I have been teaching at various levels in various places since 1987, mostly Spanish language, and have taught Spanish 1,2,3,4 and AP Spanish, as well as heritage (native) speaker Spanish classes. In addition, I am certified and experienced as a teacher in English as a Second Language, bilingual education, and social studies. My longest teaching assignments were 14 years at Steinmetz High School in Chicago, and 12 years at Illinois Virtual School. I also coached soccer for four seasons with the boys' team here at MCHS, and previously coached the boys' team for 11 years and the girls' team for 9 at Steinmetz. I have a BA in political science and Spanish from Indiana University and have taken graduate courses from IU, UNLV, Notre Dame, University of Phoenix, and Northeastern Illinois University.