Meet KIM

With over twenty years of experience in a large public school system, Spence has worked as a teacher, department chair, and leader in professional and lifelong learning. Her focus has been on the importance of collaboration in the classroom, kinesthetic learning, and antiracist education, where she’s led and facilitated several equity-centered workshops, intentional learning communities, and professional development opportunities. To ensure diverse perspectives and build critical consciousness within the World Language curriculum of her district, Spence also created lessons to enhance the learner experience within the existing units. 

You can read more here which includes a link to her dissertation - Recognizing Whiteness & Dismantling Racism in Schools: Developing a Professional Learning Series to Prepare a Predominantly White Teaching Force to Teach and Reach Students of Color

Meet JODIE

Dr. Jodie Hogan has been teaching Spanish at a large community college in Maryland since 2014, where she instructs all levels of Spanish as well as a Methods of Teaching World Languages course for aspiring educators. She holds a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, a Master’s degree in Intercultural Communication, and a second Master’s in Education.

Before transitioning to higher education full-time, Dr. Hogan spent fourteen years teaching at a large high school in Anne Arundel County. During that time, she was honored as the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year in 2013, was a finalist for Maryland State Teacher of the Year, and was named the Maryland Foreign Language Association Teacher of the Year in 2012.

Dr. Hogan specializes in kinesthetic teaching strategies, cooperative learning methods, and places a strong emphasis on communication and real-world language use in her Spanish classes. She is deeply passionate about innovative instructional techniques and is committed to creating dynamic, student-centered learning environments where learners are actively engaged in the process.

Rad Dr. Hogan’s dissertation here: Instructors’ Experiences With Employing Kinesthetic Instructional Strategies in Gatekeeper Community College Courses: A Single Holistic Case Study