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Alissa Farias is an educator in Tacoma, WA. She began teaching in 2007, thinking it would be a transitional career, and found too much passion in working with kids and made education her profession. She taught all levels of Spanish from first year to AP to Heritage for 10 years in a urban high school. She was then a data coach for her district supporting buildings, administrators and departments in building data informed cycles around school improvement. Her focus on data included several variables such as academic, disciplinary, social and emotional or demographic. She is currently an assistant principal at a Spanish/English dual language school in Tacoma.

 

She is a National Board Certified Teacher and actively involved in several world language organizations such as WAFLT and AATSP Juan de Fuca and a member of ACTFL. She is also an ASCD Emerging Leader, an ACTFL LILL Participant, winner of the WAFLT Inspirational Leadership Award and the 2019 World Language Teacher of the Year for WA State. She was also the 2017 WA ASCD OYEA award winner. 

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Alissa has held several leadership positions including overseeing different projects such as leading the curriculum alignment and development for Tacoma Public Schools creating a World Language Framework and Units and Pacing Guides for five different languages.

 

She has presented nationally and is a published author sharing her ideas and insights with others. She currently offers consultation services related to world language, data cycles, social-emotional learning, LGBTQ+ inclusiveness, Culturally Responsive Teaching, equity and educational leadership. She is passionate about equitable education and a Whole Child/Whole Educator approach.

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She is also a mother of two little girls, Mia and Lilia. She loves exploring life with them and watching them grow. They are her world and she is excited to share her passion of travel, art and reading with them as they grow! She also has two pugs, Lokito and Nena, who are part of the family!