Las+Profesoras

Las profesoras de Fox River son Señora Riedel y Señora Shannon

//La Señora Riedel:// I have taught at Fox River for the past 14 years and have been found in the math, Spanish, and English classrooms. I currently teach PreAlgebra, and both levels of Spanish. I enjoy teaching and speaking the language. I have done a study abroad trip to Seville, Spain, home to many beautiful architectural buildings and the flamenco dance. I have also spent some time in San José, Costa Rica and vacationed in Mexico. My hopes and dreams for my students are not only for them to learn about the language but to speak it. No, they will not be fluent speakers by the end of the year, but I hope that they have confidence to be able to ask questions in Spanish and hold simple conversations. Spanish is a conversational class and I expect my students to speak the language as much as possible.

In my free time, I am married and involved with my kids, a 2nd grader and an active 3 yr old along with our two cats. I also enjoy to downhill ski, work outdoors and read. My family and I love to travel and made a "bucket list" of places to visit this past summer.

// La Señora Shannon: //  I have been teaching Spanish at Fox River since 2008. In 2011, I began teaching Spanish in grades 2-6 at the elementary schools in the district. I strive to make learning a language fun and interactive by giving students opportunities to practice communicating in Spanish in real-life situations. My goal is to instill in my students a passion for language learning and an understanding of different cultures that continue with them throughout their lives. On my free time, I enjoy biking and camping with my family and friends during the warm months, and photography and baking goodies all year round. After school, I take time to read a good book and spoil my cat, Simon. I also love to travel to places where Spanish is spoken! In the summers of 2007 and 2009 I studied Spanish at the University of Costa Rica in San José. While there, I lived with a Tico (Costa Rican) family and visited places like Arenal, Poás, and Irazú Volcanoes, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, La Paz Waterfalls, Turtle Island, Manuel Antonio National Park, and Puerto Viejo. In the summers of 2010 and 2011 I lived with a family in Spain and took classes at the University of Salamanca to work on my Master's Degree in Spanish Language and Culture. While there, I also visited Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, and Madrid. Most recently in 2013, I lived with a family in Ecuador for a month and volunteered in the markets in Quito, working with kids who don't usually have the opportunity to attend school because they work in the markets with their families.
 * Personal**

I received my high school diploma in 2004 from Arrowhead High School in Hartland, WI, my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary and Middle Education/Spanish in 2008 from Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee, WI, and my Master's Degree in Spanish Language and Culture from the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain.
 * Education**

License - 30 Professional Educator Position/Level - 72 Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence Subject - 777 Regular Education & 365 Spanish
 * License**

http://srashannonspanish.weebly.com/
 * Spanish Website**