done two terms of service doing trail work through AmeriCorps, and I also went to North Carolina to get my MA. I taught social studies and Spanish at Poudre Community Academy for two years, and I am stoked to be at Polaris!
Why teach (and take) Spanish classes?
No matter the level of your language skills, Spanish knowledge is useful! In my classes, we will focus on the 5 C's of language learning:
- Communication: in many forms for varied audiences
- Culture: understand products and practices from a lens of cultural perspective
- Connections: math conversions, reading strategies, writing skills, history, geography, art, food science, etc.
- Comparisons: compare and contrast own language and culture to that of target language
- Communities: use language outside of class, music stations, TV channels, DVDs, grocery stores, etc.