About Me

Mu name is Laura Castro, and unlike many of you I did not always plan on being a teacher. I truly stumbled into the profession.
I studied International Studies and Spanish at the University of Illinois, and spent a year abroad studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina. While there I met the man who is now my husband...and after returning to graduate went back to live in Buenos Aires for a few more years.

When moving back to the United States I was at a loss of what to do. Luckily (for me at least) the demand for bilingual teachers is greater than the supply. Consequently, even though I didn't study to be a teacher I was able to get a job as a bilingual teacher - crazy, I know! I quickly realized that I had stumbled into the perfect profession for me! I love teaching and I feel particularly blessed to work with the Hispanic community. My students are great and so are their families!


I've worked as a bilingual resource teacher and as a bilingual second grade teacher. This year I will be working as a classroom teacher but with bilingual 1st and 2nd graders…a.k.a. bilingual multi-age. I'm a bit nervous about teaching in a multiage classroom - I have a lot of learning to do this year!

We have two amazing cats, Max and Ellie…who shed too much, but we love them anyway! We adopted them from a shelter – and unfortunately Max had suffered from a bad eye infection since he was tiny and they had to remove the eye – but don’t worry he has NO idea and thinks he’s hot stuff!

My husband is currently working on his Bachelor’s Degree – I’m very proud of him because his entire degree will be completed in his second language. He’s amazing – living here in the U.S. with me even though all of his family is in Argentina.


Besides my husband, cats and teaching my other passion is reading! I have a Kindle, and can’t get enough books! If you want to see some of my favorites head on over to my Goodreads profile and check out what I’m reading…
http://www.goodreads.com/lschmitzy

My goal is for my blog to be a place to share ideas and tips for teachers - especially teachers who work with ELLs. Here you should be able to find ideas and resources to help you in the classroom. I hope to build up my Teachers Pay Teachers store to help pay for my husband’s studies – so please don’t hesitate to tell me what resources are lacking for bilingual teachers – I’ll do my best to meet the need!


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Mrs. Castro