Autobiography

Who is Señora S.?

EDUCATION:

Master of Science degree, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU);

                     Second Language Teaching Methodology and Theory (TESOL)

Bachelor of Arts degree, University of Massachusetts at Amherst;

                     Major: Elementary Education; Minor: Spanish

TESOL Academy Certificate: Developing Intercultural Awareness in the Classroom

Summer Study: Spanish Language and Puerto Rican Culture;

                     Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

FAVORITE THINGS:

Quote: "Help ever. Hurt never."

Black standard poodle, named "Salty" (favorite poodle photo)

San Francisco, California

organic gardening

whole grain bread baking

Music, especially Brazilian samba and smooth jazz

Lily of the Valley flower (picture & photo gallery)

Poem: La muralla by Nicolás Guillén

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INTERESTS:

Well-being of the earth & especially its children and animals

World languages and cultures

Technology

Vegetarianism & organic foods

Promoting the good works of César Chávez

Knitting!

PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND REFERENCES:

2005    Cited in bibliography for special needs students and world language learning

          at http://www.specialeducationalneeds.com/ compiled by Professor David R. Wilson,

          Harton Technology College, United Kingdom

2004    Cited frequent contributor to

         LANGUAGE BY VIDEO: AN OVERVIEW OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS FOR CHILDREN                      by Nancy C. Rhodes and Ingrid Pufahl

2003    Cited frequent contributor to

          LANGUAGES AND CHILDREN: MAKING THE MATCH; NEW LANGUAGES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS                                               by Helena Curtain and Carol Ann Dahlberg (Third Edition)

1996    TESOL JOURNAL article: "Nonvexing Vexillology: Flag Facts and Fun"

HONORS:

2006 NNELL special award for website www.anacleta.com

      See pictures and more information by clicking here

1993 CCSU Graduate Student Association Distinction Award: Academic Excellence

1991 Award for Highest Rated Lessons Plans for TESOL Methodology Class

CERTIFICATION IN CONNECTICUT:

Elementary Education (1-8); Spanish (K-12); TESOL (K-12)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE TO CHILDREN & ADULTS IN CONNECTICUT:

- FLES Spanish in grades two, three, four, and five in Eastern CT university town

- Regular classroom teacher in inner city Hispanic neighborhood, grade three

- English composition at community college

- Spanish, grade seven

- ESOL, English language institutes affiliated with two universities

- ESOL, community college

a.k.a. Kathleen "Kathy" Siddons

For details about "Story People" by artist and storyteller, Brian Andreas, click on picture.

Knitting

César Chávez

During my final year before retirement as a FLES Spanish teacher at Goodwin School, some of my students participated in the annual COLT "World Language Rhyme Celebration" which took place in Mansfield. Here are some favorite photos of my children.