senoracmt

Abundance

As I look back on my 1 word resolutions for the last few years (I started this after seeing it on Twitter… possibly from Meredith White or Annabelle Allen), I have to laugh. In 2020, my word was JOY. It was NOT easy to find joy post March 14th of that year… but having the goal in place helped me SEEK joy in the midst of a total disaster on all fronts.

This year, I was torn. I had three words floating around and had a hard time picking one… but I’ve settled on abundance. I want to go into this year with an abundance of patience for my students, an abundance of support from my admin, an abundance of opportunity for the students in my class through the Seal of Biliteracy and Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica, an abundance of opportunity for me to work with teachers, an abundance of opportunity to create, an abundance of love and time with my family and friends, and an abundance of opportunity to bless those around me.

It’s not that I don’t have an abundance of some of these things, I want to FOCUS on that abundance. I think it will make me more grateful and will help me seek more opportunities to let that abundance overflow to everyone I am in contact with this year.

What is your word this year? What does it mean to you?

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I began teaching Spanish in Illinois in 1994. I have taught levels 1-4 in a small rural high school, 8th grade introductory Spanish, Biology 1, and 101 and 102 at the community college level. My Spanish classes are partnered with the community college to offer students 8 semester hours of dual credit on completion of Spanish 4. In 2011 I met Carol Gaab and Kristy Placido and have since co-authored the book "La hija del sastre" with Carol Gaab and authored the novels "La Calaca Alegre", "Bianca Nieves y los 7 toritos." "Vector," "48 horas","Bananas", "Sostenible", and "Papálotl" through Fluency Matters. In 2006 I became National Board certified and I have been serving as a mentor both for candidates seeking certification in world languages other than English and a virtual mentor for candidates in all certificate areas. I completed my Masters degree in Spanish education in 2011 and did my research on the use of Understanding by Design to create meaningful cultural units for the language classroom. I am a frequent presenter on this topic, please consider me if you are interested in a workshop on backward design. In 2013 I was named the ICTFL Foreign Language teacher of the year and in 2014 I was selected as CSCTFL's teacher of the year. In November of 2014 I was lucky enough to be one of the five finalists for the ACTFL National Teacher of the Year in San Antonio, TX. What a "Cinderella" experience! You can reach me via email at carrie at somewheretoshare dot com.

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