2017 TELL Collab Participants

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I was born and raised in Fort Worth, and currently live in Roanoke, a far north suburb of FW. My husband and I just celebrated our 4 year anniversary and have precious rescue "kittens" (both are almost 3 now) named Pepper and Thunder, who take up the majority of my Camera Roll (along with funny pictures). I began learning Spanish informally in elementary school and then began formally in 7th grade for 5 years. In college, I studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain. Attending TELL Collab for the first time in 2016 was such an incredible experience - the connections I made have provided ongoing PLC through Twitter!

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I teach all levels of French in the Department of French & Italian (UT-Austin). I am excited about the TELLCollab because of its open, grassroots nature. The TELLProject is a great example of DIY teachers who are creating a vibrant community of practice. To me, the TELLCollab is a wonderful example of Open Education because it is all about helping educators share their ideas and resources with each other. By teachers, for teachers!

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I have been in the classroom since 1998 as a certified interpreter. In 2009, I entered the classroom as a teacher.

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I am passionate about developing proficiency in Spanish, singing, music, my family, this life, health, nutrition & technology!

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Born and raised in San Diego, CA. Learned Spanish by being immersed at a young age when my grandparents used to take care of me while my mom was working.

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I teach Japanese at a large, public urban high school in South Texas. I love using Twitter and the power of the #langchat online community to broaden my horizons and expand my PLN. I proudly joined the #langchat team as a co-moderator in early 2015, and I'm always excited to work with other WL teachers locally and globally to improve my craft and contribute to the rich collaboration happening in our field. In my classroom laboratory, I am exploring how to: deliver comprehensible input from engaging authentic resources; deepen my toolbox of input strategies; build students' literacy in a different-script language; measure that all students are participating in and comprehending instruction; and increase my effective use of TL in the classroom.

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I was born and raised in Turkey. I currently live in Corpus Christi, Texas. I have started teaching in Turkey. After that 6 years in Nigeria. I have worked there as a teacher and department chair(I think here called cluster). and now Texas.

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Passionate about World Languages, World Traveler, Former French and Spanish Teacher

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(B.A. Spanish, B.S. Foreign Language Education, M.Ed. Foreign Language Education) Hi there! A fourth-generation public educator, I've taught Spanish in private, public, and charter environments in GA and TN for 10 years and LOVE my career. Interacting with students in the language and integrating authentic resources so that students can USE the language are my favorite everyday aspects -- utilizing proficiency within those have really shifted my teaching practices and mentalities for the better, thanks to the TELL Collab. 2015. Therefore, I truly can NOT wait to see everyone for a third meet-up in Austin! Meaningful, relevant professional development has become one of the aspects I treasure most in this crazy career of ours. See you all soon!

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Born and raised in Russia, language learner since age of 8, I fully experienced the influence of other perspectives on one's beliefs and values. As an only French teacher at a small suburban high school, my mission is to open the minds of my students through learning the language and cultures and to enrich their lives with connections they make outside of the classroom.

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Passionate about making the shift from teaching to learning. www.LearningShifts.com