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I've been going on and on about how I'm going to Spain, learning Spanish and, in the near future, eating and seeing all sorts of fabulous things. But I haven't really explained how this is all possible. Here is all the information:

In May 2008, I finished my M.A.T (Master of Arts in Teaching) graduate program at Simmons College in Boston, MA. In addition to a graduate degree, I also earned my Massachusetts initial licensure for grades 5-8 and 8-12 in English. Before I fully plunged into a job search for my first teacher-of-record job, another graduate program at Simmons caught my eye. For lots of personal and professional reasons, I chose to continue my studies for a C.A.G.S. (Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies) in E.L.L (English Language Learners) through the Simmons in Madrid program. Here is a link for more information:

http://www.simmons.edu/gradstudies/education/madrid/

and some streaming video about the program:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n58SkgdtKDA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj9OVtqEuQ&feature=related