Alyssa



My name is Alyssa Coleman, and I am the FLES (Spanish) teacher at Fox Meadow Elementary School. I just completed my first year in this position, and I couldn't feel more blessed and excited about the years to come. I live in Astoria, Queens with my fiance Joe, but plan to move outside the city following my wedding next year. I love to travel, eat, drink vino, do yoga, dance, and speak Spanish. I grew up in the performing arts and bring a lot of what I learned in the theater to my classroom teaching. We sing, dance, act, and play tons of games which ultimately lead to lots of laughter and learning. Before coming to Fox Meadow, I taught ESL at P.S. 76 in Harlem while completing my Masters in K-12 Spanish and ESL at NYU's Steinhardt School of Education. It has been an incredible transition from NYC to Westchester, and I feel I've grown immensely in this year one.

Below are videos of my first graders singing their welcome song and fourth graders doing a shopping dialogue. Enjoy!

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Scarsdale...Imperfect Perfection

Alyssa's Interview

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Animal testing: Good, bad or ugly?

Final Project: Google Docs & Skype Telephone Dialogues