Welcome! ¡Bienvenido!
A little about me . . .
Hi, I am Staci Hofer and I would like to welcome you to my site! I have created this space to help not only my students and their parents, but fellow teachers as well. Using the links to the left, you will find sample lesson plans, activities, and other resources to help guide you on your academic journey!
Allow me to share some basic, but nevertheless important, information with you. In December of 2009 my husband David and I were blessed with a son, Adler. As a family we love to go camping, spend time with other family members, and travel as often we can. Any extra second I can steal for myself is spent reading; my favorite books are mysteries, but I also love anything written by Jodi Picoult.
School is also an important part of my life, and I will finally graduate from Western Michigan University in April of 2012 with a degree in secondary education with an emphasis in Spanish and English. I have been pursing this college degree for the past seven years. Upon graduation from high school, I thought that a career as a pharmacist was what I wanted, so I spent my first semester of college at Ferris State University. It didn't take me long to realize that pharmaceuticals wasn't my passion, so I left Ferris and moved back to my hometown of Portage (Kalamazoo) to attend the local community college. By the time I had completed my general education requirements at KVCC, I knew that I wanted to persue my love of the Spanish language and education- and so I've spent the last five years at Western doing just that. In the fall of 2008 I had the amazing opportunity to study in Burgos, Spain. During my four months abroad, I became a part of the Spanish culture and that experience only helped confirm that I had made the best decision for my future.
I completed my internship at Plainwell High School where I was fortunate enough to dual teach in both an English and Spanish classroom. Additional experiences that I had while studying at Western include spending two semesters working with both middle school and high school students in an English classroom setting. I also taught at the Alternative Learning Program and spent time observing different English and Spanish teachers. During my time spent in these educational settings, I learned a lot about student relationships and student behaviors in the classroom. Furthermore, I was exposed to a variety of teaching styles, engaging activities, insightful whole-class discussions, and classroom management techniques. Textbooks can't teach you everything, and the priviledge of being able to witness great teachers in action helped bring together everything I learned during my educational career. I look forward to drawing on these experiences in my classroom!
Allow me to share some basic, but nevertheless important, information with you. In December of 2009 my husband David and I were blessed with a son, Adler. As a family we love to go camping, spend time with other family members, and travel as often we can. Any extra second I can steal for myself is spent reading; my favorite books are mysteries, but I also love anything written by Jodi Picoult.
School is also an important part of my life, and I will finally graduate from Western Michigan University in April of 2012 with a degree in secondary education with an emphasis in Spanish and English. I have been pursing this college degree for the past seven years. Upon graduation from high school, I thought that a career as a pharmacist was what I wanted, so I spent my first semester of college at Ferris State University. It didn't take me long to realize that pharmaceuticals wasn't my passion, so I left Ferris and moved back to my hometown of Portage (Kalamazoo) to attend the local community college. By the time I had completed my general education requirements at KVCC, I knew that I wanted to persue my love of the Spanish language and education- and so I've spent the last five years at Western doing just that. In the fall of 2008 I had the amazing opportunity to study in Burgos, Spain. During my four months abroad, I became a part of the Spanish culture and that experience only helped confirm that I had made the best decision for my future.
I completed my internship at Plainwell High School where I was fortunate enough to dual teach in both an English and Spanish classroom. Additional experiences that I had while studying at Western include spending two semesters working with both middle school and high school students in an English classroom setting. I also taught at the Alternative Learning Program and spent time observing different English and Spanish teachers. During my time spent in these educational settings, I learned a lot about student relationships and student behaviors in the classroom. Furthermore, I was exposed to a variety of teaching styles, engaging activities, insightful whole-class discussions, and classroom management techniques. Textbooks can't teach you everything, and the priviledge of being able to witness great teachers in action helped bring together everything I learned during my educational career. I look forward to drawing on these experiences in my classroom!