Hello!

My name is Elisabeth Hassenboehler and I teach 3rd grade bilingual.

Many people ask me how I speak Spanish and I tell them it's a LONG story, but I'll give you a snapshot here.

I'm originally from Louisiana and in school, we learned French (because of our history/heritage, etc.).

So, I spent all of my schooling learning French...that is, until my last year in high school when I decided to take Spanish.

Boom! It clicked! All the conjugations and syntax finally was understandable. 

From there, I learned more and more, through friends, family and MANY trips to Mexico.

After that, I worked with adults teaching them EFL (ESL), many from Spanish speaking countries.

Later, I thought...hmmm...I speak Spanish...I could be a bilingual teacher, so I got my degree in bilingual education.

After teaching 12 years in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and starting my second year in Plano ISD, I'm still going strong.

I love working with my students and seeing them grow into independent and confident learners.

I hope you all have a wonderful school year!!!