Lauren's Bilingual Methods ePortfolio

I have been a Spanish as a Foreign Language teacher for many years (to give you an idea of how many, a clue is that my first job was at a small Catholic school in Chicago where we actually typed lessons on carbon paper to make our copies on duplicating machines).  I have taught Spanish to all ages including preschoolers through Advanced Placement students. I am passionate about linguistics and culture.  I love learning and teaching. Of course, I'm also a big fan of anything to do with Castellano (the Spanish language), and all the countries where it is spoken. Recently, I decided to expand my repertoire; I just completed my ESL endorsement and will be completing my Bilingual endorsement as soon as this blog is complete (more or less).  I will then continue my Curriculum and Instruction courses and in May of 2018 I will have my master's degree. I was born with a love of language.  My parents said I started talking at such a young age that when strangers would come up t