Picture of Me

1. Brief Biographical Sketch

While attending high school in a small
district in western Michigan,
I had the privilege of having a Spanish and French teacher who was passionate about
languages and inspired me to study them further in college.  After graduating, I went to Grand Valley
State University,
and majored in Spanish, with a minor in French.  At GVSU, I flourished as a student of
languages under the guidance of many wonderful language professors.  Also, I participated in a summer
semester of study abroad in Bilbao,
Spain, which
further enriched my knowledge of the Spanish language.  After my study abroad experience, I
spent two weeks traveling in France, mainly in Paris.  This also helped my French language
skills.  In April 2006, I graduated
from GVSU cum laude, with a BA in Spanish.

In May 2006, I married Ryan Prudhomme,
and we lived in Lansing for two years while he finished his degree at MSU.  While he was finishing up his degree, I
taught for two years at Battle Creek Central High School.  In the summer of 2008, Ryan started
working at Grace Adventures (a summer youth camp), and I started teaching in
September 2008 at Hesperia High School.
In my spare time, I like to spend time with my husband, family, and friends,
play with our dog and cat, train and ride our two American Quarter Horses, and
read books.

2. Classes I have taught
recently

I had the opportunity to do
internships at Saranac High School in Saranac, Michigan and at Grand Ledge High
School in Grand Ledge, Michigan during my undergraduate work at GVSU.  At Saranac, I taught Spanish II and
Spanish III.  It was a great
challenge to be able to work with upper-level students, and I created an
integrative cultural unit for the 3rd year students that focused on
Chilean and Argentinean history and political conflicts.  At Grand Ledge, I was privileged to
teach sections of Spanish II and French I under two mentor teachers.  GLHS proved to be a great place for me
to hone my skills as an educator – the teaching resources, along with my
colleagues, helped me develop more lesson plans that were engaging and
educational for students.  At Battle
Creek Central, I taught French I, II, III, and IV, and Spanish II, III, and
IV.  At Hesperia High School, I am
currently teaching Spanish I, II, and III.