Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos a todos!

My name is Edward Stanko and I am currently a Spanish teacher and World Language Department Chair at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, CA--America's Finest City!

This portfolio is the culmination of my time in the MAFLT program at Michigan State University. I have had the opportunity to learn more about second language acquisition, intercultural competence, design and carry-out research, as well as conduct a mock program review on my own department.

My technology skills have also expanded to include transcription with Otter.ai and coding with Atlas.ti; I was able to discover and focus my interest for future studies in qualitative research; in particular, ethnography.

My goal in completing this program was to improve my language teaching skills, but I found so much more! Thanks to my professors and classmates in the program, I have been able to partake in a community of practice that has forever shaped how I teach second language.

As a teacher, my learning is never complete. The MAFLT program has given me the tools to be wise-consumer of research, as well as turning theory into application in the classroom.

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