Mrs. Andrea Carrillo

I am a senior at CSUCI, expecting to graduate this December. My major is Early Childhood Education. I will then continue to pursue my Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with the Bilingual Authorization. My ultimate goal is to be an elementary school teacher (2nd or 3rd grade) at a bilingual school. My passion for bilingual education began with courses taken at CSUCI. Professor Matera and Professor Quintero have inspired me to teach more than I thought possible! They are true educators with a huge passion for teaching. Professor Contreras really motivated me to pursue bilingual education. A course I took with her made me realize how much the Spanish language affected me as a child, and how I would love to make other English Language Learners feel comfortable with their education in their language. Not only children, but their parents as well. I want to create a positive, engaging, welcoming, warm, familiar and familial learning community in my classroom that makes students and parents feel welcomed into this world of learning. Join me in my journey to becoming a bilingual teacher!