Guero Loco Bilingual Dual Language Ideas y Musica

Bilingual Edutainer and Former Middle School Classroom Educator Recent Keynote & Featured Speaker: MABE 2021 - Keynote (New England) DLeNM 2021 Summer Institute - Featured (New Mexico) California Association for Bilingual Education Conf 2021: Featured

I like to use out of the box teaching methods that entertain our students while allowing to learn without even realizing it. I use music, art and visual media to help students learn content and also for social emotional, unity and cultural awareness. Materials are good for students just learning Spanish, English Learners, and Dual Language students. Additional family engagement with music activities will also be uploaded. Available for Educator Professional Development Sessions, Student Sessions, and Family Engagement Sessions.

2014-2016 National Spanish Spelling Bee - Master of Ceremonies 2010 Chicago Music Awards - Best Reggaeton Entertainer 2011 Chicago Music Awards - Best Reggaeton Entertainer 2012 Chicago Music Awards - Best Reggaeton Entertainer 2012 World Reggae & Music Awards - Midwest Urban Entertainer 2013 Chicago Music Awards - Best Reggaeton Entertainer

Indiana University, B.A. Ivy Tech Community College, A.A. Berklee School of Music, Masters Certificate Defense Language Institute, Spanish & Latin American Studies Harvard EdX, Family Engagement in Education MIT EdX, Qualitative Conversational Interviewing

Former United States Marine who went from almost failing Spanish in high school to using it as a part of daily life. I began as a radio host in 2001 on Radio Latina 107.1FM as Guero Loco with a Spanish hip hop and radio show. Soon after I signed with a management company in Los Angeles to pursue my own Spanish rap career. Recorded a song for the DREAM Act in 2010 with Ocho as the producer. Began working in education in 2011 as Guero Loco and Mr. GL working with English Learner middle school students and then reconnected with my high school teacher (not the one I almost failed) Tom Alsop and we created Rappin los Verbos y Rappin el Alfabeto and shortly after I began performing at schools and dual language conferences around the U.S.