KATIE COLLINSJULY 2008

GUANAJUATO, GUANAJUATO UNA PRESENTACION DE MIS EXPERIENCIAS

Mexico

Introduccion en espanol e ingles

Por que decedi ir a Mexico?

Gwin has a School population of 580 studentsThe ESL population consists of 106 students 76 students speak Spanish72 of the 76 are from MexicoOur school is raising efforts to better support

the educational and social needs of the hispanic population at our school and in our community-Family Day, International Day, Math Night

No hable espanol

Family Day at Gwin

Los dos objetivos

To gain proficiency in the Spanish language in order to build stronger relationships with the parents of my hispanic students.

To experience Mexican culture first hand in order to promote pride in cultural heritage.

A picture is worth a thousand words…

Objectives Obtained

Upon return, I was able to immediately connect with the families.

Daily, I am able to use my hands-on cultural experience with my students.

I am far from fluent, in fact, I speak broken Spanish, but I believe my efforts in learning Spanish and the experience that STAR gave me speaks louder than words.

I can communicate for myself

How STAR has impacted our school and community

Thank you for making this a reality!

I truly believe that I am a better educator because of the STAR experience!

I came back from Mexico with a renewed and refined purpose and an even greater passion for working with the families of our ESL students.

Special Thanks

Thank you Dr. Pottenger and the STAR review committee for selecting me.

Thank you Anita, for answering my many questions and concerns.

Thank you Rebecca, for being my mentor and practicing Spanish with me weekly. Wendy, for being my stand-in mentor and supporting me through this entire process. We make a great team!

Thank you Carla Marchant, our tech cheerleader.Thank you Linda Joseph and Sandy Ritchey, for

supporting our ESL Team vision.