Join Ben (he/him), Bryan (he/they), and Bill (he/him) as they Gaslight (reflect), Gatekeep (read research), and Girlboss (share successes) language teaching!
Ben Fisher-Rodriguez is a high school German and Spanish teacher located in Seattle, WA. He has presented at national, regional, and local conferences on lesson planning, high-leverage teaching strategies, and issues of LGBTQ+ inclusion. Ben is a German Embassy Teacher of Excellence, the WAFLT TOY for 2022, the PNCFL TOY for 2023, and a 2024 NEA Teacher of Excellence. He blogs at MrFisherSays.com and is on Twitter @mrfishersays.
Bill is a Spanish teacher in Indianapolis. He has been teaching Spanish since 2014 and has taught 7th-12th grade students. He has served as the Chair of ACTFL’s Comprehension-Based Communicative Language Teaching special interest group, has presented at state, regional, and national conferences, and hosts a monthly Language teacher support and training group.
Topics of interest include research-based practices, Focus on Form in comprehension-based classes, unit design, and collaborative storytelling, and teacher training and support.
When not in the class Bill spends his time reading, singing karaoke, and occasionally doing stand up comedy.
pretty cool guy
M.Ed in World Language Instruction (2024)
12th year French teacher in California Bay Area
enjoyer of cats, chocolate and video games