speechless!

So it was just after 2:00 on March 3rd, and I had finally made it to the end of Monday, a feat in itself. With one more class to teach, Jennifer Ricks, our administrative assistant, came into my room and handed me a note to call Kevin Cessna, National Spanish Exam Director. Stunned. I knew it would be this week, but never expected Monday afternoon!

Imagine the tension I felt trying to finish that last class, discussing the wonders and awes of the preterite and imperfect tenses :) Finally, the bell rang, and I was able to return Mr. Cessna's call. 

I got it! I am a 2015 recipient of the National Spanish Exam MLSA Teacher Study Abroad Scholarship to Costa Rica! WOW! I applied on a whim, thinking this could be a great way to spend my summer and get some experience, and now I am really going to Costa Rica!!! Mr. Cessna was so nice, and made my excitement even greater, discussing his personal experiences as a teacher with MLSA. 

So here we go!!!...time to renew my passport! :) 

¿Quién soy yo?

...mi pasión: enseñar...

Aquí estoy con mis estudiantes de segundo año repasando para un examen sobre el imperfecto y la niñez con un juego de Jeopardy.

During the 2014-2015 academic year, I am a teacher at Deerfield Windsor College Preparatory School where I teach one section of Spanish I, two sections of Spanish II, and two sections of Spanish III. This year I have a total of 73 students. All of these students are taking the National Spanish Exam this year. 

...mis estudiantes trabajando...

Aquí se puede ver algunos de mis estudiantes trabajando en el sitio www.lingtlanguage.com/jessica_marshall donde ellos practican de escuchar y hablar. En este momento de la foto, están tomando parte de un examen en la clase de Español II. 

¡Soy finalista! : I am a finalist!

My name is Jessica Marshall, and I am a finalist for the National Spanish Exam Teacher Study Abroad Scholarship in Costa Rica.