Grüß dich!  My name is Ben Fisher-Rodriguez.  I have taught German and Spanish at Bothell High School since 2019.  Previous to that, I taught Spanish at the former Totem Middle School in Federal Way Public Schools.  I have a BA in German and Spanish from UCLA, was a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany for a year, and earned my teaching certification in Languages Other Than English at the University of Texas at Austin.  I am active in the AATG, WAFLT, and ACTFL, and have presented at state, regional, and national language teaching conferences.  In 2023, I was a finalist for National Language Teacher of the Year!

I have a passion for teaching and world languages, and take part in tons of professional development opportunities to increase my skills in providing students fun, comprehensible experiences in German.  I also train other teachers in teaching techniques, and run a teaching blog called Mr. Fisher Says.

Prior to being a teacher, I worked at a movie theater, a Gymnasium in Chemnitz, Germany, a school for the hard of hearing in Chemnitz, an elementary school after school program, a tutoring program in a middle school, and a catering company.  I also sang semi-professionally in operatic choirs (no joke).

In my free time, I enjoy reading (I try to read at least 2 books a month), writing, hiking, running, and spending time outside with my husband Brent and our dog Goose.