Trudy Anderson, NECTFL Teacher of the Year (Northeast Conference on the Teacher of Foreign Languages) reminds us that even after 31 years in the classroom, she finds teaching challenging, especially right now.  Trudy talks about how her teaching has changed to meet the needs of her students and how she makes community a part of her curriculum, her classroom, and her work at school.   

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Bio:   

Trudy Anderson is a middle school Spanish teacher in the New Haven Public Schools, She is excited to introduce her students to Spanish and encourages them to visualize how being proficient in a second language can open new avenues for success. She believes it is important to help students be curious about other cultures and perspectives and is known for creating “stations” as a way to ensure differentiation and student engagement while balancing skills and activities. Trudy collaborates well with colleagues and enjoys seeing new teachers hone and improve their craft. She has been a Yale New Haven Teachers Institute Fellow, curriculum writer, coach, and a regular presenter at conferences. 

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Mentions: 

Jessica Haxhi @jhaxhi (Twitter) ACTFL Past President  Supervisor of World Languages, Methods Instructor, New Haven Public Schools 

Rebecca Blouwolff : Our World is Changed, Our Goals are Not, opening keynote presented for NFLC virtual Summit in July, 2020 (Get the PDF of the presentation here https://mmeblouwolff.weebly.com/presentationsarticles)