¡Hola y bienvenidos! I'm Katherine, and this little website is home to a collection of my favorite teaching ideas and resources. I have spent the past few years teaching Spanish by day and writing by night, loving both jobs and hoping to never have to give one up! Before moving to Oregon, I taught with the International Baccalaureate program at public school in Baltimore, while completing a Master of Science in Education at Johns Hopkins University. I love to teach, and while living in Baltimore I was named as one of three Baltimore finalists for the national Sue Lehmann Teaching Award. But even before my big move to Maryland, I was teaching! I taught English at a public school in Madrid, Spain for two years, perfecting my Spanish and integrating myself into the local culture. I've been a language instructor for quite awhile now, and I love every minute of it!
As a student of public schools myself, I am an advocate for quality education in all public schools and work to assure that all of my students have access to opportunities to succeed. As a high school and college-level Spanish teacher, I consistently integrate the Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) style foreign language teaching into my classroom instruction. While teaching in Baltimore, I involved my students with the Advocacy Project, a project I created that partnered students with community groups in Baltimore City. We worked together at volunteer events that promoted the Latino community in Baltimore, while also improving my student's Spanish proficiency. In June 2015, I took a group of students from Baltimore to Havana, and we became one of the few high school groups in the state of Maryland to travel to Cuba. In 2017, I was named as a Semi-Finalist for the Kennedy Leadership Award for Teaching Excellence. I also currently serve as an International Baccalaureate Examiner for the IBO.
This website represents a collection of my favorite lesson plans, service learning projects, and travel stories. I hope that the website will serve as a resource for Spanish teachers around the world.
Thank you for visiting!
As a student of public schools myself, I am an advocate for quality education in all public schools and work to assure that all of my students have access to opportunities to succeed. As a high school and college-level Spanish teacher, I consistently integrate the Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) style foreign language teaching into my classroom instruction. While teaching in Baltimore, I involved my students with the Advocacy Project, a project I created that partnered students with community groups in Baltimore City. We worked together at volunteer events that promoted the Latino community in Baltimore, while also improving my student's Spanish proficiency. In June 2015, I took a group of students from Baltimore to Havana, and we became one of the few high school groups in the state of Maryland to travel to Cuba. In 2017, I was named as a Semi-Finalist for the Kennedy Leadership Award for Teaching Excellence. I also currently serve as an International Baccalaureate Examiner for the IBO.
This website represents a collection of my favorite lesson plans, service learning projects, and travel stories. I hope that the website will serve as a resource for Spanish teachers around the world.
Thank you for visiting!